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20 <br />_ <br />CABARRUS <br />ECONOMIC D EVE L O P M ENT <br />Cabarrus Community Needs Assessment <br />2012 Key Issues and Needs: <br />• Wellness and Obesity — Focus on the prevention and treatment of adult /childhood obesity and diabetes. <br />• Housing — Increase resources /attention to provide solutions to local housing problems. <br />• Under /Unemployment — Address deficiencies to increase workforce and economic opportunities. <br />• Education — Improve overall quality across the spectrum to improve literacy, graduation rates, and access to non- <br />traditional learning opportunities. <br />• Access to Healthcare — Examine and address community realities to increase access to healthcare. <br />• Mental Health — Create systems change to reduce barriers to care /examine pressing mental health issues. <br />2008 Key Issues and Needs: <br />• Workforce Development and Jobs Creation <br />• Education Across the Spectrum <br />• Mental Health Services - Accessibility and Affordability <br />• Housing - Safe and Sustainable <br />• Healthy Living - Weight, Nutrition, and Environmental Supports <br />• Healthcare Affordability - Including Screening and Prevention <br />http://www.healthycabarrus.org/ <br />Cabarrus Economic Development 3003 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, Kannapolis, NC 28083 USA <br />704.782.4000 1 CabarrusEDC.com I FaceBoOsom /CabarrusEDC I Twitter.com /CabarrusEDC <br />INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC <br />OEW..I.OPMENT COUNCIL <br />Attachr <br />gage °upy TopmeniUguiryJon <br />