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Floyd County Health Department - Public Health Needs Assessment 2022

We need your help!  In the uncertainty of Public Health after the bulk of the pandemic, we are assessing the needs of Floyd County.  This survey is the leading edge of the multi-year project.  Please answer a few questions to help chart the course of the Floyd County Health Department in the next 20 years.
1.Essential services: Check services you feel are essential for the health of our community. Please only check services you feel are essential:
2.In the future, how will you access Health Department services (check all you plan to use)?
3.Who should fund the Health Department? (Check all that apply):
4.Would you support a special tax levy for Community Health Services funding?
5.Should Indiana adopt a State-wide Health Department and get rid of County Departments?
6.I have had difficulty accessing Floyd County Health Services:
7.The Health Department should continue addiction related Harm Reduction services:
8.What Harm Reduction measures should the Health Department provide?
9.Should the Health Department support School Health Services and Immunizations?
10.Should schools increase the number of nurses and healthcare aides?
11.What factors are desirable for a new Public Health facility in Floyd County?
12.Should the Health Department establish and operate a “Homeless Shelter” in Floyd County?
13.Should Floyd County encourage and spend money on rural sewer projects and services?
14.Should Floyd County enact an ordinance that requires Health Department employees to be staffed based on population, and population growth?
15.This study is for long range planning. Could you please list your age range?
16.The Health Department should be fully funded for operations and not have to rely on grants to supply basic services:
17.In the future, how would you think you would get your public health information?
18.What community events should have a Health Department presence?
19.Should the Health Department have a social worker or case manager that links residents to social services? (ex. medicaid, drug treatment, transportation vouchers)