Staff report, July 14, 2020, Palm Springs Life.
We like to think of ourselves as the picture of perfect health — at least until someone actually shows us a picture of our health. That’s what HARC — short for Health Assessment and Research for Communities — did by publishing the results of its fifth Coachella Valley Community Heath Survey.
Throughout 2019, the locally based nonprofit research and evaluation firm conducted the survey via random-digit-dialing of valley residents to obtain a representative snapshot for data that is not available from other sources. Hundreds of topics are now available to the community to view and download.
The survey includes many of the same questions each cycle, allowing for comparisons and projections. However, this year’s survey incorporated new topics, including hospitalization for behavioral health issues, housing stability, loneliness, opioid use, recreational marijuana, adverse childhood experiences, and conversations with children regarding social media.
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