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Putnam approves $48,000 community health survey contract to inform county health planning
Summary
The county authorized a contract with Siena College Research Institute for a regional community health survey (600-sample target) to inform the county’s community health assessment. Funding was reallocated from public health performance incentive, adolescent tobacco fines and temporary vacancy savings to achieve no net fiscal impact.
Putnam County’s Health, Social, Educational and Environmental committee approved funding to conduct the county’s next regional community health survey, contracting with the Siena College Research Institute for a scientifically sampled telephone survey intended to produce 600 responses and a margin of error of about ±4 percentage points.
Why it matters: the community health survey provides primary data for the county’s Community Health Assessment and subsequent Community Health Improvement Plan, allowing Putnam to track trends over time and compare county results to the Mid-Hudson region. The instrument covers health status, behaviors, quality-of-life measures and the ability of residents to meet basic needs such as…
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