Following the completion of the Jefferson County Community Health Assessment, the county’s Public Health Department anticipates a November start date for the next step: the formation of a Community Health Improvement Plan.
“The assessment really validated some of what we knew and felt,” said Department Supervisor Karen Wandel.
According to the assessment, the top health-related concerns in Jefferson County are access to health care, particularly mental health care; mental and behavioural health issues in youth and adults; and access to affordable health insurance. (See Figure 1.)
