A community profile is an exercise in social analysis in which the specific characteristics of a geographically defined community of people are researched and analysed. Community information gathering and awareness of community needs and problems are major and necessary dimensions of community nursing in order that community health problems may be prioritised and resolved,or modified.

Complete the community profile on a local government area (LGA) (LGA chosen: Marrickville)in Sydney using the community profile data package (file will be uploaded separately, you only need to use it as a guide, don’t need to fill it out.)based on 2011 Australian census data (ABS). This forms the basis for the essay.

In the essay:

1. Describe a public health problem from the list.(Please choose one of the following health problems that is most likely be onsite of people living in Marrickville, based on their characteristics.)

• Breast cancer
• Dementia
• Asthma
• Chronic heart failure

2. Provide a brief aetiology and epidemiology of the Public Health Problem in your LGA.

3. Briefly describe the characteristics of the LGA, (describe the impact of the Public Health problem on the population of the LGA, and analyse why this community is impacted by this public health problem considering the characteristics of the area.

4. Identify and describe roles of the community health nurse in relation to managing the public health problem within the context of the local community. Analyse these roles in relation to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention/ health promotion.

Note:

Reference should be made to currentinternational, national, and local data sources. It is essential to make reference to recent(the last 10 years)journal articles.Please note that a penalty will be incurred for word counts over 2500 words.