Healthy Mendocino Priorities
A collaborative process of assessing and responding to health needs through quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources, provide a comprehensive picture of the health of of Mendocino County residents. In 2019 the CHNA Planning Group identified three priority areas: Mental Health, Domestic Abuse and Substance Abuse.
Mental health issues were identified as one of the most important health problems in Mendocino County by community members and key leaders during the 2019 Community Health Survey and 2019 Key Leader Interviews/Survey, respectively. These results were consistent with the most recent CHNA in 2015.
Learn MoreTwo of the most serious safety issues for adults surveyed in the 2019 Community Health Survey were domestic abuse (40%) and child abuse (39%). Domestic abuse may include physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, spiritual, and/or financial abuse.
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Alcohol and drug abuse was chosen as one of the top 3 most important health issues in Mendocino County by 47% of adults surveyed. The drug induced mortality rate per 100,000 has increased from 14.4 (2010-2012) to 26.2 (2018).
Learn MoreThe Healthy Mendocino Roundtable is an important part of the work Healthy Mendocino does to provide cross-sector networking and facilitate important conversations about health equity and community wellness between agencies. It is an opportunity for the members to hear updates from Healthy Mendocino and be part of a roundtable discussion on important issues facing our community.
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Healthy Mendocino produces webinars and conducts presentations on various topics concerning community health and how it relates to priority areas and the Social Determinants of Health, featuring county leaders and community members.
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Healthy Mendocino conducted 23 Listening Tours with agencies and groups around the county representing a diverse cross sector of the population. This was a compliment to the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for community outreach to obtain a better understanding of what community groups feel are the barriers and highest needs for their community members.
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Archived information on the 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), the 2016/2019 Community Healthy Improvement Plan (CHIP), and archived updates from the Action Teams formed for the five priority areas of Mental Health, Poverty, Childhood Trauma, Family Wellness and Childhood Obesity and Housing.
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