Assessment 2
Community Resources
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3–5 page report.
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Introduction
Many organizations work to better local and global communities’ quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community or public health resources organization from the list provided.
Preparation
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health activity to gain insight into promoting equal opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
After completing this activity, select one of the local, national, or global nonprofit organizations or government agencies presented in the
Assessment 2 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF]
.
You
may find the organization’s website in the
Community Organizations
reading list or in the
Assessment 2 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF]
.
Scenario
You are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are considering working in an area where you can promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life in your local or global community. You are aware of several nonprofit organizations and government agencies whose work contributes to this effort in some way. You are particularly interested in one of these organizations but would like to know more about its contribution to public health and safety improvement. You would also like to report the results of your research in a scholarly paper that you could submit for publication.
Instructions
Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency from the document provided. Determine how the organization or agency contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3–5 page report.
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions in the scoring guide for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
· Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
· Provide examples of ways a local and/or global initiative supports the mission and vision and promotes public health and safety.
· Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life in a community.
· Consider the effects of social, cultural, economic, and physical barriers.
· Be sure to go beyond simply describing what the organization does in these areas but evaluating the impact.
· Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s service delivery.
· Consider the potential implications of funding decisions, policy, and legislation for individuals, families, and aggregates within the community.
· Remember to actually include the policies, legislation, and funding avenues for your chosen organization.
· Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
· Consider how nurses might become involved with the organization.
· How are nurses involved within this organization?
· Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
· Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
· Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
· Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting requirements.
Additional Requirements
Document Format and Length
Format your research article using current APA style.
· Refer to the
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:
· A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
· Appropriate section headings.
· Your paper should comprise 3–5 pages of content plus title and references pages.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least three credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications published within the past 5 years that support your research findings.
Before submitting your paper, proofread it to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on your research findings.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 1: Analyze health risks and healthcare needs among distinct populations.
· Explain how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a local community.
· Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve the health of populations.
· Explain how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to public health and safety improvements.
· Competency 3: Evaluate health policies, based on their ability to achieve desired outcomes.
· Assess the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an organization’s service delivery.
· Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in community health interventions.
· Evaluate an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the quality of life in a community.
· Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
· Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
· Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
