Review of Prevalent Health Conditions In an effort to serve both the Foundation’s mission and strategic plan and following conversations with a sample of Mon Valley residents, health care providers, nonprofit partners, and grantees as well as a review of recent local and regional health data, JRF identified three prevalent health disparities within the footprint that are especially present in the Mon Valley: Cancer diagnosis rates Prevalence of asthma Prevalence of food insecurity The paper and PowerPoint deck linked below provides a review of relevant data describing these conditions in the Foundation’s footprint as well as a call to action for partnership. PowerPoint Deck A Review of Prevalent Health Conditions in the JRF Service Area Executive Summary A Review of Prevalent Health Conditions in the JRF Service Area Full Paper If questions or suggestions emerge while reading these materials, please contact the Foundation staff.
