4. INTRODUCTION
Community diagnosis is one of the uses of
epidemiology is community diagnosis.
Community diagnosis generally refers to the
identification and quantification of health
problems in a community in terms of
mortality and morbidity rates and ratios, and
identification of their correlates for the
purpose of defining those individuals or
groups at risk or those in need of health care.
5. CONT……
Community diagnosis is a comprehensive
assessment of health status of the
community in relations to its social,
physical and biological environment.
The purpose of community diagnosis is to
define existing problems, determine
available resources and set priorities for
planning, implementing and evaluating
health action by and for the community.
6. DEFINITION
“Community diagnosis may be defined as
determining the pattern of health problems in
a community, including factors which influence
this pattern.”
OR
“Community diagnosis is a comprehensive
assessment of the state as an entire
community in relation to its social, political,
economic, physical, and biological
environments.”
7. PURPOSES
It helps to identify community needs
and problems.
It is pre-requisite for planning,
implementing and evaluation of
health and development programme.
8. CONT……
It helps to match project organization
and services with community needs.
It can be used to help the community
become conscious of its existing
problems and find solution.
9. OBJECTIVES
Analyze the health status.
Evaluate the health resources,
services and system of care.
Assess attitudes toward
community health services and
issues.
10. CONT……
Identify priorities, establish goals,
and determine courses of action
to improve health status.
Establish epidemiologic baseline
for measuring improvement over
time.
11. IMPORTANCE
It helps to find the common problems
or diseases, which are troublesome to
the people and are easily preventable
in the community.
Community diagnosis can be a
pioneer step for betterment of rural
community health.
12. CONT……
It is cool to disclose the hidden
problems that are not visible to the
community people but are being
affected by them.
It helps to access the group of
underprivileged people who are
unable to use the available facilities
due to poverty, prevailing
discriminations or other reasons.
13. CONT……
It helps to find the real problems of
the community people which might
not have perceived by them as
problems.
It helps to impart knowledge and
attitudes to turnover peoples
problems towards the light of
solution.
14. COMPONENTS
Concept and purpose or aim.
The process/ steps undertaken.
Formulation of data collection tool.
Report writing and dissemination of
findings.
Planning of interventions.
15. ADVANTAGES
Education for people.
Less costly to prevent the
diseases before it happens.
Encourages individuals to take
responsibility and lead health
their lifestyle, improve quality of
life.
16. CONT……
Increase economic development
of the country as the population is
in good health and lead
productive lives.
17. DISADVANTAGES
Participation does not occur
automatically. It is process. It
involves time. Hence it may lead to
delayed start of a project.
Negative effects and stigmatization.
Can negatively influence children
view of themselves and their
behavior.
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20. ENLIST NURSING DIAGNOSIS
Imbalanced nutritional pattern less
than body requirement related to
hypertension as evidenced by
weight loss.
Acute pain related to gingivitis as
evidenced by dental carries.
21. CONT……
Risk for injury related to age as
evidenced by giddiness.
Risk for infection related to
improper personal hygiene as
evidenced by uncleanliness.
22. CONT……
Disturbed sleeping pattern related to
gingivitis as evidenced by patients
verbalization and patients looks tired
during day time.
Knowledge deficit related to
hypertension as evidenced by facial
expression.
23. DIFFRENCE
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS COMMUNITY
DIAGNOSIS
Obtain a history of the
patients symptoms.
Obtain health awareness of
the community by informal
meetings and discussions.
Examine the patient and
observe sign.
Obtain measurable facts of
causes through basic
demographic survey.
(indicator).
24. CONT…
Perform laboratory test.
X-ray.
Conduct specific survey
based on finding of basic
demographic survey.
To inference causation
from the history and test
result to make the
diagnosis.
Make inference from the
data (indicator) to make
the community
diagnosis.
25. CONT…
Provide treatment Prescribe community
treatment or community
health action as part of
community health
programme.
Follow up and assess
effectiveness of the
treatment.
Evaluate (follow up) the
effect of community
health action.
