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NUR115 - Community Assessment

   

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Running header: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT1Community AssessmentStudent NameInstitution Affiliation

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT2Community AssessmentIntroductionCommunity assessment essentially pinpoints the strengths as well as resources that are at the disposal of a community to ensure that the needs of the youth, children, and families are met. The fundamental purpose of community assessment is to come up with concrete strategies to tackle the needs of the community. Community assessment is beneficial since the strengths and weaknesses of a community are identified, appropriate decision is able to be made since data is readily available and the community members are able to better understand their needs (Mpofu & Oakland, 2014). The purpose of this report is to closely look at the steps involved in community assessment and how they contribute to tackling the needs of the community. Identification and engagement of stakeholdersThis is the first step that should be carried out as far as community assessment is concerned. Community members must be recruited to serve in the community group. These create a sense of joint ownership of the process hence trust is built. Those chosen must include individuals that are respected in the community since they are in a position to better represent theinterests of the whole community. The groups must also welcome people from minority groups, experts in public health, individuals with chronic disease needs as well as low-income population. These group members are fundamental since it is their duty to review the data received and pinpoint and prioritize the needs of the community as far as health is concerned (Calgary, 2016).

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT3Define the CommunityThis is the second step as far as community assessment is concerned. The community is essentially a group of people who tend to have different characteristics but share common perspectives. Defining the community is fundamental since it dictates the scope of assessment as well as intervention. The definition of community can be made more inclusive by bringing community members and patient into the conversation (Royer, 2015). Collecting and Analyzing DataThis is the third step as far as community assessment is concerned. Data analysis is essentially the process of inspecting, cleansing and modifying data with the primary aim of discovering crucial information. Secondary data is compiled for the purposes of sharing with the group members. This data is also essential since it will be the foundation for the decisions and analysis that will be made in the meetings. Secondary data can comprise of demographic information, clinical care measures, levels of insurance, causes of death, environmental factors, children’s health as well as preventive measures. Information on how the hospital service areas were defined as well as the services and community benefits it provides should also be compiled too. Community stakeholders can complement quantitative data through interviews, surveys, community meeting as well as focus groups. Collecting and analysis of data will help particularly in ranking the health needs of the community (Butt, 2013). Choosing Primacy Community Health IssuesThis is the fourth step as far as community assessment is concerned. This involves selecting community health issues based on priority. This step is guided mainly by the qualitativeand quantitative data that is collected and analyzed in the third step. The healthcare system and

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