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Appendix II. James City County Data
The following data presented below come specifically from respondents who self-identified as living or working in
the James City County community. For clarity, community members who answered the professional stakeholder
survey, and vice versa, were excluded. 360 of the respondents were professional stakeholders while 3,370 were
community stakeholders.
Community Health Concerns: We asked survey respondents to review a list of common community health issues and
identify from the lists what they view as the (top three) most important health concerns in the community where they live
or work. As shown in Exhibit 43, a wide range of concerns were identified on both surveys. However, it’s important to note
that two of the top three health concerns among adults (18+) were the same for both professional and community
stakeholders: behavioral / mental health and COVID-19. Additionally, stakeholders viewed alcohol / substance abuse as
more threatening to adults (18+) in the James City County community, while community members cited Alzheimer’s
Disease / dementia as a main concern. These results are the same as those from the overall report.
Exhibit 43. Community Insights on (Adults 18+) Health Concerns
Notes: Top three health indicators shaded in blue for professional stakeholders and community stakeholders.
Health indicators presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage Identifying Professional Stakeholder Community Stakeholder
as a Concern Survey Survey
Topic (%) (%)
Alcohol / Substance Use (Prescription or Illegal Drugs 43.1 29.5
including Opioids)
Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia 24.2 41.6
Behavioral / Mental Health (Including suicide, ADD, 77.3 48.1
Anxiety, Depression, etc.)
Cancer 12.3 35.2
COVID-19 36.8 47.5
Diabetes 24.9 18.9
Heart Conditions (Heart Disease, Congestive Heart 15.9 24.4
Failure, Heart Attacks, High Blood Pressure)
Neurological conditions (Stroke, Seizures, Multiple 6.7 11.9
Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, etc.)
Sexual & Reproductive Health Issues (STIs, Teen 5.2 4.8
Pregnancy)
Violence – Sexual and / or Domestic 30.1 20.2
Violence in the Community (Gun Injuries, Gangs, 20.1 21.0
Human Trafficking, etc.)
Total Number of Responses 269 2582
Similarly, community members and professionals shared the same concerns about the health of our youth (age 0-17). We
asked participants to list the (top three) most important health concerns for children in their community. Both professionals
and community members cited behavioral / mental health and violence in the home as the greatest concerns in the James
City County community, which is identical to the results from the overall report. Professionals viewed COVID-19 as a top
threat, while community members listed alcohol / substance abuse as a top concern. These results are different from the
overall report as professionals in the overall report viewed violence in the community as a greater threat than COVID-19
and community members viewed COVID-19 to be a greater concern than alcohol / substance use. See Exhibit 44 for
results of the top eleven health concerns
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