Complete a Community Profile Inventory.
Community Needs Assessment via a Windshield Survey. Windshield Survey Guide.docx download
Analyze Data and Culminate it into Pictorial Representations
Written Narratives should solely focus on the interpretation of your data
All data should be represented in a pictorial form and inserted into written portion as a table, figure, or other format in an appendix.
Identify Community Health Needs/Problems based on the Assessment Data:
Use Prioritization Criteria
Give a Rationale for the Prioritizations
Write Top Three Identified Problems as a Community Health Diagnosis.
Make Recommendations for the community in the form of Goals and Objectives based on Healthy People 2020 Initiatives that align with Top Diagnosis.
Overview and Identify the Community as a PLACE (Location)
Describe the Community
Boundaries and Topography
Environmental Controls
Waste Disposal
Water Supply
Air Pollution
Type of Housing and Overall Condition
Identify the PEOPLE of the Community (Population)
Population Profiles
Age
Sex
Race/Ethnicity
Birth and Death Rates
Leading Cause of Morbidity and Mortality
Population Stability
Socioeconomic Status
Occupations
Employment Level
Educational Status
Identify the Community as a SOCIAL SYSTEM
Discuss Each of the following in relation to the population served, as well as availability and accessibility of services
Adequacy of Facilities
Educational
Recreational
Daycare
Adequacy of Provisions
Transportation
Safety
Adequacy of Services and Providers
Healthcare Services
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare Providers
Annual Report and/or Strategic Plan – Analyzed in terms of #1 – #3.
