Community Health Needs Assessment of Plain Populations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Kirk Miller; Berwood Yost; Scottie Thompson; Stephanie L. Voight

doi:10.18061/jpac.v4i2.9735

Authors

Kirk Miller Franklin & Marshall College
Berwood Yost Floyd Institute Center for Opinion Research, Franklin & Marshall College
Scottie Thompson Floyd Institute Center for Opinion Research, Franklin & Marshall College
Stephanie L. Voight WellSpan Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/jpac.v4i2.9735

Keywords:

health needs, Lancaster County, Plain people, Amish, Mennonites

Abstract

We conducted a health needs assessment of three Plain communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from a random sample of 433 households surveyed by mail. Here we compare those findings with a similar survey we conducted in 2014–15 with additional questions on vaccine uptake and the response to COVID-19. Results of the two surveys are quite similar. Plain respondents continue to have little diagnosed asthma, fewer mental health issues, and are more likely to have had prenatal care but otherwise their health is similar to that of other adults in Lancaster County.