N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 602-a

§ 602-a. Community health assessment. 1. Every municipality shall\nsubmit to the department no more frequently than every two years, a\ncommunity health assessment.\n 2. The community health assessment shall be in such form as the\ncommissioner shall prescribe, and shall include, but not be limited to:\n (a) an estimate and description of the health status of the population\nand factors that contribute to health issues;\n (b) identification of priority areas for health improvement, in\nconjunction with the state health improvement plan;\n (c) identification of public health services in the municipality and\nin the community and other resources that can be mobilized to improve\npopulation health, particularly in those priority areas identified in\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision; and\n (d) a community health improvement plan consisting of actions,\npolicies, strategies and measurable objectives through which the\nmunicipality and its community partners will address areas for health\nimprovement and track progress toward improvement of public health\noutcomes.\n