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Question: Hi, I am trying to conduct an environmental scan (or community analysis) of all the organizations, coalitions, agencies etc who deals with health within our community to determine who is out there and the connectedness between everyone. Are there best practices around doing a community scan? Are there surveys available? How can we best get this information? Any information would be great. Thanks, Claire
Answer: You've come to the right place! In community psychology, we call this community mapping, and you can map different agencies within your community. You'll want to look here: /en/tablecontents/chapter_1003.aspx and specifically, this section might be the most helpful to you: /en/tablecontents/TableofContents3.16.aspx Best of luck with your work!
Question Date: Wed, 04/14/2010