The Erie County Health Department has some new public data available for those looking to learn about the health of our community.
The department unveiled its 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment at its building on West 2nd Street.
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The assessment replaced the previous one published in 2018, and provided information on diseases, mortality, food insecurity and more.
The county public health director said chronic diseases remain an issue for the county, and the assessment helped them pinpoint priorities in the county.
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Erin Mrenak, Erie County director of public health, said, “It really helps us identify priorities, so we can look at our trend areas. It helps us allocate our internal resources. It helps us know what grants to apply for. It also allows us to collaborate with partners on services that we may not be able to provide here at the health department, but definitely are still a community need.”…