Community health needs assessment is a process that illustrates the health status of the local people, facilitates the identification of the main risk factors that cause ill health among these people, and promotes the determination of the necessary actions to address these factors and causes ("Community Health Needs Assessment," 2001). Notably, this process is not a one-off activity but a developmental procedure that is amended and added to with time. Consequently, the community health needs assessment is not an end in itself but a means of using information to prepare public health care programs in the future. In order for this process to provide accurate information, it entails various steps that need to be carried out effectively. The first step in the process is profiling, which is gathering relevant information that provides information about the health status and health needs of the population. Profiling also involves analyzing the obtained information to identify the main health issues in the community. The other steps in this process include determining...

Therefore, the procedure may involve various activities or processes like evaluating the major causes of physical and mental illnesses, disability, and death in order to determine the temperature of the population's health, well-being, and fitness. Some of the most common assessment tools used to achieve this purpose include interviews, observational studies, surveys, research, and community forums.
Aims of a Community Health Needs Assessment:

A community health needs assessment is one of the major ways of improving the health of community members. This…