Lay Off Of 167 Newark Police Officials Increases Crime in the City There are a lot of social problems in my community. The most current social issue is that Newark‚ NJ has laid off 167 police officials on November 30th of 2010. This was 14% of the police working for Newark. They were discharged from several precincts within Newark. Jen Chung from Gothamist stated "crime has increased there have been numerous carjacking’s—victims include a staffer in the NJ Attorney General’s office
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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 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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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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Community Windshield Survey Monica Feinberg Chamberlain College of Nursing Community Health Nursing NR443 Hyacinth Carreon April 28‚ 2013 Community Windshield Survey The community I have chosen for this paper is The South ward of Newark‚ New Jersey where the hospital which I work is located. Newark is an urban community consists of primarily of African American and Hispanic population. The South Ward of Newark and contains 17 public schools‚ five daycare centers‚ three branch libraries
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Windshield Survey Reflection Windshield Survey Reflection Community health nurses treat communities through the application of the nursing process. The process is community focused rather than treating the individual. Phase one begins with identifying a community. Phase two is the assessment phase consisting of data collection‚ interpretation‚ and analysis. The collection of direct data may be done through focus groups‚ interviews‚ observation‚ and windshield surveys. Denver‚ Colorado
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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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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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