assessment

Running head: TITLE OF PAPER 1

TITLE OF PAPER 7

Community Health Assessment

Your Name

Rasmussen College

Please use Hennepin county Minnesota

Introduction

*Keep all the headings and tables. Please remove the colored notes/tips under each heading.

Introduce the reader to what this paper will cover: a community assessment of your city or county. Discuss the public health nurse roles and responsibilities working with community partners toward addressing a need in the community. See examples of Community Health Assessment:

Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plans

Sample Community-Oriented Care Plan

Community Health Assessment Toolkit

Community Tool Box

Assess

Utilize local and county public health data including Policy Map

Policy Map Insights for Public Health

Here are other helpful websites to locate data:

· http ://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

· http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/00

· http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

· http://www.census.gov

· http://cdc.gov/nchs

· http://seer.cancer.gov/

· http://health.gov/nhic

· http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanges.htm

· http://www.cdc.gov/aging/agingdata/index.html

· https:// www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/results.htm

· https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/trends/2015_us_tobacco_trend_yrbs.pdf

Check city, county, and state websites for information. State Health Departments, school district websites, Chamber of commerce and our Community Health Nursing textbook (Neis, 2019) chapter 6 on Community Assessment. Include reference citations for all sections below.

Population

Age, Gender and Race Distribution

Include a short paragraph for each, followed by visual representations of data, such as charts and tables. Examples:

Biology and Genetics

Critical thinking: Include scholarly sources: What does literature/research indicate as disease risk factors per ethnic group? Discuss importance to know this data as a PHN. How does this relate to the population of your community?

Mortality and Morbidity Rates

Mortality and morbidity rates of the city/county compared to county, state statistics, compare current data to past years. Check city data or county health rankings or department of health sites. Include a short paragraph for each, followed by visual representations of data, such as charts and tables. Must address COVID-19 incidence in your area.

Social Factors

Health Services

Type of health care services available for broader population: primary care, rehab, LTC, assisted living, hospice, mental health, home care, dental, vision, chiropractor, alternative, low cost/free health care, patient to provider ratio) Discuss specific to the community of interest group also. Access to Health Care

Social Services

Discuss community resources (WIC, SNAP, food stamps, Homeless services, Head Start, Foster Care, Home visiting, PHN free services, programs for seniors, Military family services, programs for persons with disabilities, location, accessible, etc.) How do they help community?

Safety and Transportation

What types of transportation available? Is it accessible, affordable, Taxi, bus, Uber? Law enforcement, fire, EMS, etc.

Economics and Housing:

Workplace/Employment/Income, Leading industries in the broader community. Percent of employed/unemployed, compare the city to county to state and over time. What is the poverty level, homeless statistics, children in poverty vs. adults, etc.? Housing: Types, conditions, low-income section 8, disability-ready, homeless.

Environment:

What is the air quality like in your zip code? Water quality? What are the top toxins

found in your zip code? Chemicals and pesticides? How does the environment impact health? Risks of floods, extreme weather, etc

Environmental Protection Agency 

http://www3.epa.gov/  

https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/myenviro/

https://www.airnow.gov/

State pollution control agency (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) https://www.pca.state.mn.us/

Is your workplace safe? Check out: Health Care Without Harm video and explore their high integrity website https://noharm.org/. Are you exposed to toxic chemicals in your hospital, other industry workplace? https://youtu.be/vv5paSCTYAk

Recreation

What are the recreation options, fees or free, accessible to all? Check city and chamber of commerce sites.

Education

Services provided, graduation/dropout rates (how does recent rate compare to past rates), special education (what is provided, are rates increasing or decreasing?), wellness/health education, physical education for which age groups, school nurse/ programs for at-risk youth, before/after school support, free/reduced meal plans, College accessibility, etc

Policies and Government

Health Policies, disability laws, Seatbelt, car seat, public smoking, helmet use, immunization laws or other local specific policy impacts?

Behavior

Include High-risk behaviors or risk factors for community (smoking, inactivity, obesity, increased STIs, increased DUIs). Include tables showing statistics over time or compared to the state or national rates if indicated.

Include positive behaviors (choices for healthy living: exercise, stress reduction activities, sleep and rest, healthy diet, wt loss support groups, etc.)

Access Youth Risk Behavior Survey data for the school district or county or state for youth risk factors (obesity, teen pregnancy, unprotected sex, STIs, tobacco use, drug/alcohol use, bullying, etc.) Include tables showing statistics over time or compared to the state or national rates if indicated. Use national data trends tables if unable to find local district data. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/results.htm

Vulnerable Populations:

Discuss who are at risk as vulnerable in the community population, the determinants of health, gaps in care, service, etc. Textbook unit 5 for several examples and discussion of vulnerable populations: people with disabilities, veterans, homeless, rural/migrants, people with mental illness, etc.

Analysis of Community Assessment

Analysis of data includes a summary of above assessment data, description of trends and patterns that surfaced within the community assessment and include a comparison to Healthy People 2020 data and health indicators.

Priority community health issue

One paragraph discussing the rationale for the priority community health issue. Support with a current research or EBP article.

Plan

Introduction paragraph to this section. Identify and robustly discuss 3 priority PHN interventions from the PHN Intervention Wheel for the community health issue above.

Community Resources and Referrals

Discuss and detail rationale for several appropriate community resources and referrals the public health nurse would provide to support at risk or vulnerable populations identified in the community assessment.

Mobilize

Which community partners will the Public Health Nurse collaborate with? Use textbook and HP2020 to help identify key partners to address potential needs in the community. Write a paragraph to introduce this section. Complete the table below with at least 3 contacts.

Organization	Description of potential role on the team	Rationale for selection

References

Example if using the same site for different topics

Pierce County Wisconsin. (2017a). Aging & Disability Resource Center. Retrieved from http://www.co.pierce.wi.us/Human%20Services/ADRC.html

Pierce County Wisconsin. (2017b). Economic support programs. Retrieved from http://www.co.pierce.wi.us/Human%20Services/Economic%20Support/Economic_Support_Programs.html

Pierce County Wisconsin. (2017c). Emergency management. Retrieved fromhttp://www.co.pierce.wi.us/Emergency%20Management/Emergency_Management_Main.php

Will County Smoking Percentage Obesity Percentage Physical Inactivity Percentage Excessive Drinking Percentage Alcohol Imparied Driving causing Death % 15 29 24 21 42 State Of Illinois Smoking Percentage Obesity Percentage Physical Inactivity Percentage Excessive Drinking Percentage Alcohol Imparied Driving causing Death % 16 28 22 21 33

Revised 03/31/2020