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Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1

Community Health Assessment

Amanda Jensen

Capella University

BSN 4002

February, 2018

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COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2

Community Health Assessment

Community health assessment provides people living in the community and law makers

with information and data on the community's health needs and concerns and the examination of

existing resources to address the identified health needs and concerns. The community

assessment also helps identify the strengths and weaknesses of the community’s ability to make

change (Clark & Paraska, 2014). Individual health assessments might be different from the

community health assessment because they may not reflect the wider health needs of the

community. The nursing process should be included in all health assessments regardless of

whether it’s the patient, their family, or a community.

The first step of a health assessment is assessing the needs and risks to determine the

overall health of the community; cultivate a plan; involve the community; identify health

indicators; collect and analyze data; identify health priorities; and evaluate and report results.

Maurer & Smith (2013) discussed “determining risk status of an individual or community is

based on an analysis of sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, cultural

practices, and environmental hazards, and can be used to determine assets or gaps in an ability to

meet community needs”.

Community statistics or demographics is information about the population. The United

States Census Bureau (n.d) website is a valid and reliable resource to obtain the community

statistics or demographic information. Community statistics or demographics information that

would be helpful to gather besides the total population include sex, gender, racial and ethnic

background, education, income, employment status, marital status, family size, education.

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Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Community Health Assessment Amanda Jensen Capella University BSN 4002 February, 2018 1 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 Community Health Assessment Community health assessment provides people living in the community and law makers with information and data on the community's health needs and concerns and the examination of existing resources to address the identified health needs and concerns. The community assessment also helps identify the strengths and weaknesses of the community’s ability to make change (Clark & Paraska, 2014). Individual health assessments might be different from the community health assessment because they may not reflect the wider health needs of the community. The nursing process should be included in all health assessments regardless of whether it’s the patient, their family, or a community. The first step of a health assessment is assessing the needs and risks to determine the overall health of the community; cultivate a plan; involve the community; identify health indicators; collect and analyze data; identify health priorities; and evaluate and report results. Maurer & Smith (2013) discussed “determining risk status of an individual or community is based on an analysis of sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, cultural practices, and environmental hazards, and can be used to determine assets or gaps in an ability to meet community needs”. Community statistics or demographi ...
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