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Community Assessment

Community Assessment. HNS 764 March 10 Spring 2003. Five steps in community assessment. 1. enlist community partners for assessment process 2. *define and analyze community 3. *develop community health profile 4. conduct the community assessment 5. mobilize the community.

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Community Assessment

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  1. Community Assessment HNS 764 March 10 Spring 2003

  2. Five steps in community assessment 1. enlist community partners for assessment process 2. *define and analyze community 3. *develop community health profile 4. conduct the community assessment 5. mobilize the community

  3. Define and analyze a community – two dimensions & specific indicators 1. Sociodemographic data – e.g., population figures (by age, gender, race/ethnicity), unemployment rate, poverty rate, educational attainment 2. Service information – e.g., police, fire, schools, health care services/setting, places of worship, social services, parks/recreation

  4. Obtaining the data 1. Secondary sources: census.gov, infoshare, http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dcp/html/census/popbri.html 2. Primary sources: surveys, observations, key informant in-depth interviews

  5. Creating a community health profile 1. Morbidity data – e.g., prevalence of diabetes, incidence of HIV infection 2. Vital statistics – natality & mortality data 3. Behavioral data – e.g., smoking, sex with a condom, wearing a helmet while riding a bike, drug use

  6. Obtaining the data 1. Secondary sources: reports from the CDC, the NCHS, DOHs; e.g., http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/pdf/data/2000nhp-brooklyng.pdf 2. Primary sources: surveys

  7. Announcements • Cover the Uninsured Week; www.covertheinsured.org; SUBO event, March 11, from 2-4 • CUNY-IFCP event, Risk Perception, Smoking, and Cancer, on May 16, from 9:30-12 at the CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave.); contact Ms. Ventuneac at 212-817-1899 • Form past due (p.6 in the internship guide)

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