HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8583 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8583
March 23, 2004
r To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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T� SUBJECT: Results of 2003 Fort Worth Community Needs Assessment
The City of Fort Worth conducted a comprehensive community needs assessment in 2003 in follow-up to the survey
conducted in 1998. Both survey instruments were products of collaborative efforts incorporating the input of
community partners and city departments to assure the relevance of the data to all partner agencies. Additions were
made to the survey instrument in 2003 to incorporate emerging issues and conditions. In the spring of 2003, Public
Health Department staff and volunteers collected 3,361 face-to-face surveys of randomly selected Fort Worth
households. This assured a 99.99% level of reliability, unparalleled by any similar activity in the country.
A report summarizing results from the 2003 Community Needs Assessment including comparisons of measures from
the 1998 assessment accompanies this informal report. This summary is being provided for council review so that
reports can then be distributed to partner agencies and the general community. The data will subsequently be used by
numerous agencies in Fort Worth to guide program activities and secure funding.
Select measures from the 2003 Community Needs Assessment are compared with data from the 1998 assessment in the
table below. Additional measures and more extensive analyses may be found in the attached summary.
Measure 2003 1998
Greatest health problem in the home Allergies Asthma
(top three ranked) Diabetes Allergies
Hi Blood Pressure Hi Blood Pressure
Household prevalence of:
Aller ies 41.5% 43.7%
High Blood Pressure 29.5% 30.5%
Overweight 27.3% 33.8°x'4
Arthritis 19.8% 27.6%
Asthma 16.4% 18.2%
Diabetes 15.9% 13.1%
Heart Problems 11.7% 13.5%
Depression 12.7% 16.5%
Anxiety 9.9% 10.6%
Cancer 4.1% 5.5%
Mental Illness 3.5% (NA)
Alcoholism 2.3% 2.7%
Developmental Disability 2.2% A)
Drug Abuse 0.6% 0.5%
Seen a dentist in the past ear? 64.8% 66.1%
Have a working smoke detector? 88.2% 92.5%
Know CPR? 53.0% 53.3%
Exercise 3+days per week? 73.8% 72.8%
Eat fatty foods 3+ days per week? 36.4% 27.4%
, Less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily? 86.0% 87.1%
Current smoker? 25.9% 21.8%
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8583
TE March 23, 2004
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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r$� SUBJECT: Results of 2003 Fort Worth Community Needs Assessment
If you have any questions about this report,please contact Dan Reimer, Public Health Director, (817) 871-7201 or
Assistant City Manager,Libby Watson,(817) 392-6183.
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS