The Oneida County Health Department needs your voice! Please visit the Survey and share your thoughts on the health priorities and focus areas that have been identified.
Votes are in and four health priorities and their respective focus areas have been identified for community health improvement efforts over the next several years.
Based on community and stakeholder feedback, below are the top four health priority areas and their respective focus areas (indicators):
1. Childcare
- Pay of childcare providers/cost of running a daycare/cost to parents
- Lack of care before and after school
2. Housing
- Financial hardship of households
- Housing with problems/quality concerns
3. Mental Health
- High school and Middle school students with anxiety
- High school and Middle school students who experience bullying
- Average number of mentally unhealthy days
- Poor self-reported mental health
4. Substance/Alcohol Use
- Youth substance use
- Drinking culture
- Limited access to treatment
