Healthy Start 5-Year Service Plan
Lead Boldly. Plan Strategically. Deliver Measurable Impact.
Ascendant Healthcare Partners supports Healthy Start Coalitions in building data-driven 5-Year Service Plans that meet federal expectations, justify block grant investments, and move the needle on maternal and child health.
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Your Mission, Our Expertise
Healthy Start Coalitions have a profound responsibility: to design 5-Year Service Plans that reflect real community needs and deliver measurable change. At Ascendant Healthcare Partners, we’re not just consultants—we’re your strategic co-pilot.
We are:
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A Healthy People 2030 Champion, advancing national health goals
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A NACCHO Affiliate and APHA Member, deeply rooted in public health improvement
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Experienced with 50+ local, county, and state-level agencies
You don’t need another generic contractor. You need a trusted advisor with the credentials, experience, and data-driven approach to help you deliver what truly matters.
What Makes AHP Different?
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Most 5-year plans meet minimum requirements. We raise the bar.
Our solutions are designed for Healthy Start Coalitions who want to lead, not follow.
✅ Compliant – We align your plan with Title V MCH indicators, federal block grant narratives, and Healthy Start benchmarks.
✅ Strategic – Our proprietary Cost to the Community Analysis™ quantifies your program’s ROI to help secure future funding.
✅ Actionable – Our CHNAs and CHIPs aren’t paperwork—they’re blueprints for action.
✅ Aligned – We map every service to the 10 Essential Public Health Services and Healthy People 2030 priorities.
We don’t just write plans—we build your roadmap to impact using:
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Community-wide maternal and child health assessments
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Stakeholder-led improvement planning
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GIS and mySidewalk data for spatial equity analysis
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ROI metrics tied to state and federal investment priorities
Full alignment with the 2025 MAHA Report and policy imperatives
Let’s Build Your 5-Year Plan—Together
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Your community’s future deserves more than a template.
At AHP, we work side-by-side with Healthy Start Coalitions to craft data-rich, fundable, and reviewer-ready 5-Year Service Plans that reflect the voices of families, frontline workers, and funders alike.
Here’s how we help:
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Tailored support to match your plan cycle and funding goals
Co-branded facilitation of planning sessions and advisory workgroups
Integration with your existing CHNA and CHIP work
Optional ROI data through our Cost to the Community Analysis™ to show value in every dollar