Table 3 Community health needs assessment survey by municipal clusters
Western Galilee—Beit HaKerem N = 167 (22%) | Eastern Galilee N = 431 (56.8%) | Galil Amakim- Kineret Amakim N = 161 (21.2%) | P. value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Community strengths (%yes) | ||||
Quality of life | 61 (36.5) | 132 (30.6) | 37 (23) | P = 0.028 |
Sense of community | 141 (84.4) | 350 (81.2) | 102 (63.4) | P < 0.001 |
Social services | 42 (25.1) | 97 (22.5) | 35 (21.7) | P = 0.729 |
Health needs of the community (%yes) | ||||
Health promotion and preventive medicine | 36 (21.6) | 49 (11.4) | 25 (15.5) | P = 0.006 |
Hospitals | 22 (13.2) | 55 (12.8) | 12 (7.5) | P = 0.163 |
Community mental health services | 5 (3) | 10 (2.3) | 4 (2.5) | P = 0.894 |
Emergency services | 32 (19.2) | 80 (18.6) | 23 (14.3) | P = 0.418 |
Childcare | 21 (12.6) | 64 (14.8) | 34 (21.1) | P = 0.08 |
Elderly services | 20 (12) | 79 (18.3) | 29 (18) | P = 0.161 |
Community health services | 71 (42.5) | 208 (48.3) | 82 (50.9) | P = 0.283 |
Access to specialists | 53 (31.7) | 136 (31.6) | 62 (38.5) | P = 0.225 |
Health problems (%yes) | ||||
Age-related illness | 80 (47.9) | 192 (44.5) | 56 (34.8) | P = 0.041 |
Cancer | 89 (53.3) | 231 (53.6) | 83 (51.6) | P = 0.905 |
Dental problems | 21 (12.6) | 88 (20.4) | 23 (14.3) | P = 0.038 |
Diabetes | 53 (31.7) | 106 (24.6) | 49 (30.4) | P = 0.133 |
Heart disease and stroke | 32 (19.2) | 135 (31.3) | 48 (29.8) | P = 0.011 |
Infectious diseases | 8 (4.8) | 48 (11.1) | 8 (5) | P = 0.009 |
Lung disease (COPD) | 11 (6.6) | 23 (5.3) | 3 (1.9) | P = 0.111 |
Mental Health | 35 (21) | 76 (17.6) | 29 (18) | P = 0.634 |
Mother and Infant Health | 43 (25.7) | 156 (36.2) | 31 (19.3) | P < 0.001 |
Motor and Vehicle Crash | 19 (11.4) | 26 (6) | 23 (14.3) | P = 0.003 |
Obesity | 33 (19.8) | 65 (15.1) | 47 (29.2) | P = 0.001 |
Smoking | 11 (6.6) | 34 (7.9) | 28 (17.4) | P = 0.001 |
Sexual Transmitted Infections | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.6) | P = 0.538 |
Substance Abuse | 15 (9) | 10 (2.3) | 12 (7.5) | P = 0.001 |
Violence | 0 | 3 (0.7) | 27 (16.8) | P < 0.001 |
Other | 1 (0.6) | 6 (1.4) | 0 (2.5) | P = 0.225 |
Don't know | 8 (4.8) | 9 (2.1) | 3 (1.9) | P = 0.142 |
Social and structural determinants of health (%yes) | ||||
Residence near a polluting factory | 24 (14.4) | 9 (2.1) | 13 (8.1) | P < 0.001 |
Race/ethnicity discrimination | 0 | 8 (1.9) | 10 (6.2) | P = 0.001 |
Pollution | 17 (10.2) | 14 (3.2) | 19 (11.8) | P < 0.001 |
Access to mental health services | 35 (21) | 126 (29.2) | 26 (16.1) | P = 0.002 |
Domestic violence | 1 (0.6) | 4 (0.9) | 9 (5.6) | P < 0.001 |
Access to transportation | 76 (45.5) | 165 (38.3) | 36 (22.4) | P < 0.001 |
Poverty | 5 (3) | 25 (5.8) | 10 (6.2) | P = 0.323 |
Affordable housing | 14 (8.4) | 17 (3.9) | 13 (8.1) | P = 0.043 |
Child abuse/neglect | 2 (1.2) | 8 (1.9) | 7 (4.3) | P = 0.112 |
Affordable childcare | 27 (16.2) | 50 (11.6) | 28 (17.4) | P = 0.118 |
Parks and recreation | 24 (14.4) | 74 (17.2) | 64 (39.8) | P < 0.001 |
Neighborhood safety/violence | 5 (3) | 4 (0.9) | 40 (24.8) | P < 0.001 |
Limited places to exercise | 30 (18) | 103 (23.9) | 41 (25.5) | P = 0.208 |
Lack of job opportunities | 45 (26.9) | 174 (40.4) | 30 (18.6) | P < 0.001 |
School dropout/poor schools | 12 (7.2) | 12 (2.8) | 16 (9.9) | P = 0.001 |
Limited access to healthy food | 24 (14.4) | 50 (11.6) | 20 (12.4) | P = 0.653 |
Access to a doctor's office | 95 (56.9) | 303 (70.3) | 54 (33.5) | P < 0.001 |
Other | 14 (8.4) | 36 (8.4) | 5 (3.1) | P = 0.074 |
Don't know | 1 (0.6) | 4 (0.9) | 2 (1.2) | P = 0.830 |