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The Results Are In!

11/29/2011

Nicole Fix

CBST Community Care Survey

Koleinu: Health Care/Eder Care Social Just Committee, in consultation with Chesed, conducted a community-wide health care survey, to better identify and address the needs of our congregation. The results are in! Click here to read the full survey findings.

Highlighted findings include:

· Overall, 60% of all respondents have a health care proxy. In contrast, only 11% of those under age 26 have documents in place.

· 47% of respondents identifying as queer reported that they felt that they had received sub-par medical care because of their gender/sexual identity.

· Only 39% of respondents were comfortable having sexual/gender identity recorded on medical intake forms.

For a full report back attend the Koleinu Health Care/Elder Schmooze following services on December 9^th . Complete survey results will be distributed, along with a discussion about future steps to address CBST community concerns.