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Assessment, Policy, Assurance    
     
Assessment Policy Assurance
An assessment of the community including data that reflects current trends and status of the community in the following areas demographics, education, socioeconomic, environmental health risks, maternal and child health, disease prevalence, nutritional status, access to healthcare Using the assessment we lead our community partners in a systematic and periodic process to identify community health priorities, develop strategies to achieve desired outcomes and assess existing, revised or policy Our community report shows evidence of a public health improvement initiative from an implementation, quality improvement and assurance perspective.  The report addresses assurance and sustainability.  This includes enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and assure public safety, linking people to needed health services thereby providing access to health care, continually evaluate effectiveness and quality of population-based health services
     
2008 Community Health Data Report

The 3 most significant problems affecting the health status of population in Dallas County

2009 Health Improvement Plan
 

 

 
 

1) Lack of physical activity/good nutrition leading to obesity/overweight and the complications

 
     

2) Smoking/tobacco use and the consequences

     
 

3) Access to adequate health/dental care