Preparation
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
This assessment will be based around obtaining and reviewing community and public health data in order to determine a health need that should be addressed. The focus will be on how you use data to determine health care concerns, communities, and populations to proactively treat. Think about experiences you may have had working with data, as well as community and population health roles.
What community, city, or state are you planning to use as the setting for your assessment?
Where can you obtain population and community health data for this setting?
How will you obtain data?
What are the different populations in your chosen setting? (Think about cultural, economic, racial, and spiritual perspectives.)
How are the needs of the diverse populations in your setting similar and different?
What are some of the most critical health care needs of your chosen setting?
Are any specific populations more impacted by these needs than others?
