The Florida Department of Health-Osceola County is a provider — of services, of education, of access to needs and of quality of life.
By helping identify what those needs are, the Health Department can better meet the needs.
Here’s where you come in, Osceola County residents.
The Health Department is part of the Central Florida Collaborative — health representatives from Orange, Lake, Seminole and Osceola counties, along with those from Advent Health, Orlando Health and five other health care partners — and that group is launching the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), a survey that will help identify the region’s current health care needs and issues.
The survey gives residents the opportunity to provide feedback on quality of life issues. That information will be essential to developing an Osceola-centric County’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) which is required by the Florida Department of Health.
“We understand that many of the pockets in Osceola County aren’t the deepest,” Jeremy Lanier said. “We work with those who have barriers — transportation and housing issues, food insecurities and access to quality health care. This short survey will help us identify how we can best handle those barriers.”
The results of the survey will create a set of valuable data points that Lanier said community partners will be able to share to better meet community needs.
Over the past two years, COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on our community. During this time, many residents experienced challenges that affected their quality of life,” said Osceola Department of Health Administrator Vianca McCluskey. “As we move forward, it is vitally important that residents have the opportunity to weigh in on the needs of their community and provide input on how the quality of life in their communities can be improved.”
Those who want to be stakeholders can complete the survey by going to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFC_CHNA_2022, taking the 10-minute survey, and sharing it with others. The survey deadline is Feb. 4.
“This important survey will help provide direction on how local agencies provide services to our community,” Lanier said.
