TABLEOFCONTENTSSECTION PAGE
1. INTRODUCTIONANDORGANIZATIONALBACKGROUND 1
2. CHNAPROCESSOVERVIEW 3
3. REVIEWOFEXISTINGHEALTHINDICATORS 6
a. CharacteristicsofCountyResidents 7b. SocialandEconomicCharacteristics 7c. QualityofLifeIndicators 8d. HealthOutcomes 9e. ClinicalCharacteristics 10f. MortalityIndicators 11g. BehaviorsandBehavioralFactors12h. Summary 13
4. 2018COMMUNITYCHNASURVEY 14
a. SurveyMethods 14b. SurveyResults 19
i. DescriptionofParticipants 19ii. PerceptionsofHealthandWell-Being22iii. HealthCareAccess&Engagement25iv. PersonalHealth-RelatedBehaviors28v. SocialDeterminantsofHealth28vi. ImportanceofCommunityServices29vii. PerceivedPriorityHealthNeeds30viii. PerceivedPrioritiesforResourceAllocation32ix. ComparisonofNeedsandResources34
5. CHNAFOCUSGROUP 35
6. PRIORITIZATIONPROCESS 38
APPENDICESA. CommunitySurveyB. FocusGroupSummariesC. PrioritizationProcessSlidesD. PotentialCommunityResources
1. INTRODUCTION,ORGANIZATIONALBACKGROUND,ANDSERVICEAREAIntroductionThisreportprovidesacomprehensiveoverviewofthe2018CommunityHealthNeedsAssessment(CHNA)conductedcollaborativelybyRiverviewHealth.ThechaptersofthisreportprovideanoverviewofthemethodsusedtoconducttheCHNA,summariesofexistinghealthindicatordatathatwasreviewed,primarydatathatwascollectedforpurposesoftheCHNA,andadescriptionoftheprocessandoutcomesofaprioritizationprocesstoestablishthehealthprioritiesthatwilldrivethehospital’sactivitiesinthesubsequentyears.AboutRiverviewHealthRiverviewHealthisacomprehensivehealthcarenetworkcomprisedofafull-service,156-bedhospitallocatedinNoblesville,Indianaaswellas25primaryandspecialtycarefacilitieslocatedthroughoutHamiltonCounty.AtRiverviewHealth,morethan350physicians—manyofwhomareboardcertifiedorfellowshiptrained—providehealthcareservicesin35medicalspecialties.Theirexpertise,coupledwithexceptionalspecialistsandnursingstaff,isoneofthereasonsRiverviewHealthisfrequentlyrecognizedforclinicalandserviceexcellence.Theorganization’sgoalistoprovidecompassionate,patient-centeredcaretoeveryoneinthecommunity.RiverviewHealthpromotesaprogressive,nurturingenvironment—andsupportsthecommunitythrougheducationalseminars,screeningsandothereventsaimedathelpingtheindividualandfamilystaywell.AsoneofthelargestemployersinHamiltonCounty,RiverviewHealthplaysanimportantroleinthelocalbusinesscommunityaswell.RiverviewHealthisanonprofitorganizationownedbyHamiltonCounty,thoughitdoesnotreceivetaxdollarsforoperatingexpenses.RiverviewHealthisgovernedbyaseven-memberBoardofTrusteesappointedbytheHamiltonCountycommissionerswhichoverseeshospitalpolicyandstrategicdirection.RiverviewHealthisaccreditedbyanumberofleadingregulatoryagencies,including:
• AmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine(AASM)• AmericanAssociationofBloodBanks(AABB)• AmericanAssociationofCardiovascularandPulmonaryRehabilitation(AACVPR)• AmericanCollegeofRadiology(ACR)• AmericanDiabetesAssociation(ADA)• CollegeofAmericanPathologists(CAP)• CommissiononAccreditationofRehabilitationFacilities(CARF)• CommissiononCancer(CoC)• HealthcareFacilitiesAccreditationProgram(HFAP)• SocietyofChestPainCenters(SCPC)
AbouttheServiceAreaRiverviewHealthprovidesservicestopopulationsinHamiltonCounty,Indiana.TheserviceareadefinedfordatacollectioninthisCHNAwasHamiltonCounty.
2.CHNAPROCESSANDMETHODSCHNAOverviewToconducttheCHNA,thehospitalsworkedwitharangeofcommunityandacademicpartnerstoconductacomprehensivecommunityhealthneedsassessment(CHNA).Thepurposeoftheassessmenttoidentifythesignificanthealthneedsinthecommunityandgapsthatmayexistinservicesprovided.Itwasalsodevelopedtoprovidethecommunitywithinformationtoassessessentialhealthcare,preventivecare,andtreatmentservices.Thisendeavorrepresentseffortstoshareinformationthatcanleadtoimprovedaccesstocareandqualityofcareavailabletothecommunity,whilereinforcingandaugmentingtheexistinginfrastructureofservicesandproviders.CHNAActivitiesandMethodsTheCHNAwasconductedbeginningin2017andbeingcompletedin2018,theresultsofwhicharereflectedinthisreport.Table1providesanoverviewoftheoverallprocessandspecificmethodsrelatedtoeach.Withineachrespectivesectionofthisreport,additionaldetailsregardingmethods,participants,andmeasuresareprovided.CHNAPartnersConductingtheCHNAnecessitatedcollaborationwitharangeofpublichealthandsocialservicepartnerstoensurethatdiversescientificandcommunity-basedinsightswereincludedthroughouttheprocess.Ofparticularimportancewastoensurethatindividualswhodirectlyorindirectlyrepresentedtheneedsofthreeimportantgroupsincluding:1)thosewithparticularexpertiseinpublichealthpracticeandresearch,2)thosewhoaremedicallyunderserved,low-income,orconsideredamongtheminoritypopulationsservedbythehospital,and3)thebroadercommunityatlargeandthosewhorepresentthebroadinterestsandneedsofthecommunityserved.Keypartnerorganizationsincluded:• TheUniversityofEvansville.Faculty,staff,andstudentsinpublichealthareascollaborated
withthehospitalonthedata-orientedaspectsoftheproject.• IndianaUniversitySchoolofPublicHealth.Facultyandstudentscollaboratedwiththe
hospitalthroughoutthesurveyprocess.• IndianaUniversityCenterforSurveyResearch.Facultyandstaffprovidedin-depth
technicalassistanceandguidancethroughoutthesurveyprocess,andworkedcloselywithRiverviewHealthandtheUniversityofEvansvilletofieldthecommunityhealthsurvey.
• MeasuresMatter,LLC.MeasuresMatterisacommunity-basedresearchconsultingfirmbasedinBloomington,IndianaandPalmSprings,California.MeasuresMatterconductedan
independentanalysisofthesurveydataandalsofacilitatedtheprioritizationprocesswiththehospitalanditspartners.
• CountyHealthDepartment.RepresentativesoftheHamiltonCountyHealthDepartmentwereactiveparticipantsintheCHNAactivities.
• CommunityHealthandSocialServiceOrganizations.Awiderangeofcommunity-basedhealthandsocialserviceorganizationscollaboratedthroughouttheCHNAprocesstoconsiderdatafromtheCHNA,makedecisionsregardinghealthpriorities,andinitiateconsiderationsofsubsequentactionsbasedontheCHNA.Inparticular,awideanddiverserangeoforganizationalpartnersandcommunityconstituentsparticipatedinthefocusgroupdiscussions.ListingsofthosecommunitypartnersareincludedintheAppendicessectionofthisreport(AppendixB)andalsolistedinthePrioritizationProcesssectionasapplicable(Section6).
Table1.DescriptionofCHNAActivitiesCHNAACTIVITIES DESCRIPTIONOFACTIVITIES
IdentificationoftheServicePopulation
Hospitalstaffworkedtogethertoidentifyitscommunityservedthroughareviewofpatient-relateddataandothergeographicboundariesrelatedtothehospital'sservicearea.
ReviewofExistingHealthIndicatorData
Incollaborationwithpublichealthresearchers,thehospitalconductedareviewofexistingdataandindicatorsrelevanttothisassessment.Subsequenttothisreviewofdata,keyinsightswereincorporatedintosubsequentCHNAactivitiesandconsideredduringtheselectionofhealthpriorities.
CommunityHealthSurvey
Incollaborationwithnineotherhospitalsystems,healthdepartmentrepresentatives,communityorganizations,andwithfacultyresearchersfromtheUniversityofEvansvilleandIndianaUniversityBloomington,asurveywasdevelopedandconductedtocollectdatafromresidentsinthehospital'sservicearea.Thesurveyprocessincludedarandomsamplethatrecruitedproportionatelyfromallzipcodesintheservicearea.
CommunityFocusGroupDiscussions
ThreecommunityfocusgroupdiscussionswereheldinHamiltonCounty.Thepurposeofthesefocusgroupwastoprovideaforumforin-depthconsiderationofthehealthissuesandpopulationsmostinneedofattentioninHamiltonCounty.
HealthNeedsPrioritizationSession
HospitalstaffheldameetingofkeystakeholdersandorganizationalleadershipinordertoreviewdatafromallactivitiesconductedfortheCHNA.Subsequenttoaformalpresentationanddiscussionofthedata,attendeesinthemeetingparticipatedinanominalgroupprocesstoidentifythetophealthneedsthatwouldinformthedevelopmentoftheimplementationplan.
ReviewofResourcesandPartners
BasedupontheresultsoftheCHNAactivities,alistoflocalresourcesandpartnershipsthatwouldberelevanttoaddressingtheneedsidentifiedviatheCHNAandthesubsequentimplementationplan.
3.REVIEWOFEXISTINGHEALTHINDICATORSIntroductionThissectionofthereportprovidesanoverviewofexistingdataandindicatorsthatofferinsightintothehealthandsocialissuesoftheservicearea.ThesedatawereusedinarangeofwaysthroughouttheCHNAprocess,including:
• toinformthedevelopmentofissuesthatwouldbefurtherexploredinthe2018CHNACommunitySurvey,
• toguidespecificanalysesofdatafromthe2018CHNACommunitySurvey,• toprovidedatasummariesandotherinsightstocommunitymembers,organizational
stakeholders,andHospitalstaffduringCHNArelatedmeetingsanddiscussions,and• asafoundationforthereviewofongoingeffortsandkeydecisionsabouttheservices
offeredbytheHospital.DataSourcesToensureconsistencythroughouttheCHNAprocess,thereviewofexistingdataincludedthemostrecentlyavailabledatarelatedtothefollowingcommunityindicators:
• demographiccharacteristicsofresidentsintheservicearea,• socialandeconomiccharacteristicsoftheservicearea,• leadinghealthoutcomes,• clinicalcharacteristicsoftheservicearea,withafocusonaccesstocare,• qualityoflifeindicators,and• health-relatedbehaviorsandassociatedfactors.
Datapresentedinthissectionofthereportweresourcedfromthe2018versionofCountyHealthRankings&Roadmaps,aprojectofthePopulationHealthInstituteoftheUniversityofWisconsinthatissupportedbytheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.DataalsoincludedthosefromtheIndianaStateDepartmentofHealth.Throughoutthesedata,indicatorsarepresentedforthecountyofinterest,thestateofIndiana,andtheTopU.S.Performers(indicatorsthatrepresentthetop10%bestperformingcountiesinthecountry).Whilecomparisonsacrossthesedataarevaluableforidentifyingareasinaparticularcountywhereimprovementscanbemade,suchcomparisonsshouldalwaysbemadewithinthecontextofthevastdifferencesthatexistacrossthecountiesinthecountry.
PopulationCharacteristicsDemographiccharacteristicsofaparticularregionprovideimportantinsightsforthedevelopmentanddeliveryofhealth-relatedservicesandprograms.HamiltonCountyislargelyhomogeneousintermsofracialandethnicitycharacteristicsalthoughitdoeshavealargerAsianpopulationthanthetypicalIndianacounty.Itisevenlysplitwithregardtogender,withlowproportionsofindividualslivinginareasconsideredrural.HamiltonCounty’spopulationof313,373personsissummarizedinTable2.Table2.CharacteristicsofHamiltonCounty’sPopulation
CountyPopulationCharacteristics HamiltonCounty Indiana
PopulationSize 313,373 6,633,053
%Below18yearsofage 27.8% 23.8%%65andolder 11.4% 14.9%
%Non-HispanicAfricanAmerican 4.0% 9.3%%AmericanIndianandAlaskanNative 0.2% 0.4%%Asian 6.0% 2.2%%NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander 0.1% 0.1%%Hispanic 3.9% 6.8%%Non-Hispanicwhite 84.2% 79.6%
%NotproficientinEnglish 1% 2%
%Females 51.2% 50.7%
%Rural 5.60% 27.6%SocialandEconomicCharacteristicsSocialandeconomicfactorsarewellestablishedasimportantdeterminantsofhealthandwell-being.ForpurposesoftheCHNA,thesefactorsprovidevaluableinsightintothecontextofhealthandwell-beingindicatorsandofferafoundationforconsideringthemannerinwhichahospital’sprogramsareconnectedtoawidersocialservicesnetwork.HamiltonCounty’spopulationfaresbetterthanmanycommunitiesinIndiana,withhigherlevelsofeducationalattainment,lowerlevelsofpoverty,andlowerlevelsofunemployment.Thecounty,onmanysocialandeconomicindicators,performsatalevelequaltoorbetterthanthetopU.S.performers.Table3providesasummaryofprimarysocialandeconomicfactorsinHamiltonCounty.
Table3.SocialandEconomicFactors,HamiltonCounty
SocialandEconomicFactors HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers Indiana
Highschoolgraduation 94% 95% 87%Somecollege 86% 72% 62%Unemployment 3.20% 3.20% 4.40%Childreninpoverty 5% 12% 19%Incomeinequality 3.9 3.7 4.4
Childreninsingle-parenthouseholds 18% 20% 34%
Socialassociations 9.8 22.1 12.3Violentcrime(per100,000) 37 62 356Injurydeaths(per100,000) 37 55 70QualityofLifeIndicatorsSelf-reportedrankingsofoverallhealthstatus,andthenumberofdaysinagivenmonthforwhichindividualswouldratetheirphysicalandmentalhealthasbeingpoor,offerimportantinsightsintothefactorsthatofteninfluenceindividualstoseekcareorsupport,andsharewelldocumentedassociationswithcareoutcomes.Additionally,lowbirthweightiscommonlyusedasagaugefortheexistenceofmulti-facetedpublichealthproblems.HamiltonCountyperformsquitewelloneachoftheseimportantindicatorsasissummarizedinTable4.Table4.QualityofLifeIndicators
QualityofLifeIndicators HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers Indiana
Poororfairhealth 10% 12% 18%Poorphysicalhealthdays 2.6 3 3.9Poormentalhealthdays 3.0 3.1 4.3Lowbirthweight 7% 6% 8%
HealthOutcomesCommonhealthindicatorsthatprovideinsightintothegeneralhealthstateofacommunityincludeprematuremortality,infantmortality,chronicdisease(diabetes),infectiousdisease(HIV)andbothphysicalandmentaldistress.Ontheseindicators,HamiltoncountylargelyfaresbetterthantheaveragesforthestateofIndiana.However,whilethesevaluesplaceHamiltonCountywithinthetopquartilesofthestateonmostindicators,boththestateandcountyhavesomehealthoutcomesthatareworsethanthetopU.S.performingregionsandsuggestareasforcontinuingimprovement.Table5providesanoverviewoftheseleadinghealthindicatorsforHamiltonCounty.Table5.HealthOutcomeIndicators,HamiltonCountyHealthOutcomeIndicators HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers IndianaPrematureage-adjustedmortality(per100,000) 210 270 390
Childmortality(per100,000) 30 40 60Infantmortality(per100,000) 4 4 7Frequentphysicaldistress 8% 9% 12%Frequentmentaldistress 9% 10% 13%Diabetesprevalence 9% 8% 11%HIVprevalence(per100,000) 88 49 196ClinicalCharacteristicsOfparticularimportancetothehospitalweredatathathelptoassessandconsiderissuesthatarecloselyalignedwiththenation’sobjectivestocontinueimprovingaccesstocare,reducinghealthcarecosts,andimprovingboththeproportionofthepopulationthathashealthinsurance(particularlychildren)andadherencetopreventivescreeningsandchronicdiseasemonitoring.UninsuredratesinHamiltonCounty,whilesimilartothestateaverage,aresimilartothetopperformingareasoftheU.S.,asisthecasewithmanyotherindicatorsforHamiltonCounty.HamiltonCounty,basedontheavailabilityofhealthcareproviders,ranksamongthebestcountiesinthestate,withtheexceptionofmentalhealthproviders.Otherindicatorsrelatedtopreventivescreeningandchronicdiseasemanagementarewithinthetoprangesofboththestateandnation.Table6providesasummaryoftheseclinicalcharacteristicsofHamiltonCounty.
Table6.ClinicalCareCharacteristics,HamiltonCountyClinicalCharacteristics HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers IndianaUninsured 6% 6% 11%Uninsuredadults 7% 7% 13%Uninsuredchildren 5% 3% 7%Primarycarephysicians 710:1 1,030:1 1,500:1Dentists 1,350:1 1,280:1 1,850:1Mentalhealthproviders 760:1 330:1 700:1Otherprimarycareproviders 1,566:1 782:01 1,367:1Preventablehospitalstays(per100,000) 33 35 57Diabetesmonitoring 89% 91% 85%Mammographyscreening 70% 71% 62%Healthcarecosts $9,281 $9,992LeadingCausesofMortalityAnexaminationoftheleadingcausesofmortalityprovidesvaluableinsightintothemajorhealthissuesfacingacommunity.Presentedintermsoftheratesofdisease-specificdeathby100,000membersofapopulation,thesedataserveasanindicatoroftheissuesmostlikelytorequiresignificantattentionfromhospitalsandotherhealthandsocialserviceorganizations.Whilethesedataaremortality-specific,theyalsohelptoserveasanindicatorofacommunity’smorbiditygiventhatmanyindividualslivewiththesediseasesforextendedperiodsoftime.Theyalsoprovideahelpfulguidetoprevention-focusedprogramsgiventhatbehavioraldeterminantsoftheseleadinghealthissuesarefairlyunderstood.Table7providesasummaryoftheseindicators.
Table7.MortalityIndicatorsforHamiltonCounty,2016
RATES PER 100,000 Population(Age-Adjusted)
ALLCAUSES 922.14Malignantneoplasms(cancer) 125.61Malignantneoplasmofstomach 1.59Malignantneoplasmsofcolon,rectumandanus 11.41Malignantneoplasmofpancreas 10.00Malignantneoplasmsoftrachea,bronchusandlung 26.52Malignantneoplasmofbreast 9.83Malignantneoplasmsofcervixuteri,corpusuteriandovary 5.47Malignantneoplasmofprostate 7.34Malignantneoplasmsofurinarytract 7.54Non-Hodgkin'slymphoma 3.15Leukemia 5.37Othermalignantneoplasms 37.39
Diabetesmellitus 20.73Alzheimer'sdisease 27.73
Majorcardiovasculardiseases 184.33Diseasesofheart 142.13Hypertensiveheartdiseasewithorwithoutrenaldisease 6.98Ischemicheartdiseases 87.69Otherdiseasesofheart 47.45Essentialhypertensionandhypertensiverenaldisease 4.88Cerebrovasculardiseases(stroke) 34.4Atherosclerosis 0.36Otherdiseasesofcirculatorysystem 2.57
Influenzaandpneumonia 7.68Chroniclowerrespiratorydiseases 38.89Pepticulcer 0Chronicliverdiseaseandcirrhosis 6.69Nephritis,nephroticsyndromeandnephrosis(kidneydisease) 14.85Pregnancy,childbirthandthepuerperium 0.63Certainconditionsoriginatingintheperinatalperiod 3.56Congenitalmalformations,deformationsandchromosomalabnormalities 2.71Suddeninfantdeathsyndrome(SIDS) 0Symptoms,signsandabnormalclinicalandlaboratoryfindings,notelsewhereclassified(excludingSIDS) 3.34Allotherdiseases 130.62Motorvehicleaccidents 5.46Allotherandunspecifiedaccidentsandadverseeffects 25.18Intentionalself-harm(suicide) 12.13Assault(homicide) 0.71Allotherexternalcauses 1.26
ICD 10 Description of Mortality Causes
Source:IndianaStateDepartmentofHealth,EpidemiologyResourceCenter.SummaryProducedSeptember12,2017
BehavioralFactorsForpurposesoftheCHNA,arangeofleadinghealthbehaviorindicatorswereassessed.Eachoftheselectedindicatorsshareimportantassociationswithleadingcausesofmorbidityandmortalityinthecountry.Table8providesanoverviewoftheleadinghealthbehaviorsthatnotonlyofferinsightsintothebehavioraldeterminantsofleadinghealthchallengesinHamiltonCountyandopportunitiesfortheongoingdevelopmentandimplementationofhealthandsocialserviceprograms.Table8.HealthBehaviorsandBehavioralOutcomes,HamiltonCountyHealthBehaviors HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers IndianaAdultsmoking 13% 14% 21%Adultobesity 27% 26% 32%Foodenvironmentindex 8.8 8.6 7Physicalinactivity 16% 20% 27%Accesstoexerciseopportunities 89% 91% 77%Excessivedrinking 20% 13% 19%Alcohol-impaireddrivingdeaths 24% 13% 22%Sexuallytransmittedinfections 204.5 145.1 437.9Teenbirths 8 15 30Table9alsoprovidesanoverviewofadditionalbehavioralfactorsthatareimportantforthecontextoftheCHNAactivities.Table9.OtherBehavioralFactors,HamiltonCountyOtherBehavioralFactors HamiltonCounty TopUSPerformers Indiana
Foodinsecurity 9% 10% 14%
Limitedaccesstohealthyfoods 4% 2% 7%
Drugoverdosedeaths(per100,000) 11 10 20
Motorvehiclecrashdeaths(per100,000) 5 9 12
Insufficientsleep 30% 27% 36%
SummaryAreviewofleadingindicatorsrelatedtothehealthandwell-beingofacommunityprovidesanimportantfoundationfortheremainingCHNAactivities.Thesedataofferinsightsintothefactorsunderlyingthehealthissuesthatareperceivedbyproviders,organizationalstakeholders,andcommunitymembersasbeingamongthoseneedingpriorityattention.ThesedatasummarieswereusedduringsubsequentCHNAactivities,receivingparticularattentionduringtheprioritizationprocessthatisdescribedinsectionsixofthisreport(PrioritizationProcess).
2018COMMUNITYCHNASURVEYSurveyMethods
PurposeoftheSurveyTocollectprimarydatafromresidentsofcommunitiesinthehospital’sserviceareaofHamiltonCounty,asurveywasdesigned,fielded,andanalyzed.Thissectionofthereportincludesadescriptionofthesurveymethodsandtheresultsoftheresponsestothesurvey.SurveyDevelopmentTodevelopthesurveyusedfortheCHNA,thehospitalpartneredwithfacultyfromIndiana-baseduniversitieswhohadparticularexpertiseincommunity-basedsurveyresearch.Dr.WilliamMcConnelloftheUniversityofEvansvilleservedastheleadresearcherontheproject,inpartnershipwithDr.MichaelReeceandDr.CatherineSherwood-Laughlin(bothoftheIndianaUniversitySchoolofPublicHealth).TheUniversityofEvansvillecontractedwiththeCenterforSurveyResearch(CSR)atIndianaUniversitytoadministerthissurvey.ThesurveywasconductedwithapprovaloftheInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB)oftheUniversityofEvansville.Planninganddevelopmentforthesurveybeganinthewinterof2017.TheuniversityfacultyjoinedacollaborativeofeightmajorhospitalsystemsthatservedpopulationsinIndianaandIllinois.Agoalofthecollaborativewastoalignsurveyactivitiesinordertoincreasecost-efficiencyandtoworktowardthedevelopmentofadatainfrastructurethatwouldbeusefulacrossthesystemsandalsoofenhancedutilitytothehealthandsocialserviceorganizationswithwhichthosehospitalspartneroninitiativestoimprovehealthintheirrespectivelocalcommunities.Usingaconstruct-basedapproachthatidentifiedtheleadingareastobeincludedonthesurvey,thehospitalsandfacultydevelopedasurvey.ThesurveyincludedmeasuresthathadbeenvalidatedforuseinsimilarprojectsbyotherresearchersandadditionalmeasuresthatweredevelopedbythepartnersforspecificneedsofthisCHNA.Thesurveycoveredtenmajorareas.Table10providesanoverviewoftheconstructscoveredinthesurveyandadescriptionofthemeasuresassociatedwitheachconstruct.AcopyofthesurveyisincludedasAppendixA.SampleDevelopmentDatawerecollectedviaarandomsampleofindividualsrepresentativeofthehospital’sservicearea.ThetargetpopulationforPhaseIofthe2018CommunityHealthNeedsAssessmentSurveyconsistedofnoninstitutionalizedadultresidents,aged18yearsorolder,inthecatchmentareastheparticipatinghospitals.Samplingwasperformedonahouseholdbasisusinganaddress-basedsample.
Table10.SurveyConstructsandMeasures
Thefacultycollaboratedwiththehospitalstodeterminecatchmentareasusingcountyandzipcodeboundaries.Geographicareasthatweresharedbetweenhospitalswerereducedsuchthateachgeographicareawassampledonetime.Samplingwasdeterminedusingamultistagesamplingdesign.Atthefirststage,sampleunitsweredrawnrandomlyfromanaddress-basedsamplingframeofeacharea.SampleframeswerelimitedtoresidentialaddressesexcludingP.O.boxes(unlessmarkedinthesampleframeas‘onlywaytogetmail’),seasonal,vacant,throwback,anddrop-offpointaddresses.Atthe
SURVEYCONSTRUCTS DESCRIPTIONOFMEASURES
Demographics Thissectionincludedmeasuresrelatedtothesocio-demographicsofthesurveyparticipants,including:countyofresidence,age,gender,ethnicity,race,education,householdincome,employment,andnumberofadultsandchildreninhousehold.
PerceivedHealthandWell-Being
ThissectionincludedarevisedversionoftheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention'sHealth-RelatedQualityofLifemeasure.Itemsincludedthesingle-itemHRQOLassessmentofperceivedoverallhealthandadditionalassessmentsofphysicalhealth,mentalhealth,andsocialwell-being.Alsoincludedwasameasureofoveralllifesatisfactionandameasureofcurrentleveloflifestress.
HealthCareCoverageandRelationships Thissectionincludedasinglemeasureofwhethertheparticipanthadhealthinsuranceorsomeothertypeofcoverageforhealthcareandasinglemeasureofwhethertheyhadacurrentpersonalhealthcareprovider.
HealthCareEngagement Thissectionincludedameasurerelatedtothetypesofcarewithwhichtheparticipanthadengagedintheprevious12months.Atotalof14specifictypesofhealthcareengagementwereassessed.
Health-RelatedBehaviors Thissectionincludedameasurethataskedparticipantstoself-reporttheirparticipationinarangeofhealth-relatedbehaviors.Atotalof11healthbehaviorswereassessed.
HealthCareResourceChallenges
Thissectionincludedmeasuresrelatedtotheextenttowhichparticipantshadfoundthemselvesinneedofavoidingcareduetoalackoffiscalresources.Specificallyassessedwastheextenttowhichparticipantshadtoforegothreetypesofhealthcare,includingseeingamedicalprovider,fillingaprescription,andsecuringtransportationforahealthpurposeorappointment.
FeltSocialDeterminantsThissectionincludedmeasurestoassesstheextenttowhichparticipantsfelttheimpactoftenspecificsocialdeterminants,includingeconomics,education,communitycohesion,policy,environment,housing,psychosocial,transportation,socialecological,andemployment.
PerceivedPriorityHealthNeeds Thissectionincludedameasuretoassessparticipants'perceptionsoftheimportanceof21healthissuestotheirlocalcommunity.
PerceivedResourceAllocationPriorities Thissectionincludedameasuretoassessparticipants'perceptionsoftheextenttowhich21healthissueswereofpriorityfortheallocationofresourcesintheirlocalcommunity.
PerceivedImportanceofSocialandHealthServices Thissectionincludedameasuretoassesstheextenttowhichparticipantsperceived20differenthealthandsocialserviceprogramstobeofimportancetotheircommunity.
secondstage,awithin-householdrespondentwasselectedbyaskingtheadultwiththemostrecentbirthdaytocompletethesurvey.Todevelopthehospital’ssamplearea,asetof4,445address-basedrecordsrepresentingthehospital’sservicepopulationwerepurchasedfromMarketingSystemsGroup(MSG).MSGusedproprietarysamplingmethodsandprovidedassuranceofappropriateandaccuratecoverageforthetargetpopulation.ThesamplelistdeliveredbyMSGincludedpostaladdressinformation,FIPScode(countydesignator),andappendeddemographicinformationforage,gender,Hispanicsurname,Asiansurname,numberofadultsataddress,numberofchildrenataddress,householdincomeclass,maritalstatus,ethnicity,andhomeownershipstatus.Uponreceiptofthesample,itwasstoredinasecuredatabasecreatedandmaintainedbytheCSRandwasreviewedandcorrectedforanyclericalerrors.Usingtheserecords,arecruitmentsamplewasconstructedforthehospital’sservicepopulation.DataCollectionThequestionnairewasprintedasafour-pagebookletonasingle11”x17”sheetwithafoldinthecenter.Eachquestionnairewasprintedwithaunique,numericsurveyidentifierthatmatcheduparecordinthesample.Aseparatesheetwasfoldedoverthequestionnaireandprintedwithacoverletter,studyinformationsheet,andreturnmailinginstructions.Thequestionnairepacketwasassembledina9”x12”windowedenvelopeandincludedan8¾”x11½”postage-paid,businessreplyenvelopeforsurveyreturns.Thefieldperiodforthe2018CommunityHealthNeedsAssessmentSurveywasApril2,2018,throughJune29,2018.Eachsampledaddressreceiveduptotwoquestionnaireattempts.TheaddressesweredividedintofourbatchesbasedonUSPSpre-sort,andeachbatchwasmailedoneatatimeoverthecourseofatwo-weekperiod.Thesecondquestionnaireforeachaddresswasmailedapproximately4weeksafterthefirstquestionnaire.Theaddressesofreturnedquestionnaireswereexcludedfromthelistsforthesecondquestionnaireattempt.Afterthesecondquestionnaireattempt,apostcardfollow-upwasreintroducedinhopesofincreasingresponse.Inadditiontoremindingpeopletomailintheircompletedquestionnaires,thepostcardalsoprovidedawebsiteaddressthatallowedpeopletotakethesurveyonlineasamemberofthesecondaryconveniencesample.PaperquestionnaireswerereturnedtoCSRinpostage-paid,businessreplyenvelopesprovidedinthequestionnairepacket.Completedsurveyreturnswerecounted,checkedforunclearmarks,batchedingroupsof50surveys,andscannedintoABBYYFlexiCaptureOCRsoftwarefordataprocessing.CSR’sscanningpartner,DataForce(dbaMJT,US),receivedthescannedsurveyimageselectronicallyandreviewedthedataviaABBYYFlexiCapturedataverificationsoftwaretoensurequalitycontrol.Missingresponsesandmultipleresponsestoasingleitemwereflagged.ThecompileddatawastransmittedbacktoCSRviaasecurefiletransferprotocol(SFTP)server.
DataManagementAllsurveyswerereturnedtoCSRforscanningandorganization.DatafileswerestoredbyCSRonasecurefileserverandprocessedusingRstatisticalprogrammingsoftware.Respondent-providedcountiesandzipcodeswerecross-checkedagainstthesamplefile.Discrepanciesandmisspellingswereverifiedagainsttheoriginalscannedimageoftheresponseand,ifreasonablysimilar,correctedpriortofinaldatasubmission.Afterdataprocessing,identifierstoallowfilteringbyhospitalcatchmentareaandweightingvariableswereadded(onlyfortherandomsample).ThefinaldatasetwasconvertedtoaformatforanalysisinSTATAstatisticalanalysissoftwareandtransmittedtotheresearchersviaSlashtmp,IndianaUniversity’ssecurefiletransfersystem.WeightingofSamplesThissectionprovidesanoverviewofweightingactivitiesforthe2018CommunityHealthNeedsAssessment.Twoweightingadjustmentsweremadetoenhanceconsistencybetweenthesurveysampleandthecharacteristicsofthehospital’sservicepopulation.Thefirstwasabaseweightadjustmenttoaccountforunequalprobabilitiesofselectionwithinhousehold.Thesecondwasapost-stratificationadjustmenttoU.S.CensusBureau2012-2016AmericanCommunitySurveyfive-yearpopulationestimates.Thetwoweightingadjustmentsweremultipliedtocalculateapreliminaryfinalweightforeachhospital’scatchmentarea.Thesepreliminaryweightswerethentrimmedandscaledsothatthefinalweightssummedtothenumberofrespondentsineachcatchmentarea.DatasetpreparationandweightingactivitieswereconductedusingSASVersions13.1and14.1andExcel.AmericanCommunitySurveydatawereobtainedusingAmericanFactFinder(https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml).SurveyResponsePatternsRegardingtherandomsample,ofthe4,445address-basedrecordsreceivedduringsampleconstruction,4,113weredeemedeligibleforparticipationinthesurveyandreceivedrecruitmentmaterialsbymail.Ofthosehouseholds,atotalof505returnedacompletedsurvey.TheresponserateforHamiltonCountywasthus12.28%.Table11providesanoverviewofsurveyresponsesbyzipcodesincludedinthehospital’sservicepopulation.DataAnalysesDataanalyseswereconductedbyMeasuresMatter,LLC,aresearchconsultinggroupwithexpertiseincommunity-basedparticipatoryresearch.Priortoanalyses,MeasuresMatterstaffconsultedwiththehospitaltodevelopapreliminaryplanfortheanalysisofdataandthepresentationofresults.Toretaintheintegrityofthephaseonerandomsampleandthemethodologicalrigorofferedbythatsample,analyseswereconductedseparatelyforthephaseonerandomsampleandthephasetwoconveniencesample.
Table11.HamiltonCountyResponsePatternsbyZipCode
County/Zip CountofRespondentHouseholdsCountofHouseholdsAssumed
Eligible ResponseRateHAMILTON 505 4113 12.28%46030 1 26 3.85%46031 1 19 5.26%46032 89 652 13.65%46033 73 463 15.77%46034 9 88 10.23%46037 55 526 10.46%46038 67 544 12.32%46040 5 64 7.81%46055 1 35 2.86%46060 60 553 10.85%46062 54 461 11.71%46069 13 72 18.06%46074 50 445 11.24%46077 2 21 9.52%46250 1 6 16.67%46256 2 15 13.33%46260 0 1 0.00%46280 21 119 17.65%46290 1 3 33.33%Total 505 4113 12.28%
SURVEYRESULTS
DescriptionofParticipantsAtotalof505participantsreturnedacompletedsurveyfromthephaseonerandomsample.Inthissectionofthesurvey,theprimarypresentationofresultsincludesthese505individualsfromtherandomsample.CountyofResidence.Ofthe214participants,95.3%(n=481)indicatedthattheirprimaryresidencewaslocatedinHamiltonCounty.AlthoughallhouseholdsreceivingthesurveywerelocatedinHamiltonCounty,someparticipants(4.8%,n=24)refusedtoprovidetheircountyofresidenceorindicatedthatitwaslocatedinanadjacentcounty.Figure1providesanoverviewoftheparticipants’reportedcountyofresidence.AdultsandChildreninHousehold.Participantswereaskedtoindicatethenumberofadults(18yearsandover)andchildren(under18years)wholivedintheirhousehold.Oftheparticipants,76.1%(n=374)indicatedthattwoorfeweradultslivedinthehousehold.Ofthoseprovidingaresponsetothequestionaboutchildreninthehousehold,themajority(54.2%,n=274)indicatednochildrenundertheageof18yearsinthehome.Someparticipantsdidreportchildreninthehome,withmost(34.6%,n=174)indicatedtwoorfewerchildrenandonlyasmallproportion(10.3%,n=52)reportingthreeormorechildreninthehome.Gender.Participantswereaskedtoreporttheirgender.Morewomenparticipatedinthesurveythandidmen,andfewrefusedtorespondtothequestionaboutgender.Figure2providesanoverviewofparticipantgender.Mostparticipantsintheconveniencesamplewerealsowomen.
Figure1.Participant’sReportedCountyofResidence,by%ofParticipants
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Ethnicity.ParticipantswereaskedwhethertheywereofHispanic,Latino,orSpanishorigin.Slightlylessthanthreepercentofparticipants(2.5%,n=13)respondedintheaffirmative.
Figure4.ReportedRaceandEthnicity,byCategory%HouseholdIncome.Participantswereaskedtorespondtoaquestionregardingthetotalincomeofthehouseholdinwhichtheylived(includingallsources).Sevenparticipantsdidnotprovidearesponsetothisquestion.Asmallproportionofparticipants(6.7%,n=34)reportedtotalhouseholdincomeoflessthan$35,000.00,more(17.3%,n=87)reportedincomeofbetween$35,000.00and$74,999.00,andthelargestproportion(72.4%,n=366)reportedtotalhouseholdincomeof$75,000.00ormore.Figure5providesacategoricalsummaryofthereportedhouseholdincomeofparticipants.
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LevelofEducation.Participantswereaskedtoreporttheirhighestlevelofattainededucationbasedonspecificcategories.Aproportionofparticipants(47.0%,n=395)reportedhavingcompletedanassociate’sorbachelor’sdegreefromacollegeoruniversityand35.4%(n=179)reportedhavingattainedagraduateorprofessionaldegree.Others(10.5%,n=53)indicatedthattheyhadadiplomaorcertificatefromatechnicalorvocationalschoolorthattheyhadcompletedsomecollege.Also,4.1%(n=20)reportedhavingreceivedahighschooldiplomaorGED,andonly1.4%(n=7)reportedthattheyhadsomehighschooleducationbuthadnotgraduated.Someindividuals(1.5%)chose“other”withoutclarificationandonparticipantchosenottoprovidearesponsetothisquestion.Employment.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheiremploymentstatus.Mostparticipantswereemployedfull-orpart-time(68.8%,n=348)and2.8%(n=14)describedthemselvesasunemployed.Others(16.4%,n=83)wereretired,7.3%were“homemakers,”and2.9%reportedbeingstudents.Participants’PerceptionsofHealthandWell-BeingParticipantswereaskedtorespondtofourquestionsthatsoughttocapturetheirperceptionsoftheircurrenthealthstatus.Participantswereaskedtoprovideanassessmentoftheiroverallhealth,theirphysicalhealth,theirmentalhealth,andtheirsocialwell-being.Additionally,participantswereaskedabouttheiroveralllifesatisfactionandtheirlevelofstress.Whileresponsestoeachareaassessedaredescribedbelow,Figures6,7,and8provideasummaryoftheparticipantresponses.
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OverallLifeSatisfaction.Participantswereaskedtorespondtoasinglequestion“overallIamsatisfiedwithmylife”withfiveresponseoptionsrangingfromstronglydisagreetostronglyagree.Figure7providesanoverviewofresponsestothisitem.LevelofLifeStress.Participantswereaskedtoranktheircurrentleveloflifestressbyrespondingtoasingleitem“Pleaserankyourselfonascaleof1to10where1meansyouhave“littleornostress”and10meansyouhave“agreatdealofstress.”Figure8providesthepercentageofrespondentswhorankedthemselvesonthismeasure.
Participantsintheconveniencesampletendedtoreporthigherlevelsofstress,with29.9%describingtheirstressasbeinginthetoplevels(greaterthan8onscaleof1-10).Regardinglifesatisfaction,20.2%ofthoseintheconveniencesampledisagreedwiththestatement“overallI
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Figure8.RankingofLevelofLifeStressHealthCareAccessandEngagementParticipantswereaskedtorespondtoarangeofquestionsrelatedtotheircurrentlevelofhealth-carecoverageandalsoaskedtodescribethetypesofengagementtheyhadwiththehealthcaresystemintheircommunitywithinthe12monthspriortothesurvey.Alsoassessedwaswhetherparticipantshadfoundthemselvesinsituationswithinthepastyearthatmadeitnecessarytoforegosomelevelofhealthcarebasedonalackoffinancialresourcesorbecausetheyhadtoprioritizeothermatters. InsuranceorHealthCareCoverage.Participantswereasked“doyoucurrentlyhaveinsuranceorcoveragethathelpswithyourhealthcarecosts?”Oftheparticipants,thevastmajority(96.3%n=486)reportedthattheydidhavesuchcoverageorinsurance,while3.2%(n=16)responded“no.”Theremainingthreepercenteitherdidnotknowwhethertheyhadcoverageordidnotrespondtothisquestion. CurrentPersonalProvider.Participantswereasked“doyoucurrentlyhavesomeonethatyouthinkofasyourpersonaldoctororpersonalhealthcareprovider?”Mostparticipantsindicatedthattheydidhavesuchapersonalprovider(84.0%,n=424),while15.5%(n=78)responded“no.”Figure9providesanoverviewoftheresponsestothequestionsaboutinsuranceorhealthcarecoverageandthepresenceofapersonalhealthcareprovider.
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Figure9.Participants’ReportedInsuranceandPersonalProviderCharacteristicsHealthcareEngagement.Participantswereprovidedwithalistof14health-relatedservicesandtypesofhealthcareengagementandaskedwhethertheyhadreceivedorutilizedeachofthosewithinthepast12months.Table12providesasummaryoftheparticipants’responsestothisquestion,orderedfromthehighesttolowestlevelsofcareengagement.Table12.Participants’ReportedTypesofHealthCareEngagement(n=505)
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FilledPrescription 73.2 26.8DentalCare 70.2 29.8PhysicalExam 67.6 32.4ImmunizationsorPreventiveCare 51.3 48.7AcuteCare 31.0 69.0ChronicCare 17.4 82.6UrgentCare 16.3 83.7CareatEmergencyRoom 10.6 89.4PrenatalCare 9.9 90.1ScreenedforAnxietyorDepression 8.6 91.4
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ResourcesandHealthcareEngagement.Participantswereprovidedalistofthreetypesofhealthcareengagementneedsincludingseeingaprovider,fillingaprescription,andfindingtransportationforcareandaskedtoindicatewhethertherehadbeenatimewithinthepast12monthsthattheycouldnotactuponthatneedbecause“theycouldn’tafforditorhadtoprioritizespendingmoneyonsomethingelse.”Lessthan20%ofparticipantsindicatedthatithadbeenthecasethattheyprioritizedsomethingovertheirhealthcareacrossthethreetypesassessed.Figure10presentsthisdata.Regardingseeingamedicalprovider,10.8%ofparticipants(n=55)indicatedthattheyhadaneedtoseeaproviderbutdidnotduetootherneeds.Regardingneedingtofillaprescription,11.8%,(n=60)indicatedthatthattheyhadaneedtoavoidfillingaprescriptionduetootherneeds.Regardingneedingtransportationforhealthcare,lessthanonepercentofparticipantsindicatedthattheyhadnotbeenabletoaccesstransportationduetootherneeds.
Figure9.Participants’ReportsofResourceChallengesandHealthCare
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PersonalHealth-RelatedBehaviorsOfinterestwasunderstandingtheextenttowhichparticipantshadparticipatedincertainbehaviorswithinthepast30days.Consideredwerebehaviorsthatwereconceptualizedashealthpromoting(e.g.,behaviorsperceivedbythehospitaltobesupportiveofone’shealthandwell-being)orhealthchallenging(e.g.,behaviorsperceivedbythehospitaltobechallengingtoone’shealthandwell-being).Table13providesasummaryofparticipants’self-reportedbehaviors.Table13.Participants’Self-ReportedHealthBehaviorsPast30Days(n=505)
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UsedTobacco 3.9TookOpioidPrescribedtoMe 4.6TookOpioidNotPrescribedtoMe 0.3DrivingIntoxicated 0.7 SocialDeterminantsofHealthThoseconductingtheCHNAwereparticularlyinterestedinabetterunderstandingofwhetherparticipantsperceivedthatcertainsocialissues(oftenconsideredtobedeterminantofhealthstatus)wereimpactingtheirlives.Participantswereprovidedwithalistof10statementsandaskedtoreporttheextenttowhichthatstatementappliedtothem.Eachstatementreflectedaparticularsocialdeterminantofhealth.Thepurposeoftheseitemswastoassesstheextenttowhichparticipants“felt”specificcharacteristicsofsocialfactorsknowntoinfluencehealthoutcomes.Toassessthese,someitemswerewordedpositively.Forexample,“IfeelsafeintheplacewhereIlive”isapositivelywordeditemandthosereporting“never”or“seldom”tothatitemareamongthosewhohaveidentifiedasocialfactorthatcouldbeacteduponinthehealthandsocialservicesinfrastructuretoworkwithanindividualtohasconcernsabouthisorherhousingsituation.Negativelywordeditemslike“Iworryaboutbeingabletopaymyrentormortgage”areconsideredattheotherendoftheresponseoptions,withthoseresponding“sometimes,”
“often,”or“always”beingamongthosewhomightbenefitfromeconomicoremploymentassistanceinwaystoreducetheimpactonhealth.Consistentlyacrosstheseitems,thereweresixparticipantswhodidnotrespondtoeachitemandthoseparticipantswerenotincludedinthesummaryprovided.Table14providesanoverviewoftheextenttowhichparticipantsperceivedthosestatementstobeamongthosethatappliedtothem.Highlightedinthistablearethesocialdeterminantswithendorsementof10%orgreaterthat,inatypicalsocialservicesetting,wouldindicateaneedforfurtherconsideration,discussion,ortriage.Table14.Participants’ReportsofFeltSocialDeterminants(n=501)
ImportanceofCommunity-BasedHealthandSocialServiceProgramsParticipantswereaskedtoprovidetheperspectivesontheextenttowhichhealthandsocialserviceprogramsareimportanttotheirlocalcommunity.Duringthesurvey,participantswereprovidedwithalistof20differentprogramsthatareoftenpresentinmanycommunities.Participantswereinconsistentwithregardtotheextenttowhichtheyprovidedanassessmentofeachprogramtype.Asaresult,resultsfromparticipantswereusedtocalculaterankingsofprogramendorsement.Ofthetwentyprograms,approximatelytwo-thirdswererankedasbeingeithermoderatelyorveryimportantbymorethan50%ofparticipants.Whiletheseresultsdoprovidesomeinsightintothetypesofprogramsperceivedasmostimportantintheirlocalcommunity,acrosstheboardthesedatadosuggestthatingeneralmostcommunitymembersperceivethegeneralnetworkofhealthandsocialserviceprogramstobeimportantonthewhole.
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SocialEcology Ifeelthosearoundmearehealthy 0.9Education Iamsatisfiedwithmyeducation 4.4CommunityCohesion Imakeeffortstogetinvolvedinmycommunity 28.6Policy Ivotewhenthereisanelectioninmytown 11.0Environment Ifeelthatmytown'senvironmentishealthy(air,water,etc) 1.7Housing IfeelsafeintheplacewhereIlive 3.1Psychosocial Itrytospendtimewithothersoutsideofwork 10.2Transportation Ihaveaccesstosafeandreliabletransportation 0.7
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Economy Iworryaboutmyutilitiesbeingturnedofffornon-payment 3.4Employment Iworryaboutbeingabletopaymyrentormortgage 7.9
However,consideringthesedataintermsofthoseservicesthatparticipantsrankedas“very”importantdoesprovidevaluableinsightsintothosemostvalued.Table15providesalistoftheextenttowhichparticipantsratedaprogramtypeas“moderately”or“very”important,presentedinorderofhighesttolowestendorsement.Inthistable,highlightedseparatelyarethoseservicesrankedas“very”importantbymorethan50%or60%.
Table15.EndorsementofImportanceofCommunityPrograms(n=505)
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community.”Table16providesasummaryoftheextenttowhicheachhealthissuewasselectedasoneofthetopfiveissuesbysurveyparticipants.Table16.PriorityHealthIssuesSelectedbyParticipantsasBeingAmongtheTop5MostInNeedofAttentionintheServicePopulation(n=505)
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Obesity 69.7Chronicdiseaseslikediabetes,cancer,andheartdisease 56.8
Mentalhealth 54.9Substanceuseorabuse 52.4Agingandolderadultneeds 43.2Alcoholuseorabuse 32.5Injuriesandaccidents 24.5Tobaccouse 19.6Suicide 18.9Reproductivehealthandfamilyplanning 15.6Disabilityneeds 15.4Environmentalissues 14.0Foodaccess,affordability,andsafety 13.2Childneglectandabuse 10.6Assault,violentcrime,anddomesticviolence 8.9Sexualviolence,assault,rape,orhumantrafficking 7.8
Poverty 7.6Dentalcare 5.9InfectiousdiseaseslikeHIV,STDs,andhepatitis 3.0Homelessness 2.1Infantmortality 1.7
Whileparticipantswereabletoselectfromthefulllistof21healthissuesduringthesurvey,itwasdecidedtonarrowdownthepriorityissuestothetop50%duringthecommunityprioritizationsession.Figure11providesagraphicalpresentationofthetophealthissuessharedduringcommunitymeetingsforpurposesofinformingfutureinitiatives.
Figure11.MostFrequentlyEndorsedHealthIssuesasPriorityforActionCommunityPerceptionsofHealthIssuesNeedingPriorityResourceAllocationInadditiontoassessingtheextenttowhichparticipantsperceivedspecificneedsasbeingamongthemostimportantforactionintheircommunity,participantswerealsoaskedtoprovidetheirperceptionsoftheextenttowhichthosesame21issueswerealsoprioritiesfortheallocationofresourcesinthelocalcommunity.Participantsweregivenastatementtoconsiderpriortoindicatingtheirperceptions.Thestatementread“Previouslyyouwereaskedtopickissuesthatposethegreatesthealthconcerninyourcommunity.Ifyouhad$3andcouldgive$1tohelpsolvesomeofthese,whicharethethreetowhichyouwouldgive$1?”
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Figure12.MostFrequentlyEndorsedHealthIssuesasPriorityforResourceAllocation
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Whileparticipantswereaskedtoprovideanassessmentofpriorityneedsandprioritiesforresourceallocationasseparatesurveyitems,acomparisonofthosepriorityrankingsprovideshelpfulinsightsintotheextenttowhichthereisconsistencybetweenthetwo.Figure13providessuchacomparisonandhighlightssomeinconsistencybetweenhealthissuesthatcommunitymembersbelievedwereapriorityneedingaddressedandthosethattheybelieveshouldbeapriorityfortheallocationofresources.
Figure13.ComparisonofPriorityNeedsandResourcePriorities
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5.COMMUNITYCHNAFOCUSGROUPDISCUSSIONSToprovideforadditionalopportunitiesforcommunitymemberstoprovidevaluableinsightsintothedecisionsmadeduringthe2018CHNAprocess,thehospital,incollaborationwithpartnerorganizationsandotherhospitals,heldaseriesoffocusgroupdiscussions.Thesefocusgroupdiscussionsprovidedopportunitiestogathercommunitymembers,providersoflocalhealthandsocialservices,andotherstakeholderstoreviewinformation,haveopenconversationsaboutlocalhealthneeds,andtooffersuggestionsforpriorityhealthtopicsthatshouldbeconsideredasthehospitalsmakedecisionsabouttheirprioritiesandsubsequentimplementationplan.Thissectionofthereportprovidesanoverviewofthefocusgroupdiscussionsandtherecommendationsemergingfromthosediscussions.AppendixBincludesalistingofthoseparticipatinginthefocusgroupsandasummaryoftheprocessandoutcomesofeachfocusgroup.FocusGroupsInApril2018,threefocusgroupdiscussionswereheld.ThosediscussionsincludedparticipantsfromawiderangeofparticipantsfromHamiltonCounty.ParticipantsAtotalof38communitymembersparticipatedinthefocusgroupdiscussions.Tobetterfacilitatediscussion,participantsweredividedintothreeseparategroups.Belowisasummaryofthenumberofparticipantsforeachfocusgroupdiscussion.FocusGroups #ofCommunityMembersParticipatingGroupOne 11 GroupTwo 15 GroupThree 12 Avarietyoforganizationtypes,includingschoolsystems,healthsystems,behavioralhealthorganizations,housing,socialservices,communityhealthcenters,seniorservices,thebusinesscommunity,andlocalpolicymakers,wererepresentedinthefocusgroups.Inthedetailedfocusgroupsummaries(AppendixB)asummaryoftheorganizationsrepresentedineachfocusgroupispresented.
MethodsToconductthefocusgroupdiscussions,thefacilitatorsappliedagreatdealofconsistencyinboththeapproach,process,andtypesofinformationsharedwiththecommunitymembers.Theprocessforthefocusgroupdiscussionsincludedthefollowingactivities:
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• Adescriptionofthepurposeofthediscussionandgroundrules
• Twoprimaryquestionsguidedthediscussions,including:
o Whatisthemostimportantunmetneedaffectingthehealthofyourcommunity?
o Consideringtheunmetneedyouindicated,whichofthefollowingtypesofindividualsaremostvulnerableinyourcommunity?
• Topicsemergingfromthesediscussionswerewrittenonlargesheetsofpaperandplacedonthewall.Eachparticipantwasprovidedagreensticker(indicatingtheir#1priority)andpinksticker(indicatingtheir2ndpriority)inordertoendorsethetopicsbasedoneachoftheprimaryquestions.
• Endorsementsforfirstandsecondprioritiesweretalliedanddiscussedfurtherforclarification
OutcomesEachfocusgroupselectedpriorityissuesandprioritypopulations.Collectively,acrossthethreegroups,afinallistofprioritieswasproduced.Figure14providesasummaryofthehighlyrankedprioritiesemergingfromeachgroupandasummaryofthefinaloutcomesacrossthethreegroups.Detailedsummariesoftheseoutcomesareprovidedinthefocusgroupnotes(AppendixB).
Figure14.FocusGroupPriorities
HighPriorityIssues* HighPriorityPopulations*
Transportation IndividualsfacingMentalHealthDiagnosisAccesstoHealthServices IndividualswithSubstanceAbuseHistory
Housing IndividualsfacingMentalHealthDiagnosisTransportation ChildrenAccesstoHealthServices SeniorsChronicDiseaseManagement IndividualswithChronicConditions
IndividualswithSubstanceAbuseHistory
AccesstoHealthServices UninsuredandUnderinsuredTransportation IndividualsFacingMentalHealthDiagnosis
IndividualswithSubstanceAbuseHistoryChildren
**Inrankorder
CollectivePrioritiesAcrossGroupsPrioritiesbyFocusGroup
Housing
IndividualsFacingMentalHealthDiagnosis
IndividualswithSubstanceAbuseHistory
UninsuredandUnderinsured
Children
FocusGroupOne
FocusGroupTwo
FocusGroupThree
*Highpriorityissuesinrankorderbasedonparticipantendorsements.
FinalPriorityIssues** FinalPriorityPopulations**
Transportation
AccesstoHealthServices
5.PRIORITIZATIONPROCESSToconsidertheCHNAdataandtoidentifythemosturgenthealthissuesthatwouldguidethehospital’sfuturepriorityareas,acomprehensiveprioritizationprocesswasconducted.RepresentativesofcommunityhealthorganizationsintheserviceareaandhospitalstaffparticipatedinameetingtoreviewdatacollectedfortheCHNA.Alistofcommunitypartnerorganizationsfromwhicharepresentativeparticipatedisincludedlaterinthissection.AcopyoftheslidesusedduringthepresentationofdataisincludedasAppendixC.Thesessionincludedthefollowingactivities:• AreviewofthepurposeofconductingtheCHNAandreflectionsondecisionsandactions
takeninresponsetothe2016CHNA.
• AreviewofdatawaspresentedbyarepresentativeofMeasuresMatter,LLC.ThatdatareviewincludedasummaryoftheexistinghealthindicatorsanddatafromtheCHNAsurvey.
• AnominalgroupprocessfacilitatedbyMeasuresMatter,LLCtofacilitatethegroup’s
selectionofpriorityhealthissuesforthe2018CHNA.Thatprocesswasconductedinthefollowingway:
o Participantswereprovidedwiththelistofhealthtopicsthatemergedasamong
thosehavingthemostsupportfrombothexistingdataandtheCHNAsurvey.ThatlistofhealthtopicsisprovidedinFigure14.Additionally,participantswereprovidedasummaryoftheoutcomesofthefocusgroupsaspresentedinFigure13intheprevioussectionofthisreport.
o Participantsweregiventheopportunitytoaddadditionaltopics.
o Participantswereeachprovidedwith5“stickydots”andaskedtoplacetheirdotsontheissuesthattheyeachfeltweremostinneedofprioritization.
o The“dots”oneachtopicweretalliedandadiscussionaboutthetopicsandany
specialconsiderationsforeachwasheld.ResultingPrioritiesAsaresultofbothphasesoftheprioritizationprocess,XissuesreceivedendorsementforprioritizationforRiverviewHealth.Thoseissuesincluded:
• ToBeAdded
AlistofavailablecommunityhealthresourceswasalsoreviewedaspartoftheprocessandthepotentialpartnersforaddressingtheseneedsisincludedasAppendixD.
Figure14.OverlappinghealthissuesthatemergedfromsecondarydataandtheCHNAsurvey.
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