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Findings of Other CHNAs
Part of the CDC’s work has included identifying certain populations that are most at risk for severe illness and death due to the pandemic. Based on that work, many at-risk people live in the community served by Union Hospital. Populations most at risk include:
• Older adults; • People with certain underlying medical conditions, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, obesity, serious heart conditions, diabetes, sickle cell disease, asthma, hypertension, immunocompromised state, and liver disease; • People who are obese and who smoke; • Pregnant women; and, • Black and Hispanic (or Latino) According to the CDC, “long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put some members of racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting COVID-19 or experiencing severe illness, regardless of age.” As of March 2022, COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates in Cecil County have been lower than U.S. averages. However, there have been 15,423 cases and 258 deaths since the pandemic began.
Findings of Other CHNAs
Union Hospital and the Cecil County Health Department conducted a collaborative Community Health Assessment in 2019. The following list indicates issues identified as significant in that assessment (presented in alphabetical order):
• Access to Care • Behavioral/Mental Health o Substance Use ▪ Opioid Use, Overdose and Death ▪ Youth Substance Use ▪ Drug & Alcohol Related Intoxication Deaths o Depression and Suicide • Cancer o Lung o Prostate o Breast o Colorectal • Childhood Trauma • Chronic Disease • Dental Health • Homelessness • Infectious and Communicable Diseases • Injuries • Social Determinants of Health • Tobacco Use • Vaccination • Violent Crime
