The Alexandria Health Department presented findings from its comprehensive community health assessment to the Alexandria City Council Tuesday night (July 1), revealing stark health disparities between neighborhoods and outlining plans for a more targeted approach to community health improvement.
Dr. David Rose, Director of the Alexandria Health District and Alexandria Health Department, told the council that the extensive assessment revealed “large differences in health between our neighborhoods” and calls for collaboration “with the people most impacted to move the needle on health outcomes.”
The assessment, conducted over the past year through a community-centered, data-driven process, collected responses from more than 2,000 residents across 40 unique locations throughout the city. The health department gathered over 200 indicators covering health behaviors, outcomes, and community conditions, reaching approximately 3,000 individual data points…