HAT task 1
HAT Task 1
Community Health Assessment
Of
Collin County, Texas by Gary Goodman
A healthy community provides for the health of both the individual and community throughout all stages of life. The information covered within regards the community of Collin County, Texas involving a plethora of sources that include the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. County Health Rankings, interviews and correspondence with key county individuals, personal report per the residents themselves, as well as visual drive through of the community and outlying areas.
Epidemiology & Community Description: Collin County is one of two hundred fifty four counties in the state of Texas. It is in the northeastern part of Texas and is bordered by Grayson County to the north, Fannin County to the northeast, Hunt County to the east, Rockwall County to the southeast, Dallas County to the south, and Denton County to the west. Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex with Collin County making an approximate population of 782,341 in 2010, with a projected 1.000.000 in 2020, and 1,166,700 in 2030. Collin County has a total area of 886 square miles, of which 848 square miles is land and 38 square miles is water. The population density was 580 people per square mile. Mckinney, the county seat, is located near the center of the county with a population in 2010 of 131,117.
The ethnic mix of Collin County includes Caucasians at 79.9%, African Americans at 8.0%, American Indians at 0.6%, Hispanics at 14.1% and Asian/Pacific Islander at 9.9%—however; the primary race is white coming in at 79.9 percent of the population. The county offers educational learning centers in the form of public and private schools as well as a public community college with campuses located throughout the county and even many outside of the county. The county has excellent healthcare with numerous clinics, multiple Level 3 trauma
Community Health Assessment
Of
Collin County, Texas by Gary Goodman
A healthy community provides for the health of both the individual and community throughout all stages of life. The information covered within regards the community of Collin County, Texas involving a plethora of sources that include the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. County Health Rankings, interviews and correspondence with key county individuals, personal report per the residents themselves, as well as visual drive through of the community and outlying areas.
Epidemiology & Community Description: Collin County is one of two hundred fifty four counties in the state of Texas. It is in the northeastern part of Texas and is bordered by Grayson County to the north, Fannin County to the northeast, Hunt County to the east, Rockwall County to the southeast, Dallas County to the south, and Denton County to the west. Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex with Collin County making an approximate population of 782,341 in 2010, with a projected 1.000.000 in 2020, and 1,166,700 in 2030. Collin County has a total area of 886 square miles, of which 848 square miles is land and 38 square miles is water. The population density was 580 people per square mile. Mckinney, the county seat, is located near the center of the county with a population in 2010 of 131,117.
The ethnic mix of Collin County includes Caucasians at 79.9%, African Americans at 8.0%, American Indians at 0.6%, Hispanics at 14.1% and Asian/Pacific Islander at 9.9%—however; the primary race is white coming in at 79.9 percent of the population. The county offers educational learning centers in the form of public and private schools as well as a public community college with campuses located throughout the county and even many outside of the county. The county has excellent healthcare with numerous clinics, multiple Level 3 trauma