Community Assessment

Introduction Community assessment refers to the process of determining the needs and resources possessed by a community in order to understand it better. It provides information as regards to the community, such as the needs and resources that the community has can be used to plan and deliver services to the public effectively (The community needs assessment process, 2004). Community assessment is done under the premise that community has both needs and assets. The needs of the community are the ones that lead it requiring help from external sources, while the assets make it easier to provide the needed services and can even be used for the benefit of other communities apart from the one that is getting assessed. This paper touches on the
One of the services that this community is in need of is health services, at least an improvement of the services that are already in place. The members of the community have to actively be involved in the assessment of the needs and resources with regards to the provision of social services in their geographical area (CITE). They are the ones that experience the need and are also the ones that own some of the assets that can be used in fulfilling the recognised need. They therefore are entitled to be involved from the onset of the gathering of data and information on the needs and resources and also in the coming up with solutions and timelines for the implementation of the provision of social
The key findings will focus on the services that are needed by the assessed community. Also, any emerging patterns regarding a service that had not been considered in the scope definition stage will also be noted and recommended for further inquiry. The assets possessed by the community will also be noted so that they will be used when the provision of services gets underway. These key findings will then be presents to the local and state authorities as policy proposals.

Setting of The Priorities and Creation of An Action Plan Analysis of each of the social services that the assessment will cover and the extent to which it is important to the community will inform the setting of priorities, with the most important ones getting higher priority than the less important ones. The crucial services to the community will also get higher funds allocation compared to the less crucial ones.
Conclusion
In this particular community, the considered services are water, electricity and health. Electricity and water are much more crucial to this community compared to health services, as they can travel to the city to get quality and timely health services. Water and electricity are needed on an everyday basis by the residents, and the infrastructure for those two will need to be put in place before the provision of health services in their vicinity is