For Community Health Nurses to knowledgeably plan services for a specific community‚ it is essential to know the community‚ identify health-related resources that may be helpful to members‚ and learn about gaps in services. One of the ways this can be done is by conducting a windshield survey ( head –to-toe assessment) of the community itself. This involves the generation of data that helps to define the community‚ the trends‚ stability‚ and changes that all serve to define the health of the community
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My Windshield Survey took place in Brick Township‚ New Jersey in May 2013. Brick is a fairly large‚ somewhat densely populated community in Ocean County. I would characterize Brick overall as clean‚ prosperous‚ safe and growing. Areas of concentration for this study‚ with a healthcare focus‚ are as follows: 1. Community vitality 2. Indicators of social and economic conditions 3. Health resources 4. Environmental conditions related to health 5. Social functioning 6. Attitude toward healthcare
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Windshield Survey Patricia L. Flores NUR/405 Health Communities: Theory and Practice University of Phoenix January 11‚ 2010 Sue Judlin Windshield Survey The community I have chosen is the city of Rowland Heights California‚ where I reside. This city is located in Los Angeles Country but borders Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Rowland Heights is in the Pacific Time Zone and sits at 525-feet above sea level. The city is 9.02 square miles with 5‚380.70 residents per square mile.
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Windshield Survey NSG/420 January 10‚ 2014 Windshield Survey Keyes‚ California is a census-designated town in Stanislaus County. Keyes is located off Highway 99 in the California Central Valley. This small town is unknown to many due to its 2.8 mile radius (“City data”). Numerous health concerns plague this small town due to its size and population. A windshield survey and internet research provides information on the people‚ the land‚ and the health of those living in this
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Windshield Survey Data Collection Grid and Paper Carletta Pope and Terra Wheeler HCS/457 July 25‚ 2010 Dr. Jamal‚ MD‚ MPH CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or anyone else for any class. I further declare I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas‚ and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any assistance of any kind‚ which I received while producing this paper
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N4465 Care of Vulnerable Populations COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT‚ ANALYSIS‚ and NURSING INTERVENTION Modules 1-3 (Weeks 1 3) Assignment Template Student Name Emily Scott Dates 08/15/20114 Name of Community or Zip Code 63101 Module One (Week One) Part One Windshield Survey and Key Informant Interviews -The age of the condo building I live in was built in 1907 -Type of construction used are‚ steel‚ concrete‚ dry wall‚ and plaster‚ wood. -The appearance is a 16 floor tall building‚ white in
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Windshield Survey Voorhees‚ New Jersey Brenda Harris Nursing 405 December 12‚ 2011 Luchia Young‚ RN‚ NP-C Voorhees Township Survey Voorhees Township is a suburban community located 18 miles outside the Philadephia‚ Pennsylvania‚ situated in Camden County‚ New Jersey. Spanning approximately 11.6 square miles (City-Data‚ 2010)‚ Voorhees Township is home to roughly 30‚ 390 residents (Voorhees Township Economic Development‚ 2011)‚ which inhabit the area at approximately 2969 residents per square
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Elements Descriptors Physical Environment Sunnyside is a community in the southern part of Houston‚ There are significant amount of hazardous waste in Sunnyside with eight Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting facilities‚ three Large Quantity Generators (LQG) of hazardous waste‚ two major dischargers‚ of air pollutants‚ and a facility which treats‚ stores or disposes of hazardous waste. ● Boundaries Sunnyside boundaries are on the North is 610 south loop‚ it is bounded on
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According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) defines a community as: “A social group determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms‚ values‚ and social institutions” (World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 1974‚ pg. 7). Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) defines community health as having: “three common characteristics‚ or dimensions: status‚ structure‚ and
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College of Nursing NR443: Community Health Nursing S. Cleveland Summer 2011 Session A Community The city of Cheyenne is the capital and the largest city in the state of Wyoming. Located in the southeastern most part of the state and considered the northern terminus of the extensive and fast-growing Front Range Corridor. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau Cheyenne had a population of 59‚466 with a growth rate of 12.2% since the 2000 census. The community that was observed is that
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