A group of community health nurses are evaluating the community to determine which issues should be addressed. As the group complete various assessments, they recognize that an assets assessment will be important to evaluate which factor of the community?

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An assets assessment focuses on the strengths and capacities of a community rather than its problems. Key informants are important sources of information with a comprehensive assessment. Information about a specific health problem is gathered during a problem-oriented assessment. Information about an overall view of the community and its life is gathered with a familiarization or windshield survey.

A Group of Community Health Nurses Are Evaluating the Community