Ramsey County Seeking Residents Opinions on Top Health Issues

Editor's note: The following news release was submitted by Christopher Burns, public information officer for Ramsey County Public Health:

Ramsey County Public Health is asking individuals who live or work in Ramsey County to share their ideas on the top health issues facing the jurisdiction. .

The County is encouraging residents o take a short online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NLRVKVL  (also available thru a link at www.healthyramsey.org).

The survey is confidential and asks the public’s opinions on a range of community health issues such as alcohol and tobacco use, access to medical and dental services, infectious diseases, the health of babies and children, and environmental issues.  Survey respondents will not be asked about their personal health problems or behaviors.

The survey ends Friday, April 5.

“You don’t have to work in health care or have any specialized knowledge to take the survey,” said Marina McManus, director of Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health. “Our goal is to get the opinions of people from a variety of backgrounds in order to capture the full range of health needs of the County’s diverse communities.”

McManus said the survey is part of “Planning Healthy Ramsey” a multi-phased effort by local public health to partner with community members to assess, rank  and implement plans to focus resources for improved health in Ramsey County.

“The end result of Planning Healthy Ramsey will be the development of plans to guide the work of our department over the next few years, and the work we and others collaborate on in the community,”  McManus said.

Besides the online survey, printed hard copies of the survey are also available. To request a copy of the survey, call 651-266-2400 or email AskPH@co.ramsey.mn.us 

More information on Planning Healthy Ramsey is available online at www.healthyramsey.org