NR443 Community Windshield Survey Form Williams
Caring for Populations: Milestone1: Community Windshield Survey Form
Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.
Your Name: Karen Williams Date: 5/17/15
Your Instructor’s Name: Jennifer Hoenig
Criteria
Your response
1. Community introduction:
Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting.
I used the Homestead, Florida community surrounding the area of my work setting. It’s a small sized, predominantly agricultural community that’s showing signs of urban enhancements in some areas. Driving through the community on different days and times I was able to witness the change of atmosphere. While during the day residents are constantly on the move doing their business, at night time there are few people outside on the street.
2. Windshield survey
a. vitality
The people visible in the community were mainly laborers working in the agricultural fields or with landscaping companies, as well as, a few construction workers. The predominant age appeared to be older adults over age of thirty, with adolescents and young mothers with babies in hand as the second largest group. A few elderly were noted in the community moving around using wheelchairs or walkers.
The most common ethnicity is Hispanics. The residents wore clean clothing that showed signs of wear. No obvious signs of drugs or alcohol influence. The predominant age group is obese. Visitors noted in the community mainly by fast food restaurants with out of state license plates.
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions
Multi-family structures/apartment buildings, some with evidence of dilapidation but mainly near the rural part of the community. Closer to the center of the community, new homes are being constructed closer to the
Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.
Your Name: Karen Williams Date: 5/17/15
Your Instructor’s Name: Jennifer Hoenig
Criteria
Your response
1. Community introduction:
Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting.
I used the Homestead, Florida community surrounding the area of my work setting. It’s a small sized, predominantly agricultural community that’s showing signs of urban enhancements in some areas. Driving through the community on different days and times I was able to witness the change of atmosphere. While during the day residents are constantly on the move doing their business, at night time there are few people outside on the street.
2. Windshield survey
a. vitality
The people visible in the community were mainly laborers working in the agricultural fields or with landscaping companies, as well as, a few construction workers. The predominant age appeared to be older adults over age of thirty, with adolescents and young mothers with babies in hand as the second largest group. A few elderly were noted in the community moving around using wheelchairs or walkers.
The most common ethnicity is Hispanics. The residents wore clean clothing that showed signs of wear. No obvious signs of drugs or alcohol influence. The predominant age group is obese. Visitors noted in the community mainly by fast food restaurants with out of state license plates.
b. Indicators of social and economic conditions
Multi-family structures/apartment buildings, some with evidence of dilapidation but mainly near the rural part of the community. Closer to the center of the community, new homes are being constructed closer to the
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