Community Health Nursing 1 Assignment
Topic: Community Assessment
Write a 1500 – 2000 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely address each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
Write a community assessment and address the following:
- Explain the purpose of the community assessment and outline the methods for collecting assessment information
- Identify the population group being assessed and its key demographics:
- Outline any specific geographic boundaries for the group, noting if it is urban, rural, or both.
- Specify if this population is concentrated within a particular city, county, or other regional boundaries.
- Identify any distinguishing characteristics that differentiate this group from others within the community.
- Provide relevant statistics, including education levels, birth and death rates, average age of death, and insurance coverage (insured vs. uninsured).?
- Describe the results from:
Start by reading and following these instructions:
- Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
- Review the assignment rubric and the specifications below to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.
- Create your assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 1500 – 2000 words; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment.
- References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly sources to support your claims.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).
P.S:
Use Fort Bend County in Texas as the assessment community and base your writing on this.
Textbook: Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2023). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323795319. Read chapter 6, pgs. 96 – 111.
The following resources provide a broad overview of the demographics of a city, county, or state:
Information from Government Agencies
- Healthy People 2030—this resource is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It identifies health improvement goals and objectives for the country to be reached by the year 2020: http://www.healthypeople.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics—this agency is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; this website provides statistical information about the health of Americans: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm
- National Vital Statistics System: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—The CDC website contains a large amount of information related to the health of the American population. The search engine within this website can be used to find relevant information: http://www.cdc.gov
- Federal agencies with statistical programs: http://www.fedstats.gov/agencies
- Every state in the United States has its own specific health improvement plan and goals that are based on the Healthy people 2030 document. This information may be available on the state health department website.
- State and local health departments provide information related to vital statistics for the community.
Other Data Sources
- America’s Health Rankings—this website provides information about various health indicators for each state: https://www.americashealthrankings.org/
- Other relevant data sources may be found by conducting an Internet search related to the topic that is being examined through the community assessment.
