Community profiling is used to classify the fortes, weaknesses, needs and problems of a community like, African American church community on the Chicago south side. By identifying these classifications of profiling, we are basically making decisions about health services, while extenuating the allocation of resources. A lot of people may not understand the concept of community profiling. What do you think of community profile as one of the potential solutions or a foundational approach to your assessment? To a great extent, there is an article by Jack & Holt (2008), which describes community profiling and how it could be used to assess health priorities. There is a discussion of inequalities and how they affect a person’s health. Different types of need are identified, and the benefit of involving the community in the decision-making process is explained.
Jack, K., & Holt, M. (2008). Community profiling as part of a health needs assessment. Nursing Standard, 22(18), 51-56.
