Columbia County, NY
“A healthy community is clean, safe, and has ready access to health care and all needed human services. Community awareness, diversity, and development are strengthened through knowledgeable, engaged, and nurturing involvement by many citizens and leaders who value our population and usable resources and support physical, mental, social, intellectual, and spiritual well being.
A healthy community has a strong Public Health System that includes: planning and policy development, shared leadership among many community partners, effective responses to challenges, assessment, and accountability, and which protects and promotes the health of residents of all ages and the natural and community environments.”
-Columbia County Department of Health
Prevention Agenda 2023-2025
Below are key public health data reference documents of the health needs in Columbia County. The first 4 documents visualize and explain the top 25 health issues from 5 perspectives, report the status of 171 county health indicators in one table, and summarize the public health insights of consumers who participated in our survey. For detailed information on health disparities locally, click on “More HCD Studies and Disparities Reports” under the “Explore Health Data” tab above.
Columbia County Data and Resources
Public health data can be found through a myriad of sources. The Healthy Capital District’s public health data tools assemble local, state, and national sources to provide a singular location to quickly examine this vast array of information at a big picture or granular level depending upon your needs. Health information is provided on, prevalence, mortality, emergency room use, hospitalization, and demographic groups.
For more information on the Prevention Agenda and prioritization process:
Columbia County CHIP, CHA, and CSP
The Capital Region Community Health Needs Assessment and Prevention Agenda materials linked above are products the Healthy Capital District creates to provide reference materials for the development of county health department Community Health Improvement Plans and hospital Community Service Plans. Follow the links below to read each organization’s plans.
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2022-2024 Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy Community Health Improvement Plan and Community Service Plan for Columbia and Greene Counties, NY, and their Hospital
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2019 Community Health Needs Assessment and Improvement Plan and Community Service Plan for Columbia and Greene Counties
Evidence-Based Practices
The New York State Department of Health has compiled recommended evidence-based programs, policies, and practices for addressing Prevention Agenda priorities.
Explore this comprehensive collection of best practices for promoting community health and development.
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A compilation of success stories from Prevention Agenda interventions and strategies implemented by local health departments, hospitals, and other partners. |
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