Monroe County Community Health Assessment
Monroe County Health Council in partnership with the
Monroe County Health Department
The CHA serves to identify the priorities that are important to your community. It puts local stakeholders in the driver’s seat.
Primary Prevention is the implementation phase through use of the Vital Sign Actions and other evidence-based strategies.
Monroe County
QUICK FACTS
Population: 46,240
Age <18: 21.6%
Age 65+: 20.7%
Median Age: 44
Percent Rural: 76.1%
(Census 2010, 2017)
In 2018 Monroe County ranked
59 out of the 95
Tennessee Counties
1 Being Best 95 Worst
Health Outcomes in Monroe County
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Drivers of Health
Factors that Drive our Health are Complex
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Social and Economic Environment�Influences 40% of population Health
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Health Behaviors�Influences 30% of �Population Health�
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Health Behaviors�Influences 30% of �Population Health continued……..
Clinical Care�2017
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The number of Mental Health providers has increased just this year with Additional Providers at CHOTA and School Health
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Physical Environment�Influences 10% of Population Health
Most Recent �Community Health �Assessment�CHOTA�Survey Says………….�
The State Health Plan’s� Three Guiding Questions
�Health Council CHA Focus Group:��1. What do you think are your community’s strongest assets?� Low infant Mortality� Access to Parks� Flu Vaccine Rates for Senior� Community Partnerships��2. Based on your experience, what are the top three issues that you are most concerned about in your community? {What keeps you up at night?]� Rate of Opioid prescriptions from 2016� Cancer Death Rate� Suicide Rate from 2016 � Transportation continues to be an issue � Obesity � Diabetes� Heart Disease� � �
3. Thinking specifically about health and healthcare, what are the biggest concerns in the community?
� �4. What do you think are the barriers to addressing these issues? (from Qs #2 & #3)�
�5 . If you had a magic wand, what top health initiatives would you implement in your community in the next three years?
Let’s list our to 3 Priorities�1.��2.��3.��
��Thank You for caring about the Health of your Community