{"id":3258,"date":"2023-02-13T18:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesterfield\/?page_id=3258"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:34:46","slug":"population-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesterfield\/population-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Population Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3258\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3258-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-3258-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-3258-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3258-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-3258-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4556 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Network-300x300.png\" alt=\"A group of interconnecting circles with people's heads inside them.\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Network-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Network-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/Network.png 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/160;\" \/>What is Population Health?<\/strong> The goal of population health is to understand what is at the root of the health outcomes we see in the community. We look for patterns of illness and wellness and ask \u201cWhy?\u201d Why does one community experience poor health while another community experiences good health? 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