The Community Engagement Survey provided residents with a space to tell us about the social determinants of health in their everyday life.
The survey was divided into several sections with questions centered around the key social determinants of health: neighborhood and the built environment, social and community context, economics and jobs, health and health care and neighborhood safety.
We used two survey instruments: an interactive community engagement mapping survey tool which allowed respondents to place geographic reference points to survey questions and a traditional online survey tool with no mapping component.
The survey was distributed through several outlets, including social media ads, announcements at community meetings, distributing flyers at public events, health clinics, and even a nursing college with the help of our Albany partners.
314 residents, from the four target cities, responded to the survey: 55% of which were White, 77% of which were Female, and 35% of which were between 40 and 59 years of age. Savannah had the largest number of respondents.
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Below you can view the results of the survey. The charts are interactive and downloadable. Click the arrow in a the upper right corner of a chart to access download and other options.
Neighborhood and the Built Environment
Shopping Opportunities
59% of respondents disagree/strongly disagree
Sidewalks and Crosswalks
58% of respondents disagree/strongly disagree
Access to recreation and cultural facilities
57% of respondents agree/strongly agree
Willing to help Neighbors
73% of respondents agree/strongly agree
Social and Community
Jobs in the Community
Health and Health Care
Neighborhood Safety
Respondents’ Demographics
This research is based upon work supported by the Urban Institute through funds provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author(s) alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Urban Institute or the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.