Community health needs

The Catholic Health Association defines a community health needs assessment as a systematic process involving the community to identify and analyze community health needs and assets in order to prioritize these needs, and to plan and act upon unmet community health needs.” .

After completing the community needs assessment and developing a communication action plan, coordinate your resources to make sure the activities you have identified are completed on time.
Track your progress, note key successes, and document any obstacles to implementing the action plan.

However, it is recognized that health systems' ability to address community health needs may be limited

To better understand the interrelation between social determinants of health and health outcomes, health systems need to understand the health concerns and needs of populations

Health needs of the community: 1

Health promotion and preventive medicine; 2 Hospitals; 3 Community mental health services; 4 Emergency services 5 Childcare; 6 Elderly services; 7 Community health services; 8 Access to specialists Community strengths: 1 Quality of life; 2 Social services; 3 Sense of Community