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79%
want exercise & nutrition
Move, Nourish & Know Your Numbers
Nutrition, accessible movement, weight, screenings, diabetes and heart health — the priorities four out of five respondents named first.
Community Survey Report
Whole Person Wellness:what 127 voices told us
127 community respondents. A clear and hopeful request: help us care for the body, steady the mind and grow the spirit — together, and in ways that fit real life.
127
respondents
18
questions
78%
have a care need
63%
are 55+
The headline
A community asking for practical, faith-filled care
127 adults in a faith-based community answered 18 questions about their health, habits and hopes. Because many questions allowed multiple answers, percentages can total more than 100%.
Read together, the answers form one clear sentence: the community wants wellness that is spiritual, practical and easy to reach. People are not asking for a lecture series. They are asking for help building habits that last, for a safe place to talk about stress and grief, for Scripture that speaks to their health, and for someone to walk beside them as they age.
- Healthy eating, movement, weight and chronic-disease prevention
- Stress, anxiety, resilience and healthy relationships
- Spiritual maturity, Bible understanding, faith and wellness together
- Healthy aging, screenings and healthcare navigation
- Short virtual sessions, with selected in-person gatherings
What it means
Begin with a monthly hybrid wellness program, then layer on screenings, fitness activities, resource navigation, prayer support and topic-specific workshops.
Wellness is interconnected
Top interest in each dimension
Care for the body
Move and nourish — the near-universal request
Asked in their own words what they hoped for, 124 people answered. Weight, food and movement led — but rarely alone. Most responses braided physical, emotional and spiritual concerns together.
Personal goals, in their own words
124 respondents
Physical wellness priorities
126 respondents
What it means
Nearly four in five want accessible movement and better nutrition. A physical program should lead with easy exercise options, everyday healthy eating, weight support, sleep, heart health and plain-language teaching on chronic-disease risk.
52
named weight or nutrition as their goal
49%
want help with blood pressure
46%
want to sleep better
Care for the mind
Stress is the quiet, common burden
120 respondents answered about emotional wellness. Two-thirds named stress. Beneath it sat worry, loneliness, grief and the wish to think clearly again.
Emotional & mental wellness needs
120 respondents
What it means
The breadth of these answers calls for practical coping education, relationship and communication resources, grief support, trustworthy mental-health referrals — and conversations that feel emotionally safe inside a faith setting.
Is there a need for care right now?
125 respondents
98 people — 78% — said they have a need now or expect one soon.
That single number reshapes the ministry: alongside classes and events, VCC needs a confidential care and referral pathway. The survey pointed to what that should include — prayer support, a caregiver group, workshops, community-resource information and help navigating healthcare.
Care for the spirit
Do not separate our health from our faith
126 respondents answered about spiritual well-being, and the message was unmistakable: health teaching belongs inside Scripture, prayer and purpose — not beside them.
Spiritual health interests
126 respondents
Spiritual topics & resources
119 respondents
What it means
Bible-based teaching and spiritual encouragement are the foundation. There is also real interest in reconciliation, biblical stewardship and healing from past hurt in faith settings — tender subjects that deserve careful, pastoral handling.
44%
specifically want faith and wellness connected
38%
seek forgiveness and healing from past hurts
What to offer
Habits over headlines
Respondents want lasting change, not a one-time health fair. Their preferred topics cluster neatly into four teaching tracks, and their requested services mix education, screenings, activity and prayer.
Wellness goals & aspirations
126 respondents
Most requested education topics
126 respondents
Free or low-cost activities & resources
119 respondents
What it means
No single format wins. People want a blend: practical activities, simple screenings, health education, resource navigation, personal development and prayer — offered consistently and without cost barriers.
How to gather
Short, virtual and monthly — with room to meet in person
Respondents told us plainly how participation actually works in their lives: online first, brief, and anchored to a predictable rhythm.
Best times to meet
113 respondents
Preferred formats
117 respondents
How often
120 respondents
Help needed to take part
112 respondents
What it means
Build a monthly anchor gathering — hybrid and about 30 minutes — rotating between Saturday morning, Sunday after service and a weekday evening, with recordings for everyone else.
Remove the barriers first
Half of respondents anticipate no obstacles. The other half named real ones: Zoom coaching (30%), transportation information (21%), childcare details (19%) and accessibility accommodations (19%). Plan for these from day one rather than retrofitting later.
Who we are & who will serve
An experienced community ready to help
Nearly two-thirds of respondents are 55 or older, and more than half expressed some openness to serving. The gifts they offer are both relational and professional.
Age of respondents
122 respondents
Gifts, skills & experience offered
96 respondents
A volunteer pipeline
61 respondents (52%) said yes, maybe, or asked to learn more about serving — 19 an outright yes. Offer low-pressure, clearly defined ways to begin.
Partners to pursue
Of 69 answers, 22 named an organization or professional — IEHP, Western University of Health Sciences, county public health, NCNW chapters, YWCA Covina, the American Cancer Society, Kaiser and AARP. Verify each before outreach.
Sixteen quiet requests
16 people (14%) asked for private follow-up, and 57 left a comment or prayer request — healing, cancer, dementia, grief, caregiving, housing and gratitude. Respond promptly and discreetly.
Community partner leads
69 respondents
Recommended structure
Four pillars, one monthly rhythm
02
66%
named stress management
Peace, Resilience & Healthy Relationships
Stress, anxiety, grief, communication and mental-health referrals, held inside emotionally safe, faith-filled conversation.
03
64%
seek spiritual maturity
Faith & Whole-Person Wellness
Bible study, purpose, spiritual maturity, prayer, forgiveness and healing — health teaching that is never separated from faith.
04
63%
are 55 or older
Healthy Aging & Care Navigation
Mobility, fall prevention, caregiving, Medicare, dementia education and help navigating healthcare and senior resources.
Monthly & hybrid
One dependable gathering respondents can plan around.
Brief by design
Roughly 30 minutes, recorded, easy to join from home.
In person on purpose
Screenings, fitness and fellowship on Saturday mornings, Sundays after worship or weekday evenings.
For health fair partners
A ready, motivated audience for the VCC Whole Person Health Fair
These findings describe an engaged, faith-based community that has already told us what it needs. For hospitals, health centers and insurance providers, that means a health fair audience that arrives pre-qualified, trusting and ready to act.
78%
report at least one health need a sponsor can address
63%
are 55+ — the Medicare and chronic-care window
127
respondents already surveyed and engaged
52%
are willing to volunteer and help run the day
Screenings will be used
Respondents asked directly for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and vision checks, plus help understanding results. A sponsor booth is not a hopeful guess here — it answers a stated request.
Chronic-care relevance
Weight management, diabetes and heart health, healthy aging and caregiving dominate the responses — the same conditions that drive avoidable admissions and total cost of care.
Coverage navigation
Respondents named insurance, Medicare and appointment navigation as real barriers. Plan representatives and care-navigation teams meet a felt need rather than a sales pitch.
What a sponsor receives
- A trusted, faith-based setting where health messages are welcomed, not screened out
- Direct access to an older, high-need audience that is difficult to reach through advertising
- Documented demand — this report shows exactly which services people asked for
- Volunteer support from the community itself, lowering staffing burden on the day
- A recurring monthly rhythm the fair can feed into, extending reach beyond one event
- Community-benefit and health-equity outcomes that are simple to report
Where sponsor services align
Top requested needs
What it means
A health fair built on this data is not an outreach experiment. It is a response to a documented request from 127 people who have already said they will show up.
Appendix A
Demographic & participation breakdowns
Full respondent detail behind the findings. Percentages are of those answering each question; multi-select questions total more than 100%.
Age of respondents
122 respondents · single answer
Age share of respondents
122 respondents
| Age band | Respondents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 1 | 1% |
| 25–34 | 7 | 6% |
| 35–44 | 15 | 12% |
| 45–54 | 17 | 14% |
| 55–64 | 28 | 23% |
| 65–74 | 39 | 32% |
| 75–84 | 3 | 3% |
| 85+ | 7 | 6% |
| Total answering | 122 | 100% |
Participation channels
How respondents want to take part — the format they prefer, when they can attend, how often, and the support that would make attendance possible.
Preferred formats
117 respondents · multi-select
Best times to meet
113 respondents · multi-select
Preferred frequency
120 respondents · single answer
Support needed to attend
112 respondents · multi-select
Appendix B
Glossary of terms
A short reference for the wellness and survey language used throughout this report.
- Whole person wellness
- Care that treats body, mind, spirit and relationships as one connected life rather than separate problems.
- Preventive care
- Steps taken before illness appears — screenings, healthy eating, movement and regular check-ups.
- Screening
- A quick check such as blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol or vision, used to catch a concern early.
- Chronic condition
- An ongoing health issue managed over time, such as diabetes, hypertension or heart disease.
- Care navigation
- Practical help understanding and reaching services — insurance, Medicare, appointments and senior resources.
- Healthy aging
- Staying mobile, independent and connected as we grow older, including fall prevention and caregiving support.
- Emotional wellness
- How we handle stress, worry, grief and mood, and whether we have safe places to talk about them.
- Mental-health referral
- A trusted connection to a licensed counselor or therapist when support beyond the faith community is needed.
- Spiritual maturity
- Growth in faith, purpose, forgiveness and Scripture, named here as inseparable from health.
- Respondent
- One person who answered the survey. This report reflects 127 respondents.
- Single answer
- A question where each respondent chose exactly one option, so the percentages total about 100%.
- Multi-select
- A question where respondents could choose several options, so the percentages total more than 100%.
- Percentage (share)
- The portion of people who answered that particular question — not of all 127 — unless stated otherwise.
- Hybrid gathering
- An event offered in person and online at the same time, usually recorded for those who cannot attend.
- Community partner
- An outside organization or professional — clinic, university, agency or nonprofit — that can supply expertise or services.
- Pillar
- One of the four recommended program tracks that organize the ministry's teaching, activities and support.