UNIT 7 - CHAPTER 3 Flashcards
refers to the identification and quantification
of health problems in a community as a whole
in terms of mortality and morbidity, rates and
ratios, and identification of their correlates for
the purpose of defining those at risk or those
in need of health care.
Community Diagnosis
Community Diagnosis consists of two important parts:
a. Collection of data about the community in
order to identify the different factors that may
directly or indirectly influence the health of the
population.
b. Analyze and seek explanations for the
occurrence of health needs and problems in the
community.
“keystone” of community health process
Community assessment
Recognizes the fact that the health status of
the community is a product of various
interacting elements such as population,
physical and topographical characteristics,
socio-economic and cultural factors, health
and basic social services and power structure
within the community.
Ecologic Approach to
Community Diagnosis
Types of Community Diagnosis
Comprehensive Community Diagnosis
Problem-oriented Community Diagnosis
Aims to obtain general information about the
community with the intent of determining not
only prevalent health conditions and risk factors
(epidemiologic approach) but also the socio-
economic condition (socio-economic approach)
and lifestyle behaviors and attitudes that have
effect on health (behavioral approach)
Comprehensive Community Diagnosis
Elements of Comprehensive CD:
Demographic variables
Socio-economic and Cultural Variables
Environmental indicators
Cultural factors
Health and Illness Patterns
Health Resources
Political and Leadership Patterns
responds to a particular need for a target group
Problem-oriented Community Diagnosis
STEPS IN CONDUCTING COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
Determining the objectives.
Defining the study population.
Determining the data to be collected.
Collecting the data.
Developing the instruments.
Actual data gathering.
Data collation
Data presentation
Data analysis
Identifying the community health problems.
Priority-setting
During the planning phase, the objectives will
serve as a guide in directing disease control
and wellness promotion in the community.
Determining the objectives.
achieved by developing a data
collection plan
Determining the data to be collected.
à ocular survey/windshield survey
à participant observation
Observation
face-to-face or telephone interview, individual
or group interview, structured or unstructured
interview
Interviews
qualitative research technique utilize for
its value in understanding and documenting
human behavior
Focus group discussion
Put together all facts and figures to generate
information about the health status of the
community
Data collation
