Question

How do we assess the strengths and weaknesses in a community that contribute to its health and wellness?

Answer 1

The strengths and weaknesses in a community that contributes to its health and wellness can be assesssed through

• Mortality rates: It is based upon the number of death cases. Obviously it should be of lower rates if the community is benefited through the care. If not it will be at increased rates.
• Morbidity rates: It includes the disease rates. The number of decreased rates in all chronic diseases like Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Tuberculosis, HIV ,Communicable diseases will be obvious.
• Environmental Hygiene : Environment plays an vital role in health and wellness. Water stagnation,improper disposable of waste can lead to diseases. Proper sanitation indicates the effectiveness of community teaching.
• Nutritional status assessment of under 5 children : Malnutrition is one of the common disorder among under 5 children. So assessing the height, mid arm circumference weight of the children under 5 is important. To find cases of malnutrition so as to prevent the complications.
• Immunization rates: The knowledge of importance of immunization among mother's has to be assessed and the immunization rate has to checked.
• Personal Hygiene : If people are educated about it then they will maintain the hygiene. It shows the strength of community health care involvement.
• Survey any outbreak of epidemic, endemic or pandemic cases: If more cases are reported then it shows the weakness of the community health care participation of health and weaknesses.