Genesee County Health Department

Better Life Through Better Health

Release Date:  For Immediate Release         End Date:  January 24, 2008

Contact Person:          Lauren Shirey, MPH

                                    Community Health Analyst

Genesee County Health Department                                  

Phone:                         (810) 768-7970           

RE:      2007 Speak to Your Health! Community Survey Presentation 

Has the health of Genesee County residents changed since 2003? What roles do faith and spirituality play in health decisions?  Do Genesee County residents support smoke-free restaurants? The answers to these questions and more are answered by over 1700 Genesee County residents who participated in the 2007 Speak to Your Health! Community Survey.  Survey results will be presented on January 24, 2008 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) Large Conference Room, 601 N. Saginaw St. in Flint.

Topics to be covered include HIV/STD risk behaviors, nutrition, physical activity, cancer screenings, neighborhood perceptions, access to health care, impact of incarceration, smoking and smoking policy, mental health, faith and spirituality, and more. The Speak to Your Health! Community Survey was first conducted in 2003 and repeated in 2005 and 2007.  Data from all three years will be presented in order to examine possible changes in community health.

Learn how local organizations can access this information for their own work, including grant-writing, program development and evaluation, and more. For further information or to RSVP, call (810) 257-3812.

The Speak to Your Health! Community Survey is a project of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC/MI) Genesee County Community Board.  The goals of the survey are to increase understanding of the health-related behaviors and attitudes of Genesee County residents, inform health policy, support needs assessments for developing programs, and identify community assets. The purpose of the PRC/MI Genesee County Community Board is to conduct community-based participatory research to improve the health of Genesee County residents, especially African Americans, who experience a greater share of poor health outcomes. 

The organizations represented on the PRC/MI Community Board are Dort-Oak Park Neighborhood House, Faith Access to Community Economic Development, Flint/Genesee County Neighborhood Roundtable, Flint Odyssey House Health Awareness Center, Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, Genesee County Health Department, Greater Flint Health Coalition, University of Michigan–Flint, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and YOUR Center.  Additional information about the PRC/MI is available on its website, www.sph.umich.edu/prc.

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