Daniel E. Regenye, Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) Public Health Coordinator, stated, “The The Ocean County Health Advisory Group, which is comprised of the Ocean County and Long Beach Island Health Departments, Community Medical Center, Kimball Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center, the Center for Health, Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) and Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), are all collaborating together to conduct a Countywide Community Health Needs Assessment in 2012.
Ocean County Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little, Liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health, added, “This joint effort will assist in identifying and coordinating healthcare services amongst the various healthcare agencies in the county. The survey will be available from June 1 – July 30. The Health Department has put the survey on its website in both English and Spanish, which can be accessed at www.ochd.org. Hard copies will also be available at various sites throughout Ocean County.”
Brunilda Price, Coordinator, OCHD Community Health Services, said, “The Community Health Survey is part of the countywide community health needs assessment process and will provide insight in what you, as a county resident, feels are the pressing healthcare needs in the county. Participation by Ocean County residents is crucial in helping to identify what are the most important health issues that affect their health and well-being.
All responses are anonymous and will be part of the final Ocean County Health Improvement Plan.”
You can access the survey in English at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/OceanCountyCommunityHealthSurvey2012.
Alternatively, in Spanish at:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/OceanCountySpanishCommunity HealthSurvey2012
Surveys in English and Spanish will also be available throughout the county at Public Health Clinics, WIC Program and at the various partner’s website and clinics.
If you have any questions concerning this survey or require assistance, please contact Brunilda Price at 732-341-9700, ext. 7228, or Mary Gibson at ext. 7280.
The Ocean County Health Advisory Group thanks all of our residents for their participation in helping to improve the health of Ocean County residents.