Dare County 2024 Needs Assessment 2025 Community Health
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Appendix 1 | State of the County Health Report
Appendix 2 | Secondary Data Methodology & Sources
Appendix 3 | Secondary Data Comparisons
Appendix 4 | Primary Data Methodology & Sources
Appendix 5 | Detailed Primary Data Findings
Appendix 6 | Summary of Data Findings Across Sources
Appendix 7 | Emergency Room & Inpatient Data
Appendix 8 | Supplemental & Additional Data
Appendix 9 | Suicide Study Results
Executive Summary
Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Leadership
Acknowledgements
Collaborative Process Summary
Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks Partnership
Regional & Contracted Services
The Health ENC CHNA Steering Committee
Theoretical Framework
Evaluation of Progress Since 2021-2022
Key Findings
Next Steps
Introduction
Background
Report Structure
Evaluation of Prior CHNA Implementation Strategies
Dare County Department of Health & Human Services
Outer Banks Health
Summary Findings: Dare County 2024 Priority Health Need Areas
Chapter 1 | Methodology
Study Design
Study Limitations
Understanding Health Statistics
Chapter 2 | County Profile
Geography
Population
Age and Sex Distribution
Race and Ethnicity
Disability Status
Veteran Status
Economic Indicators
Social Determinants of Health
Dare County North Carolina United States
Social Vulnerability
Household Characteristics
Burden
Aged 65 and Older
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status
Aged 17 and Younger Civilian with a Disability
Single-Parent Households
English Language Proficiency
Persons who are racial and/or ethnic minorities (Total population minus nonHispanic white)
Housing
Social Vulnerability
Racial/Ethnic Minority
Socioeconomic Status
Household Characteristics
Housing Type
Air Pollution
Potentially Hazardous and Toxic Sites
Health Vulnerability
Leading Causes of Death
Vulnerable & At-Risk Populations
Chapter 3 | Priority Need Areas
Priority Need: Access to Care
Uninsured ages 35 to 64
Uninsured ages 19 to 34
Uninsured ages 18 and under
Dare County North Carolina
Priority Need: Mental Health
Priority Need: Substance Use
Chapter 4 | Health Resource Inventory
Chapter 5 | Next Steps
Appendix 1 | State of the County Health Report
Results-Based Accountability Framework
State of the County Health Report
Appendix 2 | Secondary Data Methodology & Sources
Methodology
Data Sources
Appendix 3 | Secondary Data Comparisons
Description of Focus Area Comparisons
Detailed Focus Area Benchmarks
Appendix 4 | Primary Data Methodology & Sources
Methodologies
Community Member Survey
Topic: Housing and Homelessness
Appendix 5 | Detailed Primary Data Findings
Focus Groups
Key Informant Interviews
Community Member Web Survey
Appendix 6 | Summary of Data Findings Across Sources
Appendix 7 | Emergency Room & Inpatient Data
Leading Causes of Death
Leading Causes of ED Visits
Leading Causes of Avoidable ED Visits
Top Causes of ED Visits Leading to Admission
Appendix 8 | Supplemental & Additional Data
Appendix 9 | Suicide Study Results
Title
Authors & Affiliations
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions & Next Steps
