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Exhibit 102. 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 (%).
Stress Relief Activities / Mindfulness 16.9 5.6
Total Number of Responses 212 568
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 103. In order to
highlight areas of improvement for community assistance access, Exhibit 103 and Exhibit 104 highlight the three topics of
which stakeholders felt they had the LEAST access knowledge. As with the overall report, 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 the identical to the overall report.
Exhibit 103. 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. 73.6
Emergency Medical Situation (Chest Pain, Shortness 99.1
of Breath, Slurred Speech, Head Injury)
Housing Crisis 43.4
Lack of Food 73.6
Mental Health Crisis (Suicidal Thoughts or 82.1
Threatening to Harm Others)
Unable to Afford Prescription Medications 48.1
Urgent Medical Situation (Broken Bone, Cut that 93.9
Needs Stitches)
Total Number of Responses 212
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 104. 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. These results are the same as the overall report.
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