Feedback on Health Goals from 170+ Community Leaders To Date

As we mentioned in our most recent posts, on August 31st more than 200 community leaders from across the Greater Fredericksburg area participated in the Rappahannock United Way Kickoff Breakfast at the Fredericksburg Expo Center. As part of the breakfast, more than 170 people completed a brief survey about their aspirations and goals in the areas of Education, Income and Health.

Participants rated goals using the following response categories: top priority, important priority but not top priority, less important as a priority, not a priority or no response.

Top priorities in the area of HEALTH so far to date include:

• Improved access to affordable health care for all citizens (68.8%)
• Reduction in number of citizens without healthcare insurance coverage (58.8%)
• Increased awareness among citizens of available health services and programs in the community (52.4%)
• Increased prevalence of immunizations for children in community (42.9%)
• Reduction in teen pregnancies (55.3%)
• Reduction in child abuse (83.5%)
• Reduction in elder/senior abuse (69.4%)
• Increase in health lifestyle choices among citizens in community (46.5%)
• Increased access to quality prenatal care for all pregnant women (55.3%)
• Increased access to quality mental health care for all citizens (51.8%)
• Increased access to programs for prescription medication cost coverage assistance (49.4%)
• Reduction in substance abuse among youths (61.8%)
• Reduction in domestic and/or sexual abuse (67.1%)
• Increased access to healthcare for senior citizens (51.8%)

Six goals received top ratings as an “Important Priority but Not Top Priority.” These were:

• Reduction in obesity among citizens in community (58.2%)
• Increased access to marital and family counseling (50%)
• Reduction in complications from chronic disease in the community (44.1%)
• Increased access to dental care for all citizens (48.2%)
• Reduction in substance abuse among adults (42/4%)
• Increased transportation options to access healthcare (46.5%)

See the posts below for the data submitted to date for education and for income.

Do these responses support your own experience living and/or working here in our community?
What are YOUR thoughts on the aspirations and goals for Health in our community?

We’re not done collecting information yet—we need your input!

Register to complete our online survey about aspirations and goals for Health (16 questions, takes about 10 minutes)...we’ll also ask you about aspirations and goals for Income and Education too.

Or, if you’d rather not complete the full survey, submit your thoughts in this brief online form (8 questions, takes about 5 minutes)

You also you can post your thoughts or a brief response below here (just click on “Comment”)