Our Mission

Established in 1995, Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP) has been a leader in innovative, collaborative solutions to address critical community health issues in the San Diego region. The mission of CHIP is to advance long-term solutions to priority health needs through collaboration and community engagement.

CHIP brings together diverse partners to assess community health needs, educate, and advocate to create policy, systems and environmental change which reduce health disparities. CHIP provides backbone support to plan, coordinate, and support collaborative initiatives to solve our most complex health problems.

CHIP signature programs and initiatives include the Suicide Prevention Council, Resident Leadership Academy, Lemon Grove HEAL Zone, Independent Living Association Recovery Residence Association, and Farm to Institution Center.

CHIP Mission

Areas of Focus:

Obesity
Mental Health
Violence & Injury Prevention
Access to Care
Social Determinants of Health

Our Values

As CHIP grows as an organization, it has become increasingly important to explicitly define the core values from which we develop our culture, our identity, and our business strategies.

These are the seven core values that we live by:

Work Collaboratively

Complex community problems are best solved when people work together. CHIP drives successful outcomes by building multi-sector partnerships to create the most effective solutions to identified community health needs. We do this by providing a neutral and inclusive venue in which diverse partners work together to realize shared goals. Collaboration is core to our mission and is the essence of who we are.

Be Strategic and Smart

Health is in everything. We are strategic, thoughtful, and resourceful in the way we come together to create change and opportunities for better health in the communities we serve. At CHIP, we are forward thinking, knowledgeable, and smart about how we work to achieve our goals.

Be Innovative and Nimble

We believe in innovation with a purpose. We inspire bold thinking to tackle seemingly unsolvable health problems, and take risks as needed, but will also use well-established best practices when we know they will lead to the desired solution. We capitalize on change and view challenges from new angles to effectively meet the changing needs of our community. At CHIP, we are ready to respond and can modify our approach as environments, systems, and needs change. We are willing to take on different roles and learn new tools and techniques in order to best serve our community.

Exude Passion and Optimism

Our passion is contagious and drives the dedication of our partners. We are empowered with a can-do attitude and the freedom to think forward to bring vision to reality. We believe that we can make a change in the health of the community, and are compelled to do so.

Have Fun with Flair

We do our work with flair, generating fun and enthusiasm for the cause. CHIP believes that a positive and energetic culture leads to better outcomes. As the master collaborator, we create a welcoming team spirit that encourages the full participation of all our partners.

Promote Integrity

CHIP emphasizes integrity in every aspect of our business, resulting in an organization that is trusted. We treat our staff, partners, funders, and the community with esteem, value and respect.

Create Meaningful Impact

At CHIP, we strive toward accomplishing positive, measurable improvements to community health, when and where change is needed. We don’t just get things done, we do things that are meaningful, measurable and valuable.