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thought-out implementation plan, with specific requirements and deliverables for
community health improvement. The HPHD Implementation plan(s) is a dynamic tool that
can be adapted, as needed, based on the community’s needs. This plan will allow HPHD
to track and report on progress, as well as engage and leverage support from partners.
The CHIP Implementation Plan can be found in Appendix 4.
PART II: PRIORITIZED COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES
Priority Area 1: Firearm Violence
Background and Rationale
The gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis and takes a toll on all our communities. According to
Wikipedia, “Gun-related violence is violence committed with the use of a firearm. Gun-related violence
may or may not be considered criminal. Criminal violence includes homicide, assault with a deadly
weapon, and suicide, or attempted suicide, depending on jurisdiction”. [1]
Source [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence
In the HPHD 2022 CHA, community violence was noted as a top concern for both professional and
community stakeholders, across all six of HPHD’s localities (City of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson,
and Williamsburg and the Counties of James City and York), for adults (18+) and children and teens (0-17
y/o).
Additionally, the Cities of Hampton and Newport News specifically recognized community violence as one
of the most important concerns (top 3) for their community’s health and well-being. The data only serves
to validate the concern, as these two localities share a higher burden of youth and community violence
than the other localities in the district.
In 2022, the City of Newport News conducted a Comprehensive Gun Violence and Community Safety
Assessment to better understand community concerns around safety, identify root causes, and gain
insight into how violence effects the community. Out of approximately 2000 respondents, gun violence
concerns rose to the top, with youth and respondents of color “more likely to face daily challenges in
areas like mental health and financial strain, fear criminal justice system contact as well as gun violence
victimization, feel like their neighborhood is unsafe, experience discrimination and/or prejudice, be
unsatisfied with local policing, and experience barriers to community resources” [2]
Source [2]: Newport News Community Assessment, 2022,
https://www.nnva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/34409/Gun-Violence-and-Community-Safety-Assessment-
CNU?bidId=
The City of Hampton also recognized the need for implementing strategies that would make their
communities safter in the FY2022 Safe and Clean Report. The report, which can be viewed here,
https://hampton.gov/DocumentCenter/View/42854/FY2023-Safe-and-Clean-Report-PDF?bidId=
shows an increase in fatal and non-fatal shootings from 2021 to 2023. Based on this information, gun
violence intervention is essential for offering alternative opportunities and providing support to the
Hampton community.
[Describe CHA data that relates to this priority area. Include tables and figures if possible.]
The CHA data that relates to this priority and its indicator for community health improvement, firearm
related death, is included in the charts below.
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