East Tennessee, a Community Profile
The goal of the Community Profile (pdf) (also called the community needs assessment) is to gather information about the community for the purpose of identifying gaps (needs) in services that must be addressed to improve breast health among members of the community and identifying the populations most in need of breast health services. It is used initially to identify the gaps between services that are currently provided and services that are needed. However, when reviewed annually, it can also be used to evaluate the impact the local grant programs are having on the status of breast health within our community.
The Community Profile (pdf) is a snapshot, or a picture, of the community, specifically looking at breast health and breast cancer. The profile includes:
- demographics, such as population by age, race, ethnicity, education and income levels;
- breast cancer statistics, such as screening, incidence and mortality rates;
- an assessment of current services for breast cancer screening and treatment in the community; and
- a survey of the community's beliefs and attitudes about breast cancer through interviews with key informants.
Download a copy of the 2006 Community Profile (pdf).
The Community Profile is a priority for Komen Knoxville because the basic philosophies on which the organization was founded hinge on the ability to "know" the communities it serves.
Responsive
- An Affiliate's community profile identifies specific ways Komen can be responsive to the needs of its service area and provide for those touched by breast cancer today.
Non-Duplicative
- Komen carved its niche in the cancer environment by identifying and focusing on unmet needs. The community profile allows each Affiliate to identify and focus on the needs in its service area and to carve its niche in the local breast cancer environment.
Collaborative
- An Affiliate's community profile helps to identify strategic partners in the local fight against breast cancer. Partners may be potential grant recipients, donors, volunteers and other community nonprofits.
