Good medical facilities Prescription Drugs Make people aware of the health department and Clinical services; Communicable diseases what is does reaching low income Posting inspection population with results More community health preventative care resources Abandoned homes Immunizations More public health Mentoring and screenings WIC program education of teens Try to get people involved; Sharing information in Bullying, school safety schools more community (school resource involvement such as Programs to decrease officer, sheriff meeting churches barriers with students) Churches helping with Mental health Prevention services addiction Infection control Drug Needle use Public outreach with Environmental Health Sexual coordination of services Continue to abuse/trafficking Better support effort in implement public Poverty/economics doctor’s offices health programs Access to food, healthy Increase doctors and Smoking cessation food choices, food optometrists quality Involvement of local Better police/sheriff hospital New sewage rules, investment or concern waste management More education in schools Circleville water quality ie drugs, sex Teen Pregnancy Improve education in Smoking general Wellness programs, 5K runs or walkathon, community adoption of healthy lifestyle Addressing obesity Preventing pregnancy/safe sex programs Advertising things for teens Need more money/funding Overall, the community felt that the Pickaway County health department was providing necessary services but that there were several areas that needed to be addressed or that were missing.
Good medical facilities Clinical services; reaching low income population with preventative care Immunizations WIC program Sharing information in schools Programs to decrease barriers Mental health Infection control Environmental Health Continue to implement public health programs Smoking cessation Involvement of local hospital Prescription Drugs Communicable diseases Posting inspection results Abandoned homes Mentoring and education of teens Bullying, school safety (school resource officer, sheriff meeting with students) Prevention services Drug Needle use Sexual abuse/trafficking Poverty/economics Access to food, healthy food choices, food quality New sewage rules, waste management Circleville water quality Teen Pregnancy Smoking Make people aware of the health department and what is does More community health resources More public health screenings Try to get people involved; more community involvement such as churches Churches helping with addiction Public outreach with coordination of services Better support effort in doctor’s offices Increase doctors and optometrists Better police/sheriff investment or concern More education in schools ie drugs, sex Improve education in general Wellness programs, 5K runs or walkathon, community adoption of healthy lifestyle Addressing obesity Preventing pregnancy/safe sex programs Advertising things for teens Need more money/funding Overall, the community felt that the Pickaway County health department was providing necessary services but that there were several areas that needed to be addressed or that were missing.
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