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This report is based on the following requirement - - Community assessment is described as a tool and intervention. As a tool, it enables the identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a community, proving information that assists a health practitioner to work with a community to address their needs. As an intervention, it promotes community participation in the assessment process, ownership of the findings and engagement with the outcomes. This ownership promotes community growth and development. (McMurray & Clendon, 2015).
- Undertake a literature search and write a report on the steps involved in undertaking a community assessment.
Description
One of the core public health activities is improving health of communities. According to Institute of Medicine (IOM) ensuring that members of the society are healthy and are able to reach their full potential requires prevention of disease and injury (McMurray & Clendon 2015, p.45). It is essential to promote health and well-being and the assurance of conditions in which people can be healthy and are provided timely, effective, coordinated health care (Minkler & Wallerstein, 2011, p.31). This report discusses the community assessment process, which aims at effective engagement of the key stakeholders and prioritizing the health services and interventions based on the community needs.
