Community Identification & Introduction

Community Data

Directions: Utilize different databases to gather data to assess the community’s health status and to identify vulnerable populations in the community. For example: The CDC National Vital Statistics Report @ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/gettingstarted.htm and http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm .You will also need to access for your state. For example: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/2005+Vital+Statistics+Reports.htm for Kentucky.

Submit the completed table in the assignment area.

Item

Assessment Findings & Any Pertinent Analysis of Findings

Live Births:

General Deaths:

Mortality Rate:

Infant Community Deaths:

Heart:

Deaths:

Living with:

Cancer:

Community Death/Cases:

Stroke Death/Cases:

Accidents:

Community Death:

Diabetes:

Community %:

Deaths:

Living with:

Suicide Rate:

Morbidity:

Tuberculosis Deaths/Cases:

STIs Deaths/Cases:

AIDS Death/Cases:

Life Expectancy:

Census Data

Directions: Go to the United States Census Bureau @ https://data.census.gov/cedsci/

And http://www.city-data.com/ to locate the following data:

Item

Assessment Findings & Any Pertinent Analysis of Findings

Population count:

Persons under 5 years, percent:

Persons under 18 years, percent

Person 65 years and over, percent:

White alone, percent:

Black or African America alone, percent:

Asian alone, percent 1.8

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone, percent:

Two or More Races, percent:

Hispanic or Latino, percent

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent:

Foreign born persons:

High school graduate or higher, percent or persons age 25+:

Language other than English spoken at home, percentage:

Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+:

Veterans:

Median household income: $

Poverty, percent:

Community Data

Directions: Utilize different databases to gather data to assess the community’s health status and to identify vulnerable populations in the community. For example: The CDC National Vital Statistics Report @ http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/gettingstarted.htm and http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm .You will also need to access for your state. For example: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/2005+Vital+Statistics+Reports.htm for Kentucky.

Submit the completed table in the assignment area.

Item

Assessment Findings & Any Pertinent Analysis of Findings

Live Births:

General Deaths:

Mortality Rate:

Infant Community Deaths:

Heart:

Deaths:

Living with:

Cancer:

Community Death/Cases:

Stroke Death/Cases:

Accidents:

Community Death:

Diabetes:

Community %:

Deaths:

Living with:

Suicide Rate:

Morbidity:

Tuberculosis Deaths/Cases:

STIs Deaths/Cases:

AIDS Death/Cases:

Life Expectancy:

Census Data

Directions: Go to the United States Census Bureau @ https://data.census.gov/cedsci/

And http://www.city-data.com/ to locate the following data:

Item

Assessment Findings & Any Pertinent Analysis of Findings

Population count:

Persons under 5 years, percent:

Persons under 18 years, percent

Person 65 years and over, percent:

White alone, percent:

Black or African America alone, percent:

Asian alone, percent 1.8

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone, percent:

Two or More Races, percent:

Hispanic or Latino, percent

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent:

Foreign born persons:

High school graduate or higher, percent or persons age 25+:

Language other than English spoken at home, percentage:

Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+:

Veterans:

Median household income: $

Poverty, percent: