Community Health Assessment
A Community Health Assessment informs a broad audience — community health centers, government agencies, philanthropy, community-based organizations, civic leaders and the general public — about the top health issues facing our community. It helps us determine how to most effectively direct limited resources and where to find assets we can leverage to make positive change.
The assessment brings together information from primary local sources (such as disease reports and death certificates) and multiple state-level data sets. It also showcases the results of a countywide survey with more than 3,790 responses from residents who provided insight on issues that impact their health. The latest SLO County Community Health Assessment was completed in 2023 and details key indicators of community health, such as life expectancy, disease rates, access and barriers to care, and more.
For those interested in specific issues, the report offers details on our local context, as well as state and national comparisons.
The assessment informs the work of SLO Health Counts, a collaborative of community members, nonprofits, government agencies, cities, schools, and leaders in SLO County working together toward the shared goal of a healthy, thriving community.
See the full report here.