Community Statistics Assignment Paper

Module 2 – Assignment Directions for Statistical Analysis of Community Health Data

 

1. If you do NOT use the Course Template there will be a 10- point grade penalty per assignment, and you will be required to resubmit within 48 hours or a zero will be given. The Course Template runs consecutively from Week 1 through Week 3. Following are the components you’ll include in your paper on Community Statistics, Week 2.

2.  Review your subjective data from your windshield survey and interview with key informants. In this assignment you will supplement subjective data with objective data.

3. Gather data about your community and provide comparison data with the larger group. You may NOT use tables, charts or graphs for this data; use only narrative to describe the data.  Assignments with tables, charts, or graphs will receive a ZERO. The following objective data must be included:

● Demographics: total population, age distribution, gender distribution, family characteristics (single parent, multi-family, etc.)

● Racial/ethnic characteristics

● Economy: unemployment rates, median income, poverty rate

● Education: high school completion rates, higher education statistics

● Other data, as indicated (air, water quality, crime rates, etc.)

4. Gather Objective Data Specific to the Community Health Issues Identified from the Subjective Findings. NOTE: These data will serve as your “springboard” for your last paper in this sequence, your Community Health Nursing Intervention.  Pay close attention to what your findings tell you.  This information will indicate which community health resources (local, state, and/or national) can be mobilized to problem-solve.

5. Analyze the subjective and objective findings

●What conclusions have you arrived at? Conclusions are based on a review of your subjective and objective findings. Consider:

● What impressions from your subjective observations were unfounded/invalid?

● Given the objective data , what impressions were validated/substantiated?

● What cause-and-effect relationships did you discover/identify?

6.  Develop a Problem Analysis for Community/Zip Code which includes the following:  

● Problem Correlates: These are factors that contribute to health problem. Example of Problem Correlate of Infant Malnutrition: Inadequate diet

● Relationship of Correlate to Problem: Example: Diets lacking in required nutrients contribute to malnutrition

● Data Supportive of Relationship: Refer to appropriate sections of the database and relevant research of the findings in current literature. Data in the third column could be local, state, or national statistics. Example: According to M.J (personal communication, date) all infants and children seen at the local Public Health Clinic are referred to the nutritionist because of poor diets  Of infants measured 60% were in the lower percent for their weight/height (X Country Annual Report, 2014). According to the US Census Bureau (2014) in the US 25% of infants are malnourished compared to 35% in Dallas County. Community Statistics Assignment Paper

 

7.  Community Health Nursing Diagnoses: Write TWO priority community health nursing diagnoses based on your subjective and objective assessment findings from both Weeks 1 and 2. Do not use NANDA.

● Use the following format (in bold) to structure your Community Health Nursing Diagnoses:

● Risk of (State the health problem or risk.)

● Among (Identify the population group affected.)

● Related to (State factors contributing to the health problem or associated risk.)

Reference: Shuster, George F., (2014). Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis.

In Stanhope, Marcia and Lancaster, Jeanette, Public Health Nursing (8th

ed., pg. 413). Saint Louis, MO: Elsevier.

 

 

 

● Format : Health Risk/problem of (specific injury, illness, or potential of, complication of, etc.) among (specific population) related to (supporting evidence from your assessment findings).

● For example: Risk of asthma complications among children in SE Dallas County related to observations of overcrowded living conditions, lack of public transportation (may result in inability to access health care), high number of animals observed living in homes, poverty indications (may result in lack of access to medications).

8.   Considerations for CH Nursing Diagnosis:

● Your CHN Diagnoses MUST be something that a community/public health nurse can do something about.

● Note: Poverty is NOT a CHN diagnosis.

9. Reference page:  Follow the APA guidelines.

● APA focus for this paper:

● Complete the template for this assignment.

● Include in-text citation(s) of personal communications. Include in-text citations and reference community statistical information. You must cite and reference, otherwise it is plagiarism. Refer to course syllabus for consequences of plagiarism.

● Objective writing (for example, avoid biased language),

● Formal writing (for example, avoid use of contractions, numbers, etc.)

● Use appropriate sentence structure, grammar, and flow.

  ● Refer to the APA on-line tutorial, as needed. ( http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx )

Follow all rubric information carefully to complete this assignment successfully.

Community Statistical Data sources: Consider the following websites when gathering data.

US Census Bureau: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html

 

· Click your state then click your city and county

· Then click browse data sets for garland or Dallas or Texas and review social, economic, housing and demographic characteristics and compare city to county to state to nation

 

CDC site for health stats: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/sortablestats/   

 

· 20 health indicators (by state)

· Click detail view to see health indicators by ethnicity/race

· Click map view to see for US

CDC site to obtain county level health stats: http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/DataStatistics/index.html

 

· Click your state then click on your county…make sure to use rates so the data is comparable. Data for each state varies so you will need to look through the data for your state and county.

 

City County Data: http://www.city-data.com/  

 

· Good site for basic data about zip code, demographics, mode of transportation, travel time to work, etc.

 

Crime stats: http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/  

 

· You will need to do 2 searches

• First: State and nation

• Click US Total and your state

• Select  variables: violent and property crime rates

• Select year (most recent year available)

• Click get table

● Second : State and city

• Click all cities

• Click the cities you are interested in

• Click Violent and property crime RATES

• Click the year.

• Click get table.

· Environmental Stats:

· Go to EPA site:  http://www.epa.gov/ 

• Scroll down to My Environment

• Enter your zip code and review findings

· OR go to www.Scorecard.com  (EPA references this site!)

• Enter your zip code and review data regarding Toxics (especially Lead), Air water making sure to see how your county stacks up again all others in the US.

• Also click variables on left column to see maps showing highest to lowest states

Your county and state health department may also have CH stats for zip codes, city, county and state, etc. reports) Most are by age, gender, race/ethnicity and region, county, city and/or Zip Code.

 

● Submitting your Work

1. Save the template to your Desktop with the filename, “yourname_Windshield SurveyandCommunityStatistics.” Insert your name in place of “yourname.”

2. Submit your assignment to Blackboard.

● This assignment is due by Saturday, 11:59 PM of Module 2.

● Please consult your Academic Coach for assistance, as needed.

 

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N4465 Care of Vulnerable Populations

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, and NURSING INTERVENTION

Modules 1-3 (Weeks 1 – 3) Assignment Template

Use of the Three-Part Course Template

● The use of the three-part template to submit weekly Major Course Paper Assignments goes as follows:

● Week 2: Statistical Analysis of Community Health Problem . Complete the Second Section of the course template and submit. (Keep this section attached to Weeks 1 and 3 assignments.)

● Module 2 (Week 2) Part Two: Statistical Analysis of Community Health Problem

Please complete the following information on this template. If you do not use this template there will be a 10-point grade penalty per assignment, and you will be required to resubmit within 48 hrs. You may increase the size of the block by continuing to type. Use as much space as necessary to provide your answers

Name of Community or Zip Code: 11235

Instructions : Enter your response in each category marked below. Provide objective, statistical support for your subjective findings.

● Include all the data listed in the Objective Data Criteria listed below.

● Add supplemental data as needed for your community.

● All statistical data must be reported in NARRATIVE form only . Tables and graphs will not be accepted.

● Compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data.

You may increase the size of the block by continuing to type. Use as much space as necessary to provide your answers

General Objective Data Criteria for the Community-at-Large

1. Demographics: Total population; age distribution; gender distribution; family characteristics (single parent, multi-family, etc.). Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

2. Racial/Ethnic Characteristics: Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

3. Economy: poverty rate, unemployment rates, median income. Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

4. Education: High school completion rates; higher education statistics. Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

5. Identify two Morbidity and Mortality/Risk Problems: (Based on your observations from Week 1 subjective assignment, windshield survey and key informants provide Morbidity, Mortality (M&M) and risk data for your community… Example 1: if you observed obesity in your community then present obesity rates and health conditions associated with obesity [i.e. CVD, HD, Depression, etc.). Example 2: smoking/drinking rates and health conditions associated with smoking [i.e. Lung Cancer, COPD, etc]. These variables may include the following: gender (who does this problem affect the most, men or women); age distribution; ethnicity or racial group(s) mostly-affected; morbidity and mortality rates; any data related to life-expectancy in light of the health issues; is there a geographic area where the health problems mainly exist; is there a relationship between the health issue(s) and environmental health hazards; are these life-threatening health issues? Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

6. Other data as needed (air, water quality, crimes rates). Remember compare objective data for your community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

Analysis of Data

1. Based on your subjective and objective review of your findings, what conclusions have you arrived at? Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

· What impressions from your subjective observations were unfounded/invalid?

· Given the objective data , what impressions were validated/substantiated?

· What cause-and-effect relationships did you discover/identify?

2. Problem Analysis for Community/Zip Code:

Problem: List two (2) problems within your community (for example, Infant Malnutrition, CVD, Lung Cancer, Obesity, Alcoholism, Violence) NOTE: These problems need to be something the Community Health Nurse can impact (for example, a CHN cannot build a sidewalk, repair a street, implement a new bus route, etc.). Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

1. ____________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________

Select one of these problems and complete the Problem Analysis chart

Problem Correlates*	Relationship of Correlate to Problem	Data Supportive of Relationship +
Ex. Inadequate diet	Ex. Diets lacking in required nutrients contribute to malnutrition	Ex. All infants and children seen at the local Public Health Clinic are referred to the nutritionist because of poor diets (X.Y. personal communication, date). Of infants measured, 60% were in the lower percent for their weight/height (X report, date).

*These are factors that contribute to problem and outcomes.

+ Refer to appropriate sections of the database and relevant research of the findings in current literature. Data in the third column could be local, state, or national statistics.

3. Community Health Nursing Diagnoses:

Based on your subjective and objective assessment findings above for both Weeks 1 and 2, write TWO priority community health nursing diagnoses.

You must use this format for correctly writing a CH nursing diagnosis (do NOT use NANDA): *RISK OF AMONG RELATED TO

Health *Risk/problem of (specific injury, illness, or potential of, complication of, etc) Among (specific population) Related to (supporting evidence from your assessment findings).

· Your CHN Diagnoses MUST be something that a community/public health nurse can do something about. See example below.

· Note: Poverty is NOT a CHN diagnosis.

· Remember do NOT use NANDA Nursing Diagnoses.

For example: Risk of asthma complications among children in SE Dallas County related to observations of overcrowded living conditions, lack of public transportation (may result in inability to access health care), high number of animals observed living in homes, poverty indications (may result in lack of access to medications).

Community Health Nursing Diagnosis #1

Community Health Nursing Diagnosis #2

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Module 3 (Week 3) Part Three: Community Health Nursing Intervention

Directions: Please complete the following information on this template. If you do not use this template there will be a 10- point grade penalty per assignment, and you will be required to resubmit within 48 hrs. You may increase the size of the block by continuing to type. Use as much space as necessary to provide your answers

Introduction: Purpose of the paper, synopsis of community, two CHN diagnoses with supporting evidence, for example, observations, reports from Key Informants and Statistical data. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

Based on the 2 CHN Diagnoses you developed in Assignment 2 or modified, select ONE problem and develop a CH Nursing intervention. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

1. CHN Diagnosis/Problem you selected:

2. Why did you select this problem? Provide your rational for selecting this problem in 1-2 comprehensive paragraphs (Consider the problem priority criterion on page 417 Box 18-5). Provide supporting community and scientific/authoritative evidence, for example, Healthy People 2020, CDC, AHA, other. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

3. Identify two (2) Goals. For example, goals indicate where you want to go.

Then, identify two to three (2-3) objectives per goal. For example, objectives should indicate how you plan to get there, or how you plan to accomplish the goal(s).

Goal 1 : 1. Objective: 2. Objective: 3. Objective: Goal 2: 1. Objective: 2. Objective: 3. Objective:

4. Intervention Objectives Timeline

Under Interventions you should have an intervention for EACH objective you list (if you have 4 objectives then you should list 4 interventions; if you have 6 objectives (3 for each goal), then 6 interventions). You can insert rows into that table to accommodate if needed. If one intervention addressed more than one objective, you must make it clear in your paper. See the example in the table. Community Statistics Assignment Paper

Present Date	Objective( Number and Statement)	Anticipated Completion Date
Enter Date	Ex. Eighty-percent (80%) of infants seen by health department, neighborhood health center, and private physicians will have developmental levels assessed.	Enter Date

Refer to textbook for additional examples.

5. Plan of Intervention and Evaluation

Date	Intervention Activities	Responsible Agency/Person	Evaluation Measures	Target Date of Completion
Enter start date.	Ex. Community Health Nurse identifies and trains lay advisors in community as case finders	Ex. Community Health Nurse (CHN)	Ex. • Lay advisors will be able to verbally describe case-finding methods to CHN • Number of new WIC cases will be tracked by CHN on monthly basis for 1 year to determine if goal of 80% has been met	Ex. Lay advisor training completed by enter date of estimated completion.

Summary/Conclusion: Summarize your assessment findings, your proposed community health nursing intervention, and the community public health outcomes that you anticipate as a result of the intervention. This can be one or two brief paragraphs. Remember to cite sources as appropriate.

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