Paris, Tenn.––Henry County is serving as one of 16 pilot counties across the state that will be conducting a County Health Assessment.
Rachel Matlock, Public Health Educator for the Henry Co. Health Department, said the local Health Council will be meeting monthly to work on this assessment until June, and people are encouraged to participate in any way they can. The purpose of this assessment is to put Henry County residents in the driver’s seat, and allow them to identify and address health issues that they believe are concerns in our county, she said.
For more than two decades, Tennessee’s county health councils have provided critical
leadership in bringing people together to tackle pressing issues in their communities. Beginning in
2019, the Henry County Health Council will continue this work by participating in Tennessee’s first
round of County Health Assessments (CHAs).
Supported by the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), the Henry County Health Council will
lead a six-month process to collect and share stories and local data related to Henry County. Local
stakeholders and community partners on the Henry County Health Council will use this information
to prioritize up to three issues for Henry County and collaborate on strategies and actions to
address them.
Henry County is one of 16 counties in Tennessee participating in this year’s County Health
Assessment, and over the course of three years, all 89 rural counties in Tennessee will conduct a
CHA. The results from these assessments will be used to support the TDH mission to protect,
promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee. From start to finish, the
CHA process puts community members in the driver’s seat and creates an exciting opportunity for
Henry County residents to come together to identify and address health issues facing their
community.
For more information on Henry County’s CHA, visit www.tn.gov/vitalsigns or contact the Henry
County Health Department at (731) 642-4025.
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