PPN 302: Week 7- Community
Assessment and Community
Engagement-Study Guide with Solved
Answers.
What is health? - Answer "The extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand,
to realize aspirations and satisfy needs; and on the other hand, to change or cope with the
environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday living, not an object of living;
it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical
capabilities".
-A balance between physical, social, and spiritual dimensions
What are the 3 P's in regards to health? - Answer Protect, promote, prevent
What's involved in defining need and capacity? - Answer Problem/need/issue identification
- Influenced by DOH/resources, issues of inequity & social injustice
Capacity identification
- What resources, real & potential strengths are present?
What is a community? - Answer - A collective of people who live in a defined geopolitical
boundary/work, play and pray in a space
- A collective of people who share common values and concerns
- The way people think about and organize their social relationships
- The formation of community identity is based on the contexts of the relationships and the
interests of the members
True/False: community is a fixed entity - Answer False. Community is not a'coherent' and
'fixed' entity - collective actions and conflicts exist side-by-side
What's involved in a healthy community? - Answer - Clean, safe physical environment
- Peace, equity, social justice
- Adequate access to basic and fundamental resources
- Adequate access to health and healthcare resources
- Opportunities for learning & skill development
- Strong mutually supportive relationships and networks
- Committed local government
- Healthy public policies
, - Respect for diverse voices and perspectives
- Wide public participation in decision making
- Strong local cultural and spiritual heritage
- Diverse and vital economy
SATA: What should be considered before doing a community assessment?
A. Purpose of the assessment
B. Target Population
C. Degree of political support
D. Characteristics of the community - Answer All of them!
ABCD
List of things to consider before a community assessment. - Answer - The purpose of the
assessment
- The target population - How has it been defined?
- The social and/or geopolitical boundaries of the community
- The community composition
- What are the community demographics?
- Have they changed or remained constant?
- The Characteristics of the community
- Who are the gatekeepers and stakeholders of the community?
- The approaches or techniques that will be used
- Degree of political support
- The time frame for assessment
- Available resources to carry out the assessment
- The costs and benefits of the assessment
Is self reflection necessary before a community assessment? - Answer Yes.
What should you self-reflect on before a community assessment? - Answer - Your current
knowledge of the community
- Your current credibility with the community
- Your own role in the assessment process
- The limits of what you can realistically accomplish
- Your biases, assumptions, expectations
Assessment and Community
Engagement-Study Guide with Solved
Answers.
What is health? - Answer "The extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand,
to realize aspirations and satisfy needs; and on the other hand, to change or cope with the
environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday living, not an object of living;
it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical
capabilities".
-A balance between physical, social, and spiritual dimensions
What are the 3 P's in regards to health? - Answer Protect, promote, prevent
What's involved in defining need and capacity? - Answer Problem/need/issue identification
- Influenced by DOH/resources, issues of inequity & social injustice
Capacity identification
- What resources, real & potential strengths are present?
What is a community? - Answer - A collective of people who live in a defined geopolitical
boundary/work, play and pray in a space
- A collective of people who share common values and concerns
- The way people think about and organize their social relationships
- The formation of community identity is based on the contexts of the relationships and the
interests of the members
True/False: community is a fixed entity - Answer False. Community is not a'coherent' and
'fixed' entity - collective actions and conflicts exist side-by-side
What's involved in a healthy community? - Answer - Clean, safe physical environment
- Peace, equity, social justice
- Adequate access to basic and fundamental resources
- Adequate access to health and healthcare resources
- Opportunities for learning & skill development
- Strong mutually supportive relationships and networks
- Committed local government
- Healthy public policies
, - Respect for diverse voices and perspectives
- Wide public participation in decision making
- Strong local cultural and spiritual heritage
- Diverse and vital economy
SATA: What should be considered before doing a community assessment?
A. Purpose of the assessment
B. Target Population
C. Degree of political support
D. Characteristics of the community - Answer All of them!
ABCD
List of things to consider before a community assessment. - Answer - The purpose of the
assessment
- The target population - How has it been defined?
- The social and/or geopolitical boundaries of the community
- The community composition
- What are the community demographics?
- Have they changed or remained constant?
- The Characteristics of the community
- Who are the gatekeepers and stakeholders of the community?
- The approaches or techniques that will be used
- Degree of political support
- The time frame for assessment
- Available resources to carry out the assessment
- The costs and benefits of the assessment
Is self reflection necessary before a community assessment? - Answer Yes.
What should you self-reflect on before a community assessment? - Answer - Your current
knowledge of the community
- Your current credibility with the community
- Your own role in the assessment process
- The limits of what you can realistically accomplish
- Your biases, assumptions, expectations
