Full Report Published: St. Johns County Community Health Assessment 2024

January 2025 Update: Read the 2024 St. Johns County Community Health Improvement Plan here!

From January to May 2024, the Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County launched the latest Community Health Assessment in St. Johns County with the help of the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, Inc. We collected primary data from county residents and analyzed recent secondary data across various indicators. This collaborative effort to assess healthcare and quality of life in St. Johns County culminated in the Community Health Assessment report, published on August 23, 2024.

The three priority areas of focus for the next few years are:

• Mental and behavioral health – mental health status and services offered, substance use, domestic violence
• Access to healthcare – limited access to specialty care, transportation barriers, dental care, outreach of services, insurance coverage issues, affordability of care
• Chronic disease prevention* – health behaviors, obesity/overweight, access to healthy foods, cancer, chronic diseases, health education

This assessment identifies areas for targeted interventions and policy changes with the greatest impact. Once key strategies are selected based on their effectiveness and feasibility, the health improvement process begins, advancing efforts toward a healthier St. Johns County.

Read the full report here:

 

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*Chronic Disease Prevention is the updated terminology provided by DOH-St. Johns after the prioritization meeting. It is a preferred term that supports alignment with the CHIP and other DOH-St. Johns’s foundational plans and public health initiatives. The prior terminology used by HPCNEF was Disease Prevention & Lifestyle Behaviors.