Windshield Survey When planning a care plan or services for a community as a registered nurse‚ it is imperative to be fully aware of all aspects pertaining to that specific area. Such aspects include acquiring knowledge of the community‚ health-related resources that may be useful to its’ members‚ and learning about gaps in services. The following paragraphs will discuss data particular to the city of Covina‚ California in the purpose of conducting an assessment and survey
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Windshield Survey Michelle Smith University of Phoenix Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice NUR/405 Robert Roth April 23‚ 2012 Windshield Survey A Windshield Survey was completed for the city of Sandy Lake‚ a town in Northwestern PA with a population of approximately 13‚000 people (Quick Facts Census website‚ 2012). The purpose of the survey is to identify Meadville’s community health needs. In addition to performing the survey‚ research was performed online to obtain supplemental
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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 Jan 29 2014 Windshield Survey An informal method of a windshield survey of Dryden Va. The survey will help community nurses gain knowledge about a given community. It provides a view of various places while driving through the neighborhood. Valuable information and data can be collected and can be used to identify health related needs of the community. The Dryden Community is a small town in Lee County Va. It is located between Big Stone Gap Va. and Pennington Gap Va. Dryden
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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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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 color shaped in the form
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Windshield Survey of Abbeville‚ Louisiana It was a typical hot‚ humid day in my community in the town of Abbeville‚ Louisiana‚ Thursday‚ July 5‚ 2012. The afternoon was spent driving around‚ and then sitting in my car observing areas and jotting down observations in the community that surrounds my home. My town is considered a suburb of the greater Lafayette Metropolitan. The 2010 census revealed a population of 7‚669 for the town of Abbeville. There are three areas that were found to be most in
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A windshield survey is an assessment and evaluation of a community performed by traveling throughout the community in a car or public transportation to make observations about a community. The data gathered will help identify health care strengths and weaknesses in the specified community. A community is a social group established by geographic boundaries or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another and function in a particular social structure and exhibit and
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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 (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2011). This windshield survey was conducted from a car and by walking and provided a visual overview of the community of Randallstown‚ MD
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