1. Community Health Nursing Assessment Tool
Islamic University of Gaza
Faculty of Nursing
Community Health Nursing Assessment Tool

2. I. Community Profile Inventory : Location Perspective
II. Community Profile Inventory : Population Perspective
III. Community Profile Inventory : Social System Perspective

3. 1. Boundary of community:
I. Community Profile Inventory : Location Perspective
1. Boundary of community:
- Community location.
- Community boundary.
- Physical size ( in square kilometers).
- Local or folk name.
- What smaller communities does it include ?

4. 2. Location of health service:
- Location of health institutions.( Primary health care centers - Hospitals - Rehabilitation centers - Mental health ).
- Services of health institutions.
- Location and services of major health institution outside the community.

5. 3. Geographic feature:
- Land use ( common areas ; Public and Private space ).
- Open spaces ( play area - parks ).
- Recreational facilities ( Pre - school ; school aged ; adolescent ; adult ; older adults ).

6. 4. Climate: - Temperature average and precipitation.
- What climatic feature affect health and fitness ?

7. 5. Plants and Animals :
- Plants and animals possess possible threats to health.

8. 6. Human-made environment :
- Types of industry.
- Quality of housing.
- Air pollution – water pollution – waste ; can influence the environment.
- Public sewage – garbage – trash disposal.
- Transportation – private ; public transportation.

9. II. Community Profile Inventory : Population Perspective
1. Size :
- Total population number.
- Is the community urban ; suburban ; or rural community ?

10. 2. Density:
- What is the density of the population per square kilometers ?

11. 3. Composition: - Age distribution – sex.
- Marital status of the community members.
- Occupations are represent and their percentage.

12. 4. Rate of growth or decline :
- How has the population size changed over the past decade ?
- What are the health implication of this changed ?

13. 5. Culture differences : - What is the ethnic breakdown of population?
- Do any of sub cultural gropes have unique health needs and practice ?

14. 6. Social class:
- What percentage of population falls into each social class ?
- What do class differences suggest for health needs and services ?

15. 7. Mobility: - How frequently do members move within the community ?
- Are there any specific populations ; such as migrant workers ; that are highly mobile ?
- How does the pattern of mobility affect the health of community ?

16. III. Community Profile Inventory : Social System Perspective
1. Health system:
- Vital statistics : mortality and morbidity rate ; health problem data.
- Health facilities and agencies.
- Health related planning groups.
- Health manpower.

17. 2. Educational system : - Public education facilities.
- Private education facilities.
- Educational services for special populations – adults ; disabled children and adults.

18. 3. Communication system :
- Newspaper ; radio ; TV.

19. ** Is there adequate communication among these systems which affects the community health ? Describe.

20. ** What does the community's major strengths?

21. ** What does the community's needs?

22. Thank you