NAME : KALU ADA JOY
MATRIC-NO: 19/0410
DEPARTMENT: NURSING SCIENCE
LEVEL:500
COURSE : COMMUNITY HEALTH
NURSING III
The community profile is a summary of baseline conditions and trends in Community and study area.
It establishes the context for assessing potential Impacts and for project decision-making. Developing
a community profile Involves identifying community issues and attitudes, locating notable features in
the study area, and assessing social and economic conditions and trends in the Community and region
that have a bearing on the project. Preparing a Community profile is often an iterative process.
Although some information can Be collected early project development, other important information
about the Community may not be uncovered until later in project development or Production.
Information can be collected both from primary sources, such as interviews or Field surveys, and
secondary sources, such as comprehensive plans or newspaper Articles. The nature of the data
collection effort and the level of documentation Required will vary according to the project. For major
or controversial projects, Information on the community might feed into the Baseline Conditions
section of The CIA technical report. For other less extensive projects, a brief summary of Key issues
and baseline data could be included in the project files.
Community profiling can be defined as “a comprehensive description of the needs of A population
that is defined, or defines itself, as a community, and the resources that Exist within that community,
carried out with the active involvement of the community Itself, for the purpose of developing an
action plan or other means of improving the Quality of life of the community“
Profiling describes the process of building a detailed picture of a target community through
involving local people and working in partnership with organisations and individuals who plan and
deliver services in the area.
INPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY PROFILING
Useful to gather information may not be recorded
Highlights gaps in our understanding
Encourage broader thinking
Determine who is likely to be affected
Means to develop relationships and build capacity
Gather community intelligence over time
WHAT IS A COMMUNIT PROFILE
Subject centred
Focuses on issues or topic/s
Seeks to understand topic better
Includes summary, description, synthesis and analysis
Is written formally for a distant audience(council, government body)
TYPES OF COMMUNITY PROFILING
Individual action plan –Done by an individual work to be oriented to the community
Corporate action plan-Done by group (NGO, government, company)
Professional profile-Someone Is brought in to do a profile for the group
Focused profile-Very clear idea on what the community profile needs to address and take
action on
Church-based profile-Profile is link to faith-based goals or action
DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY PROFILE
Step 1: Define the Study Area
Review the Physical Location of the Proposed Project in Relation to Surrounding
Communities
Size of Study Area should be tailored to the nature and scope of the project and its potential
effects.
1. Primary Study Area
2. Secondary Study Area
Step 2: Review Social and Economic Characteristics
Community Profile
1. Population and Demographics
2. Income & Poverty
3. Housing Characteristics
4. Employment
Key Input for Developing Public Outreach Strategies
Step 3: Inventory Features
Community Facilities and Services
Business Activity and Employment Canters
Land Use, Zoning, and Growth Trends
Transportation Characteristics
Other Notable Features
Step 4: Identify Community History, Issues and Attitudes
Review Secondary Sources
Talk to Knowledgeable Person
Visit the Community
Interview Stakeholders
Step 5: Prepare Documentation and Appropriate Level of Assessment
Field Visit Checklist Is Tool for Initial Stages of Project Development (e.g., Problem
Screening, Concept Development)
1. Used to Define Appropriate Level of Effort and Type of Environmental Processing
2. May Suffice for Categorical Exclusions on Small and Non-Controversial Projects
Socioeconomic Screening Form
1. Initiated in Concept Development or Preliminary Engineer Stage
2. Demonstrates Analytic Support for Findings along with CE Documentation
3. Good Start for Socioeconomic Technical Study for EA/EIS
Prepare EA or EIS Document – When Screening Reveals that Socioeconomic Issues May Be
Affected Adversely
