title: Community profiling as part of a health needs assessment.
abstract: This article discusses community profiling and how it can be used to assess health priorities. The concept and different definitions of health are explored. There is a discussion of inequalities and how they affect a person's health. Different types of need are identified and the benefit of involving the community in the decision-making process is explained.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester. k.jack@mmu.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: Maxine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D012935:Social Justice; D006113:United Kingdom