Handout for Assignment Community Assessment Plan

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Handout for Assignment 6.3: Community Assessment Plan
Once you have identified the community, enter your responses directly into this document to clearly outline the steps you will take to
complete your community assessment. This list should be comprehensive and include the type of data you will gather and where/how
you plan to obtain that data. Be sure to include data regarding literacy levels, culture, religion or other key factors that may impact the
delivery methods of your teaching program.
If you need further information about conducting a community assessment, visit the website for the Office of Community Services
(OCS) (An Office of the Administration for Children & Families) and search for an article titled Conducting a Community Assessment.
Step in Assessment Type of Data Needed Where/How to Obtain Data Data Gathered (Step 3)
Brainstorming and
planning
Rural Appalachian
culture
Geography and
access to healthcare
Knowledge about
prevention health
behavior
Overall perceived
health
Risk factors to
chronic diseases
Health behavior of
Appalachian people
Data in all the cases mentioned were
collected through focus groups and
interview sessions
condition A B C
Arthritis 35.3, 32.2, 27.5
Asthma 16.3, 14.2, 13.6
Diabetes 13.5, 9.9, 8.3
CHD 10.2, 5.2, 4.3
Heart Attack 6.8, 4.9, 4.2
Stroke 4.5, 2.9, 2.6
High Cholesterol 41.6, 39.6 ,37.6
Hypertension 31.0, 28.4, 27.8
Overweight 28.8, 34.1, 36.5
Obesity 30.0, 29.3, 26.7
Tobacco Use 14.2, 20.1, 18.4
Did not Meet PA Guidelines 62.2,
50.0, 50.5
A represents Vinton/meigs,
B represents Ohio and C represents
U.S.
Guiding documents There exists a subculture
that is not well understood
The general population was used,
where people of different ages and
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Step in Assessment Type of Data Needed Where/How to Obtain Data Data Gathered (Step 3)
by middle class members
or policy makers
Those living in poverty in
rural Appalachia are not
ready to accept help from
others
Challenges of geographic
location combined with
some cultural aspects make
them not seek the available
services
personality participated in filling in
the given forms for interviews and in
focus groups.
Secondary Data
collection
To be collected through
interviews, focus groups
and thematic analysis
Primary Data collection modified Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance Survey
(BRFSS) was set to assess
individual health status,
risk factors for chronic
diseases and health
behaviors.
Data analysis Qualitative data was
analyzed through thematic
analysis of all section
notes.
Quantitative data analysis
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