NUR 426 Community Health Exam 2
Community Health Assessment - answerA process of collecting, analyzing, and using
data to help a community strive toward better health.
Stakeholders - answerany persons or groups who will be affected by an action
Quantitative Data - answer1. Survey Pools
2. Secondary Data
- Any data with numbers
Qualitative Data - answer1. Focus groups
2. Key informant
- Descriptive data
Community health assessment within the context of population health - answer-A
strategic plan that describes the health of a community by collecting, analyzing, and
using data.
-Educates and mobilize communities; develop priorities; obtain resources; and plan
actions to improve health.
Primary data - answerData obtained by an assessment team
Secondary Data - answerData that was previously collected with another purpose in
mind.
Examples of secondary data - answer1. Census data
2. Crime report
3. Health statistics
4. Aggregate data - does not include level data
5. Deidentifield data - data that does not include individual identifiers
Aggregate data - answerGroup data the does not include individual level data
Deidentified data - answerData that has been scrubbed of name, address, and other
information that makes it personally identifiable data.
6 types of community assessments - answer1. Comprehensive
2. Population-focused
3. Setting specific
4. Problem based or Health - issue Assessment
5. Health Impact Assessment
, 6. Rapid Needs Assessment
Comprehensive assessment - answerAssets, needs not met, and opportunities for
improvement
Population-focused assessment - answerFocus on population group
Example: Pregnant women, persons 65 or older with type II diabetes
Setting specific assessment - answerTreats the setting as the community. Includes
components of population assessment and comprehensive assessment.
Problem or Health Issue Based Assessment - answerAssessments that focus on a
specific problem or health issue.
Example: oftentimes specific health issues can be found on the internet; an assessment
can help identify specific issues related to the health issue and can also be population
and/or setting specific.
Health Impact Assessment - answerEvaluates impact of measures (policies, plans,
projects)
Rapid Needs Assessment - answera tool that helps establish the extent and possible
evolution of an emergency by measuring the present and potential public health impact
of an emergency.
Example: ER situation
MAPP Framework - answerIncludes the full scope of health planning including
assessment, diagnosis, developing an intervention, implementing the intervention, and
evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention.
6 Phases of MAPP - answer1. Organization
2. Vision
3. Completion of four assessments
4. Identifying strategic issues
5. Goals in combination with strategies
6. Time to act - Organization gets partners/people together
Organization - answerFirst stage of MAPP, identifies who should be involved in the
process and developing partners who will participate
Visioning - answerSecond stage of MAPP, develop vision and value statement.
Performing the 4 Assessments - answerThird stage of MAPP, use quantitative and
qualitative data to get a comprehensive picture of a community:
1. Community Themes and Strengths
2. Local Public Health System
Community Health Assessment - answerA process of collecting, analyzing, and using
data to help a community strive toward better health.
Stakeholders - answerany persons or groups who will be affected by an action
Quantitative Data - answer1. Survey Pools
2. Secondary Data
- Any data with numbers
Qualitative Data - answer1. Focus groups
2. Key informant
- Descriptive data
Community health assessment within the context of population health - answer-A
strategic plan that describes the health of a community by collecting, analyzing, and
using data.
-Educates and mobilize communities; develop priorities; obtain resources; and plan
actions to improve health.
Primary data - answerData obtained by an assessment team
Secondary Data - answerData that was previously collected with another purpose in
mind.
Examples of secondary data - answer1. Census data
2. Crime report
3. Health statistics
4. Aggregate data - does not include level data
5. Deidentifield data - data that does not include individual identifiers
Aggregate data - answerGroup data the does not include individual level data
Deidentified data - answerData that has been scrubbed of name, address, and other
information that makes it personally identifiable data.
6 types of community assessments - answer1. Comprehensive
2. Population-focused
3. Setting specific
4. Problem based or Health - issue Assessment
5. Health Impact Assessment
, 6. Rapid Needs Assessment
Comprehensive assessment - answerAssets, needs not met, and opportunities for
improvement
Population-focused assessment - answerFocus on population group
Example: Pregnant women, persons 65 or older with type II diabetes
Setting specific assessment - answerTreats the setting as the community. Includes
components of population assessment and comprehensive assessment.
Problem or Health Issue Based Assessment - answerAssessments that focus on a
specific problem or health issue.
Example: oftentimes specific health issues can be found on the internet; an assessment
can help identify specific issues related to the health issue and can also be population
and/or setting specific.
Health Impact Assessment - answerEvaluates impact of measures (policies, plans,
projects)
Rapid Needs Assessment - answera tool that helps establish the extent and possible
evolution of an emergency by measuring the present and potential public health impact
of an emergency.
Example: ER situation
MAPP Framework - answerIncludes the full scope of health planning including
assessment, diagnosis, developing an intervention, implementing the intervention, and
evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention.
6 Phases of MAPP - answer1. Organization
2. Vision
3. Completion of four assessments
4. Identifying strategic issues
5. Goals in combination with strategies
6. Time to act - Organization gets partners/people together
Organization - answerFirst stage of MAPP, identifies who should be involved in the
process and developing partners who will participate
Visioning - answerSecond stage of MAPP, develop vision and value statement.
Performing the 4 Assessments - answerThird stage of MAPP, use quantitative and
qualitative data to get a comprehensive picture of a community:
1. Community Themes and Strengths
2. Local Public Health System
