AF Community Assessment Survey kicking off March 29
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. --
The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment survey begins March 29 and ends May 13 here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
The survey will provide base and Air Force leaders with actionable community-level data to adjust to ongoing changes in the lives and wellness of Air Force members, their families, and communities.
A random selection of Active Duty, Reserve, Air National Guard, civilian personnel, as well as spouses will receive email invitations to complete the survey via a website link. Those who receive a survey are highly encouraged to participate. Responses are completely anonymous. Spouses will receive mailed letters inviting them to complete the survey via website link.
The results of the survey will be used in Community Action Planning at the Air Force, Major Command, and installation levels.
The survey tells Air Force leadership what participants believe are important issues and problems; the Community Action Plan then tackles issues and problems in order to improve them. The 2013 survey will be the eleventh iteration of the survey, which began in 1988, and has been conducted every two to three years since. The 2013 survey will be the first year that the Air National Guard and their spouses will be included, making the survey a total force - Active Duty, Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilian - effort.
"The survey and Community Action Plan are the base's map to improve the quality of life for the Airmen of Homestead Air Reserve Base," said Ms. Veronica Sforza, 482nd Fighter Wing Community Assessment survey liaison.
There are seven main components of the survey:
"Everything we do depends on our people, the living engine of our Air Force," said Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force. "The entire Air Force leadership team is committed to doing all we can to support our Total Force Airmen and their families. We know that through your valuable input, the state of our Air Force will remain strong, ready and capable of delivering airpower, whenever and wherever our Nation calls."
The survey will provide base and Air Force leaders with actionable community-level data to adjust to ongoing changes in the lives and wellness of Air Force members, their families, and communities.
A random selection of Active Duty, Reserve, Air National Guard, civilian personnel, as well as spouses will receive email invitations to complete the survey via a website link. Those who receive a survey are highly encouraged to participate. Responses are completely anonymous. Spouses will receive mailed letters inviting them to complete the survey via website link.
The results of the survey will be used in Community Action Planning at the Air Force, Major Command, and installation levels.
The survey tells Air Force leadership what participants believe are important issues and problems; the Community Action Plan then tackles issues and problems in order to improve them. The 2013 survey will be the eleventh iteration of the survey, which began in 1988, and has been conducted every two to three years since. The 2013 survey will be the first year that the Air National Guard and their spouses will be included, making the survey a total force - Active Duty, Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilian - effort.
"The survey and Community Action Plan are the base's map to improve the quality of life for the Airmen of Homestead Air Reserve Base," said Ms. Veronica Sforza, 482nd Fighter Wing Community Assessment survey liaison.
There are seven main components of the survey:
1. Personal Adjustment: depressive symptoms, personal coping skills and physical health
2. Family Adjustment: family coping, relationship satisfaction and parent-child relationships
2. Family Adjustment: family coping, relationship satisfaction and parent-child relationships
3. Individual and Family Adaptation: ability of a spouse to cope with deployments, personal military preparedness and satisfaction with the AF
4. Help Seeking/Mental Health Stigma: mental health support, effectiveness of mental health services, work barriers and peer stigma
4. Help Seeking/Mental Health Stigma: mental health support, effectiveness of mental health services, work barriers and peer stigma
5. Risk Behaviors: alcohol abuse, drug abuse and maltreatment
6. Community Wellness: social support, community safety and satisfaction, support from leadership and spiritual involvement
6. Community Wellness: social support, community safety and satisfaction, support from leadership and spiritual involvement
7. Resilience: Dispositional Resilience and Connor Davidson Resilience Scales
According to Sforza, the survey is a vital tool for the Air Force, and those who participate should take the survey and their inputs very seriously. "Everything we do depends on our people, the living engine of our Air Force," said Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force. "The entire Air Force leadership team is committed to doing all we can to support our Total Force Airmen and their families. We know that through your valuable input, the state of our Air Force will remain strong, ready and capable of delivering airpower, whenever and wherever our Nation calls."
