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Concord releases community health needs assessment; behavioral health, isolation and transportation emerge as priorities
Summary
Town staff presented a community health needs assessment based on 539 responses. The survey skewed older and female; board members and staff plan a community health improvement plan focused initially on behavioral health, loneliness/isolation and transportation access.
Concord health staff presented results of a community health needs assessment (CHNA) at the Board of Health meeting on March 19, 2025. The survey received 539 responses; respondents skewed older (more than half over age 60) and female (over 70 percent of respondents), and staff noted that affects the representativeness of some findings.
The top areas of concern reported included age‑related chronic conditions, mobility and sensory issues, air quality and climate-related concerns, and behavioral-health items such as depression, loneliness and substance use. Staff emphasized…
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