Conduct a Community Assessment
Successful programs address the needs and wants of the community. The best way to find out what a community needs and what it wants, is to conduct a community assessment.
Conduct a Community Assessment – Chapter Overview
- Community Assessment Progress Report–worksheet
- How to Involve Partners–tip sheet
Define Community
The first step in conducting a community assessment is to define the community. This may seem obvious, but it’s often not done.
Defining Community – Overview
- Community Definition Worksheet
- Example Community Definition Worksheet
Gather and Analyze Information
This is the point where your coalition will gather facts, figures, opinions, and other information related to nutrition and physical activity on your community. Each section below includes a description, worksheets, and examples to help you do the work.
Community Data – Overview
- Population Profile
- Population Profile Worksheets
- Population Profile Summary Sheet
- Health Profile
- Health Profile Worksheets
- Health Profile Summary Sheet
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Profile
- Nutrition & Physical Activity Profile Worksheets
- Nutrition & Physical Activity Profile Summary Sheet
- Additional Community Data Worksheets
- Race and Ethnicity Overview
- Data Resources
- No Data Tip Sheet
- Community Data Summary Sheet
- Other Community Data Resources
Community Opinion – Overview
- Using Focus Groups handout–tip sheet
- Perceived Needs Summary
- Which Technique is Best?–guidance
- Media Survey–guidance and worksheets
- Community Opinion Survey–guidance and worksheets
- Key Informant Interview–guidance
- Community Meetings– guidance
- Focus Groups–resource list
- Community Opinion Summary Sheet
Community Environment – Overview
- Programs, Services, Policies and Environment Survey
- Built Environment and Social Environment Audit
- Community Resources and Environment Log
- Community Environment Summary Sheet
- Healthy Food and Beverage Tip Sheet
- Other Community Environment Resources
Summarize and Report Information
Your committee has gathered and analyzed community health data and other community health information. The information and worksheets in this section can help you report your community health assessment results.
- Summarizing and Reporting Information
- Community Health Concerns and Strengths–worksheet
- Community Assessment Results–guidance
CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Ch 1: Community Assessment
- Conduct a Community Assessment
- Community Data – Overview
- Community Opinion – Overview
- Community Environment – Overview
- Summarizing and Reporting Information