Archive for 2020
Rowan ranks 73 out of 100 in state for overall health, says State of the County Health Report
SALISBURY — Alyssa Harris, the county’s community health manager, presented some grim statistics Monday that show a decrease in the county’s overall health ranking and highlighted priorities for 2020 after discussing the 2019 State of the County Health Report with county commissioners. The purpose of presenting the report to the board, Harris said, is to…
Read MoreCounty health ranking slides to 73rd among state’s 100 counties
SALISBURY – Rowan County is just shy of the bottom 25th percentile in the state in terms of health, according to an annual report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report ranks every county in the country against those within their states. Alyssa Harris, executive director of Healthy Rowan, said healthy behaviors have…
Read MoreEditorial: Healthy Rowan County requires community buy-in
Health is more than weight, says Alyssa Smith, whose job will be to rally community organizations around a series of new goals ranging from housing issues to lowering the suicide rate. That is, a healthier community is more than one where a majority of the population is physically fit according to traditional, clinical measures. Smith…
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