Community providers are continuing a collaborative health effort on the lower Kenai Peninsula, now buoyed by a fresh round of health assessment information.
Some new goals will include continuing work through the programs and partnerships already established by MAPP – Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership, said coordinator Megan Murphy.
Along with new goals, a few surprising things came out of this latest assessment, Murphy said, including the degree to which major health issues in the community were pervasive throughout the surveys conducted.
The cross-cutting issues identified were economic and affordability issues, adverse childhood and family experiences, access to care, aging population, quality of life, substance abuse and climate change.
Language surrounding childhood trauma and adverse experiences as a root cause for other health issues was particularly prominent, Murphy said, and offers a lot of opportunity for meaningful work.
“If we work to address reducing trauma in early years,” Murphy said, “either though supporting parents or improving support and strength and resiliency in young people, we can make a major impact in their well being.”
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