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Ventura County Public Health releases 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment; behavioral health, older‑adult health and women's health prioritized
Summary
Public Health presented how state funding will be used to add public health positions and released the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment identifying behavioral health, older adult health and women's health as the top priorities; the board voted to receive and file the report.
Public Health Director Rigo Vargas and Health Officer Aldine Castell presented the department’s update on new state funding intended to modernize local public health capacity and highlighted findings from the 2025 Ventura County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).
Vargas said Ventura County’s allocation—roughly $4 million tied to the 2022 budget act—was intended primarily to create positions; the department has used funding to fund roughly 26 current positions…
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