Community Health Assessment Model: Data Gathering Report

This report focuses on data gathering within the context of community health assessments. It introduces the Community Health Assessment Model and the State Health Improvement Planning (SHIP) model, highlighting their benefits, including providing information on community health and fostering collaboration among stakeholders. The report outlines the time frame for assessments and discusses the roles of public nurses in implementing the model, such as providing patient treatment, public education, and health screenings. It references various resources for demographic data and government agencies like Healthy People 2020 and the CDC. The report also touches upon challenges addressed by nurses, including poor nutrition and substance abuse, and their role in developing healthcare plans and referrals. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of the process and importance of data gathering in community health initiatives.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT MODEL.
A community health assessment model is a continuous exercise explaining the health condition for the
local community; it is vital for the finding of the crucial risk aspects and causes unhealthiness hence
enabling authorities to identify measures to be taken to counter them (Appleton, Cowley,Basingstoke
2000).
State Health Improvement Planning (SHIP)model
In order to meet National Public Health standards which are developed by the Public Health
Accreditation board, State Health Improvement Planning has well organized all assessments and
strategized guidance for community health boards.
Benefits of using a specific model to assess a community
Supplies basic information on the overall health condition of the locals of the community.
Supports cooperation with community members, stakeholders and a wide category of partners who play a
key role in decision-making process within the healthcare’s general system.
Focuses public discussions on the health issues and expectations of the health system.
Agencies
Coalitions and organizations
Outright and profitless organizations like heart, stoke, cancer, HIV/AIDs and diabetes centers should be
included.
Business and Industry
The health insurance industry, agricultural industry and business professional associations.
Complementary service providers
Transport providers, recreational parks, art facilities and public safety parks
Learning institutions
Private schools, public schools, teachers, universities and colleges
Government.
State legislature, other elected health officials, local Health Departments
Other state agencies
Agencies like energy/environmental protection, mental health, development services, social services,
children, families and state data centers
Time frame to complete a community wide assessment.
It’s important for one to associate each objective to be time phased. In reality the time frame is solely
dependent on the objectives the objective maybe more than ten. On average the time frame should range
between 2 to 5years (Goldberg, 2015).

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Roles of public nurse in the implementation of the model
The primary role of a public nurse is to provide treatment to patients who have been taken in. They also
offer education to the members of the general public about maintaining their health to decrease the
mortality rates and improve on their general health.
They organize public educational meetings, issue handouts, conduct health screening programs, dispense
medications and are vitally involved in the administration of vaccines. Distribution of health related items
like pregnancy testing kits, condoms for prevention of infectious diseases that maybe transmitted sexually
(Backe, 1996).
Other challenges addressed by nurses include; poor nutrition, substance abuse, smoking and teenage
pregnancies. They develop healthcare plans and cases that are way beyond they refer patients to other
social agencies (Horst,1996).
References
Appleton, J. & Cowley, S.,ED. The search for health and needs. Basingstoke, Macmillan Press, 2000
Backe, Horst, public Health Nursing Services in Rural and Northern Region Health Authorities: Policy
Options for boards Unpublished paper Winniepeg 1996
Goldberg. (2015)IRS issues final rule providing charitable hospitals. Issue Brief, Missouri Hospital
Association.
Internal revenue Service.(2010).Notice 2011-52.Retrieved from http://www.irs.gov/irb/2011-30 IRB/
ar08.html