Class 5 - Community Health Flashcards
what is a community
group of people with diverse characteristics who are linked by social ties, share common perspectives and engage in joint action in geographical locations or settings
Which 4 descriptive words align with what a community is
- locus
- sharing
- joint action
- social ties
what is a community, locus:
- a sense of place
- idea of community as something that could be located and described, denoting a sense of place, locale, or boundaries
what is a community, sharing
- common interests and perspectives
- existence of shared perspectives and common interests that contributed to a sense of community
what is a community, joint action
a source of cohesion and identity
what is a community, social ties
interpersonal relationships that formed the foundation for community
Community components
- people (community residents)
- place (refers to both geographic and time dimensions)
- function (the aims and activities of the community
- they are interdependent (mutually reliant)
- function is to meet a wide variety of collective needs
what are the 3 dimensions in community health
status, structure, process
community health, status dimension includes which components
physical, emotional, social
community health, how is physical status measured?
often measure by traditional morbidity and mortality rates, life expectancy indices, and risk factor profiles
community health, how is emotional status measured
can be measured by client satisfaction and mental health indices
community health, how is social status measured
reflected in crime rate and individual and family functional levels
community health, structure dimension
Includes community health services and resources and attributes of the community structure itself, commonly identified as social indicators or correlates of health
community heath, process dimesion
community health is the process of effective community functioning or problem solving
what is a healthy community
one where people, organizations, and local institutions work together to improve social, economic, and environmental conditions that make people healthy (the DOH)
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
- defined by Kretzmann and McKnight as “building communities from the inside out”
- occurs when a community is engaged in a dynamic, continuous process of social change that can lead to permanent enhancements in people’s lives
what is community development
- holistic approach grounded in principles of empowerment, human rights, inclusion, social justice, self-determination and collective action
- led by community members at every stage
- explicit focus on redistribution of power to address causes of inequality and disadvantage
community development relies on which approach
stregnth-based approach
community development, asset mapping
identifying community-based initiatives such as community development, strategic planning, and organizational development
community development, sustainability
- maintenance and continuation of established community programs
- more likely to occur when members of the community are involved as partners in the development process
define community health assessment
a dynamic, ongoing process undertaken to identify the strengths and needs of the community, enable the community-wide establishment of health priorities, and facilitate collaborative action planning directed at improving community health status and quality of life
community health assessment aligns with which approach?
nursing process
what are the 4 phases of community health assessment?
assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation
community health assessment description
- ongoing quantitative and qualitative systemic appraisal of the community
- goal is to address the challenges to reduce inequalities, increase prevention, and enhance community coping
- successful only when community is fully engaged and empowered throughout the nursing process