Windshield Survey Research Paper
Windshield Survey
Beverly Steiger
NUR 405
May 7th, 2012
Tonya O'Neil, RN, MSN, CHES
Windshield Survey
Windshield surveys are short and simple surveys that are conducted through visual observations within the environment of the community. These surveys are used to obtain information and ultimately define various aspects of the community including the residents living there. Once the community has been scoped for trends of society, resources, and aspects that could affect health, the data is reviewed for potential community needs. These needs can then be prioritized based on other data derived from the community. Change is implemented to introduce or reinforce a higher quality of health and lifestyle …show more content…
for the community.
Some aspects of my community that could affect health include skin cancer, heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and dehydration.
The community and its residence are very active. Wearing sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses could prevent not only sunburn but could also prevent skin cancers and harm to the eyes. In Arizona, the residents are exposed to sunlight almost the entire day whether outside or driving in their cars. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can lead to death. Being in temperatures reaching 115 degrees or higher certainly increases the chances of a heat stroke; especially while being active. Even the most experienced athlete or hiker can fall to the burning heat of the Arizona sun. Dehydration is an issue that affects all residents in the state of Arizona during the summer months. The air and hear are dry, therefore water loss is not as noticeably. Constant hydration in the summer months is imperative for good health. Two to three hours in the hot sun without water could kill a …show more content…
person.
Community can be defined as a group of people living in a specific shared area. Community as the client is referred to when habits or social norms of the community can be hazardous to the individuals living in the community. Therefore the community must be provided alternate lifestyles options to improve the health of the overall community. Community health is measured by mortality rates, demographics, socio-economics, and structures. Problems and behaviors are assessed in the community to improve the quality of health through community partnerships (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008).
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being is a new topic area for Healthy People 2020. The “Healthypeople.gov”(2010) website states, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has several dimensions that encompass realms related to a person’s life including social functioning, mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Its primary focus is the quality and satisfaction of a person’s life. It assesses a person’s overall well-being. Currently we use models to measure the effects of illness and treatment. New theories and models will need to be developed through self-reporting surveys related to personal reflections on how well adapted and positively influenced a person’s well-being is in every aspect of their life including education, social, work, personal relationships, and leisure activities despite any physical ailments. I find this topic to be of interest as it is one of the founding theories of nursing philosophy. Nurses already encompass this theory in everyday interactions with patients. It is a matter of collecting data and determining how best to provide the emotional tools for personal satisfaction with oneself and one’s life to achieve happiness and overall well-being.
Create a Windshield Survey that includes the following components:
|Housing and zoning: The houses in |Transportation: A majority of |Race and ethnicity: The predominate|
|the community were all built in |people have personal cars to get in|race in the neighborhood is |
|1995 or 1996. The exterior of |and out of the neighborhood. There |Caucasian. Ethnicity is American. |
|houses are made of wood with |is also public transportation via |Culture of the neighborhood |
|central heating and air |bus; a limited number of bus stops |revolves around families with |
|conditioning.
The architecture of |are located in the neighborhood |school ages children and single |
|the houses is similar with 5 |with infrequent times. There are |middle age professional adults. |
|different options varying in square|numerous paved sidewalks and trails|There is large expanded outdoor |
|footage, single or two story, and |for bike riding and jogging. There|mall with shopping and several |
|lot size. I would approximate that |are three major highways located |restaurants; with only one fast |
|one in every 3 homes has a pool. |within a mile of the neighborhood. |food restaurant. There are also |
|The houses are in close proximity | |three major grocery stores; none of|
|of each other; within 20 feet and | |which are ethnic. There are seven |
|share a common secure wall. The | |schools in the neighborhood ranging|
|front yard space is limited to | |from pre-school to high school. |
|approximately 40 feet and backyard | |There is little to no integration
|
|lots vary but most lots are | |of the Hispanic population in the |
|approximately 5000sq feet total. | |neighborhood. Although other |
|The houses and in good shape with | |ethnicities are present in few |
|neatly trimmed landscaped yards. | |numbers such as Jewish, Greek, and |
| | |Middle Eastern. The neighborhood |
| | |does not reflect the culture of |
| | |these ethnicities. The primary |
| | |language spoken is English. |
|Open space: How much open space is |Service centers: There is a lot of |Religion and politics: Ironically |
|there? Lot size of the houses is |social and recreation activity |there are no churches in the |
|approximately five thousand square |within the community. On any given |neighborhood. Politics also is not |
|feet. There are several parks |day of the week you will see |predominating in the neighborhood. |
|within the neighborhood that are |numerous teams of various sports at|Rarely will campaign signs or ads |
|well maintained. There are trees, |each of the parks and fields. In |be present in the community. Due to|
|bushes, cacti, and desert flowers |addition to the parks there is a |holiday decorations in December, |
|along side-walks and in yards. Half|Boy and Girls Club which many |there are practicing Jewish, |
|of the community residents have a |families actively participate in |Christian, and Catholic religious |
|grass lawn and the other half have |social gatherings and community |members in the community. |
|gravel yards; which is very common |parties. There are several doctor | |
|in Arizona. Open spaces are for |offices, dentists, spas, and a Mayo| |
|public use and commonly occupied by|hospital within the community. | |
|members of the community for | | |
|recreation and sports. | | |
|Boundaries: The boundaries of the |Stores and street people: There is |Health and morbidity: There are |
|neighborhood begin and end with |a large extended outdoor shopping |three or four clinics all within a |
|highway access and long stretches |mall with a movie theater, Dave and|mile of the community and two |
|of non- residential streets. The |Busters, pottery studio, multiple |hospitals within a two to five mile|
|community does have an identity, |restaurants, hair salons and spas. |range. There are no obvious acute |
|Desert Ridge. It also has |Shopping includes pet stores, |diseases or chronic conditions |
|unofficial identities such as North|clothing, shoe, domestic, sports |noted in the community. There are |
|Phoenix, North Scottsdale, and Deer|and athletic equipment, pool |several bars which stay very busy |
|Valley. |tables, nursing, electronics, and |during the week and weekend. |
| |bedding. Some residents walk or | |
| |ride their bikes, other use their | |
| |personal car to travel to stores. | |
| |People on the street include high | |
| |school adolescents, mothers with | |
| |their babies in strollers, people | |
| |walking their dogs, and older | |
| |couples holding hands walking. | |
| |Occasionally there will be | |
| |“homeless” men with signs asking | |
| |for money near the off ramp from | |
| |the freeway. Most individuals are | |
| |dressed casually and weather | |
| |appropriate to Arizona summers; | |
| |shorts and t-shirts or summer | |
| |dresses. Never see abandoned or | |
| |stray animals. There are many pets | |
| |on leashes with their owners in the| |
| |community. | |
|Commons: The neighborhood hang outs|Signs of decay: There is no sign of|Media: There are no outdoor |
|are the common area of the mall |decay in this neighborhood. It is a|television antennas. Newspapers |
|where a live band plays every |sought out area for families due to|seen are Arizona Republic. Just |
|weekend. There are also Disney |location of schools, shopping, |about every magazine you can think |
|events almost every weekend for the|freeway access, safety and pride of|of is displayed in the grocery |
|kids. Other local hangouts include |community. |stores and pharmacies. Depending on|
|local beverage and eateries such as| |age group the top three chosen |
|Starbucks, Sandbar, BJ’s | |methods of media would probably be |
|Restaurant, San Felipe, and | |the internet, radio, and |
|Wolfley’s Grill. There is a sense | |television. |
|of loyalty among the patrons at | | |
|each of these locations but most | | |
|are welcoming to all. There are | | |
|five pharmacies within the | | |
|community; none of which are open | | |
|24 hours. Other hang outs are the | | |
|parks. The parks are always filled | | |
|with people of various ages doing | | |
|any number of recreational | | |
|activities, football, soccer, | | |
|baseball, basketball, running, bike| | |
|riding, volleyball, playing ball | | |
|with the dogs, or throwing a | | |
|Frisbee. Only certain parks are | | |
|acceptable for pets. It is not | | |
|listed which parks permit pets but | | |
|the community members are aware | | |
|which parks are prudent to bring | | |
|pets to. Other hang out spots are | | |
|Lifetime Fitness gym, boxing gym, | | |
|yoga studio, and karate for the | | |
|kids. | | |
Resources
HealthyPeople.gov. (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/QoLWBabout.aspx
Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2008). Population-centered health care in the community (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Beverly Steiger
NUR 405
May 7th, 2012
Tonya O'Neil, RN, MSN, CHES
Windshield Survey
Windshield surveys are short and simple surveys that are conducted through visual observations within the environment of the community. These surveys are used to obtain information and ultimately define various aspects of the community including the residents living there. Once the community has been scoped for trends of society, resources, and aspects that could affect health, the data is reviewed for potential community needs. These needs can then be prioritized based on other data derived from the community. Change is implemented to introduce or reinforce a higher quality of health and lifestyle …show more content…
for the community.
Some aspects of my community that could affect health include skin cancer, heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and dehydration.
The community and its residence are very active. Wearing sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses could prevent not only sunburn but could also prevent skin cancers and harm to the eyes. In Arizona, the residents are exposed to sunlight almost the entire day whether outside or driving in their cars. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can lead to death. Being in temperatures reaching 115 degrees or higher certainly increases the chances of a heat stroke; especially while being active. Even the most experienced athlete or hiker can fall to the burning heat of the Arizona sun. Dehydration is an issue that affects all residents in the state of Arizona during the summer months. The air and hear are dry, therefore water loss is not as noticeably. Constant hydration in the summer months is imperative for good health. Two to three hours in the hot sun without water could kill a …show more content…
person.
Community can be defined as a group of people living in a specific shared area. Community as the client is referred to when habits or social norms of the community can be hazardous to the individuals living in the community. Therefore the community must be provided alternate lifestyles options to improve the health of the overall community. Community health is measured by mortality rates, demographics, socio-economics, and structures. Problems and behaviors are assessed in the community to improve the quality of health through community partnerships (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008).
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being is a new topic area for Healthy People 2020. The “Healthypeople.gov”(2010) website states, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has several dimensions that encompass realms related to a person’s life including social functioning, mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Its primary focus is the quality and satisfaction of a person’s life. It assesses a person’s overall well-being. Currently we use models to measure the effects of illness and treatment. New theories and models will need to be developed through self-reporting surveys related to personal reflections on how well adapted and positively influenced a person’s well-being is in every aspect of their life including education, social, work, personal relationships, and leisure activities despite any physical ailments. I find this topic to be of interest as it is one of the founding theories of nursing philosophy. Nurses already encompass this theory in everyday interactions with patients. It is a matter of collecting data and determining how best to provide the emotional tools for personal satisfaction with oneself and one’s life to achieve happiness and overall well-being.
Create a Windshield Survey that includes the following components:
|Housing and zoning: The houses in |Transportation: A majority of |Race and ethnicity: The predominate|
|the community were all built in |people have personal cars to get in|race in the neighborhood is |
|1995 or 1996. The exterior of |and out of the neighborhood. There |Caucasian. Ethnicity is American. |
|houses are made of wood with |is also public transportation via |Culture of the neighborhood |
|central heating and air |bus; a limited number of bus stops |revolves around families with |
|conditioning.
The architecture of |are located in the neighborhood |school ages children and single |
|the houses is similar with 5 |with infrequent times. There are |middle age professional adults. |
|different options varying in square|numerous paved sidewalks and trails|There is large expanded outdoor |
|footage, single or two story, and |for bike riding and jogging. There|mall with shopping and several |
|lot size. I would approximate that |are three major highways located |restaurants; with only one fast |
|one in every 3 homes has a pool. |within a mile of the neighborhood. |food restaurant. There are also |
|The houses are in close proximity | |three major grocery stores; none of|
|of each other; within 20 feet and | |which are ethnic. There are seven |
|share a common secure wall. The | |schools in the neighborhood ranging|
|front yard space is limited to | |from pre-school to high school. |
|approximately 40 feet and backyard | |There is little to no integration
|
|lots vary but most lots are | |of the Hispanic population in the |
|approximately 5000sq feet total. | |neighborhood. Although other |
|The houses and in good shape with | |ethnicities are present in few |
|neatly trimmed landscaped yards. | |numbers such as Jewish, Greek, and |
| | |Middle Eastern. The neighborhood |
| | |does not reflect the culture of |
| | |these ethnicities. The primary |
| | |language spoken is English. |
|Open space: How much open space is |Service centers: There is a lot of |Religion and politics: Ironically |
|there? Lot size of the houses is |social and recreation activity |there are no churches in the |
|approximately five thousand square |within the community. On any given |neighborhood. Politics also is not |
|feet. There are several parks |day of the week you will see |predominating in the neighborhood. |
|within the neighborhood that are |numerous teams of various sports at|Rarely will campaign signs or ads |
|well maintained. There are trees, |each of the parks and fields. In |be present in the community. Due to|
|bushes, cacti, and desert flowers |addition to the parks there is a |holiday decorations in December, |
|along side-walks and in yards. Half|Boy and Girls Club which many |there are practicing Jewish, |
|of the community residents have a |families actively participate in |Christian, and Catholic religious |
|grass lawn and the other half have |social gatherings and community |members in the community. |
|gravel yards; which is very common |parties. There are several doctor | |
|in Arizona. Open spaces are for |offices, dentists, spas, and a Mayo| |
|public use and commonly occupied by|hospital within the community. | |
|members of the community for | | |
|recreation and sports. | | |
|Boundaries: The boundaries of the |Stores and street people: There is |Health and morbidity: There are |
|neighborhood begin and end with |a large extended outdoor shopping |three or four clinics all within a |
|highway access and long stretches |mall with a movie theater, Dave and|mile of the community and two |
|of non- residential streets. The |Busters, pottery studio, multiple |hospitals within a two to five mile|
|community does have an identity, |restaurants, hair salons and spas. |range. There are no obvious acute |
|Desert Ridge. It also has |Shopping includes pet stores, |diseases or chronic conditions |
|unofficial identities such as North|clothing, shoe, domestic, sports |noted in the community. There are |
|Phoenix, North Scottsdale, and Deer|and athletic equipment, pool |several bars which stay very busy |
|Valley. |tables, nursing, electronics, and |during the week and weekend. |
| |bedding. Some residents walk or | |
| |ride their bikes, other use their | |
| |personal car to travel to stores. | |
| |People on the street include high | |
| |school adolescents, mothers with | |
| |their babies in strollers, people | |
| |walking their dogs, and older | |
| |couples holding hands walking. | |
| |Occasionally there will be | |
| |“homeless” men with signs asking | |
| |for money near the off ramp from | |
| |the freeway. Most individuals are | |
| |dressed casually and weather | |
| |appropriate to Arizona summers; | |
| |shorts and t-shirts or summer | |
| |dresses. Never see abandoned or | |
| |stray animals. There are many pets | |
| |on leashes with their owners in the| |
| |community. | |
|Commons: The neighborhood hang outs|Signs of decay: There is no sign of|Media: There are no outdoor |
|are the common area of the mall |decay in this neighborhood. It is a|television antennas. Newspapers |
|where a live band plays every |sought out area for families due to|seen are Arizona Republic. Just |
|weekend. There are also Disney |location of schools, shopping, |about every magazine you can think |
|events almost every weekend for the|freeway access, safety and pride of|of is displayed in the grocery |
|kids. Other local hangouts include |community. |stores and pharmacies. Depending on|
|local beverage and eateries such as| |age group the top three chosen |
|Starbucks, Sandbar, BJ’s | |methods of media would probably be |
|Restaurant, San Felipe, and | |the internet, radio, and |
|Wolfley’s Grill. There is a sense | |television. |
|of loyalty among the patrons at | | |
|each of these locations but most | | |
|are welcoming to all. There are | | |
|five pharmacies within the | | |
|community; none of which are open | | |
|24 hours. Other hang outs are the | | |
|parks. The parks are always filled | | |
|with people of various ages doing | | |
|any number of recreational | | |
|activities, football, soccer, | | |
|baseball, basketball, running, bike| | |
|riding, volleyball, playing ball | | |
|with the dogs, or throwing a | | |
|Frisbee. Only certain parks are | | |
|acceptable for pets. It is not | | |
|listed which parks permit pets but | | |
|the community members are aware | | |
|which parks are prudent to bring | | |
|pets to. Other hang out spots are | | |
|Lifetime Fitness gym, boxing gym, | | |
|yoga studio, and karate for the | | |
|kids. | | |
Resources
HealthyPeople.gov. (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/QoLWBabout.aspx
Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2008). Population-centered health care in the community (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.