Community Health Improvement Planning

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.

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) is a community strategic planning tool for improving public health. It helps communities prioritize public health issues, identify resources for addressing them, and take action.

The MAPP process uses a series of assessments that analyze available health data, review the current level of public health services, and evaluate the concerns of the people living and working in the community, as well as considering other forces that may impact public health improvement planning. To begin the MAPP process, DOH-Sumter invited partners in the community to become part of a public health planning committee.

If you are interested in joining the Sumter County MAPP Steering Committee as a community member or a representative of an organization, contact us at AskSumter@FLHealth.gov.

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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.