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Appendix III. Newport News Data
The following data presented below come specifically from respondents who self-identified as living or working in
the Newport News community. For clarity, community members who answered the professional stakeholder
survey, and vice versa, were excluded. 574 of the respondents were professional stakeholders while 2,698 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 60, a wide range of concerns were identified on both surveys. Both professionals and
community members identified the same top health concern among adults (18+): behavioral / mental health. Additionally,
professionals viewed alcohol / substance abuse and violence in the home as more threatening to adults (18+) in the
Newport News community, while community members cited COVID-19 and violence in the community as a main concern.
Exhibit 60. 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 44.6 29.9
including Opioids)
Alzheimer’s Disease / Dementia 22.6 32.4
Behavioral / Mental Health (Including suicide, ADD, 77.8 59.8
Anxiety, Depression, etc.)
Cancer 14.2 26.5
COVID-19 31.6 46.9
Diabetes 29.7 23.5
Heart Conditions (Heart Disease, Congestive Heart 16.7 19.5
Failure, Heart Attacks, High Blood Pressure)
Neurological conditions (Stroke, Seizures, Multiple 8.5 10.5
Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, etc.)
Sexual & Reproductive Health Issues (STIs, Teen 9.9 9.9
Pregnancy)
Violence – Sexual and / or Domestic 35.1 26.5
Violence in the Community (Gun Injuries, Gangs, 26.9 43.2
Human Trafficking, etc.)
Total Number of Responses 424 2037
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, violence in the community, and violence in the home as the
greatest concerns in the Newport News community. Additionally, there was the same percentage of responses by
community members for COVID-19, violence in the home, and violence in the community. See Exhibit 61 for results of the
top eleven health concerns.
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