Brooklyn Community Health Assessment

Running head: BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1
Brooklyn Community Health Assessment
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BROOKLYN HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2
Description of the Community Chosen:
Brooklyn’s massive population of 2.5M is approximately 1/3 of the total NYC population
and roughly thirteen percent of the population of the state. Nearly 2/3 or 64.7 percent of its
population are working-age adults (18-64) while ¼ or 23.7 percent are kids (0-17 years) and
merely over 11.6 percent are elderly (65 plus). The age mirrors the NYC’s and NYS’s with a
somewhat lower elderly population in Brooklyn (11.6 percent) than either NYS (13.6 percent) or
NYC (12.2 percent). Somehow over 50% of its population is female, jaggedly equivalent to the
NYS or NYC’s.
The population is ethnically and racially diverse at Brooklyn. Nearly 1/3 or 34.2 percent
individual identify as African American or Black. This represents much bigger population than
in entire NYC (25.1 percent) or even NYS (15.7 percent). Indeed, the African American or Black
population accounts for somewhat more ¼ or 28.3 percent of entire African American or Black
population in NYS. The population of African American or Black entails the United States born
alongside immigrants’ populations including substantial quantity from Caribbean islands. Nearly
1/5 or 19.8 percent of its population identifies as Latino/Hispanic of any race and account for
about 14.5 percent of the statewide population. About 1/10 or 10.6 percent individuals identify as
Asians.
Health Issues and Outcomes
Arabs and North African community are diverse and some are without education or do
not know English language skills while others are economically and academically successful.
Diabetes and obesity remain common illnesses, and smoking remains a significant health risk
within Arab community as norms of this community encourage it (McKenzie, Neiger &
Thackeray, 2016). Lack of health materials in Arabic hinders explanation about smoking risk.