Health Department Releases 2013 State of the County Health Report

 

BURLINGTON

– The Alamance County Health Department has completed the State of the County Health (SOTCH) report for 2013. The report provides updates on health statistics and information on progress in priority health areas as determined in the 2011 Community Health Assessment.

Community health priorities highlighted in the SOTCH include obesity, substance abuse, mental health and access to health care. The SOTCH details various initiatives, activities and strategies employed to improve the health of the community related to those four priority areas. Additionally, the SOTCH highlights ongoing public health work such as maternal child health outcomes and air quality improvement. The emerging issue section of the SOTCH was first included in 2008 to highlight health issues of importance that were not initially identified or anticipated in the Community Health Assessment.

The SOTCH is a collaborative effort between the Alamance County Health Department, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Healthy Alamance, United Way and other community partners. The SOTCH report is an annual report required by the North Carolina Division of Public Health from all local health departments in the years between Community Health Assessments.

 

To view the SOTCH, please visit https://www.alamance-nc.com/healthdept/ then choose Health Reports and Statistics.