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Humboldt County health officials ask Fortuna residents to complete community health assessment survey
Summary
Humboldt County public-health officials briefed the Fortuna City Council on the community health assessment, urged residents to complete a roughly 15-minute survey that informs a three-year Community Health Improvement Plan, and highlighted priority areas including behavioral health and housing instability.
Sofia Perera, public health director for the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, told the Fortuna City Council the county'wide community health assessment (CHA) is "a checkup for our entire community" and asked the council to encourage Fortuna residents to complete the CHA survey.
Perera said the CHA gathers data from multiple sources, including cancer rates, prenatal-care measures and surveys, and that those findings feed a community health improvement plan (CHIP) that sets joint priorities across health care, education and nonprofit…
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