Community Health Assessment Assignment

Instructions:

Community Health Assessments include strategies to assess a particular community's health needs. In
this group assignment, students will choose a community to assess and collect data about that
community to identify three priority health needs.

The first step is to identify the community to study. Students are encouraged to choose a community
close enough to where they live so they can visit in- person to conduct a windshield survey. This step
should be conducted in collaboration with the course professor to ensure the community’s information
is available
and appropriate for the completion of the assignment.

Using the table in Appendix A below and chapter 9 Working with the community, students will identify
as much data as possible for the different dimensions of the community.

To complement the data, students will also complete an in-person windshield survey using the table in
Appendix B and instructions on page 215 in Stanhope and Lancaster.

Once the data is collected, students will complete a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the major
points of the data collected. The PowerPoint presentation should have a maximum of 20 slides with data
summarized to show a certain level of analysis.

Once the analysis is completed, students will highlight the strengths of the community and three priority
health concerns using the supporting strategies starting on page 219 in Stanhope and Lancaster. The PPT
slides should also provide justification for how the priority health concerns were identified.
 Appendices

Appendix A: Data Collection Table – this version identifies data that can be collected. Please use the
empty version below to include your data

Dimension Measures Examples of Data Sources

Status Vital statistics (live births, neonatal deaths, Census data
infant deaths, maternal deaths) District health unit annual vital
statistics

Incidence and prevalence of leading causes of Census data

mortality and morbidity District health unit/health
authority

Health- Support groups

risk profiles of selected aggregates Local nonprofit organizations
District health unit

People or Population: number and density Statistics Canada

person
Demographic structure of population, such as Statistics Canada
age, sex, socioeconomic and racial distributions,
rural and urban character, and dependency
ratio

Informal groups such as block clubs, service Churches, older persons’

clubs, and friendship networks centres
Civic groups
Local newspaper

Formal groups such as schools, churches, Telephone directory

businesses, industries, governmental bodies, United Way
unions, and health and welfare agencies Social service agencies
Chamber of Commerce
Regional health units/health
authority

Linking structures (intercommunity and Tourist bureau

intracommunity contacts among organizations) Local and government offices

Place Geopolitical boundaries Maps

Local or folk name for area Local newspaper
Size in kilometres, acres, blocks, or census tracts Census data
Transportation avenues, such as rivers, Chamber of Commerce
highways, railroads, and sidewalks Municipal offices

History Library archives and local

 histories
Physical environment such as land-use patterns Local housing office
and condition of housing
Structure Health facilities such as hospitals, long-term Local Chamber of Commerce
care facilities, industrial and school health United Way
services, health units, voluntary health Health-related planning groups
associations
Local newspapers
Local magazines
Local government

Health personnel resources, such as physicians, Telephone directory

dentists, and nurses Provincial and labour statistics
Professional licensing boards

Health-resource use patterns, such as bed- Statistics Canada

occupancy days and patient or provider visits District health units and hospital
annual reports

Local Conflict containment and accommodation Local or neighbourhood

government newspapers and radio programs

Participation Existence of and participation in

local organizations
Function Production, distribution, and consumption of Provincial or territorial offices
goods and services
Business and labour Local library

Socialization of new members Social and local research reports

Maintenance of social control Police station
Adaptation to ongoing and expected change Social and local research reports
Provision of mutual aid Churches and religious
organizations
Appendix A: Data Collection Table (use this table to insert your date for your assignment)

Dimension Measures Data Sources (include website

or references)
Status

People or
person

Place

Structure

Local
government

Function
Appendix B: Windshield Survey (please see page 216 for explanation of each of the subsystems)

Subsystems Observations Personal perception

Physical Environment
Health and Social Services
Economy
Transportation and Safety
Politics and government
Communication
Education
Recreation
Perceptions
The residents
Your perceptions (summary)
Marking Rubric for Community Health Assessment

Components Level of achievement Weight on

assignment
Does not Below Approaching Meets Exceeds
meet requirements requirements requirements requirements
requirements (50-59%) (60-69%) (70-79%) (80-100%)
(0-49%)
Powerpoint slides 25%
All components of the data collection are included in the PPT slides 5%
All components of the windshield survey are included in the PPT slides 5%
A summary of the strengths of the community is included 5%
A list of three health concerns priorities are identified 5%
Justification for choosing the health concerns priority is provided. 5%
Appendix A: Data Collection 35%
Requirement: the data is complete with appropriate sources identified.
Status 10%
People or 5%
person
Place 5%
Structure 5%
Local 5%
government
Function 5%
Appendix B: Windshield Survey 30%
Requirement: observations for each of the subsystems are identified with perceptions
highlighted appropriately
Physical 3%
Environment
Health and 3%
Social Services
Economy 3%
Transportation 3%
and Safety
Politics and 3%
government
Communication 3%
Education 3%
Recreation 3%
Perceptions
The residents 3%
Own 3%
Perceptions
(summary)