C228 Task 1
Christopher Mann
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing
C228
VWT Task 1
August 4, 2015
Identification of Community
Located in the north central part of the state, just south of Tallahassee and north of Orlando is Alachua County, Florida. Alachua County includes the cities and towns of Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo. Amongst these towns and cities, Gainesville is the largest and was appointed the county seat (Wikipedia). Amongst the population, forty-seven percent consists of adults ranging from 25-64 years of age (factfinder). The racial makeup consists of 63.7% White, 20% African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian, and 2.1% of two or more races (city-data). In Alachua County, the leading causes of mortality are cancer, heart disease, and unintentional injuries (UF). The 2015 health rankings of Alachua County listed that adult obesity, physical inactivity, excessive drinking, and alcohol impaired driving deaths were above national benchmarks (countyhealth). The top employers in the county consist of the University of Florida, Shands Hospital, the Alachua County School Board, and the city of Gainesville (alachuacounty.us) The median income in Alachua County is $40, 358 and an average per capita income of $22,976, with an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent (citydata).
In 2010, 38.5% of adults were considered overweight and 21.6% were obese, for a total of 60.1% who were considered either overweight or obese. Alachua County’s rate of obesity is lower than the state and nation and the rate of overweight and obese residents in the county has decreased from 63.3% in 2007 (ufhealth).
Population Economic Status Assessment
Researching the population estimates, income levels, unemployment rates, cultural diversity, and poverty rates assisted in developing the Population Economic Status Assessment of Alachua County. In 2014, the population
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing
C228
VWT Task 1
August 4, 2015
Identification of Community
Located in the north central part of the state, just south of Tallahassee and north of Orlando is Alachua County, Florida. Alachua County includes the cities and towns of Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse, Micanopy, Newberry, and Waldo. Amongst these towns and cities, Gainesville is the largest and was appointed the county seat (Wikipedia). Amongst the population, forty-seven percent consists of adults ranging from 25-64 years of age (factfinder). The racial makeup consists of 63.7% White, 20% African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Asian, and 2.1% of two or more races (city-data). In Alachua County, the leading causes of mortality are cancer, heart disease, and unintentional injuries (UF). The 2015 health rankings of Alachua County listed that adult obesity, physical inactivity, excessive drinking, and alcohol impaired driving deaths were above national benchmarks (countyhealth). The top employers in the county consist of the University of Florida, Shands Hospital, the Alachua County School Board, and the city of Gainesville (alachuacounty.us) The median income in Alachua County is $40, 358 and an average per capita income of $22,976, with an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent (citydata).
In 2010, 38.5% of adults were considered overweight and 21.6% were obese, for a total of 60.1% who were considered either overweight or obese. Alachua County’s rate of obesity is lower than the state and nation and the rate of overweight and obese residents in the county has decreased from 63.3% in 2007 (ufhealth).
Population Economic Status Assessment
Researching the population estimates, income levels, unemployment rates, cultural diversity, and poverty rates assisted in developing the Population Economic Status Assessment of Alachua County. In 2014, the population