Community Health Needs Assessment
Introduction
This report will provide information and summary of Chester County community health needs assessment of children with dental health care needs. Quantitative information from the US census and Chester county department of health will provide the required statistics for the report, which will be compared to the Healthy people 2020 goals and objectives to determine the state of dental health care for children.
Information Background of the Community
Background information for the community is vital for the assessment, as it will provide in details the defining boundaries of the community to be studied. The climatic factors and features that may affect the health and well-being of the community; environmental and climatic factors, can lead to poor dental health. It is asserted that unhealthy diet could lead to dental problems, which may be determined by missing, unfilled, and decayed teeth of children (McGeehin and Mirabelli, 2001). Business activities in the community also have an indicator on dental health of children because it points to the economic status of the community. …show more content…
Dental care for children is often considered an expensive venture, which cannot be afforded by the entire population. This for instance will determine whether the household families will be in a position to provide the basic amenities to their children. The nature of the population and the size of household families will determine whether some families are overburdened to the extent of abandoning their children with dental problems (Pimentel et al, 2005). Education level of the population is also significant during dental healthcare assessment for children, as it will show whether the population are actually well informed of the good diet for their …show more content…
It is in respect to this that there is need to incorporate dental health promotions to those who suffer from dental problems. Dental health problems, may lead to a number of chronic diseases, injuries and stress prompting the need for improved methods to prevent dental problems (Petersen , 2003).Dental problems diseases may affect both the physical psychological of the child influencing growth, chewing, speaking and socialization (Sheiham and Steele, 2001). The morbidity and mortality rates that are caused by the chronic diseases may also have an influence on the dental health of the
This report will provide information and summary of Chester County community health needs assessment of children with dental health care needs. Quantitative information from the US census and Chester county department of health will provide the required statistics for the report, which will be compared to the Healthy people 2020 goals and objectives to determine the state of dental health care for children.
Information Background of the Community
Background information for the community is vital for the assessment, as it will provide in details the defining boundaries of the community to be studied. The climatic factors and features that may affect the health and well-being of the community; environmental and climatic factors, can lead to poor dental health. It is asserted that unhealthy diet could lead to dental problems, which may be determined by missing, unfilled, and decayed teeth of children (McGeehin and Mirabelli, 2001). Business activities in the community also have an indicator on dental health of children because it points to the economic status of the community. …show more content…
Dental care for children is often considered an expensive venture, which cannot be afforded by the entire population. This for instance will determine whether the household families will be in a position to provide the basic amenities to their children. The nature of the population and the size of household families will determine whether some families are overburdened to the extent of abandoning their children with dental problems (Pimentel et al, 2005). Education level of the population is also significant during dental healthcare assessment for children, as it will show whether the population are actually well informed of the good diet for their …show more content…
It is in respect to this that there is need to incorporate dental health promotions to those who suffer from dental problems. Dental health problems, may lead to a number of chronic diseases, injuries and stress prompting the need for improved methods to prevent dental problems (Petersen , 2003).Dental problems diseases may affect both the physical psychological of the child influencing growth, chewing, speaking and socialization (Sheiham and Steele, 2001). The morbidity and mortality rates that are caused by the chronic diseases may also have an influence on the dental health of the