Why do this Community Nursing Assessment?
What is the relationship between the social environment of a community and its health?
Acknowledging that the social environment influences population health, the Healthy People 2020 initiative includes a focus on the Social Determinants of Health:
How can you as a nurse help create social and physical environments that promote good health for all?
"The community health nursing course is designed to meet the Community Health Nursing Competencies established by the Quad Council (ACHNE is one of its affiliate organizations) ... Students work in groups to collect community assessment data; analyze the data to determine the strengths and/or needs of an assigned geopolitical community; develop a Community Nursing Diagnosis; identify outcomes; and develop and evaluate a real-time program."
- Professor Nancy Jones
Quad Council Community Health Nursing Competencies for 2018.