Winthrop Health Department Invites Residents to Participate in Community Health Needs Assessment

WINTHROP — Health Director Meredith Hurley is pleased to announce that the Town of Winthrop is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment, and invites all members of the community to participate. 

The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is designed to evaluate how Winthrop residents are doing in several key areas after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the CHNA will empower the Health Department to seek grant funding to address the identified needs and gaps in services identified through this process.

Through the CHNA, Winthrop’s Public Health Department will work to identify residents’ needs related to mental health, substance use disorder and community trauma. The CHNA will also support the determination of needs around housing, food stability and insurance access. 

“It’s important that we have a strong understanding of our community’s wellbeing and the gaps in health and wellness that they may be experiencing,” Hurley said. “By identifying their needs, we’ll be better enabled to address them through targeted action and programming, so I hope that all of our residents will take part in the assessment.” 

Residents can complete the anonymous and confidential survey online by clicking here. 

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