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Partnership for a Healthy Torrance County
Torrance CountyCommunity Health Profile
Fiscal Year 2009
(Approved by PHTC on June 3, 2009)(Approved by Torrance County Commission on June 10, 2009)
Prepared by the Partnership for a Healthy Torrance CountyFunded by
Community Health Profile FY20091
 
Partnership for a Healthy Torrance CountyCommunity Health Profile FY20092
 
I.
TORRANCE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILE
 
The purpose of a Community Health Profile is to provide an accurate and complete picture of acommunity’s health. The profile includes both quantitative and qualitative data, as well as a local analysisand interpretation of that data. It is a comprehensive compilation of information—both data alreadycollected and published and information collected by the organizations and individuals creating the profile.The Community Health Profile is a critical first step in identifying community health needs and problems,which then serve as the basis for establishing priorities in the Community Health Improvement Plan.
 
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Table of Contents
Topic Page Number
1. Executive Summary:...........................................................................................................................52. Introduction:........................................................................................................................................6a. Health Council Description:.............................................................................................................6b. Mission, Vision and Purpose of Health Council:.............................................................................8c. Definition of Health:.........................................................................................................................9d. Purpose of Profile:..........................................................................................................................9e. Profile Development:.......................................................................................................................93. Community Description:....................................................................................................................10a. Geographic Description:...............................................................................................................10b. Population Description..................................................................................................................111) Population:………………………………………………………………………………….…………112) Income:……………………………………………………………………………………..………….143) Poverty:…………………………………………………………………………………..…………….144) Education:……………………………………………………………………………….…………….155) Languages Spoken:………………………………………………………….…….…………………176) Employment:………………………………………………………………….…….…………………17c. Community Assets and Wellness…………………………………………….…….…………………181) Physical Assets:……………………………………………………………………….……….…….192) Social Assets……………………………………………………………………………..…………….193) Regulatory Assets: ………………………………………………………………..…………….…..204) Individuals: ……………………………………………………………………………….……………205) Cultural/ Historical:………………………………………………………………….………………..206) Volunteer & Civic:……………………………………………………………………….……………204. Community Health Status:................................................................................................................20a. Maternal Child Health Indicators:..................................................................................................20b. Mortality – General........................................................................................................................23c. Leading Causes of Death..............................................................................................................24d. Chronic Disease Indicators...........................................................................................................24e. Infectious Disease Indicators:.......................................................................................................25
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f. Environmental Health Indicators:..................................................................................................25
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