Ventura County Public Health

Health Matters in Ventura County is a web-based source of population data and community health information. This site is provided by Ventura County Public Health. We invite planners, policy makers, and community members to use the site as a tool for community assessment, strategic planning, identifying best practices for improvement, collaboration and advocacy.

Community Health Needs Assessment

Evaluación de las Necesidades de la Salud Comunitaria

A Step Towards Building a Healthier Community -

The Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC) engaged in a process to assess overall population health and develop priorities that will inform planning for building a healthier community.

Community Health Implementation Strategy

Indicator Dashboards

Learn about your community's health and wellness. Compare indicators for your community against state averages, county values, and target goals.

To thrive, everyone in the community needs to be given the opportunity to live a long, healthy life, regardless of his or her background or socioeconomic status. The conditions of the physical environment where people live, learn, work and play present a wide range of health risks and outcomes. We are committed to supporting environments that protect and promote the health and well-being of residents equitably. We developed a multi-sectoral partnership with the objective of breaking down siloes in healthcare and identifying intersecting issues that impact the county population that all the health agencies in the partnership serve. Based on the results of our Community Health Needs Assessment, these are the priorities to implement:

PRIORITY 1

Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Across the Lifespan

This priority includes:

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Substance Use, Adolescent Health, Education, and, Housing Overcrowding.
Health and Wellness for Older Adults

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Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 38.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 30.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 36.6%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 38.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 30.5% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 36.6%.

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 22.5 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 21.0 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 21.9. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 22.5 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 21.0 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 21.9.

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 22.9% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 21.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 24.1%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 22.9% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 21.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 24.1%.

Severe Housing Problems

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 37.0% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 31.0% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 33.0%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 37.0% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 31.0% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 33.0%.

Rheumatoid Arthritis or Osteoarthritis: Medicare Population

County: Ventura

(Compared to CA Counties)

PRIORITY 2

Prevention of Chronic Conditions by Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

This is a priority includes: Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke, Nutrition and Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and, Weight Status

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Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 115.4 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 93.3 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 102.0. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 115.4 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 93.3 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 102.0.

Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 10.7% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 8.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 11.9%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 10.7% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 8.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 11.9%.

Adults with Diabetes

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 34.1 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 37.0 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 42.8. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 34.1 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 37.0 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 42.8.

Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

County: Ventura

(Compared to CA Counties)

PRIORITY 3

Advancing Equitable Access to Healthcare

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Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 70.0% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 70.6% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 69.1%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 70.0% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 70.6% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 69.1%.

Adults who have had a Routine Checkup

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 87.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 92.4% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 89.4%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 87.7% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 92.4% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 89.4%.

Adults with Health Insurance: 18-64

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 7.8% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 6.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 9.9%. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 7.8% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 6.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 9.9%.

Adults without Health Insurance

Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 62 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 86 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 67. Compared to CA Counties, Ventura has a value of 62 which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 86 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 67.

Non-Physician Primary Care Provider Rate

County: Ventura

(Compared to CA Counties)

Our Partners

The mission of the Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative (VCCHIC) is to build partnerships to improve population health outcomes in Ventura County. These partnerships are necessary to accomplish the shared vision of working collaboratively to develop strategies based upon the identified health priorities from the community health needs assessment. This will result in a collective approach to community building and organizing for health.