¡ Community Diagnosis
¡ A process by which the nurse collects data about the community in order to identify factors which may influence the deaths and illnesses of the population
¡ to formulate a community health nursing diagnosis and develop and implement community health nursing interventions and strategies
¡ Done to come up with a profile of local health situation
¡ Will serve as a basis of health programs and services to be delivered to the community
¡ Starts with determining the health status of the community
2 Types of Community Diagnosis
1. Comprehensive Community Diagnosis
§ aims to obtain general information about the community
2. Problem-Oriented Community Diagnosis
§ type of assessment responds to a particular need
ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
1. DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
i. Total population & Geographical distribution including Urban-Rural index & Population Density
ii. Age & Sex composition
iii. Selected vital indicators e.q. Growth rate, CBR, CDR & Life expectancy rate
iv. Patterns of migration
v. Population projection
¡ Note:
§ Population groups that need special attentions:
▪ Indigenous people
▪ Socially dislocated groups as a result of disasters, calamities & development programs
2. Socio-economic & Cultural variables
i. Social indicators
§ Communication network
§ Transportation system
§ Educational level
§ Housing conditions
ii. Economic indicators
§ Poverty level income
§ Employment rate
§ Types of industry present in the community
