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highlight areas of improvement for community assistance access, Exhibit 86 and Exhibit 87 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, mental health crises,
and lack of food. These last two items had the same number of responses. It is interesting to note that all professionals
surveyed in the Poquoson region knew where to access help during an emergency medical situation (100.0%).
Exhibit 86. Professional Stakeholder Insights on Accessing Community
Assistance
Notes: Bottom four 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. 73.9
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 100.0
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 46.1
Lack of Food 81.7
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 81.7
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 55.7
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 97.4
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 115
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 87. 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 87. 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. 56.8 42.5
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 97.2 97.9
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 30.4 25.9
Lack of Food 64.4 59.9
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 56.0 53.0
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 29.2 23.1
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 93.6 93.9
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 250 247
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
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