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    NORTH COAST MEDICAL

    TRAINING COLLEGE
    Department of Community Health and
    Development
    Lecturer : Mr. Ogal Victor
    Topic : Community Diagnosis
    Date : 29th May 2024
    Time : 10.45am – 12pm
    Definition: Community

     A cluster of people with at least one common


    characteristic (geographic location, occupation,
    ethnicity, housing condition……)
     A group of people with a common characteristic
    or interest living together within a larger society
    Definition cond’:community diagnosis
     The identification and quantification of health
    problems in a community as a whole in terms of
    mortality and morbidity rates and ratios, and
    identification of their correlates for the purpose
    of defining those at risk or those in need of
    health care.
     The Community Diagnosis Process is application
    of techniques of diagnosis of an individual to the
    community
    Community Diagnosis cntd,

     Community Diagnosis is done using a tool called


    "Health Indicators" which are the variables used
    for the assessment of community health.
     Indicators must be:
     valid,reliable, sensitive, specific, feasible and
    relevant.
    Health Indicators
     Health indicators can be classified as:
     Mortality indicators
     Morbidity indicators
     Disability rates
     Nutritional status indicators
     Health care delivery indicators
     Utilization rates
     Indicators of social and mental health
     Environmental indicators
     Socio-economic indicators
     Health policy indicators
     Indicators of quality of life
    Xcterics of Community Diagnosis
     ability to address important community problems
     ability to identify most of the targeted health events
     adequacy in reflecting changes in distribution of events
    over time, place and person
     participatory,
     uncomplicated,
     sensitive, timely,
     inexpensive
    Types of community Diagnosis
    Comparisons: Similarities
    Comparisons: Differences
    Why conduct community Diagnosis
     Identification and quantification of health
    problem
     Identification of those who at risk
     Identification of community needs and problems
     Determine available resources
     Set priorities for planning .
    Significance of Community diagnosis
    Significance Contd,
    Uses of community Diagnosis
    Steps in Community Diagnosis
    Steps Contd,

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