hour commute, I observe drivers text messaging on their cell phones. A recent survey conducted by Journey Safe, a safe driving advocacy organization, found that over 90% of teens admit to doing multiple tasks while driving, such as talking on the cell phone, eating, playing loud music, channel surfing, using mp3 players, and interacting with friends in the car even when they admit they find it distracting. The same survey results indicate that an overwhelming 75% of teens admitted to text messaging
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and East of Flower St. The Civic Center has the largest concentration of homeless population, estimated at 400-500 people (Do, A. 2016). On one sunny Saturday, two nursing student, Rayhena and Myra went to the Santa Ana Civic Center for the windshield survey. As they drove towards Ross St, several homeless individuals seen laying on the grass under a shaded tree. Several walls of government building had graffiti writings and traces of brown smears. The two nursing students parked their car at the
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merely the need of that community. The purpose of this paper is to assess the community of Stapleton, its demographic, needs and issues both health/wellness as well as interventions that may need to be implemented to improve the community. The windshield survey will also be discussed in this paper. Community Stapleton is a middle to low class neighborhood located in the heart of Staten Island close to St. Gorge Ferry. Stapleton is a diverse community that is very rich in culture. It is highly populated
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in the Eastern New Orleans Community in New Orleans, Louisiana, to encourage health promotion and disease prevention. This discussion includes a profile of Eastern New Orleans Community with its strengths and challenges as noted during the windshield survey conducted in the community. I will share with you a few problems identified in the community and plans proposed to address them. Also included will be a brief description of the aggregate group, a summary of the interventions, and practicum activities
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Heart Disease and Stroke in Brookhaven Joanne Lauten Chamberlain College of Nursing NR443 Community Health Nursing Heart Disease and Stroke in Brookhaven Public health is a dynamic field of medicine that is concerned primarily with improving the health of populations rather than just the health of individuals. Nies defines public health nursing as; “preserving the health of the community and surrounding population by focusing on health promotion and maintenance” (Nies & Mcewen, 2007)
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family’s community. Select one Healthy People 2020 LHI that relates to your participating family’s community. • Develop 3 community nursing diagnoses that relate to the participating family’s community, based on the Community Assessment and Windshield Survey. • Identify 1 potential nursing intervention for each diagnosis (identified above) that could have a positive effect on the selected LHI. • Describe a community health partnership that could positively influence the selected LHI. • Describe
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of Collected Data The tool in which I used to assess the community were Population Economic Status Assessment, Disaster Assessment and Planning, Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory, Cultural Assessment, Community and Population Health Windshield Survey, and Community and Population Health Scavenger Hunt. From the tool it helped me discover different aspects of the community and identify common health problems. The race diversity in Oklahoma County is quite large and prevalent depending on
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Family Assessment results Nutritional guidelines-Overweight, Blood pressure and diabetes Link each diagnosis to a Healthy People 2020 LHI. Conducting a comprehensive and holistic assessment of participant family with consideration of the windshield Survey and Current research & develop a plan for the family & determine diagnosis. 3-5Legal and ethical considerations with the potential solutions/actions III: Nursing plan Describe how you plan to advocate for the family within their community
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Tools, Description of Selected Community and Interpretation of Selected Data The following information will summarize the characteristics of the City of Gilbert, disaster assessment and planning, neighborhood safety, cultural assessment, a windshield survey of the community and a community scavenger hunt of available resources for Gilbert citizens. Population Economic Status Assessment Of the 229,972 residents in Gilbert, 48.7% are male (112,056). The median age is 32.2 years, with the median
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Windshield Survey based on a community in Pensacola Florida |Element |Description | |Housing and Zoning |The area of Ensley in Pensacola is comprised of homes ranging from small mobile homes to large homes | | |valued at over $250,000.00 Most homes are detached single family homes. The majority are lower | |
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