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.
Q5. Please tell us why the Health issues you choices are Important to you . . . . . . . . . . P5 of P22
| 323 of 460 Responded, 137 Missing of Your choices are Important to you . . . . | |
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| Observation of neighbors using medical devices to help them breathe, walk and talk. Most stated they suffer from asthma or emphysema or COPD. | NPU 6 |
| Environmental health - lots of cars, trucks, trains, planes generate combustion pollution and particulate matter and we're exposed to this stuff all the time since we're in the city 100% of the time / Mental health - important issue that is often overlooked / nutrition - not a lot of access to organic and fresh foods in our neighborhood / / | NPU 2 |
| Obesity: At the root of many other chronic health problems (Diabetes, Cardiovascular Health, etc.) / HIV/AIDS: Still not enough supports and education in the community about prevention and treatment. / Addiction/Abuse: Challenging issues to confront and more education and support needed. | NPU 1 |
| STD's are a huge problem in the city of Atlanta and are not discussed / Diabetes has many causes and causes many problems. / Asthma causes missed school days and that causes more problems | NPU 3 |
| The three closest neighborhoods to mine are situated between several former industrial sites at least two have been EPA condemned. Access to greenspace has been proven to extend and enhance quality of life. We also lack access to proper nutrition. There are no specialty healthfood stores. There is only one grocery for the closest seven neighborhoods and they lack a robust healthfood and nutritional supplement section. There is limited access to cost effective and quality health food. These are simple preventive healthcare measures that can greatly impact my community and they cost virtually nothing! | NPU 2 |
| They are important because they are the three that are most visible in my community. I see a lot of littering a lot of obesity and a lot of kids having children | NPU 7 |
| Violence prevention/education could have a positive impact in community, schools. Mental health is so common in the community. Most who suffer rarely leave the community! Men's health could possibly increase employability of many of the men in the community. | NPU 7 |
| My neighborhood has a high rate of HV and sexually transmitted diseases which is impacting the stability and development of our young people. In addition, low incomes cause them to neglect their health. | NPU 7 |
| Cancer - lack of appropriate treatment and supports available to people with little, no or not adequate services. | NPU 2 |
| Mental health is stigmatized in my community. Getting help and seeing a doctor to talk things out should not be seen as negative. / It is important to seek regular health exams because even if we take care of ourselves we can still get sick and early detection is the best medicine. / Littering is a large part of pollution in my neighborhood. People should understand that it causes heath issues as well. | NPU 2 |
| One main reason, New Years resolution, plus having issues myself. | NPU 6 |
| tHESE ARE THE PROBLEMS/ISSUES THAT PLAGUE OUR COMMUNITY. | NPU 2 |
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