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During the 2000-2001 academic year, four students from the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, under the guidance of a preceptor from the Orange County Health Department and faculty of their program, conducted an Action Oriented Community Diagnosis of Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina. The purpose of this document is to summarize that process. A brief description of the Cedar Grove community is presented to provide background information about the context of the process. This is followed by a description of the qualitative methodology used by the student team to conduct the diagnosis. Results of the process, including a discussion of themes identified as important by community members and a description of the community meeting, the concluding event of the diagnosis, are presented. This is followed by a summary of future plans made by community members and service providers as well as recommendations for future action made by the student team. While many valid and important concerns were identified through the diagnosis, the Cedar Grove community has a history of successful problem-solving. It is our hope that this process has renewed the interest of community members and service providers alike in working together to address issues related to the future vitality of Cedar Grove. We hope that this document will be of use to them in those efforts. |
