TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) -- The Florida Department of Health is launching a new project in five neighborhoods, the Community Health Assessment.
Starting this weekend, volunteers will go door to door, with goody bags full of information about health resources, and taking surveys about overall health and concerns.
The Community Health Assessment is a collaboration of 25 local groups, the Florida Department of Health in Leon County, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, United Way of the Big Bend and Whole Child Leon.
It's a way to talk to people in the community to learn about their health questions and concerns, and help find services and resources to change that.
"Our citizens know about their health and neighborhood needs,” said Claudia Blackburn, MPH, RN, and Health Officer of the Florida Department of Health in Leon County, in a release. "Through the CHA, we are asking them to tell us their concerns and help us find ways to address them."
The trained volunteers who make up the CHA team will visit neighborhoods on select dates, chat with residents there and answer a survey. It includes questions about personal health, family health, access to care, environmental health and demographics. It should only take about 15 minutes.
According to officials, they will then will use that information an "incorporate it into a process that will enable local public health officials and community groups to monitor trends in health status and identify priorities among health issues. The team will then work to determine the availability of resources within leon county to adequately address those priorities."
Here's the schedule for the Leon County Community Health Assessment:
- February 13: Greater Frenchtown
- February 20: Macon Community
- February 27: Fairbanks Ferry Road Ara
- March 5: Southside Area
- March 12: Aenon Church Road Area
For more information, call (850) 606-8190 or click here.
