Community Health Improvement Planning

The Sumter Health Alliance

Community health planning is a collaborative process that brings together local organizations and residents to identify health priorities, assess needs, and develop strategies to improve the well-being of residents. Through the Sumter Health Alliance, our public health planning committee works to align resources, foster partnerships, and promote evidence-based initiatives that address the unique challenges facing our community.

If you are interested in joining the Sumter Health Alliance as a community member or a representative of an organization, we would love to have you! Please reach out by contacting us at AskSumter@FLHealth.gov.

Community partners (updated December 2025)

History

In April and May of 2011, the Florida Department of Health in Sumter County (DOH-Sumter) conducted a review of Sumter's local public health system using the National Public Health Performance Standards Program performance assessment instrument. This evaluation was done with the assistance of local government, school board, Department of Children and Families, Thomas Langley Medical Center, and others.

The review identified the need for a Sumter County public health planning committee, a current public health needs assessment, and the creation of a county wide public health improvement plan. To address these concerns the DOH-Sumter chose a public health planning tool called MAPP.

MAPP 2.0

In comparison to the original framework, MAPP 2.0 is streamlined from six to three phases and from four to three new and revised assessment tools. MAPP 2.0 was utilized for the 2023-2028 Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan.