2024 Sarasota County Community Health Survey

Section 1: Community Health

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1. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important factors that contribute to a “healthy community?”

Access to quality healthcare/dental services

Access to low-cost, healthy food(s)

Affordable housing

Affordable health insurance

Arts & cultural events

Clean/safe environment

Community Inclusiveness

Disaster preparedness

Emergency Services (Police, Fire/EMS)

Good, quality schools

Good place to raise children

Healthy behaviors & lifestyle

Healthy economy

Healthy weight

Job growth/adequate wages

Life expectancy

Low adult death/disease rates

Low levels of child abuse

Low infant death rates (mortality)

Parks & recreation, sports

Pedestrian/biking safety

Public transportation

Religious or spiritual values

Safe neighborhoods

Strong family life

Other (please specify)

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2. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important health topics facing our community today?

Cancer(s)

Child abuse/neglect

Climate change

Dementia/Alzheimer’s

Dental health

Diabetes (high blood sugar)

Domestic violence

Falls/mobility

Firearm related injuries/assaults

Food security/access

Heart (cardiovascular) disease, high blood pressure, stroke

Health literacy (the ability to find, understand, and use health information to make good health decisions)

HIV/AIDS

Homicides

Homelessness

Human/sex trafficking

Infant death

Infectious disease (Hepatitis, TB)

Mental/behavioral health, including suicide

Obesity/overweight

Rape/sexual assault

Respiratory/lung illness/disease (COPD, asthma, COVID-19, RSV)

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs/STIs)

Substance use/abuse & overdose

Teenage pregnancy

Tobacco use/vaping

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3. From the list below, what do you think are the three (3) most important “risky” or unhealthy behaviors in our community today?

Alcohol abuse

Being overweight

Discrimination/racism

Distracted driving

Driving under the influence of alcohol/substance

Dropping out of school

Drug/substance abuse (prescription & illicit)

Engaging in unsafe/unprotected sex

Gun/firearm safety

Lack of exercise

Lack of maternity/prenatal care

Not getting vaccinated to prevent disease

Not wearing a helmet (bike, sports, motorcycle)

Not using seatbelts

Overdevelopment/urban sprawl

Poor eating habits/unhealthy eating

Smoking/vaping

Stigma

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4. How would you rate the overall health of our community?

Very healthy

Healthy

Somewhat healthy

Very unhealthy

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2024 Sarasota County Community Health Survey

Section 1: Community Health

Question Title

* 1. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important factors that contribute to a “healthy community?”

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* 2. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important health topics facing our community today?

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* 3. From the list below, what do you think are the three (3) most important “risky” or unhealthy behaviors in our community today?

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* 4. How would you rate the overall health of our community?

1. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important factors that contribute to a “healthy community?”

2. From the following list, what do you think are the five (5) most important health topics facing our community today?

3. From the list below, what do you think are the three (3) most important “risky” or unhealthy behaviors in our community today?

4. How would you rate the overall health of our community?