Importance of Community Assessment : Essay
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Community assessment
Table of ContentsPART B............................................................................................................................................12 Introducing Task and thesis statement.....................................................................................13 Concept and purpose of community assessment......................................................................14 Key characteristics of Charters Towers communities..............................................................25 Three social determinants of health in relation to Charters Towers community.....................36 Discussing community needs assessments ..............................................................................37 Summarising tasks covered in assignment...............................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
PART B2 Introducing Task and thesis statementThe process of determining the expectations, strengths, assess and issues of specificcommunity in the area is known as community assessment. Here, assets refers to skills, talentand competencies of the individuals as well as the resources that local institutions contribute tothe community (Community Assessment. 2018). It involves an evaluation of community byanalysing the current situation, determining the desired situation that will be more preferable forthe community and comparing actual and desired situation for the purpose of prioritisingconcerns. In accordance with this context, the essay will demonstrate the importance ofcommunity assessment in order to identify and analyse the needs of different communities. Here,the communities residing in Charters Tower, Queensland, Australia will be analyse. In thiscontext, the concept of community assessment and its motives of community assessment will bediscussed in the essay. The key characteristic of the community residing Charters Tower will bedescribed. The three social determinants of health in relation to the community data andidentification of vulnerable community subgroup that posses some health issue. The need ofcommunity assessment will be discussed and eventually synopsis of the essay will be providedthat demonstrates the understanding developed in the whole essay. In order to assess thecommunity needs and expectations, to identify the strengths and issues, to determine the skills,knowledge and competencies, it is very important to conduct community assessment. 3 Concept and purpose of community assessmentAccording to Laidlaw and et.al., (2018) sometimes community assessment is referred asneed assessment. There is broad distinction between two terminologies. Needs assessmentscovers limited areas which begins from what is and ends to what should be given to thecommunity. In contrast to it, community assessment seeks to empower community members byallowing them to take ownership in affecting health of their community instead of providingthem with a prescription of what their community needs. As per TACOMA, (2016) communityassessment is conducted with the motive to analyse and determine the needs of particularcommunity residing in specific locations. The assessor identifies numerous determinants thathelps government and authorities to provide precise services in the area that reduces the issuesand challenges faced by the particular group. Trainer, Trick and Cochlan, (2016) said that it isundertaken with the purpose to gain insight into a specific group of people and determines their1
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