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Tobacco Use – By Education: Current cigarette smoking was highest among pe certificate and lowest among those with a graduate degree. • About 23 of every 100 adults with 12 or fewer years of educ • Nearly 37 of every 100 adults with a GED certificate (36.8%) • Nearly 19 of every 100 adults with a high school diploma (18 • About 17 of every 100 adults with some college (no degree) • Nearly 16 of every 100 adults with an associate’s degree (15 • About 7 of every 100 adults with an undergraduate degree ( • About 4 of every 100 adults with a graduate degree (4.1%) By Annual Household Income Current cigarette smoking was higher among persons with a low household incomes. • About 21 of every 100 adults with an annual household inco • About 15 of every 100 adults with an annual household inco • Nearly 12 of every 100 adults with an annual household inco • Nearly 8 of every 100 adults with an annual household incom

National Data ersons with a general education development (GED) cation (no diploma) (23.1%) ) 8.7%) ) (17.4%) 5.5%) (7.1%) w annual household income than those with higher annual ome less than $35,000 (21.4%) ome of $35,000 to $74,999 (15.3%) ome of $75,000 to $99,999 (11.8%) me greater than $100,000 (7.6%)

Teen Tobacco Use



Focus Access

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or and Dentist on a Regular

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d to See a Doctor or Dentist id Not

Survey Responses: Neede But Did

ed Prescription Medication d Not Get It

Survey Responses: Neede But Did

ed Mental Health Services d Not Receive Them

Focus Grou Access to care for non-English speakers- Most undocumented r residents do not speak English (or in some cases, do not even kn Access to health care- need to improve access to preventa and mental and behavioral health services in Union count underserved or rural areas, would help improve this access There is a lack of access to specialty care (such as infect Therefore, many individuals end up going to the emerge Respondents also discussed how improving transportat services, especially for individuals with disabilities and Several participants mentioned that mental health within Individuals without insurance (and even those with certain type or a specialist.

up Concerns residents (almost 30,000 individuals) live in Monroe. Many Hispanic now how to read), which is a large barrier to accessing care. ative healthcare services (such as mammograms), primary care services, ty. Respondents suggest that adding urgent care centers, especially in s. Respondents also discussed the need for more free clinics. tious disease specialists or fetal medicine specialists) in Union County. ency room because they “have never been turned away by the hospital”. tion services in the County would help improve access to healthcare seniors. Union County is underfunded and often lacks continuity of care. es of insurance such as Medicaid) often have difficulty seeing a doctor

North Carolina- Even though the number of insured people in NC inc health insurance. Some do not have sufficient incom those same individuals do not qualify for Medicaid, i Lack of insurance disproportionately affects Hi and 18 .2 percent of these populations, respect 15 .5 percent of North Carolina adults could no Fewer whites experience this barrier to health c More than a quarter of the Hispanic/Latino pop from accessing a doctor in the previous year. Conversely, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino, and in the past year than their white counterparts .

- Insurance Gap creased between 2010-2016, there are still thousands without me to qualify for an insurance subsidy/sliding fee scale, yet indicating a persistent gap in health care coverage . ispanic/Latino and American Indians, impacting 29 .6 percent tively. ot see a doctor due to cost. care (12 .8 percent). pulation (27 .4 percent) indicate that cost prevented them d other racial groups were more likely to have seen a dentist

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Lack of Mental Hea More Americans are insured today than in The proportion of youth with private insur difficulties nearly doubled, from 4.6 perce In NC, 11.9% Children With Private Ins Problems In NC, 10.8% of adults with mental illness

alth Care Coverage n past years, but their coverage is lacking. rance that did not cover mental or emotional ent in 2012 to 8.1 percent in 2017. surance That Did Not Cover Mental Or Emotional s are not insured

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are in Union County

Union County T Service Provision Serves as Union County’s Community Transpo response services, manages contracted 74x fi Available to all County residents, includin those living, working, shopping, studying, County’s rural and urban areas. Provides transportation service to meet clients (Veterans Services, Senior Nutritio (UDI). Primary focus has remained on meeting the n funding have expanded to support the transpo

Transportation n and Availability ortation Service Provider (CTSP). Provides demand- ixed route service ng those with mobility issues, special needs, as well as , recreating, and receiving medical care in all of Union the needs of County Human Service Agency program on, Work First, and Medicaid) and community partners needs of the elderly and disabled, but both service and ortation needs for all Union County residents.

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Focus Environ

Area: nmental

Survey Data: Environm Adult Survey

mental Health Concerns Senior Survey

Survey Data: W Adult Survey

Water Sources Senior Adult Survey

Survey Data: W Adult Survey

Water Quality Senior Survey

Focus Grou Need more outdoor places for people to bike and walk, etc.) Need access to county water in rural areas Concern for safety when recreating / walking / biking in other parts of the county, such as Wesley Chapel.

up Concerns such as community gardens, sidewalks, parks, trails, n some outdoor parts of the County, such as Monroe, vs.

Mosquito Preventio In 2019 May was identified as “Mosquito P we focused on educating and empowering mosquitoes. Environmental Health gave away mosq owners (4 dunks/Union County address) Mosquito prevention and control message and a mosquito prevention video was used the local movie theatres.

on – Union County Prevention Month” in Union County. During the month, g property owners in the prevention/control of quito dunks (larvicide-bactimos briquettes) to property ). Approximately 500 dunks were given away. es were added to Union County social media platforms d for outreach. This video was also screened at one of

Benefits of Green Space Pres Environmental benefits for water, air, land and wildlife Benefits for the physical and mental health of commun reduction. Social benefits focused on community cohesion and pu Economic benefits for the local workforce and business

servation and Infrastructure e in and around the projects. nity members, including improved mood, stress ublic safety. s development

Union County Public water supplies serve ~79% of County re

Water Supply esidents, and public sewer is available to ~64%