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Desert Healthcare District & Foundation (DHCD) Community Input Survey

Helping Shape the Strategic Priorities For the Next 5 Years

The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation is developing its Strategic Priorities for the next 5 years. Your input will help ensure our investments and partnerships reflect the real needs, priorities, and experiences of Coachella Valley residents and community partners. This survey has 23 questions and should take between 5-10 minutes to complete.

Your responses are anonymous and confidential and will be used only to inform DHCD’s priorities.
Section 1: Tell us more about you
1.Which best describes you? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
2.Which City/Unincorporated Community do you live in? Please select one option.(Required.)
3.How long have you lived in the Coachella Valley? Please select one option.(Required.)
4.What is your age range? Please select one option.(Required.)
5.How do you describe your gender identity? Please select one option.(Required.)
6.How do you describe your race or ethnicity? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
7.What language(s) do you primary speak at home? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
8.Do you identify as any of the following? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
9.What best describes your household income range? Please select one option.(Required.)
Section 2: Community Health Needs
10.What are the most important health or wellness challenges facing your community today? Please select up to 3 options.(Required.)
11.What health or wellness challenges are not on this list, but should be on this list?
12.What are the biggest barriers to accessing healthcare in the Coachella Valley? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
13.How do you feel current health systems (traditional and non-traditional healthcare providers, programs, and organizations that prevent illness, treat health problems, and support the overall wellbeing in our community) meet your community's needs? Please select one option.(Required.)
14.Where do you currently receive your health and wellness services?
15.Prior to taking this survey, were you aware of The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation? Please select one option.(Required.)
16.If yes, have you previously engaged with The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation (including workshops, newsletters, community meetings, etc)? Please select one option.
17.What specific communities in the Coachella Valley do you believe need more focused health support than they are receiving today?
Section 3: DHCD Priorities and Strategic Direction
18.Which areas should DHCD prioritize over the next five years to maximize community health? Please select up to 3 options.(Required.)
19.What one action could DHCD take that would have the greatest impact on the health of Coachella Valley residents?
20.How should DHCD engage with communities to be most effective? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
Section 4: Final Reflections
21.If you could share one message with DHCD leadership, what would it be?
22.Is there anything else you would like us to know as we develop our Strategic Priorities for the next 5 years?
23.How do you feel about the potential of DHCD’s work in the Coachella Valley over the next 5 years? Please select one option.(Required.)
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Your voice matters, and your input will directly inform DHCD’s strategic priorities and investments over the next five years.