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County health department, Texas A&M present community health assessment; access to care, housing and food insecurity rise to top
Summary
A new community health assessment led by Texas A&M identified access to care, mental health, affordable housing and food insecurity as top community concerns; the county and partners plan to use the 60+ page report for grant applications and program planning.
The Victoria County Public Health Department and partner organizations presented an updated community health assessment prepared by Texas A&M School of Public Health, the first update since 2014. Staff and the health department summarized survey and secondary-data findings showing access to care, mental health, affordable housing and food insecurity as the highest-ranked community needs.
Lisa Kiner, a community health worker at the Victoria County Public Health Department, said the assessment combined 605 valid household surveys, more than 200 participants in 12…
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