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Avery County Community Health Assessment Avery County Community Health 2013 Assessment 1 2013 AVERY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document was developed by Avery County, in partnership with Appalachian Regional Healthcare System and Toe River Health District, as part of a local community health assessment process. We would like to thank several agencies and individuals for their contributions and support in conducting this health assessment: NAME, AGENCY, AND CONTACT INFORMATION Jessica Farley Avery County Health Dept. Health Promotion Coordinator 545 Schultz Circle Phone: 828-733-6031 P.O. Box 345 [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Bobbie Willard Avery County Cooperative Extension Area Agent 805 Cranberry Street Phone: 828-733-8270 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Twila Ingwersen & Messie Harris Avery County Schools Phone: 828-733-6006 ACS School Nurses 775 Cranberry Street [email protected] [email protected] Newland, NC 28675 [email protected] Rita Smith Lees McRae College Athletic Trainer 191 Main Street East Phone: 828-898-5241 Banner Elk, NC 28604 [email protected] Sara Yackey Avery SmartStart Director Partnership For Children Phone: 828-733-2899 405 Hardees’s Alley [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Alphie Rodriguez Community Transformation Grant Phone: 828-575-2503 Office Coordinator Region 2 828-280-4999 Cell Yancey. Mitchell. Avery. Caldwell. [email protected] (YMAC) John Gosset Mayland Community College President 200 Mayland Drive Phone: 828-765-7351 P.O. Box 547 [email protected] Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Lynda Kinnane Toe River Health District Health Director 861 Greenwood Road Phone: 828-765-2239 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 [email protected] Vivian Greene Avery County Health Dept. Nursing Supervisor 545 Schultz Circle Phone: 828-733-6031 P.O. Box 345 [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Betty Tumey Public Health: Oral Section Dental Hygienist P.O. Box 616 Phone: 828-765-5400 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 [email protected] Angela Hagaman Western Youth Network, Inc. Phone: 828) 264-5174 Director of Prevention Services 155 WYN Way Fax: (828) 264-0838 Boone, NC 28607 www.westernyouthnetwork.org Susan Marlowe Access Care of the Blue Ridge Community Project Manager 439 Hospital Dr Phone: 828-265-1339 Linville, NC 28646 [email protected] Betty Erhart & Tess McNabb Avery County D.A.R.T. Members Drug Treatment Court Phone: 828-898-6335 P.O. Box 1612 [email protected] Newland, N.C. 28657 Robbie Willis Avery County Parks and Recreation 2 Director P.O. Box 883 Phone: 828-733-8266 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Carmen Lacey Cannon Memorial Hospital CEO 434 Hospital Dr Phone: 828-737-7000 Linville, NC 28646 [email protected] Bob Wilson New River Behavior Healthcare Director 636 Cranberry St Phone: 828-733-4357 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Kay Derherd Avery County APPEL Director P.O. Box 614 Phone: 828-733-1413 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Rachel VandenEnde Florence Watauga & Avery Project Lazarus Community and Patient Education High Country Community Health (828) 264-6635 Ext.138 Coordinator PO Box 1490 [email protected] Boone, NC 28607 Linda Russell Avery Oasis P.O. Box 1591 (828) 264-1532 Boone, NC 28607 [email protected] Bryan Belcher High Country Community Health Chief Information Officer 126 Popular Grove Connector Phone: 828-264-6635 P.O. Box 1490 [email protected] Boone, NC 28607 Veronica Timbers Smokey Mountain Center Community Based Clinician 379 New Market Blvd Phone: 828-265-5315 Boone, NC 28607 [email protected] Martha Davis Avery County Schools PIO and Grant Writer P.O. Box 1360 Phone: 828-733-8943 Newland, NC 28675 [email protected] Anita Lowe Avery County JobLink Career Center Director P.O. Box 939 Phone: 828-737-5419 428 Pinoela Street [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Ann Coleman American Cancer Society Cancer Resource Coordinator 434 Hospital Drive Phone: 828-737-7000 Linville, NC 28646 [email protected] RD Daniels Avery County Senior Center Director P.O. Box 447 Phone: 828-733-8220 1655 Schultz Circle [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Lindsey Morgan Avery County YMCA Director of Operations P.O. Box 707 Phone: 828-737-5500 436 Hospital Drive [email protected] Linville, NC 28646 Shelia Bauer Avery County YMCA Wellness Director P.O. Box 707 Phone: 828-737-5500 436 Hospital Drive [email protected] Linville, NC 28646 Brenda Reece & Amanda Criss High Country Caregiver Foundation: Area Agents Area Agency on Aging Phone: 828-265-3643 P.O. Box 3356 [email protected] 468 New Market Blvd. Boone, NC 28607 JoRhetta Gardner Hospice of Avery County Director Medi-Home Care Phone: 828-733-0663 351 West Mitchell Street [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 Sally Morgan Appalachian Healthcare Project Director P. O. Box 767 Phone: 828-737-7725 Linville, NC 28646 [email protected] 3 Bertie Burleson Avery County Post Owner/Editor 435 Pineola Street Phone: 828-733-1407 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Bryan Fisher WECR 1281 Newland Hwy Phone: 828-733-0188 Newland, NC 28657 Daniel Barron A-M-Y Library Office Regional Library Director 150 Library Place Phone: 828-733-9393 Newland, NC 28657 [email protected] Tom Hughes Dept. of Social Services Director PO Box 309 Phone: 828 733-8245 175 Linville St. [email protected] Newland, NC 28657 4 Table of Contents Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………2 Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………...........8 Overview of CHA Purpose and Process ............................................................................ …………………………………………………..8 List of Health Priorities................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 General Review of Data and Trends ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Next Steps..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 1 - Introduction ....................................................................................................... 12 Purpose of Community Health Assessment (CHA) ...................................................................................................................... 13 Definition of Community………………………............................………………………………………………………………………………13 Data Collection Process .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Community Engagement ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Priority Setting ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2 – Demographic and Socioeconomic Parameters .................................. 15 Location and Geography .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 History ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Population ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Current Population (Stratified by Gender, Age, and Race/Ethnicity)……………………………………………............17 Population Growth Trend……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........17 Education ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Educational Attainment………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….........17 Drop-Out Rate Trend…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....18 Current High School Graduation Rate……………………………………………………………………………………………….….18 Income ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Median Household and Family Income…………………………………………………………………………………………….......18 Population in Poverty………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....18 Housing Costs….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........20 Employment and Unemployment ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Employment…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21 Unemployment…………...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Chapter 3 – Summary of Primary & Secondary Data ................................................ 24 Health Rankings ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
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