Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Prevention & Chronic Care
• Centers for Disease Control and Preventions
• Healthy People 2030
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Prevention Institute
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Ideas for Action

• PRC CHNA Insights
• The Community Guide
• Community Toolbox, University of Kansas
• County Health Rankings and Roadmaps' "What Works for Health"
• Health Evidence, McMaster University (Canada)
• National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices: Health Division
• National Organization of County & City Health Officials: Model Practice Database
• SAMHSA’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practices
• Social Programs That Work

Opportunities

Prioritization of the health needs identified in this assessment was determined based on a prioritization exercise conducted among providers and other community leaders (representing a cross-section of community-based agencies and organizations) as part of a survey of key informants.

In this process, these key informants were asked to rate the severity of a variety of health issues in the community. Insofar as these health issues were identified through the data above and/or were identified as top concerns among key informants, their ranking of these issues informed the following priorities:

1. Mental Health

2. Diabetes

3. Substance Use

4. Heart Disease & Stroke

5. Access to Health Care

6. Infant Health & Family Planning

7. Sexual Health

8. Disabling Conditions

9. Injury & Violence