Community Health Assessment Toggle Drawer Overview Write a 2 page report on the concepts, processes, and tools needed to conduct a community health assessment, how to find the data, and how to validate the data. Explain the factors that can affect the health of a community, along with how to obtain that information. Understanding community and state health care issues and concerns, the local resources available, and accessibility of those resources can inform health care practices and improve quality patient outcomes. SHOW LESS By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: · Competency 2: Describe the concepts, processes, and tools required to conduct comprehensive health assessments for individuals, families, communities, and populations. . Describe the data necessary to make an informed community health assessment. . Explain a strategy for obtaining data and how data helps determine the health needs of a community.  . Explain how to establish the validity and reliability of data used in a community health assessment.  · Competency 3: Explain the internal and external factors that can affect the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. . Explain how to obtain information on and what the factors are that affect the health and wellness of a community.  · Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing professional. . Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics.  · Toggle Drawer · Context · Social and lifestyle behaviors can affect health. In fact, some would argue that many, if not most, health risks can be mitigated through lifestyle and behavioral changes. With this in mind, the health care provider must be aware of the socioeconomic factors and the lifestyle factors present in a population. · SHOW LESS · Both social and cultural factors influence many lifestyle factors. Living environment, housing conditions, employment factors, diet, and cultural beliefs all play a role in a person's levels of risk and resulting health. The nursing assessment must include these social influences as part of the domain necessary for evaluation and inclusion in the assessment approach, and integrate a framework for analysis, which includes all the social milieus associated with each dimension. · Evidence-based health assessments are done using health data from private and public organizations. There are many opportunities for gathering health data in a community, through public health systems and through private records, where approval has been obtained from participants. · Collecting primary data must involve informed consent. Secondary sources can also be used by obtaining aggregate data from health plans and health care providers that do not include personalized demographic data. Each of these data sources .

1. Community Health Assessment
Toggle Drawer
Overview
Write a 2 page report on the concepts, processes, and tools
needed to conduct a community health assessment, how to find
the data, and how to validate the data. Explain the factors that
can affect the health of a community, along with how to obtain
that information.
Understanding community and state health care issues and
concerns, the local resources available, and accessibility of
those resources can inform health care practices and improve
quality patient outcomes.
SHOW LESS
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 2: Describe the concepts, processes, and tools
required to conduct comprehensive health assessments for
individuals, families, communities, and populations.
. Describe the data necessary to make an informed community
health assessment.
. Explain a strategy for obtaining data and how data helps
determine the health needs of a community.
. Explain how to establish the validity and reliability of data
used in a community health assessment.
· Competency 3: Explain the internal and external factors that
can affect the health of individuals, families, communities, and
populations.
. Explain how to obtain information on and what the factors are
that affect the health and wellness of a community.
· Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly,
professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing
professional.

2. . Write content clearly and logically with correct use of
grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics.
· Toggle Drawer
· Context
· Social and lifestyle behaviors can affect health. In fact, some
would argue that many, if not most, health risks can be
mitigated through lifestyle and behavioral changes. With this in
mind, the health care provider must be aware of the
socioeconomic factors and the lifestyle factors present in a
population.
· SHOW LESS
· Both social and cultural factors influence many lifestyle
factors. Living environment, housing conditions, employment
factors, diet, and cultural beliefs all play a role in a person's
levels of risk and resulting health. The nursing assessment must
include these social influences as part of the domain necessary
for evaluation and inclusion in the assessment approach, and
integrate a framework for analysis, which includes all the social
milieus associated with each dimension.
· Evidence-based health assessments are done using health data
from private and public organizations. There are many
opportunities for gathering health data in a community, through
public health systems and through private records, where
approval has been obtained from participants.
· Collecting primary data must involve informed consent.
Secondary sources can also be used by obtaining aggregate data
from health plans and health care providers that do not include
personalized demographic data. Each of these data sources can
be important to forming a picture of a community's health,
which can then be compared to national standard data such as
that provided through Healthy People 2020. Understanding the
current health status and the perceived needs of a community
can help to provide the valuable information needed to set forth
a plan which evaluates the current and future health needs of the
community.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider

3. the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a
work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your
professional community.
· What types of techniques and activities should be included in
a community health assessment?
· How can these techniques and activities help determine both
assets and gaps in health care services in a community?
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in
completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For
additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and
Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your
courseroom.Library Resources
· Hart, P. L., & Mareno, N. (2014). Cultural challenges and
barriers through the voices of nurses. Journal Of Clinical
Nursing, 23(15/16), 2223–2233.
· Estrada, D. M. (2011). A community risk assessment of the
city of Santa Ana, California (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved
from ProQuest database. (UMI Number: 1499248).
· Johnson, C. V., Bartgis, J., Worley, J. A., Hellman, C. M., &
Burkhart, R. (2010). Urban Indian voices: A community-based
participatory research health and needs assessment. American
Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 17(1), 49–
70.
· Nieto, F. J., Peppard, P. E., Engelman, C. D., McElroy, J. A.,
Galvao, L. W., Friedman, E. M., & . . . Malecki, K. C.
(2010). The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), a
novel infrastructure for population health research: rationale
and methods. BMC Public Health, 10, 785–796.
SHOW LESSInternet Resources
Access the following resources by clicking the links provided.
Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the
following links have either been granted or deemed appropriate
for educational use at the time of course publication.
· Healthy People 2020. (2015). Retrieved from

4. http://www.healthypeople.gov/
· Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI 2015). (2015).
Retrieved from http://wwwn.cdc.gov/communityhealth
· National Center for Health Statistics. (2015). Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/Bookstore Resources
The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and
assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted
otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the .
When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID
with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.
· Clark, C. C., & Paraska, K. K. (2014). Health promotion for
nurses: A practical guide. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
. Chapters 6, 7, and 8
· Maurer, F. A., & Smith, C. M. (2013). Community/public
health nursing practice: Health for families and populations(5th
ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
. Chapter 19
Assessment instructions
Imagine you work for an organization that has decided to open a
satellite facility in an underserved community. Your
organization asks you to move to the new location and assist
with some of the preliminary work. Part of this work is to
determine the health care needs of the community. How will
you do this? What information will you need to know? Where
will you find the information?Directions
Develop a plan for a community health assessment in which you
complete the following:
· Describe the type of data needed to make an informed
community health assessment.
· Explain how the data will help determine the health care needs
of the community.
· Describe your strategy for obtaining the necessary data.
· Explain the factors that impact the health and wellness of a
community. (Hint: This is a very broad list. Think outside the

5. box on this one!)
· Explain how you will obtain information on these factors for
your specific community.
· Explain how you will determine if the data and information
you obtain is valid and reliable.
· Format this assessment as a report that you would submit to a
director or other organizational leader. You are still required to
follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and
references.Additional Requirements
· Include a title page and reference page.
· Ensure your assessment is 2–4 pages in length.
· Use double-spaced, 12-pt., Times New Roman font.
(Recommended)
Collaboration and Teamwork in Healthcare
Explain the concept of true collaboration in health care and
describe the benefits of effective interdisciplinary
collaboration. Then, describe the characteristics required for
effective collaboration, describe barriers to collaboration, and
offer evidence-based strategies to overcome those barriers.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
SHOW LESS
· Competency 1: Explain the principles and practices of highly
effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
. Explain the concept of collaboration in health care.
. Describe the characteristics and concepts required for effective
interdisciplinary collaboration.
. Describe barriers to effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
. Identify evidence-based strategies to overcome barriers to
effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
· Competency 3: Explain the internal and external factors that
can affect the health of individuals, families, communities, and

6. populations.
. Describe the benefits of effective collaboration and teamwork
in health care for patients, organizations, and team members.
Every day, in every patient setting, health care professionals
must interact with other health care professionals, as well as
with providers from other professions to share information,
conduct safety and quality checks, and work with patients in a
variety of ways to make sure they understand their health care
needs and will be more likely to comply with treatment plans.
Research consistently shows that interdisciplinary collaboration
and teamwork improves the quality and safety of patient care by
recognizing the skills and experience of each team member,
allowing the team to function more effectively and efficiently.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider
the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a
work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your
professional community.
· Are interdisciplinary teams commonly used where you work?
. If so, in which areas are they more likely to be implemented?
. If not, in which areas would such a team be most effective?
· How can nurses encourage more interdisciplinary teams within
their organizations?
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in
completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For
additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and
Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your
courseroom.
· Petri, L. (2010). Concept analysis of interdisciplinary
collaboration. Nursing Forum, 45(2), 73–82.
· Bender, M., Connelly, C. D., & Brown, C.
(2013). Interdisciplinary collaboration: The role of the clinical

7. nurse leader. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(1), 165–174.
· Supper, I., Catalo, O., Lustman, M., Chemla, C., Bourgueil,
Y., & Letrilliant, L. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration in
primary healthcare: A review of facilitators and barriers
perceived by involved actors. Journal of Public Health, 37(4),
717–727.
· Youngwerth, J., & Twaddle, M. (2011). Cultures of
interdisciplinary teams: How to foster good dynamics. Journal
of Palliative Medicine, 14(5), 650–654.
· Perreault, K., & Careau, E. (2012). Interprofessional
collaboration: One or multiple realities?Journal of
Interprofessional Care, 26(4), 256–258.
Course Library Guide
Access the following resources by clicking the links provided.
Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the
following links have either been granted or deemed appropriate
for educational use at the time of course publication.
· It Takes a Team | Transcript.
Assessment Instructions
You are part of an interdisciplinary team that has been highly
effective. Your supervisor asks you to write a short article about
why the team has been so successful and submit it to the
organizational newsletter for publication.
Directions
In the article you write for this assessment, be sure you do the
following:
· Explain the concept of true collaboration in health care.
· Describe the benefits of effective collaboration and teamwork
in health care for the following groups:
. Patients.
. Organizations.
. Team members.
· Describe the characteristics and concepts required for

8. effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
· Describe barriers to effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
· Identify evidence-based strategies to overcome barriers to
effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
· Format this assessment according to current APA style and
formatting guidelines.
Additional Requirements
· Include a title page and reference page.
· Ensure your assessment is 3–4 pages.
· Use double-spaced, 12-pt., Times New Roman font.