Wadsworth Community Survey Results March 2008 Mayor Robin Laubaugh, City of Wadsworth Dale Fortner, Superintendent, Wadsworth City Schools Jim Pope, Chief Executive Officer, Wadsworth Rittman Health System C. Allen Nichols, Director, Wadsworth Public Library

Background Wadsworth City Schools is eligible to receive several million dollars of State funding in support of needed renovation and replacement of school facilities.

Background (continued) A small group of community leaders representing the organizations that are responsible for meeting the needs of the community, began searching for ways to bring the most value, services and programming to Wadsworth.

Purpose This survey was created to get input and insight from the community to guide the development of cost effective collaborative services, programs, and facilities.

The Survey A 39 item survey was created focusing on 4 areas of potential development: Fitness and Recreation Health and Wellness Senior services Education

The Process The survey was advertised throughout the community in local media, at community meetings, on the partners’ web sites, and in recent utility mailings The survey was available for 3 weeks via the Internet and at locations throughout the community where assistance was also available.

Survey Validation Of the 26,003 people residing in our community (US Census, 2000), 18,596 are over 18 and were eligible to complete the survey. There were 2,566 respondents representing 14% of the eligible population.

Survey Validation (continued) In general, surveys like ours are considered successful and representative if they exceed a return rate in excess of 4.5%. This survey exceeded the minimum necessary return rate.

Respondent Characteristics – Age

Respondent Characteristics - Gender

Health & Wellness Preferences

Fitness & Recreation Preferences

Leisure Activity Preferences

Leisure Activity Preferences

Use of a Fitness Center

Membership Interest Steiner Memberships “Other” Memberships Interest in New Facility Memberships

Primary Care: Physician Availability

Specialty Care: Physician Availability

The Center for Older Adults NO YES

Center Relocation: Service & Programming Integration

High School Events & Facility Access

Collaborations Healthy collaborations create strategic alliances linking people of all ages with: Education Healthcare Fitness and Wellness Library Community Agencies Businesses

Benefits These collaborations enable the sharing of financial and professional resources by: Fully engaging people in the community Providing Expanded Services and Programming Supporting Economic growth Saving often millions of dollars when compared to non-collaborative ventures

We appreciate your input and look forward to hearing additional comments about what is important to you.

Mayor Robin Laubaugh, City of Wadsworth 330-335-1521 rlaubaugh@wadsworthcity.org Dale Fortner, Superintendent, Wadsworth City Schools (330) 336-3571 dfortner@wadsworth.k12.oh.us Jim Pope, Chief Executive Officer, Wadsworth Rittman Health System (330) 334-1504 JamesP@wrhhs.org C. Allen Nichols, Director, Wadsworth Public Library (330) 335-1299 allen@wadsworthlibrary.com

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