Community assessment--a risk factor analysis

Area of Science:

• Community Health Nursing
• Epidemiology
• Public Health

Background:

• Graduate students in community health nursing require effective tools for health assessment and risk factor analysis.
• Existing methods may lack a systematic approach for analyzing large datasets across major health fields.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a structured epidemiological model for community health nursing students.
• To facilitate risk factor analysis and health assessment within communities.

Main Methods:

• The model utilizes a six-step process for data analysis.
• Data sets are developed to cover four major health field categories.
• The process enables identification of high-risk aggregates and hypothesis generation for 'why'.

Main Results:

• The presented epidemiological model proves adequate for risk factor analysis.
• Students can systematically identify high-risk groups and understand underlying risk factors.
• The model guides the collection and analysis of large information sets.

Conclusions:

• The model effectively guides community health nursing students in risk assessment.
• Health planning can be strategically directed towards modifying alterable risk factors.
• This approach fosters a population health orientation essential for public health practice.