Health Center Board Practices and Needs Assessment 2023 (English and Spanish)
Findings Report and Governance Benchmarking Tools
Year Developed: 2023
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Board of Directors; C-Suites (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CMOs, etc.); PCAs
Language(s): English and Spanish
Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This resource, “Health Center Board Practices and Needs Assessment 2023: Findings Report and Governance Benchmarking Tools,” includes an overview of the assessment; addresses findings and tips related to the three major categories of board roles: Strategy, Oversight and Policy, and Board Functioning; and provides information on additional training and resource needs. This publication also includes a dashboard tool to allow centers to compare certain governance practices to other center boards across the country.
Resource Details: In 2023, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) conducted the first Health Center Board Practices and Needs Assessment to: identify practices in health center governance; surface information to allow health center boards to compare their practices to other health center boards, and allow NACHC and its partners to gain information on board education needs in order to add to the over 50 resources and trainings already available.
Resource Topic: Governance
Keywords: Governing Boards, Policies and Procedures.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.