Your community can be any geographically defined county, city, or town. Clearly delineate the following dimensions before starting the process of community assessment: Describe the population that is being assessed? What is/are the race(s) of this population within the community? Are there boundaries of this group? If so, what are they? Does this community exist within a certain city or county? Are there general characteristics that separate this group from others? Education levels, birth/death rates, age of deaths, insured/uninsured? Where is this group located geographically? Urban/rural? Why is a community assessment being performed? What purpose will it serve? How will information for the community assessment be collected?
