Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP)

Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) is dedicated to building better health and wellness for Sarasota County through a dynamic collaboration of individuals, agencies, healthcare providers, and government.  DOH-Sarasota provides major financial and administrative support to this innovative community partnership.

CHIP does the following:

• Engages citizens in taking responsibility for their personal health and the health of their communities.
• Encourages focus and discussion on community health concerns across organizational, geographic, and demographic boundaries.
• Facilitates an innovative, ongoing dialog among hospital CEOs and health department administrators from Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto counties, who meet quarterly to discuss and act on regional health issues.
• Educates the public on how to become healthier, access medical care, or get insured.
• Researches and publishes local data on health issues of concern to citizens and healthcare providers.

For more information:

• (941) 861-2969
• CHIP website