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Exhibit 68. Community Insights on Children and Teens (0-17) Health Behaviors and Topics
Notes: Top three health behaviors and topics shaded in blue for professional stakeholders and community
stakeholders.
Health behaviors and topics presented as a percentage (%).
Total Number of Responses 307 2058
Community assistance in crises: Knowing where to access health services and related social determinants of health
services are vital during emergencies. Awareness of these services and where to locate them is also crucial to the VDH’s
goal of “becom[ing] the healthiest state in the nation.” To assess the knowledge regarding emergency services,
stakeholders were asked whether or not they knew how to help someone experiencing a variety of crises, regardless of
age. The percentage of respondents answering “yes” to each of the services is displayed in Exhibit 69. In order to
highlight areas of improvement for community assistance access, Exhibit 69 and Exhibit 70 highlight the three topics of
which stakeholders felt they had the LEAST access knowledge. The results show that professionals had the most
knowledge on identifying assistance during emergency medical situations, urgent medical situations, and mental health
crises, respectively. These results are identical to those from the overall report.
Exhibit 69. 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 (%).
Percentage of “Yes” Responses Professional Stakeholder
Topic Survey
(%)
Addiction to Alcohol, Gambling, Narcotics, etc. 71.4
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 98.1
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 38.9
Lack of Food 69.2
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 80.2
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 49.7
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 94.5
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 308
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 70. As with the overall report, 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 70. 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
(%) (%)
63
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