Table 3 Priority ranks for health problems and proposed action
Health Issue | Score (rank) by age group | Proposed Action | Score (rank) by age group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young adults | Middle-age | Older adults | Young adults | Middle-age | Older adults | ||
Cancer | 190 (1) | 1242 (1) | 1428 (1) | Integrated medical check-up in one facility | 194 (1) | 1130 (1) | 1269 (2) |
Lifestyle-related diseases (metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus) | 179 (3) | 1220 (2) | 1292 (3) | ||||
Affordable and accessible medical check-up | 188 (2) | 1130 (1) | 1220 (3) | ||||
Cerebrovascular disease | 179 (3) | 1148 (3) | 1413 (2) | Community bus | 151 | 1015 (2) | 1279 (1) |
Cardiovascular disease | 159 | 1058 (5) | 1247 (4) | Collaboration with community health office | 157 | 983 (3) | 1177 (4) |
Musculoskeletal disease | 137 | 951 | 1022 | ||||
Mental health problems | 159 | 938 | 951 | Utilizing open space as exercise place | 183 (3) | 974 (4) | 1050 |
Sedentary lifestyle | 180 (2) | 1029 | 1123 | Local farmers market | 165 (4) | 953 (5) | 969 |
Unhealthy diet | 159 | 916 | 1005 | Exercise class and sports events | 163 (5) | 937 | 1047 |
Alcoholism | 120 | 693 | 701 | Nutritional education and healthy cooking class | 146 | 879 | 995 |
Smoking | 110 | 618 | 641 | ||||
Lack of health services and access to medical facilities | 165 (5) | 1064 (4) | 1178 (5) | Agriculture class | 133 | 953 (5) | 969 |
Smoking cessation program | 119 | 755 | 799 | ||||
Lack of public facility to exercise | 169 (4) | 977 | 1085 | Role model and health leader | 140 | 872 | 1011 |
Lack of information | 156 | 941 | 1082 | Inter-generation meet up | 150 | 819 | 958 |
Low medical check-up rate | 147 | 926 | 1033 | Improving information dissemination | 160 | 943 | 1135 (5) |