Uses case studies to illustrate how the use of a community health needs assessment study can help professionals better serve their community by providing quality care and needed services. Outlines an approach involving development of an assessment plan, drawing a community profile, conducting a community leader survey, surveying behaviors related to the health of communities, and preparing a report which ranks problems in the order they should be addressed. This revised edition contains new case studies. The author is vice president of marketing research in healthcare for a consulting firm. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)