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Summit County launches community health assessment survey aiming for 1,000 responses; board asked to help outreach
Summary
County staff launched a bilingual community health assessment survey and reported 90 responses in the first week; staff are asking board members to share materials and help reach underrepresented groups, with results planned for presentation in December.
County staff told the Summit County Board of Health on June 3 that the community health assessment (CHA) survey went live and is being actively promoted with bilingual materials and a digital media package.
"We put our community health assessment survey live last Friday," Nancy said, noting the survey had received about 90 responses in its first week and that staffers have prepared English- and Spanish-language marketing materials, QR codes and videos for broad distribution.
Why it matters: Staff and board members said the CHA will inform priority-setting for the health department and the board, including the board’s role in advocating for budget resources. Phil told the board the CHA results will be presented in December and that the department intends to use the assessment to identify priorities the board could champion in the next budget cycle.
Staff set outreach goals discussions: Board members discussed a target of roughly 1,000 total responses, with an aspirational goal of about 500 Latino responses to allow stratified, representative analysis. Nancy and communications staff (Isaac) shared that they have templates, flyers and video assets ready and requested board help in sharing the links, attending events and posting materials at community sites including hospitals and clinics.
Next steps: The department will continue staggered messaging through November, distribute materials to events and asked board members to suggest listservs, community organizations and gatherings where the survey can be shared. Nancy said staff will update campaign materials over time to prevent message fatigue and will report back on response rates in the board’s regular updates.
