_______________________________________ Introduction:
More emphasis is being placed on healthier communities as changes are occurring in the fields of healthcare financing, policy, and focus. One of the primary roles of a is to assess the community or population in order to determine its health status in relation to its assets and needs.
Requirements: A. Identify an appropriate community for which there is published data available (county, state, or national data) that will support the diagnosis.
B. Assess the and risks of the identified community by utilizing the following tools:
Population Economic Status Assessment Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory Cultural Assessment Tool Disaster Assessment and Planning Guide Windshield Survey
1. Interpret the collected data using concepts of epidemiology and health determinants (e.g., birth rate, death rate, rates of disease, morbidity).
C. Formulate an appropriate community diagnosis for the selected community by doing the following ():
