Stakeholder Feedback Infant mortality 8% 4% Chronic Diseases In June 2015, the Maine Shared CHNA research Obesity 80% 78% team conducted a survey among stakeholders to Depression 72% 67% Diabetes 64% 63% identify and prioritize significant health issues in Cardiovascular disease 63% 63% communities across the state. The purpose of the Respiratory disease 59% 60% survey was to include the voices and broad Cancer 48% 50% interests of local stakeholders about community Neurological diseases 37% 35% health needs in their areas. The survey instrument Musculoskeletal diseases 28% 28% was designed in collaboration with the Maine Infectious Diseases Shared CHNA Steering Committee and its work Infectious diseases 21% 22% groups; it covered four domains of questions: Sexually transmitted 13% 13% diseases/HIV/AIDS Stakeholder demographic information Health Risk Behaviors Health issues with the greatest impact Drug and alcohol abuse 80% 80% Determinants of health Physical activity and 71% 69% nutrition Health priorities and challenges Tobacco use 64% 63% The survey was administered using a snowball Other Health Issues Mental health 76% 71% approach, where stakeholder agencies agreed to Oral health 54% 53% send the surveys to their members and Violence 44% 38% stakeholders for participation. Statewide, 1,639 Suicide and self-harm 40% 37% people completed the survey; 220 of the total Unintentional injury 33% 34% respondents indicated that they worked in Lead poisoning and other Kennebec County or the Central Public Health environmental health 13% 17% District. Respondents represented health care issues agencies, public health agencies, law enforcement, municipalities, schools, businesses, social service agencies and non-governmental organizations. There were 403 respondents who indicated they worked at the state-level (e.g., Maine CDC, businesses that spanned the state, etc.). These respondents were included in the overall results, but were not included in any of the county-level results. Respondents could indicate that they represent more than one county in the survey, therefore the total of completed surveys by county will add up to more than 1,639. Top Health Issues Kennebec County stakeholders ranked a set of 25 health issues on they impact “how you feel overall health of on a five-point scale, where 1 is at all a and 5 is residents” “not problem” The top five issues of concern reported for the county were: “critical problem.” Obesity
Infant mortality 8% 4% Chronic Diseases Obesity 80% 78% Depression 72% 67% Diabetes 64% 63% Cardiovascular disease 63% 63% Respiratory disease 59% 60% Cancer 48% 50% Neurological diseases 37% 35% Musculoskeletal diseases 28% 28% Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases 21% 22% Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV/AIDS 13% 13% Health Risk Behaviors Drug and alcohol abuse 80% 80% Physical activity and nutrition 71% 69% Tobacco use 64% 63% Other Health Issues Mental health 76% 71% Oral health 54% 53% Violence 44% 38% Suicide and self-harm 40% 37% Unintentional injury 33% 34% Lead poisoning and other environmental health issues 13% 17% Stakeholder Feedback In June 2015, the Maine Shared CHNA research team conducted a survey among stakeholders to identify and prioritize significant health issues in communities across the state. The purpose of the survey was to include the voices and broad interests of local stakeholders about community health needs in their areas. The survey instrument was designed in collaboration with the Maine Shared CHNA Steering Committee and its work groups; it covered four domains of questions: Stakeholder demographic information Health issues with the greatest impact Determinants of health Health priorities and challenges The survey was administered using a snowball approach, where stakeholder agencies agreed to send the surveys to their members and stakeholders for participation. Statewide, 1,639 people completed the survey; 220 of the total respondents indicated that they worked in Kennebec County or the Central Public Health District. Respondents represented health care agencies, public health agencies, law enforcement, municipalities, schools, businesses, social service agencies and non-governmental organizations. There were 403 respondents who indicated they worked at the state-level (e.g., Maine CDC, businesses that spanned the state, etc.). These respondents were included in the overall results, but were not included in any of the county-level results. Respondents could indicate that they represent more than one county in the survey, therefore the total of completed surveys by county will add up to more than 1,639. Top Health Issues Kennebec County stakeholders ranked a set of 25 health issues on “how you feel they impact overall health of residents” on a five-point scale, where 1 is “not at all a problem” and 5 is “critical problem.” The top five issues of concern reported for the county were: Obesity