10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process

Assessment planning models and frameworks identify 10 Steps in the Community Health Assessment development process. They are:

  1. Establishing the assessment team.
  2. Identifying and securing resources.
  3. Identifying and engaging community partners.
  4. Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Data.
  5. Setting Health Priorities.
  6. Clarifying the Issue.
  7. Setting Goals and Measuring Progress.
  8. Choosing the Strategy.
  9. Developing the Community Health Assessment document.
  10. Managing and sustaining the process.
Links on "How to do Assessments" provide more insight into the 10 step process.