Windshield Survey Maggie Siler Ferris State University Windshield Survey Community assessment is crucial to planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs to improve the health of a population. A windshield survey is an informal method used by community health nurses to obtain basic knowledge about a given community. It provides a subjective view of the various physical characteristics of a communal area as observed while driving or walking through a neighborhood. Community
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Windshield Survey Paper Community Health Nursing Excelsior College Professor Debra Masterson November 04, 2014 This windshield survey was created using my community in Ocala which is located in Marion county Florida. The city itself has a population of over 319,000 according to the 2013 census and I am sure it has grown since then as the city continues to grow and development almost daily. With this population it is the 45th most populated
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Caring for Populations Milestone 2 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443: Community Health Nursing 01/29/2016 Caring for Populations Milestone 2 The prosperity of a community stems from its dynamics which include health, safety, business, and social integration. The community that I would like to discuss is the Briarwood neighborhood from Queens, New York. This community flourishes as an urban setting but still expresses its connection to mother nature with its very own botanical gardens and
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Task 4: Intervention Strategy The major problem we are addressing is poverty in Southeast Dallas for the elderly. When looking over all the information that we gathered and observed by doing the windshield survey we came up with many solutions that could better the community as a whole and decrease poverty for the elderly in the future. Some of the solutions we came up with were elderly friendly jobs, more grocery stores, more accessible inexpensive nursing homes, cleaner community, sidewalks with
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collected from information gathered from a Windshield Survey and from interviews of a subject family. Educational Needs Although smoking rates have gone down over the last few years, there is still a need for education related to smoking and smoking cessation. In the Windshield Survey, it was stated that due to local and state regulations, smoking in public places is illegal and since these laws have been in force, smoking rates in the area have dropped. “New survey results show Washington’s adult smoking
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Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Joanna Carreon Western Governors University The town of Colma is located in San Mateo County within the state of California. Colma was established on August 5, 1924. It has an elevation of 100 feet above sea level, and measures 1.91 square miles. Population Economic Status Assessment The Population Economic Status Assessment tool assisted in obtaining statistical facts about the population
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and a student at University of Phoenix in the RN-BSN program. I am writing this letter to you as the Supervisor of the Charter Township of Waterford to bring forward an issue that I feel needs attention in our township. I recently completed a Windshield Survey of my immediate community of Watkins Lake Estates and I have lived in Waterford for sixteen years. During this time I have noted the lack of adequate right-of-ways for both pedestrians and bicyclists. I also noted the alarming number of overweight
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Is a Text Worth a Life? "More than ten of us are killed and 1,000 are injured every day in the United States as a result of distracted driving", according to the highway traffic safety administration. People can all relate to texting and driving as an everyday accordance. In todays' society most people own a cellular device. This ad although using a male as the example was made to provide awareness to all genders to take responsibility behind the wheel. This ad with a cell phone and text message
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project paper will consist of a community assessment, a windshield survey, risk factors and identification of health problems as well as ways to educate and prevent not only inner city school bullying, but bullying nationwide. School bullying can be defined as exposing a person to abusive actions repeatedly over time. Being aware of children’s teasing and acknowledging injured feelings are always important (CDC.gov). As the windshield survey was conducted in southwest Atlanta a city in Fulton
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health nurse will apply a scientific approach to help identify the health needs for the community. The purpose of this paper is to provide health problems in a specific community based on statistics, demographic data, epidemiology data, and a windshield survey. The community for this assessment is Jefferson City, Missouri. Community Jefferson City is located in the middle of the State of Missouri. This community is the State Capital of Missouri and The Missouri Governor’s Mansion both sitting
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