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A Plan to Improve the Health of Our Community

Every three years, Renown Health conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify our community’s most significant health needs. The findings shape our Community Health Implementation Plan, which outlines how Renown and our community partners will work together, prioritize resources and invest to improve health across our region.

2026 Community Health Needs Assessment

Renown Health and Northern Nevada Public Health partnered to better understand the health needs of Washoe County through the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Residents shared their experiences through surveys, focus groups, interviews and community conversations, providing insights that were combined with local health data to identify our community’s most significant health needs.

The 2026 CHNA provides a roadmap for improving community health and will guide future investments, partnerships and strategies across our region.

Want to dig deeper into the data? Explore the CHNA Companion Appendix for additional data, methodology, community engagement details and supporting information behind the findings.

Renown 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy

The findings of the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) guide how Renown Health responds to the most significant health needs across our region. Through strategic partnerships, community investments and grant funding opportunities, Renown is committed to advancing measurable improvements in health and well-being. Our Implementation Strategy turns these findings into action, providing a framework for our goals, strategies and investments over the next three years. With a focus on collaboration, measurable outcomes and lasting impact, it guides how Renown and our community partners will work together to create a healthier future.

Investing in Community-Led Solutions

To advance the priorities identified in the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment, Renown Health offered two grant opportunities for the 2027 funding cycle. Renown’s Better Together Community Benefit Grants provide up to $10,000 annually to support community-based projects, while the three-year Partnerships for Progress Grants support larger-scale, collaborative initiatives designed to create measurable and lasting improvements in community health.The application period for both grant opportunities is now closed. Applications will be evaluated based on alignment with community health priorities, demonstrated need, potential impact and measurable outcomes. Funding decisions will be announced in January 2027.

Application Timeline

  • Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 | Request for Proposals & Application Released
  • Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 at 9 a.m. PST | Virtual Better Together Grant Overview and Q&A
  • Friday, Nov. 13, 2026 at 5 p.m. PST | Final Deadline for Application Submission
  • Monday, Jan. 11, 2027 | Finalists Announced & Virtual Interviews Scheduled

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Renown's 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy & Funding Opportunities

Today, Renown Health released its 2027-2029 Community Health Implementation Strategy, outlining how the health system will work alongside community partners to address the most pressing health needs identified through the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Additionally, applications are now open for Renown's 2027 grant cycle. As northern Nevada's largest independent, locally owned not-for-profit academic health system, Renown Health reinvests 100% of its profits back into programs, services and partnerships that improve community health. "The Community Health Needs Assessment helped us understand where our community faces the greatest challenges and opportunities," said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Renown Health. "Our implementation strategy represents our commitment to action. Through collaboration, investment and measurable goals, we will continue working alongside community partners to improve health outcomes across northern Nevada. As a not-for-profit academic health system, this work is imperative to our commitment to improving our community's health and ensuring our resources are directed toward areas of greatest need.” The three-year strategy focuses on four priority areas identified through the CHNA: mental health, access to health services, economic stability, and health risk behaviors and early detection. To support implementation of these priorities, Renown is opening applications for community funding opportunities designed to advance local solutions to identified health needs. The 2027-2029 Community Health implementation strategy is available here.
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