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Historical: Hampton & Peninsula Community Health Assessment — 2022

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Exhibit 17. Professional Stakeholder Insights on Accessing Community Assistance Notes: Bottom three sources of community assistance shaded in blue for professional stakeholders. Sources of community assistance presented as a percentage (%). Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 78.2 Threatening to Harm Others) Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 46.8 Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 93.2 Needs Stitches) Total Number of Responses 455 Community members were asked to answer the same question for both children and teens (0-18) and adults (18+). The percentage of “yes” responses to each service are shown in Exhibit 18. Community members were most knowledgeable on knowing where to seek assistance for both children and teens (0-18) and adults (18+) regarding emergency medical situations, urgent medical situations, and lack of food, respectively. Exhibit 18. Community Stakeholder Insights on Accessing Community Assistance for Children and Teens (0-18) and Adults (18+) Notes: Bottom three sources of community assistance shaded in blue for community stakeholders. Sources of community assistance presented as a percentage (%). Percentage of “Yes” Responses Adults (18+) Children and Teens (0-18) Topic (%) (%) Addiction to Alcohol, Gambling, Narcotics, etc. 55.9 39.9 Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 95.2 93.4 of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury) Housing Crisis 29.9 25.6 Lack of Food 60.2 54.9 Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 54.5 47.9 Threatening to Harm Others) Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 26.1 22.9 Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 92.4 91.1 Needs Stitches) Total Number of Responses 8227 8106 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations and the Community: As our region is becoming increasingly diverse, it is important that all individuals are being treated with respect and the community is embracing equity. To see how individuals feel about the status of diversity, equity, and inclusion, (DEI), we asked them to rank how they feel their organization or community is doing at addressing this, ranging from Very Satisfied to Very Dissatisfied. Exhibit 19 displays these results. Professionals most commonly felt Satisfied by their organization’s dedication to DEI, followed closely by Very Satisfied. However, community members felt mostly Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied by their community’s progress toward DEI, followed by Satisfied. Exhibit 19. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations and the Community Notes: Highest DEI rank shaded in blue for professional stakeholders and community stakeholders. DEI ranks presented as a percentage (%). Percentage of Responses Professional Stakeholders and Community Stakeholders and Rank their Organizations their Communities (%) (%) 18 2022 | HPHD Community Health Assessment
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