Community Assessment Project
Assessing community resources and needs for healthcare is one of the responsibilities of nurses with advanced preparation. In this project, FNP students will identify a “communityâ€. This community can be multiple individuals with the same diagnosis (since that can be a defining trait of a community), individuals with a common need, or health issues noted within a community location, which is the most commonly selected “communityâ€. Students will describe how a community analysis would be executed, identify existing or potential needs, resources available, and develop a plan to meet the identified need(s) of that community. Students should also address interdisciplinary resources available and how the NP would utilize or include other disciplines in the plan and management.
It is interesting to do a simple search on \”Google\”, using the words: how do you assess a community\’s health needs. You get multiple results, and many are useful tools to review for this project. The CDC provides information on the process. You will also find resources for many statistics that might be needed for the project.
Students will be assigned to a group for this project. Each group will be assigned to a faculty member for grading. Select one student in the group to submit the project (ppt slides) to the grading center. All students will submit a peer evaluation of their group members. Topics should be taken from Healthy People 2030Links to an external site..
The assignment will consist of two parts: a power point presentation that has been developed by each group member, and the final recorded presentation for the assignment. The presentation should be between 30-40 slides, not including your reference slide(s). Be sure to cover each topic/focus area stated in the grading rubric well. The assignment requires a minimum of six (6) current peer-reviewed, professional references (since 2017). Evaluation will include the development and description of thought provoking and integrative ideas of how advanced practice nurses might be proactive in promoting health in a community.
Presentation and peer evaluation due date is November 13, 2022 by 11:59 pm CT.
Grading Criteria:
Define the Community: e.g., town, small city, specific age group in a specific location, etc.
Community Analysis: provide data, identify sources used to assess the needs of the community—where would you go to get the information you need for this community?
Identify existing/potential health problems or needs: be specific with the need(s) and provide supporting rationale
Develop a plan to meet the identified need(s): be specific and clear. You can list this in a step-wise fashion if you like. Include interdisciplinary resources to incorporate into the plan for the community.
How would you implement the plan? (This can be incorporated into the development of the plan)
How would you determine if the plan was successful or not? (This is the evaluation of your plan—if it isn’t working, you will need to change the plan or at least some part(s) of it—think of what your expected or desired outcome for this community would be).
Knowing Your Community_ Community Health Assessment as a Powerful Tool.pdfDownload Knowing Your Community_ Community Health Assessment as a Powerful Tool.pdf
Community Health Assessments and Community Improvement PlansLinks to an external site.
Assessing and Addressing Community Health NeedsLinks to an external site.
Community Health Needs Assessment & Strategic Implementation PlanLinks to an external site.
Healthy People 2030 Topics