PRC Community Assessment Results

The Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center conducted a Community Health needs and Assets Assessment. As a neighborhood resident of Neighborhood Planning, your opinion about the health concerns and resources in your community is important to us. This web page displays the results of the survey for Public viewing.

Q7. What do you think should be done to Solve these Health Issues ? . . . . . . . . . . P5 of P22

258 Total Responses of Important Issues
Have this information taught in the public schools. Kroger should not be constantly displaying at the front of the store sugary sweets for sale. NPU 7
Educate!!! We must stop assuming because some comprehend, the need is not growing. We need to start back educating persons as young as preteens on the health issues most common in their own community/homes & how to get help NPU 7
Offer free and discounted services. Also, promote awe ness and education. I think that agencies, community based organizations, schools and businesses need to be more inclusive and not so much “doing their own thing”. NPU 7
Better funded health care, better insurance programs, full funding for SCHIP, emphasis on care fro young and old living in poverty. NPU 2
Education. NPU 2
Sheduling more dr appt as needed. NPU 6
MORE HEALTH FAIRS, MOBILE UNITS, COOKING AND NUTRITION CLASSES,COMMUNICATION USING CHURCHES IN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. NPU 2
Parental involved in health education NPU 1
Increase funding for mental health facilities and funding. Weight reduction and quality life programs. NPU 2
These health issues must be attacked on several fronts, jobs, opportunity, education and access. NPU 1
Attempt to to keep young people in school (vs. skip class or drop out) where they can be educated on health benefits, as well as continue their general education to get out of poverty and in turn address some of these health concerns. NPU 7
Increase mass transit, get people out of their cars. More exercise. NPU 2
Provide counseling that’s affordable, reach out to the community to spread information on how to seek resources to prevent and or treat these issues. NPU 2

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