Community Health Needs Assessment Data and Community Recovery From COVID-19

Robin G. Molella; Angela L. Murad; Meaghan Sherden; Derrick J. Fritz; Emily N. Sadecki; Graham Briggs; Zhen Wang; M. Hassan Murad

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.010

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Community Health Needs Assessment Data and Community Recovery From COVID-19

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Community Health Needs Assessment Data and Community Recovery From COVID-19

Robin G. Molella, Angela L. Murad, Meaghan Sherden, Derrick J. Fritz, Emily N. Sadecki, Graham Briggs, Zhen Wang and M. Hassan Murad

American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.63(2), pp.273-276

08/01/2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.010

PMCID: PMC8920785

PMID: 35654661

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact beyond physical morbidity and mortality. A mid-cycle Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey was adminis-tered in 1 community to generate data to evaluate change in community well-being since the begin-ning of the pandemic. Methods: Surveys were mailed to 2,000 randomly selected residents in Olmsetd County, Minne-sota. The surveys included the WHO Well-being Index (previously included in the 2018 CHNA and new subjective questions regarding behavior change. Changes in well-being were calculated using a propensity-matched cohort, and behavior change was reported as proportions of the whole. Data analysis was completed in 2021. Results: Total survey respondents were 569 people in 2018 and 723 people in 2021. Well-being scores from the WHO Well-being Index showed a statistically significant decrease (score reduction of -8.44) from 2018 to 2021. All the 5 questions from the WHO Well-being Index also had an indi-vidual significant decrease; with the question regarding interest in life showing the greatest decrease. Individuals reported decreased subjective physical and mental well-being and increased substance use (alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco). Households also reported decreased household incomes and worse household finances since the start of the pandemic. Conclusions: Using the CHNA infrastructure, 1 community was able to compare prepandemic with postpandemic data, which showed decreased well-being and increased substance use and financial stress. Other public health planners can similarly conduct interval surveys on the basis of their CHNA questionnaires to tailor ongoing Community Health Improvement Plan programming to postpandemic needs and track community mental health and well-being recovery. (C) 2022 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Title: Subtitle: Community Health Needs Assessment Data and Community Recovery From COVID-19
Creators: Robin G. Molella - Mayo Clinic in Florida
Angela L. Murad - Mayo Clinic
Meaghan Sherden - Olmsted Cty Publ Hlth Serv, Rochester, MN USA
Derrick J. Fritz - Olmsted Cty Publ Hlth Serv, Rochester, MN USA
Emily N. Sadecki - Mayo Clinic
Graham Briggs - Olmsted Cty Publ Hlth Serv, Rochester, MN USA
Zhen Wang - Mayo Clinic in Arizona
M. Hassan Murad - Mayo Clinic in Florida
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.63(2), pp.273-276
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.010
PMID: 35654661
PMCID: PMC8920785
NLM abbreviation: Am J Prev Med
ISSN: 0749-3797
eISSN: 1873-2607
Publisher: Elsevier
Number of pages: 4
Language: English
Date published: 08/01/2022
Academic Unit: Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984961046902771

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