Assessement Western Governors University
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Running head: (OPTIONAL)1Task 1 C228 V3Your NameWestern Governors UniversityDate
(OPTIONAL)2 (B) Needs AssessmentDemographics A survey by the sentinel city shows the demographic description features of it. The town has apopulation of 663,862 people. This population had increased from 600,024 for the last two yearswhich is 9.6% increase. The city comprises of several races which include; whites,blacks/African American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and anotherpacific islander. The median household income of the people of the Sentinel city is 49,091dollars. The residents whose living standards are below the poverty level is 18.9%. Sentinel city iscomposed of four neighbourhoods; Industrial Heights with a population of 38855 people,Nightingale Square with a community of 103,974 people, Acer Tech Centre of 168,390 peopleand Casper Park district of 352,643 residents. The median household income of theneighbourhoods is; Nightingale square- 269,550 dollars, Industrial Heights -24,672 dollars, AcerTech Centre- 166,300 dollars, Casper Park District -80,134 dollars. The percentage of non-insured residents of the neighbourhoods are; Acer Tech Centre-1.5%, Casper park District-22.7%, Nightingale Square-0.7%, Industrial Heights-37.5%. This demographic assessment tool was used to evaluate the quantity of work and healthservices, which needed to be improvised together with additional services in the city for thebetter wellbeing of the people (Bhopal,2016). Neighborhood Safety Assessment
(OPTIONAL)3According to the neighborhood /safety assessment tool, Sentinel city is a clean with fewenvironmental pollutions. The industries get rid of the waste products through the laidunderground pipes along the roads. There were cases of drugs and substance abuse noted in thecity. Individuals were seen smoking along the streets of the town. The most probable crime thatcould occur in the Sentinel city is mugging and kidnapping that could be organized by streetgangs. This type of assessment tool was used to collect information that would help in fightingcrimes caused by drug abusers and common thugs. It can also help in fighting environmentalpollution (Keeley,2015). Scavenger Hunt In the scavenger hunt tool, it described the presence of the parks and recreationcenters which were available in the Sentinel city. The parks were for holding some of thedangerous wild animals in the town and the recreation facilities used for different purposes.There were health care system-Elderly services for the people who aged 65 years and above. Thetown had several hotels for the ordinary people. At the outskirt of the city center, were someaffordable lots size and rental houses. The information from this assessment tool would help inuplifting the recreation centers, proper care, and management of parks in the city. Therecreational centers encouraged more visitors to tour the town, and this increased the householdincome of the people in the area.Windshield SurveyIn the community assessment, windshield survey of the Sentinel city proved that most of the buildings in the town were modern. The older buildings were very few but located at the outskirt of the area. Many of the buildings at the city center were permanent buildings. The houses of Sentinel city were all related in model, structure and architectural design. There were
(OPTIONAL)4short streets that connected the main avenues and served buildings of the same architecture. There were well-tended yards along the neighbourhoods. Fans for air conditioning were on the walls of the buildings in the city. People used cars and buses as the primary means of transport. The buses belonged to companies which served their employees. There were significant shops, stores, and supermarkets in the town. The people in the city were of different races and thus different cultures. This windshield survey tool determined relationships and interactions of the people living in the Sentinel city. The windshield survey tool helped in improving health servicesdelivery to the people (Smith, &Wallace,2016). (B1) Data AnalysisInterpretation of Data AnalysisThe population of Sentinel city is 663,862 people. The population growth rate increased by 9.6%from 600,024 of the last two years. From the data, persons below five years make a percentage of7.4 .Persons under 18 years made 21.7%. Persons of 65 years and over made the 10%. The birthsand death rates were as follows. 134 babies born in the Sentinel city makes up the 1,43% of the total births and were from the people who aged 10 to 17 years old. From the age of between 18 and 19 years, 283 babies were born making up of 3.02%. The people aged between 20 to 29 years gave birth to 3674 babies who are about 39.2%. People who are over 30 years gave birth to5270 babies who are 56.2% of the total births in the city. 402 babies were born to mothers who have been smoking during the pregnancy period, and this is 4.2%. 2036 babies born are from unmarried women who are 21.2% The total number of deaths was 4401. The number of infants' deaths are 51 babies who are 0.54% while the neonatal deaths are 42 babies who are 0.44%. The total number of people who died due to crude death was 693.9. The reported deaths due to cardiovascular complications are
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