2022 Community Health Assessment Executive Summary

INTRODUCTION

Every three years the Moore County Health Department and MooreHealth, Inc. conduct a community health assessment (CHA) to identify factors that affect the health of the county and determine the availability of resources within the community to adequately address these factors. The assessment process involves reviewing health status indicators for the county, as well as additional factors that may affect the health of our citizens including education, socioeconomic issues, and the environment. This summary highlights findings from the 2022 CHA and the selected health priorities for 2023-2025. The full report can be found online at the Moore County Health Department website: www.moorecountync.gov/health.

MOORE COUNTY SELECTED HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR 2023-2025

In each priority area, health disparities will be addressed. This is because for many health status measures, the rates are worse for minority populations compared to white populations. This holds true for Moore County, as well as North Carolina and the United States.

JUSTIFICATION

1. Data documents problems that need to be addressed.

2. The Community Opinion Survey documents awareness of concerns in the selected areas.

3. There are current (and future) resources and opportunities available to impact the problem.

NEXT STEPS

In the Spring and Summer of 2023, the MooreHealth, Inc. Board will meet and determine the leadership and membership of 2 separate sub-committees who will be charged with addressing each of the selected priority areas (obesity, behavioral health).  The sub-committees will develop action plans that will guide the work to address the health priorities over the next three years.

MOORE COUNTY SELECTED HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR 2023-2025

1. Obesity

2. Behavioral Health

In each priority area, health disparities will be addressed. This is because for many health status measures, the rates are worse for minority populations compared to white populations. This holds true for Moore County, as well as North Carolina and the United States.