Write a 3-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. 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.  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. 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 sta ...

1. Write a 3-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.
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.
Social and lifestyle behaviors can affect health. In fact, some

2. 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.
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.
Internet Resources
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3. · Healthy People 2020. (2015). Retrieved from
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/
ssessment 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?
Preparation
Search the Internet for peer-reviewed journal articles on how to
conduct a community health assessment. You will need at least
3 resources to use in this assessment.
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
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

4. follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references.
Additional Requirements
· Include a title page and reference page.
· Ensure your assessment is 3 pages in length.
· Use double-spaced, 12-pt., Times New Roman font.
(Recommended)