At the beginning of September, thousands of Northland households received the 2015 Bridge to Health Survey in the mail. According to Cook County Public Health Nurse Joni Kristenson, the survey, which has been conducted every five years since 1995, seeks to answer the all-important question “How Healthy is the Northland?”
The comprehensive survey includes questions related to physical and mental health, nutrition, exercise, tobacco and alcohol use, dental care, insurance coverage, access to care, and emergency preparedness.
Kristenson explained that area hospitals, clinics, public health, community organizations and others depend on the information collected in this survey to understand local health needs and develop services to improve the health of people in their community.
She said it is vital that those who are randomly selected to receive the survey complete it. Surveys were mailed to residents in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Lake, Koochiching, Pine, and St. Louis County in Minnesota and Douglas County, Wisconsin. All survey responses are confidential.
Over 60 health and community organizations in the region are working together to conduct the survey, including Cook County Public Health & Human Services, North Shore Hospital/Care Center and Home Care and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic.
More information is available at BridgeToHealthSurvey.org.
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