Speak Up, Grant County!
Every four years, the Health Council conducts a survey to establish Grant County's health and wellness needs. The community data from the previous helped secure over $18 million in grants for the county over a five-year period. This time the Health Council wants to widen the scope of it's efforts with focus groups throughout the county to establish any vital local issues residents are concerned about. These concerns will be added to the county-wide survey for further input from the community.
The findings of the surveys and focus groups will be used to establish the Health Council's future priorities and to create the Grant County Community Health Improvement Plan & Profile.
To review the survey results in their entirety click here.
Focus Groups
From July to mid-August 2006, the Health Council conducted focus groups through out the county. All participants were compensated for their time. The focus groups were be less than 2 hours each, and they gave the diverse communities in Grant County a chance to offer their input into the survey and the specific needs of their individual regions.
The focus groups took place in the following communities:
Bayard- Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at 6 p.m. at the Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave.
In Spanish on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 6 p.m. at the Bayard Community Center Conference Room, 290 Hurly Ave.
Cliff/Gila- Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Gila Senior Citizens Center, 403 Hwy 211
Hachita - Saturday, July 15, 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Hachita.
Hurley- Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at 6 p.m. at the Hurly Community Center, 312 Carasco Ave.
Mimbres - Thursday, August 3, 2006, at 7 p.m. at Mimbres Roundup Lodge.
Santa Clara- Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. at Santa Clara City Hall, 105 N Bayard St.
Silver City- Monday, July 31, 5:30 p.m. at the Silver City Public Library Conference Room,515 W. College Ave.
Tyrone- Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 10 a.m. at the Tyrone Community Center.
Survey
The Grant County Community Health Council took the lead in New Mexico, again. This time we conducted the largest community survey in the state. The survey began in September, and the Health Council made an intensive effort to reach the outlying communities of Grant County. We are partnered with county municipalities, businesses, agencies and individuals to widely distribute the survey. On February 28, 2007, the survey was completed. The results of the survey have been compiled and collated and available for download by clicking here. The findings were presented at the March 2007 Health Council meeting. The data is included in the Health Council's 2007 Community Health Improvement Profile and Plan.
Findings
All the data and findings from the Grant County survey are available for download by clicking here. They will also be included in the Grant County Profile 2007 edition.