What We Learned From You

Health Improvement Survey Results

Design and Purpose• The purpose of the survey was to ask North Country

residents to rank the top three health issues affecting their community.

• We sent the survey online to over 1300 people who either live or work in the North Country.

• The survey was sent to: healthcare providers, business professionals, law enforcement officials, educators, legislators, town officials and other community leaders and members.

• All respondents who completed the survey were entered into a drawing to win a Family Season Pass to the New Hampshire State Parks System. The drawing will be conducted today at lunch!

Overall Response

• 411 total responses

• 386 Complete Responses from across the North Country and the State.

Grouping the Responses – Sub-regionsBased on the number of responses, we grouped the North Country into three separate sub-regions:

Western Coos (Pittsburg, Clarksville, Stewartstown, Dixville,Colebrook, Columbia, Millsfield, Stratford, Stark, Northumberland, Groveton, Lancaster, Whitefield, Jefferson, Dalton, Twin Mountain)

Berlin-Gorham Area (Wentworth’s Location, Errol, Dummer, Cambridge, Milan, Berlin, Randolph, Gorham, Shelburne)

Northern Grafton (Littleton, Bethlehem, Monroe, Lyman, Lisbon, Sugar Hill, Franconia, Lincoln, Bath, Landaff, Easton, Woodsville, Haverhill, Benton, Woodstock, Piermont, Warren)

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Responses By Sub-Region

How You Identified Yourself

51

212

213

13

61

19

102

Are you a…

Community Advocate, Leader or Member

Healthcare Professional

Government Official

Philanthropist or Grantmaker

Business or Employer

Educator

Public Health Worker

Other

Top 10 Towns (By Responses)

1. Lancaster (37) 2. Berlin (36) 3. Littleton (24) 4. Colebrook (20) 5. Gorham (20)

6. Bethlehem (19) 7. Whitefield (15) 8. Groveton (11)9. Jefferson (11) 10. Milan (9)

PrioritiesNorth Country Health Improvement SurveyAnswer Options 1st 2nd 3rd Weighting

Substance Abuse 92 58 32 424Obesity 61 47 47 324

Access to Mental Health Providers 44 52 33 269Uninsured 36 31 40 210

Unemployment Rate 36 29 31 197Children in Poverty 28 24 32 164Excessive Drinking 19 32 12 133

Tobacco Use 18 25 24 128Physical Inactivity 15 20 30 115

Limited Access to Healthy Foods 11 18 34 103

Access to Primary Care Physicians 12 14 15 79

Inadequate Social Support 7 18 22 79

Preventable Hospital Stays 9 5 11 48Teen Birth Rate 3 7 4 27

College Attendance 0 6 11 23Violent Crime Rate 0 5 6 16

High School Graduation Rate 3 1 3 14Seat Belt Usage 0 1 4 6

Sexually Transmitted Infections 0 1 3 5

Priorities bar chart

Substance AbuseObesity

Access to Mental Health ProvidersUninsured

Unemployment RateChildren in PovertyExcessive Drinking

Tobacco UsePhysical Inactivity

Limited Access to Healthy FoodsAccess to Primary Care Physicians

Inadequate Social SupportPreventable Hospital Stays

Teen Birth RateCollege AttendanceViolent Crime Rate

High School Graduation RateSeat Belt Usage

Sexually Transmitted Infections

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450424

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Priority Weight

Sub-Regional Priorities – Western Coos

Priorities Weighted Responses PercentSubstance Abuse 163 19.50%Obesity 112 13.40%Unemployment 105 12.60%Access to Mental Health Providers 89 10.70%Uninsured 67 8.00%Children in Poverty 65 7.80%Excessive Drinking 52 6.20%Limited Access To Healthy Foods 39 4.70%Tobacco Use 38 4.60%Physical Inactivity 30 3.60%Access to Primary Care Physicians 28 3.40%Inadequate Social Support 21 2.50%High School Graduation Rate 7 0.80%College Attendance 5 0.60%Violent Crime Rate 5 0.60%Teen Birth Rate 4 0.50%Seat Belt Usage 2 0.20%Preventable Hospital Stays 2 0.20%Sexual Transmitted Infections 0 0.00%

Sub-Regional Priorities – Berlin-Gorham

Priorities Weighted Reponses PercentSubstance Abuse 81 18.00%Unemployment 60 13.30%Obesity 46 10.20%Children in Poverty 38 8.40%Access to Mental Health Providers 37 8.20%Limited Access To Healthy Foods 31 6.90%Uninsured 28 6.20%Physical Inactivity 26 5.80%Excessive Drinking 24 5.30%Access to Primary Care Physicians 17 3.80%Tobacco Use 15 3.30%Preventable Hospital Stays 15 3.30%Inadequate Social Support 13 2.90%College Attendance 9 2.00%Teen Birth Rate 7 1.60%Seat Belt Usage 2 0.40%Violent Crime Rate 1 0.20%Sexual Transmitted Infections 0 0.00%High School Graduation Rate 0 0.00%

Sub-Regional Priorities – Northern Grafton

Priority Weighted Responses PercentObesity 102 16.00%Substance Abuse 98 15.40%Access to Mental Health Providers 87 13.70%Uninsured 64 10.10%Physical Inactivity 48 7.50%Tobacco Use 43 6.80%Excessive Drinking 39 6.10%Children in Poverty 33 5.20%Limited Access To Healthy Foods 26 4.10%Inadequate Social Support 22 3.50%Preventable Hospital Stays 19 3.00%Unemployment 14 2.20%Teen Birth Rate 12 1.90%Access to Primary Care Physicians 12 1.90%Violent Crime Rate 5 0.80%College Attendance 4 0.60%Sexual Transmitted Infections 3 0.50%High School Graduation Rate 3 0.50%Seat Belt Usage 2 0.30%

Top Ten Comparison – Sub-regions and Region-wideRank Region-Wide Northern

GraftonWestern Coos Berlin-Gorham

1 Substance Abuse Obesity Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

2 Obesity Substance Abuse Obesity Unemployment

3 Access to Mental Health Providers

Access to Mental Health Providers Unemployment Obesity

4 Unemployment Uninsured Access to Mental Health Providers Children in Poverty

5 Uninsured Physical Inactivity Uninsured Access to Mental Health Providers

6 Children in Poverty Tobacco Use Children in Poverty Limited Access To Health Foods

7 Excessive Drinking Excessive Drinking Excessive Drinking Uninsured

8 Physical Inactivity Children in Poverty Limited Access To Health Foods Physical Inactivity

9 Tobacco Use Limited Access To Health Foods Tobacco Use Excessive Drinking

10 Limited Access to Healthy Foods

Inadequate Social Support Physical Inactivity Access to Primary

Care Physicians

What Do You Think?

• Do the results of this survey match what you believe to be true about the North Country and, more specifically, your community?

• Don’t forget to look at the “other” comments at each of your tables.

• Discuss and report out!