Community Health Assessment and Diagnosis
Community Diagnosis
A Community Health Epidemiology Study with Community Diagnosis HGT Community Health Practicum/HAT1 Erika J. Schnell, R.N. 11/05/2012 Western Governor’s University
Community Diagnosis
Abstract The following is an assessment of an Eastern Washington Community known as Chelan/Douglas Counties which will lead to a community diagnosis. This community diagnosis is based on publicly available statistical data gathered using the concepts of epidemiology of birth rates and leading causes of death and assessing the communities determinants of health from the websites of the Chelan/Douglas County Department of Health, the Washington State Department of Health, the World Health Organization, the Federal Centers for Disease Control and the Federal U.S. Census of 2010. Composed data will be assessed for the health status of the community and compiled into a genogram which will then be interpreted and the final outcome will be a diagnosis of a healthcare need for the community.
Community Description & Epidemiological Data What makes a Community? Communities are the composition of individuals and families, with specific and blended ethnic backgrounds and cultures; they share the fields of available employment, unemployment rates and its economic and social impacts. The overall average median income and educational status all affect communities. Communities share inherent health risks related to socioeconomic and environmental hazards and consequently they share common health problems. The Eastern Washington community of Chelan/Douglas Counties includes the cities and towns of: Cashmere, Chelan, Dryden, East Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee, Malaga, Manson, Peshastin, Plain, Rock Island, Waterville, and Wenatchee.
Community Diagnosis The two counties sit nestled against the eastern rim of the Cascade Mountain range and are separated by the Columbia River. They share a diverse geographic area from densely treed forest to high mountain
A Community Health Epidemiology Study with Community Diagnosis HGT Community Health Practicum/HAT1 Erika J. Schnell, R.N. 11/05/2012 Western Governor’s University
Community Diagnosis
Abstract The following is an assessment of an Eastern Washington Community known as Chelan/Douglas Counties which will lead to a community diagnosis. This community diagnosis is based on publicly available statistical data gathered using the concepts of epidemiology of birth rates and leading causes of death and assessing the communities determinants of health from the websites of the Chelan/Douglas County Department of Health, the Washington State Department of Health, the World Health Organization, the Federal Centers for Disease Control and the Federal U.S. Census of 2010. Composed data will be assessed for the health status of the community and compiled into a genogram which will then be interpreted and the final outcome will be a diagnosis of a healthcare need for the community.
Community Description & Epidemiological Data What makes a Community? Communities are the composition of individuals and families, with specific and blended ethnic backgrounds and cultures; they share the fields of available employment, unemployment rates and its economic and social impacts. The overall average median income and educational status all affect communities. Communities share inherent health risks related to socioeconomic and environmental hazards and consequently they share common health problems. The Eastern Washington community of Chelan/Douglas Counties includes the cities and towns of: Cashmere, Chelan, Dryden, East Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee, Malaga, Manson, Peshastin, Plain, Rock Island, Waterville, and Wenatchee.
Community Diagnosis The two counties sit nestled against the eastern rim of the Cascade Mountain range and are separated by the Columbia River. They share a diverse geographic area from densely treed forest to high mountain