Community can be any geographically defined county, city, or town. Clearly delineate the following dimensions before starting the process of community assessment:

• Describe the population that is being assessed?
• What is/are the race(s) of this population within the community?
• Are there boundaries of this group? If so, what are they?
• Does this community exist within a certain city or county?
• Are there general characteristics that separate this group from others?
• Education levels, birth/death rates, age of deaths, insured/uninsured?
• Where is this group located geographically...? Urban/rural?
• Why is a community assessment being performed? What purpose will it serve?
• How will information for the community assessment be collected?

 

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

This is the indigenous peoples of Australia. They are about 3.3% of Australia's. They use social and emotional wellbeing to describe people's emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural well-being. They recognize the connection between land, spirituality, family, culture, and community is crucial to people and can affect their wellbeing.

Step-by-step explanation

This group of people belongs to the Aboriginal race of Australia. Whereby the Aboriginal person is a member of the aboriginal race and is accepted by the Aboriginal community.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have many health and economic differences compared to the broader Australian community. For example, there are high rates of suicide compared to non-indigenous communities. This may be influenced by historical trauma and decreased access to health services and education.

These communities are in rural Australia isolated towns on traditionally owned land. Most of them settled at Queen island and South Wale of Australia.

The indigenous people are known as the first people of Australia, and they identified as "black" since the European settlement. According to studies, the rates of death among the indigenous people are high, especially among the older adults compared to other Australians, due to lack of access to health care due to poverty and poor infrastructure, and lack of medical cover. Studies show the majority of aged people among the indigenous people are uninsured. Additionally, the level of education is low due to a lack of awareness and inadequate schools where these people are settled.

This group of people is located in remote rural areas of Australia.

Community assessment for indigenous people is conducted to empower them as the empowerment programs have helped build capacity for individuals within the community, thus improving their wellbeing. The research assessed the indigenous- developed Family Wellbeing program as a tool to empower intervention for the aged and children in remote communities by measuring its impact sizes. It also assessed measurement tools for future effect evaluations.

The community assessment for indigenous people requires research methods that represent their viewpoints and feel comfortable using. The process may involve a cumulative regional and historical view and also considering the social developmental approach.