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Introduction

Olympic Community of Health (OCH) is a non-profit and one of nine accountable communities of health in Washington State. OCH brings together partners and representatives from a variety of sectors and tribes, working together to improve population health in the Olympic region, comprised of Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties.

OCH is currently conducting an environmental scan focused on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) negatively impacting health within the Olympic region. Addressing these SDOH is a key priority of our collaborative work and of Medicaid Transformation. One aspect of this research is conducting this survey with OCH partners to gain your perspectives on the topic. The survey aims to better understand:
  • the social conditions that are negatively impacting health,
  • the top social needs in the region,
  • the current activity and opportunities for intervention and collaboration. 
We originally planned on conducting the assessment during in-person site visits. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we shortened the assessment and adapted it to include some questions about how social needs are being further impacted by COVID-19.

Staff most familiar with your work around SDOH and the common needs of your community should complete the assessment; it will take at most 30 minutes to complete. Your responses will remain confidential. There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in learning from your experience, and your honest responses are truly valuable. Thank you for your time!

Please refer to the background concepts document that was emailed with this survey and posted online.  This is to ensure a common understanding of the major concepts underlying this assessment.

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* 1. Organization Name

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* 2. Which best describes your role in your organization?

Dominant Social Needs
The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on and will most likely worsen existing social and health inequities. As we work to get through this current moment, OCH would like to keep a focus on social needs and the social conditions that contribute to poor health. This set of questions focuses on social needs and how they are being addressed in the communities you serve.

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* 3. What are the most important social needs that negatively impact the health of the communities you serve?   (select top 3 risk factors, refer to background concepts document as needed for definitions)

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* 4. How do you think social needs in your community might change considering the COVID-19 pandemic?

COVID-19 Response
This next question focuses on how Olympic Community of Health can best support your organization in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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* 5. What help does your organization need with its response to COVID-19? (Select all that apply)

Current Activity
This set of questions focuses on learning more about what your organization is doing to address social needs and/or adverse social conditions in the communities you serve.

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* 6. Is addressing unmet social needs a priority for your organization?

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* 7. Does your organization have projects/programs focused on addressing social needs?

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* 8. If yes, please list the projects/programs related to addressing social needs? Please include project name, focus, funding source, time-frame, and any collaborators. 

If information already exists on website, list or brochure format-please feel free to provide link to file instead or email directly to OCH at och@olympicch.org.

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* 9. What resources/supports are needed to help overcome barriers and increase focus on addressing social needs in the communities you serve?  (Select your top 3 resources)

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* 10. What success has your organization had in addressing social needs in the communities you serve?

Vision for the Future
This final set of questions focus on your vision for the future and where to concentrate efforts to address social conditions that contribute to poor health.  During the COVID-19 pandemic our current reality is dissolving and society is being altered.  Inequities will certainly widen, and negative health outcomes increase.  At the same time, we have an opportunity for social change to lessen the negative consequences. As we ask ourselves how we will overcome the immediate threat, let’s also consider what kind of world we want to live in once the storm passes.

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* 11. What would you like to see changed to improve social conditions in your community?  What interventions or policies would you like to see implemented to address social needs?

Priorities
For the next series of questions, the focus is on where you would prioritize efforts related to addressing social needs. Please review this list of underlying risk factors in the background concepts document (emailed with the survey). Please consider our changing community and the future you would like to help create as you consider the next series of questions.

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* 12. Which risk factors if addressed would have the greatest impact in our region? (Select your top 3 risk factors)

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* 13. Which risk factors would benefit most from a collective regional response? (Select your top 3 risk factors)

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* 14. Which risk factors would be the easiest to address? (Select your top 3 risk factors)

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* 15. Please describe why you selected the answers you did for the three previous questions on priorities.

Closing
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and share your insight.  Once partners take the assessment, we will compile and analyze results. We’ll then schedule some small virtual groups to discuss and will eventually reschedule a regional in-person convening where we’ll identify strategies to address social conditions that negatively impact health and advance health for all.

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* 16. Is there anything else that you would like to add that we did not address in the survey already?

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