Name of Project: Community Identification/Profiling

Ojectives: 1) Systematically gather health related data about a selected community

2) Develop community profile
3) Identify health and health related resources in the community
4) Examine relationship between data gathered for health and well-being of the community
5) Identify biological, physical and social factors that have bearing on the health of community
Title Page
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1: Geographic Characteristics
Name of the locality /area
Boundaries
Important Roads, Streets, Buildings
Important Landmarks
Seasons (climate/weather) and months
Total Area

Section 2: Demographic Characteristics

A) Total Population
Total Families
Average Size of Family
Population Distribution According to Age & Sex
Education
Occupation
Income
Religion , Language
B) Vital Health Events
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Morbidity Rate
Speficific Morbidity
C) Specific Health Risk Groups
Infant, Toddlers, Antenatal Mothers, Lactating Mothers, Antenatal problem family
Section 3: Environmental Characteristics
A) Houses-Number
Type
Living Space per Head
Other Facitilities (e.g. bath, kitchen, toilet, electricity, water suppley, Water supply-(safe/unsafe)
B) Waste Disposal and Water waste disposal
collection and removal of soil waste
Collection and removal of water waste
Vector control measures
Environmental Sanitarium
C) Structural Organization and for Environmental Sanitation and Services
D) Educational Opportunities
Schools
 Private Institutions
Colleges
Vocational Institutions
Section 4: Social Environment
Local Administration / Barangay
Community Organization
Youth Welfare Organization
Labor units/Business organization
Councilors/Kagawads
Leadership Pattern
Section 5: Channel of Communication
Common Meeting places
Important communicators
Traditional (e.g. vendors, farmerTraditinal (e.g. vendors, farmers, teachers, retired people)
Mechanisms of communication
Fairs, festivals, religious meetings, official meetings
Media of communication
Section 6: Resources
A) Economic resources of community
B) Human resources
C) Natural Resources
Section 7: Health Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices
A) About Health and Disease
B) Outlook on cause of disease, spread and presentation of disease
C) Existing health practices related to prevention, care of some specific illne
D) Superstitions related to food and health practices
E) Promoptional health practices, food, rest, relaxation, recreation, games,
F) Attitudes towards health agencies-positive or negative, Health program
and community organizations
Section 8: Health Problems as Felt by the Community
Major health problems and needs
Priority Problems as felt by the people or community leaders
Section 9: Factors that can help or bind community health actions
Success of these information
Health and health allied resources
Community People
Community leaders-formal or informal
Census Record
Section 10 : Appendix
Communication
Documentation
Others
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