"Deana Tharp is 1 of about 50 people who showed up to the Carter County community health improvement meeting....
"The first step was to share results from assessments and surveys completed over the last 6 months. They asked respondents about health habits, how they pay for care and the quality of life in the county. Tobacco use, obesity and access to care were just a few of the many concerns, but health department administrator Mendy Spohn said they want to focus their energy on the biggest issues.
"The top five vote getters were teens, obesity, mental health, adverse childhood events and substance abuse.
"Spohn assigned leaders to spearhead each topic.
"They will be working over the next six months developing a task force to address those issues and to make sure that we have plans, goals, objectives," Spohn said...."
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