One benefit of using qualitative date when conducting a community health assessment is that the assessor can broaden evidence from understanding behavior pattern and activities of information, not necessarily numerical and quantity in formation. By the same token, the approach could be one in which the assessor makes use of knowledge claim, based mainly on constructivist ideology. It is
Community health assessment is the collecting, analyzing and using data to educate and mobilize communities, develop priorities, gather resources, and plan actions to advance the public’s health (Minnesota Department of Health, n.d.). A community health assessment delivers the groundwork for cultivating and promoting the health of the community. Evaluating environmental health risks in communities requires models characterizing geographic and demographic patterns of exposure to multiple stressors. Community health assessment is likewise important because it allows for effective education and
Trans-theoretical Model of Change (TMC) has its limitation on individual’s behavior of change. Additionally, this stage model may not necessarily explain significant change process on how diabetic patients can stop eating high-fatty foods leading to diabetes. This is unlike the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM), which can explain design process for health promotion strategies to preventing diabetes. The idea that differentiates PAPM from other theories is its strengths and ability to precisely explain actions of health hazards, and the commencement of new or more complex defensive health
Introduction and Objectives To assess community members’ knowledge about diabetes and its proper management.To allow community members of age 40 years and above who are willing and able to participate in a diabetes questionnaire.To identify many factors contributing to the widespread of diabetes in Manila.To find out how community intervention on diabetes can help improve quality of living standard for the Filipinos.To determine the percentage of Manilas who are prone to undergoing health-risk assessment on diabetes.To apply the health education theories in explaining issues and impacts of diabetes
