Assessment of Community
Chilton County is a rural community located in central Alabama. Chilton County was originally named Baker County but was renamed after a native of Chilton County, Judge William Parish Chilton, was elected as Chief Justice of the Alabama supreme court (Alabama Department of Archives and History [ADAH], 2014). Chilton County, formerly known as Baker County, was established on December 30th, 1868 by Alabama legislature and was made from lands taken from the surrounding counties of Bibb, Perry, Autauga, and Shelby (ADAH, 2014). The Coosa River borders the eastern side of the County and the County seat is in Clanton, Alabama (ADAH, 2014). Chilton County is a small town that is the midpoint between two major cities in Alabama, …show more content…
404). A healthy community is a community where residents are happy with where they live, and this happiness draws others interest in that community (Maurer & Smith, 2013, p. 393). Some examples of psychosocial and physical characteristics include education, age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and religion (Maurer & Smith, 2013, p. 404). According to the United State Census Bureau (2010); The male to female ratio is 21,608 (49.5%) to 22,035 (50.4%), Hispanic to non-Hispanic ratio is 3,420 (8%) to 40,223 (92%), White population count is 36,713 (84%), African American population is 4,230(10%), Asian population is 130 (<1%), American Indian or Alaska Native population is 155(<1%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander population is 55(<1%), and population registered as other is 1,854 (<1%) (USCB, 2010, p. 1). The community has a high percentage of ages 18 and under (10,960/43,643= 25%), according to the United States Census Bureau in 2010. The second largest age group is that of the ages 35-49 category with a total of 8,927(comprising 20% of the population) (USCB, 2010, p. 1). Education is an important characteristic to consider when doing a community assessment. Chilton County has an 80.1% percentage rate of high school diploma or equivalency after the age of 25 and a 14.9% percentage rate of people with bachelor’s …show more content…
Vincent’s Hospital was built in Clanton, Alabama. This hospital has brought in many new resources such as access to physical therapy, specialists, same day surgery, and an emergency room. This is a major resource considering it decreases travel time to an emergency room by 30 minutes. The Chilton County department of public health offers Bio monitoring for chronic disease management (for people whose sole source of insurance is Medicaid) such as diabetes, hypertension, and congestive heart failure (Alabama public health [ADPH], 2017, para. 6). The department of health is a major source in the community that provides medical services, inspections of food services, provides WIC, free immunizations, family planning, STD testing, tobacco cessation hotline, responds in emergency situations, and protects from abuse and neglect (ADPH, 2017). There are walking parks provided in each town of Chilton County, some examples are Goosepond Park, Thorsby Park, and Jemison Park. There is a food bank located in Jemison, Alabama. Chilton County (Alabama Department of Human Resources) offers resources such as the food assistance program, family and child services, foster care, and adult protection services (Alabama department of human resources [ADHR], 2018). The United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) funds several resource centers on a national level. The USDHHS offers hotlines for runaways and for