Community assessment is described as a tool and intervention. As a tool, it enables the identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a community, providing information that...

Community assessment is described as a tool and intervention. As a tool, it enables the identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a community, providing information that assists a health practitioner to work with a community to address their needs. As an intervention, it promotes community participation in the assessment process, ownership of the findings and engagement with the outcomes. This ownership promotes community growth and development. (McMurray & Clendon, 2015). Undertake a literature search and write a report on the steps involved in undertaking a community assessment.