The Community Healthcare Coalition of Greater Prince William (coalition) alongside the Prince William Health District have been on a mission to hear from as many voices as possible in the Greater Prince William region through their CHA Survey and community conversation efforts.
Thanks to the incredible support of community members, leaders, agency and community-based organization partners we've reached people in multiple ways: participating in outreach events, conducting listening sessions known as community conversations, and administering a community health survey in person and online. Below is a look at everything we did to make sure YOUR health and voices were heard!
Our Outreach Efforts
To make participation easy and accessible, we brought the community health survey directly to community members attending outreach events. The following list captures some of the events and activities we participated in:
- Aug. 2024: Prince William County Fair
- Oct. 9, 2024: Woodbridge & Neabsco District's Latino Outreach Event
- Oct. 2024: The Cooperative Council of Ministries Open House
- Nov.13, 2024: Freedom High School Resource Fair
- Dec. 1, 2024: World Aids Day Event (PWC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, inc.)
- Dec. 13, 2024: Bull Run Library Survey Outreach
- Dec. 21, 2024: Food distribution at Manassas St. Thomas UMC
- Jan. 9, 2025: Manassas Park Family Food Market
- Jan. 18, 2025: 40th Dr. Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Competition Program (PWC Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, inc.)
- Jan. 25, 2025: Staying Healthy in PWC Fair at Lake Ridge Library
- Jan. 25, 2025: Centro de Apoyo Familiar Fair at Iglesia Bautista Emanuel (Manassas)
- Jan. 28, 2025: Manassas Park Community Center Survey Outreach
- Jan. 30, 2025: Montclair Library Preschool Fair
- Feb. 1, 2025: Centro de Apoyo Familiar Fair at Iglesia Pentecostés Emanuel (Woodbridge)
- Feb. 1, 2025: Potomac Mills Lunar New Year
- Feb. 3, 2025: Staying Healthy in PWC Fair at Potomac Library
- Feb. 5, 2025: Manassas Mall Walkers Outreach
- Feb. 7, 2025: Chinn Park Library Preschool Fair
- Feb. 13, 2025: Manassas Park Family Food Market
- Feb. 21, 2025: Healthy Hearts, Helping Hands Health Fair at Minnieville Elementary School
- Feb. 22, 2025: Haymarket Gainsville Library Preschool Fair
- Feb. 26, 2025: Office of Community Safety Pop Up Event at Elevations One Apartments
- Feb. 28, 2025: ADAMS Center Ramadan Event
Frequent outreach took place between December 2024 and February 2025 at local WIC offices, federally qualified health centers, and community non-profit organizations:
- Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Offices
- Woodbridge and Manassas locations
- Greater Prince William (GPW) Health Center
- Woodbridge, Manassas, Dumfries locations
We wanted to do more than just collect survey responses-we wanted real conversations. So far, through 13 listening sessions, we are hearing firsthand about experiences, and concerns people face when it comes to achieving community health and ideas on how to improve programs and services. These conversations give us a deeper understanding and context behind the survey responses and were hosted by the following partner organizations:
- Casa BruMar Foundation: Sept. 28, 2024
- Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William: Nov. 20, 2024, Jan. 27 & 31, 2025
- Dream in NOVA: Dec. 4, 2024 & Jan. 29, 2025
- Prince William Islamic Center: Jan. 3, 2025
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center: January 16, 2025
- Manassas Muslim Assocation: Jan. 11, 2025
- Arc of Greater Prince William: Jan. 24, 2025
- Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinic: Jan. 28, 2025
- PWC Office of Community Safety & Manassas Senior Center: Jan. 30, 2025
- Equality Prince William: Feb. 5, 2025
- Woodbridge Senior Center: Feb. 19, 2025
- Youth Community Conversation (Virtual): Tuesday February 25, 2025
- Canvassed over 70 businesses and community spaces in the Greater Prince William Region
We used every tool available at our disposal to engage community members who live in the Greater Prince William region, including organic social media promotion, email outreach, and website spotlights. Through these efforts:
- Total of 13 social media posts shared by PWHD on a bi-weekly basis on Facebook, X, and Nextdoor.
- Combined total of over 62,000 impressions (views)
- Spotlighted 3 times on PWHD's newsletter
- Community partners amplified the message by re-sharing or uploading posts and newsletters.
- Check out some of our communication and social media materials!
Note for Images: Visible individuals are coalition members, community partners, volunteers, or staff involved in the initiative. Faces of community members have been blurred unless consent was given.
Survey Participation Impact
We gathered 1,919 responses detailing some of our community's health needs.
But our work is not done! As we analyze the data, we're committed to using this information to shape our Community Health improvement Plan (CHIP).
Next Steps
- The survey closed on February 28.
- Data analysis will continue with final results and a report shared this summer!
- Join us in an upcoming coalition meeting
- Sign up for our newsletter to get email updates
- Follow us on Facebook or X: @PrinceWilliamHD
If you have any questions, contact: Michele Burton, MSPH, MAT, Program Manager, Community Healthcare Coalition of Greater Prince William, Institute for Public Health Innovation at 202.380.5273 or mburton@institutephi.org
These efforts are supported by coalition members and organization contributors: ACTS, CASA, Casa Brumar Foundation, Connections Family Resource Center, Equality Prince William, Greater Prince William Trails Coalition, Inova, Institue for Public Health Innovation, Kaiser Permanente, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinics, NAMI Prince William, Northern Virginia Food Rescue, NoVa Veterans Association, Potomac Health Foundation, Prevention Coalition of Greater Prince William, Prince William Office of Community Safety, Prince William Community Services, Prince William Health District, Prince William Parks & Recreation, Prince William Public Libraries, SPARK, Sentara, The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William, Town of Dumfries, UVA Health, and the Virginia Department of Health.
Not pictured: Centro de Apoyo Familiar, Dream in NOVA, Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, The Arc of Greater Prince William, Manassas Muslim Assocation, Prince William Islamic Center, Youth Under God