The Wood County Health Partners are inviting the community to attend a meeting about the 2021 Wood County Community Health Assessment report. The public will have an opportunity to review and discuss the findings.
The meeting will be Thursday, March 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Wood County Hospital Meeting Rooms, 950 W. Wooster St., Bowling Green.
This Community Health Assessment is a data-driven examination of the health of adults, youth and children who live in Wood County. It compares new data to information from previous assessments and the state and country as a whole to give a snapshot of the health of the Wood County community.
Releasing this report is a crucial step in raising awareness of key health issues the county is facing and informing a path to building a healthier community. The Community Health Assessment will serve as the basis for the Community Health Improvement Plan, which defines the priorities and outlines actions to be taken over the next three years to improve the health of people in the county.
Local health officials hope that this report will be enlightening not only for the general public but also those organizations that will use the data to inform their work and motivate communities to become champions for positive change.
