2025 Children's of Alabmama Community Health Needs Assessment

The survey’s highlighting of this issue suggests the community itself recognizes information gaps—a point external stakeholders are working to address through such initiatives as parent resource centers and Jefferson County’s CHIP, which emphasizes community engagement and education to connect families with services. 32 Statewide, the Alabama Extension Service, based at Auburn University, offers a variety of family education programs. 33

Table 14. Survey Responses and External Data Issue

Percent Ranking Issue in the Top 3/Ranking #1

External Metric

Source

Ability to pay

69.8/25

21.9% of Alabama children live in poverty.

alavoices.org alavoices.org jcdh.org

Availability of services 62.1/26

Dozens of counties have no or few pediatric providers; rural hospital closures limit services. Jefferson County’s plan prioritizes adding health services.

Parent education/ awareness

63.2/21

Efforts underway to educate parents

jcdh.org

Transportation

60.1/16

Public transit is limited.

jcdh.org

______________________________________ 32 The Community Health Improvement Plan, 2020–2024 . Jefferson County https://www.jcdh.org/SitePages/Misc/PdfViewer?AdminUploadId=2587# :~:text=match%20at%20L1650%20Strategic%20Issue,Term%20Target 33 “Alabama Extension Human Services Program Guide: Family and Child Development, Alabama Extension. https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/ home-family/alabama-extension-human-sciences-program-guide-family-and-child-development/

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