The community health nurse in advanced practice completes a three course sequence. Each course builds upon one of the three core functions of public health and nursing as identified by the Publlic Health Service of the U.S. This seminar addresses the first core function of assessment in advanced nursing practice in public health including the collecting, analyzing and dissemination of information about the health conditions, risks and resources in communities, or a population in targeted health care environments, such as home health or managed care. Advanced community level assessment concepts, models, theoriess and research findings are used. Assessing vulnerable and multicultural populations, using informatics in the assessment process, and distinguishing between decisions based on individual and aggregate data are emphasized.