Community Reports
Our expert Data Team creates meaningful insights.
We use local data to highlight areas of public health importance in Mesa County. We work hard to make that data meaningful and available to residents and our partners.
The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
We release a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years in partnership with non-profit hospitals in the County.
The Community Health Needs Assessment identifies opportunities to build community-driven solutions that make our residents, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods more resilient.
This approach is rooted in the belief that community-driven solutions should be a collaboration between community partners and across sectors to creatively address our most challenging areas of action.
Read the 2021 – 2023 Mesa County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
Explore the full-length Community Health Needs Assessment.Review the condensed Snapshot version.
Tell Us Community Survey Results
Over 1,200 Mesa County Residents shared their priorities for the community. Read the Summary.Explore by Section.Collaborative Reports Produced in Partnership with Mesa County Public Health
Mesa County Public Health’s special reports exploring deaths by suicide, suicide attempts and suicide risk assessment in Mesa County.
Mesa County Public Health’s special report, dedicated to the impacts of COVID-19 in Mesa County.
This report highlights opioid use in our community, prevention, recovery, and community efforts, and Public Health recommendations.
Discover Special Community Reports issued prior to 2018.
Death by Suicide in Mesa County
- 2018 Suicide in Mesa County– Mesa County Public Health’s 2018 report exploring deaths by suicide, suicide attempts and suicide risk assessment in Mesa County.
- 2017 Suicide in Mesa County – This report explores deaths by suicide, suicide attempts and suicide risk assessments in Mesa County.
- 2015 Suicide in Mesa County – Our suicide report looks at more than just rates in Mesa County. Risk factors such as social & emotional wellbeing, substance abuse, income and abuse are noted in an effort to bridge the gap as to why residents are more likely to attempt or complete suicide than the rest of the state.
Substance Use in Mesa County
- Youth Tobacco Use and Attitudes (2023) – Most recent data for Mesa County Youth.
- Tobacco in Mesa County (2019) – This report highlights tobacco use in our community, vaping products, tobacco policy, community efforts, and recommendations.
- Marijuana in Mesa County – This report explores marijuana usage in Mesa County youth and adults. Information on Colorado Amendment 64, methods of use and data from both Mesa County and the state are included.
Diseases in Mesa County
- Influenza in Mesa County – This report details data on flu hospitalizations and the economic impacts flu has in Mesa County.
- Reportable Diseases in Mesa County – This report takes an inside look at the top ten reportable diseases in Mesa County in 2015. It details how those diseases are spread, how to protect against those diseases and overall data and trends.
Other Special Reports
- Health Care Access in Mesa County– In 2015, 40% of emergency department visits in Mesa County could have been treated by a routine provider. This report helps explain why. The report includes information on barriers to care, Medicaid and CHP+ enrollment, and ratios of primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses, psychologists and dentists.
- Children’s Health Report – This report explores the health of infants and children in Mesa County.
Discover Previous Community Health Needs Assessments
- Community Health Needs Assessment 2018-2020 Executive Summary, released June 2018.
- Community Health Needs Assessment 2018-2020, released June 2018.
- Revised Community Health Needs Assessment 2015-2017, first released December 2015, revision released January 2017.