Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
PRESS
RELEASE
Release Date: For
Immediate Release
Kill Date:
December 2, 2003
Contact Person:
Lauren Shirey
Community Health Analyst
Genesee County Health Department
Phone:
(810) 768-7970
RE:
Speak
to Your Health! Community Survey Presentation
Results
from the Speak to Your Health! Community Survey of over 1800
Genesee
County
residents will be presented at
the International Institute,
515 Stevens Street
from
4:00-6:00 p.m.
, on
December 2, 2003
. Alcohol and tobacco use,
healthcare access, weight and nutrition, physical activity, education,
neighborhood participation, social support, and incarceration are a few of the
topics to be covered. Learn how local organizations can access this information
for their own work. For further information or to RSVP, email contactprc@umich.edu
or call (734) 647-0532.
The
Speak to Your Health! Community Survey is a project of the
Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC/MI) Genesee County Community Board.
The goals of the survey are to increase understanding of the
health-related behaviors and attitudes of
Genesee
County
residents, inform health
policy, support needs assessments for developing programs, and identify community assets. The purpose of the PRC/MI
Community Board is to carry out a community-driven research agenda to improve
the health of
Genesee
County
residents, especially those
experiencing a disproportionate share of poor health outcomes. The organizations
represented on the PRC/MI Community Board are Faith Access to Community Economic
Development, Flint/Genesee County Neighborhood Roundtable,
Flint
Odyssey
House
Health
Awareness
Center
, Genesee County Community
Action Resource Department, the Genesee County Health Department, the Greater
Flint Health Coalition, the University of Michigan–Flint, and the University
of Michigan School of Public Health. Additional
information about the PRC/MI is available on its website, www.sph.umich.edu/prc.
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