Every three years the health department and community partners collaboratively engage to conduct a Community Health Assessment (CHA) in Fond du Lac County. The main purpose of a CHA is to complete a comprehensive collection and analysis of data to identify health issues of primary concern. From the CHA, a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) is created, which outlines the priorities addressed by local health coalition groups. Miller is providing support for the current tri-annual CHA and CHIP process, including helping develop the health questionnaire that will be distributed county-wide. Questions include a variety of health areas, including health care access, alcohol/drugs, nutrition/physical activity, and mental health.
Miller is one of the newest members of the Fond du Lac County Board of Health, which provides oversight and guidance to the Public Health Department’s policies, programs and activities. Miller is also currently a member of the Healthy Fond du Lac Steering Committee. This group oversees the individual health coalitions doing the work. She is also a member of the Living Well FDL coalition, which focuses on chronic disease prevention (physical activity, food security, and nutrition) and is co-leading a subgroup of the Living Well FDL coalition that specifically addresses food insecurity/food access.