COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

Question 1

An in-depth process of finding out the profiles, health status of the community and the factors affecting the present status.

Answer 1

Community Diagnosis (CDx)

Question 2

2 Types of Community Diagnosis

Answer 2

1. Comprehensive: aims to obtain a general information about the community.
2. Problem-Oriented : the type of assessment that responds to a particular need.

Question 3

Elements of a Comprehensive CDx

Answer 3

A. Demographic Variables
B. Socio-Economic and Cultural Variables
C. Health and Illness Patterns
D. Health Resources
E. Political/Leadership Patterns

Question 4

Indicators and factor to consider in Socio-Economic and Cultural Variables

Answer 4

1. Social indicators
2. Economic indicators
3. Environmental indicators
4. Cultural factors

Question 5

Steps in Community Diagnosis

Answer 5

1. Preparation of Community Diagnosis
2. Conduct of survey proper using the format/survey form.
3. Make graph or chart of each data gathered.
4. Data analysis and interpretation.
5. Preparation of Action / Project Plan

Question 6

Steps in Community Diagnosis
1. Preparation of Community Diagnosis

Answer 6

A. Identify the barangay to surveyor required by the health center.
B. Ocular survey
1. Courtesy call on the community leader
2. Identification of key leaders and brgy
health workers.
3. Conduct ocular survey of households.
4. Start preparing the spot map.
C. Community assembly
1. Inform people of purpose of your presence
2. Disseminate initial findings specially presence of infectious diseases in the area

Question 7

Steps in Community Diagnosis
2. Conduct of survey proper using the format/survey form.

Answer 7

a. Random Sampling or saturation
- random sampling, 10% of population; employ one group
- saturation-house to house survey; to check total population to determine true picture of barangay; employ several groups

b. Guidelines in filling survey form.
c. Data collection techniques.

Question 8

Where can data be obtained?

Answer 8

1.Health Center
2. National Statistics Office
3. Municipal Hall Planning Division
4. Barangay Hall
5. Other resources within the said community

Question 9

MANILA HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TRAINING OFFICE

COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS GUIDE

Answer 9

I. Setting of the Community
II. POPULATION
III. ECONOMIC INDICES
IV. SOCIO-CULTURAL INDICES
V. ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES
VI. HEALTH INDICES
VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
VIII. PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED
IX. SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
X. ACTION PLAN