2020 Adams County Community Health Assessment

The Adams County Health Department is conducting a Community Health Assessment—an in-depth look at the health of our county. We want to know what makes Adams County a healthy place to live, what we can do better, and what changes we need to make to become a healthier and happier community. Your frank answers to these questions is the first step of this process. Your responses are anonymous and private.

Thank you for helping our community.  


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* 1. Do you live or work in Adams County?

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* 2. What is your zip code?

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* 3. Would you say, that in general, your health is

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* 4. Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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* 5. Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how may days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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* 6. During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?

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* 7. Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, government plans such as Medicare or Indian Health Service?

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* 8. Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?

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* 9. Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?

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* 10. How long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup? A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not for a specific injury, illness, or condition.

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* 11. During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?

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* 12. On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period? Round your response up or down to the nearest whole number. Enter "Not Sure" if you are uncertain.

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* 13. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?

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* 14. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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* 15. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?

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* 16. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had asthma?

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* 17. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had skin cancer?

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* 18. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had other types of cancer?

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* 19. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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* 20. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?

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* 21. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have a depressive disorder (including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression)?

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* 22. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have kidney disease? Do not include kidney stone, bladder infection or incontinence.

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* 23. Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had diabetes?

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* 24. How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason? Include visits to dental specialists, such as orthodontists.

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* 25. Are you...?

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* 26. What is your age? Enter "Don't know" or "Decline to answer" if appropriate.

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* 27. Which one or more of the following would you say is your race?

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* 28. Are you...?

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* 29. What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?

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* 30. Do you own or rent your home?

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* 31. Are you currently...?

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* 32. How many children less than 18 years live in your household?

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* 33. Your annual income from all sources is...

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* 34. Have you used the internet in the past 30 days?

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* 35. About how much do you weigh without shoes?

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* 36. How tall are you without shoes?

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* 37. Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
5 packs = 100 cigarettes

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* 38. Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?

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* 39. During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?

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* 40. Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus every day, some days, or not at all?

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* 41. Do you now use e-cigarettes or other electronic "vaping" products every day, some days, or not at all?

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* 42. Of the past 30 days, how many days did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?

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* 43. One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?

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* 44. During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

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* 45. During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?

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* 46. A pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine is usually given only once or twice in a person's lifetime and is different from the flu shot. Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?

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* 47. If you are 45 years of age or older, how many times have you fallen in the past 12 months?

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* 48. How many of the falls reported in question number 47 caused an injury? By an injury, we mean the fall caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day or to go see a doctor.

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* 49. How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car?

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* 50. During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps, too much to drink?

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* 51. A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?

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* 52. A Pap test is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap test?

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* 53. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or hashish?

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* 54. In general, how satisfied are you with your life?

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* 55. Are you limited in any way in any activity because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?

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* 56. Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed, or a special telephone?

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* 57. What do you feel are the three most serious health problems in Adams County?

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* 58. What do you believe makes Adams County a healthy and happy place to live? (Top three)

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* 59. What can be done to make Adams County a healthier and happier place to live? (Top three)

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* 60. What current and future events will have the biggest impact on the health and happiness of the people of Adams County? (Top three)

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* 61. Overall, on a scale from 1 to 10, how much distress have you experienced related to the Coronavirus and COVID-19?

1 - No Distress 10 - Extreme Distress
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* 62. How would you rate your overall Mental and Emotional health before the COVID-19 crisis?

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* 63. How would you rate your overall Mental and Emotional health now?

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* 64. Has anyone in your family been diagnosed with COVID-19?

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* 65. During the past two weeks, how worried have you been about being infected with COVID-19?

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* 66. During the past two weeks, how worried have you been about a friend or family member being infected with COVID-19?

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* 67. During the past two weeks, how worried have you been about your physical health being influenced by COVID-19?

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* 68. During the past two weeks, how worried have you been about your mental or emotional health being influenced by COVID-19?

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* 69. To what degree have changes related to the COVID-19 crisis created financial problems for your family?

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* 70. Did you worry whether your food would run out because of a lack of money?

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