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Summit County health department reports survey progress, plans mailed outreach to boost representation
Summary
The Summit County health department reported 704 survey responses (about 70% of its goal) for its five‑year community health assessment and outlined plans to mail paper surveys to about 7,800 eastern‑side households and targeted Spanish‑language mailers to ~3,300 households to improve representation; online responses remain open through Nov. 1.
Nancy Porter, a Summit County public‑health staffer, updated the Summit County Council of Governments on the county’s five‑year Community Health Assessment, saying the county has collected 704 survey responses and is about 70% of the way to its outreach goal.
Porter said the assessment — which examines physical, environmental and community health — remains in the data‑collection and analysis phase. “We are at 704 responses. We are 70% of our way to our goal,” she said, and described ongoing efforts to close demographic gaps in the sample.
The presentation identified two underrepresented groups in the current responses: 18‑ to 24‑year‑olds and older Hispanic residents (55+). Porter said the team plans to oversample Hispanic respondents so analysts can compare responses across ethnic groups.
To increase reach, county staff will mail paper surveys to roughly 7,800 households on the eastern side of the county with prepaid return envelopes. The county also plans targeted mailers to about 3,300 households in Park City and Centerville ZIP codes to reach higher concentrations of Spanish speakers. Porter asked local officials to promote the survey and raise awareness about outreach events.
On timing, Porter said mailed surveys should arrive within about a week and a half and requested residents return paper surveys by Oct. 30; the online survey will remain open through Nov. 1 to allow staff time to process and code returned responses. Porter said the county will combine the survey results with focus‑group and event feedback to identify health priorities and develop a subsequent Community Health Improvement Plan.
Why it matters: the assessment will guide county public‑health priorities and inform partner organizations’ program design. Porter said the department intends to share final results with the public and with agencies that can use the findings to shape services.
What remains unresolved: Porter gave percentages and outreach counts but did not specify the survey’s overall target sample size, the statistical margin of error, or the precise outreach budget for the mailed packets.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 015; topfinish SEG 302.
