More emphasis is being placed on healthier communities as changes are occurring in the fields of healthcare financing,

More emphasis is being placed on healthier communities as changes are occurring in the fields of healthcare financing,

policy, and focus. One of the primary roles of a community health nurse is to assess the community or population in order to

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determine its health status in relation to its assets and needs.

Requirements:

A. Identify an appropriate community for which there is published data available (county, state, or national data) that will

support the diagnosis.

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**** Community selected: Roosevelt or Hempstead N.Y. is preferred for this paper.******

B. Assess the health needs and risks of the identified community by utilizing the following tools:

Note: The collection of this data should include a variety of data sources, such as focus groups with older adults and/or

youth, epidemiological data from the health department or department of vital statistics, investigations of community

resources from stakeholders or faith-based organizations, and/or surveys. You do not have to answer every question listed in

the assessment tools. Each of these tools can be found either in the web links section or as an attachment to this task.

• Population Economic Status Assessment
• Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory
• Cultural Assessment Tool
• Disaster Assessment and Planning Guide
• Windshield Survey
• Population Health Scavenger Hunt

Note: The name of each of the six tools should be identified in the needs assessment summary, along with a brief summary of

how each of the six tools was used in the needs assessment.

1. Interpret the collected data using concepts of epidemiology and health determinants (e.g., birth rate, death rate, rates

of disease, morbidity).

C. Formulate an appropriate community diagnosis for the selected community by doing the following (suggested length of 4–6

pages):
1. Identify the top three problems for the selected community based on the Healthy People 2020 goals.
a. Discuss the problems in relation to the Healthy People 2020 goals.
2. Select one of the problems identified in part C1 that you would like to investigate further, and do the following:
a. Discuss community resources (e.g., Public Health Department, American Red Cross, American Heart) that are available to

address this problem.
3. Formulate a primary prevention topic based on the problem you identified in part C2.

Note: See the attached “Approved Topic List” for guidance in formulating your topic.

D. Include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the Rubric Terms web link included in the Evaluation

Procedures section.

Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in an assessment, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text

citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources

that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the assessment.

Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from outside

sources, even if cited correctly.

(1) Approved Topic List: Choosing Your Field Project Topic with a Primary Prevention Focus

Note: You may not log any work on your field project until you are enrolled in Community Health and Population-Focused

Nursing Field Experience/Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Clinical and have selected your topic.

What is a Primary Prevention?
The Community Health Nursing practicum requires a field project. The project focuses on primary prevention. Primary

prevention is the prevention of disease, injury, disability or premature death before they occur.

First Steps in Choosing a Field Project Topic
First, consider what might be an issue of public health concern in your own community. The pertinent questions to consider

are:
• What is the biggest contributor to disease (morbidity) and premature death (mortality) in your community?
• What are the controversial community health concerns discussed in your local newspaper?
• What do you believe people in your community are most concerned about related to health?
• What is generating the most visits to the emergency room or hospital admission in your community?
• What do you believe is reducing the quality of life in your community?