A. Identification of community
Lane County was established in 1851 and is the 4th largest county in Oregon by population (Oregon Historical County Records Guide, n.d.). The largest cities within Lane County are Eugene, Springfield and Cottage Grove. Historically, Lane county economy had been based on timber and agriculture. Lane County sits on the edge of Oregon’s largest timber stands. The moderate climate of the Willamette Valley promoted very fertile soil and productive farming. At this time, timber harvesting has been significantly reduced through Federal regulations and increased population has decreased the agricultural market.
Between the University of Oregon and access from the Cascade mountain range to the coast, Lane county tourism…show more content… That is 14% of the overall population, 5.2% under 18, 37.7% over 65. Lane County has a large Veteran population. The highest war time services in Vietnam 56.8%, followed by both Gulf war, with 25.2%, and the Korean war with 12.3%. WWII veterans make up 5.7% (DATA USA, n.d.). Lane county is home to the University of Oregon and the Oregon Ducks. Lane county awarded 8,618 degrees with the most common being Bachelor’s Degree. Primary area of study is general business, psychology and Social sciences. The most common industries in Lane county by number of employees are Health care and Social assistance, retail trade and manufacturing. Lane County, as compared to other counties in Oregon has an unusually high number of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Arts and Entertainment and Recreation trade (DATA USA, n.d.).
Health trends in Lane County show 27.3% with BMI greater than 30 and 8.7% with diagnosis of diabetes. Prevalence of smoking in Lane County is 15.4%. Excessive drinking prevalence shows 21.5%. HIV diagnosis per 100,000 people is 90.1, newly diagnosed chlamydia cases per 100,000 people is 384.2. Homicide deaths per 100,000 people in Lane County are 25 with violent crimes per 100,000 people 262.4 (DATA USA,
