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

12% of survey complete.