Health and Social Services

This NU4502 Appraise Population and Health Risks is based on  Health and Social Services. It further explains differences among neighborhoods or areas of the community that reflect socioeconomic status, culture, and ethnicity.

NU4502 Appraise Population and Health Risks- Health and Social Services

Community Assessment 

Introduction

A community assessment provides the nurse knowledge of the community of interest. The characteristics of the community and relevant public health data provide valuable information related to the health and well-being of the population who live within it. A community assessment is the equivalent of a head-to-toe assessment, but instead of assessing an individual, you are looking at characteristics that define a community. The Community Tool Box website (Section 21; Windshield and Walking Surveys) will guide you as you conduct a modified community assessment.

Directions

Find a friend or someone to drive you through the community. In addition, as you travel through your community, take note of features that highlight the community’s unique characteristics.

As you explore your community, you will observe the influence of multiple factors that influence the health of the community’s population.

Aspects to observe in a modified community assessment can include:

Firstly, physical environment

Secondly, education

Thirdly, safety and transportation

Fourthly, politics and government

Then, health and social services

Also, recreation

Communication

Economics

Lastly, differences among neighborhoods or areas of the community that reflect socioeconomic status, culture, and ethnicity

NU4502 Appraise Population and Health Risks- Health and Social Services

Prepare a 15-slide (excluding title and reference slides) PowerPoint® presentation that addresses the characteristics of the community that you assessed. However, the final content slide should highlight key indicators that reflect the health of the community.

The PowerPoint presentation should include photographs, illustrations, and bullet points. Speaker’s notes must accompany each slide and be at least 100 words in length. You must include at least three scholarly, supporting references, cited within the speaker’s notes and included on the reference slide.