N4465: Community Assessment of Lanham, MD - Module 1

This assignment presents a community assessment of Lanham, MD (zip code 20706), conducted through a windshield survey and key informant interviews. The assessment covers various aspects of the community, including its physical environment, housing and zoning, common meeting places, indicators of growth or decline, employment opportunities, and transportation. It delves into the demographics, including race, ethnicity, cultural characteristics, lifestyle behaviors (both healthy and risky), poverty indications, and available services such as social, health, fire, police, educational, and religious resources. The student observed that Lanham has a suburban feel with many homeowners, and is primarily populated by African Americans with a large number of young professionals, families, and single parents. The community offers various employment opportunities and is served by Doctor Community Hospital, with accessible public transportation and numerous parks and recreation centers. The assessment also notes some unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and signs of homelessness, providing a comprehensive overview of the community's strengths and challenges.

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Clinical Experience: Windshield Survey and Key Informant Interviews
Student Name: _____Kyi Kyi_____________Dates: _______09/28/2019__________
Name of Community or Zip Code: ___Lanham, MD 20706__________________
Module One (Week One): Part One Windshield Survey and Key
Informant Interviews
Please complete the following information on this template about the community
you have selected. 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
Elements Descriptors
Physical
Environment
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
● Boundaries What defines the boundaries? Roads, water, railroads. Is the area
known for a particular name? What area is this community
located in?
Lanham remains census-designated place and an unincorporated community
in Prince George’s county. There remain a lot of parks in Lanham. Living in
Lanham provides inhabitants a suburban feel and many people own their
homes. Many young professionals and families that live in Lanham as well as
occupants tend to be open-minded. The Present Carrollton station and an
Amtrak station remain across the capital Beltway. Doctor Community
Hospital remains located in Lanham. In Lanham, the United State Postal
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service runs the Seabrook Post Office.
● Housing and
Zoning
What is the age of the houses? Describe type of construction
material, appearance, and general condition. Do you see single
family housing? Multi-family housing?
There are different types of housing in Lanham such as low income housing
for the poor. Some houses are brand new, and others are older. Some of the
houses that are in Lanham are well-maintained by the communities. Some of
the house cost even more than $700,000 in Lanham. Most of the houses are
occupied by families.
● Common
Meeting Places
Where do people in the neighborhood hang out? Who hangs out there
and what hours of the day?
In Lanham, there are a lot of parks which most of the people hang out. The
Lanham area provides a senior center, reinforced by the park district. There
are also restaurants and big hotels in Lanham. Most of the people often meet
in these restaurants and big hotels (Scott & Lee, 2018). Most of the people
especially the adult often hang out in neighboring places such as National
center. This place remains an urban planning gem, with good open space,
major monuments, and walking paths. There is also museum complex which
attract most of the people.
● Indicators of
Growth or Decline
Is this a “thriving” community or does it look “run down?” Is
there new or ongoing construction? Businesses and Industries
coming to the area? Are buildings, roadways, and public areas
clean and well-kept? Do you see dirt, trash, or graffiti?
Lanham remains one of the thriving communities in United State. There are a
lot of industries and business in the area. Some of the infrastructure that can
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be seen in the area is the United State Postal Service that serves the entire
community.
● Employment
Opportunities
What places for employment are there is this area? Name the
businesses and industries in this area.
The place for employment in Lanham are publisher Rowman and Littlefied,
shopper food and pharmacy, software company focus, and EdTech Company.
There are also some restaurants, shops and hotels that perform well in the
community.
● Transportation How to people get from one place to another? Is public transportation
available? How timely is it? Personal autos? Bikes? Walking?
As with most sections of the country in United State, vehicles remain the
most common mode of transportation that most people use in Lanham to
travel to varies places such as places of employment. Most of the people use
public transport to go to work. Some of the people also walk and use their
bikes to move from one place to another.
People Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
● Race and
Ethnicity
What is the majority racial group represented? What is the majority
ethnic group represented? Describe the distribution of gender,
approximate ages, single families, multiple families, generational
families?
The individuals residing in Lanham are mainly African American. The overall
number of individuals in the late twenties to early forties remains extremely
large whereas the actual number of middle aged more so for the adults is
large. There are a very small number of families and a huge number of single
parents. All the people marked were clean as well as looked healthy. The
actual number of kids under eighteen living in Lanham is large.
● Cultural
Characteristics
What cultural similarities or differences do you observe?
Languages spoken? Clothing? Ethnic eating places? Culturally-
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based celebrations? Signs in languages other than English?
Most of the people in Lanham used English as the official language. Other
people use Spanish, Indo-European languages and Pacific Islander
Languages. There are many culturally based celebrations. For instance Greek
cultural Festival. The culture and art of Lanham remain varied. There is a mix
of northern and southern American cultures. There remain several Music
festivals in Lanham.
●Lifestyle
Healthy Behaviors
What healthy lifestyle behaviors do you observe? Do you see
people exercising, wearing helmets when biking, seat belt usage,
using trash cans for garbage disposal, healthy eating practices?
If you are enjoying the age of retirement or you are nearing the age of
retirement. You will notice that Lanham is a special place for those under
retirement age. Many retirees select to eradicate the risk of ice and snow,
trekking to the well-known southern spot such as Florida and Arizona.
According to the seniors living in the area, Lanham remains a special space
because of educational opportunities and lovely weather. Some people in
Lanham also ride bikes as a mean of transport and this acts as a form of
exercise.
● Lifestyle Risk
Behaviors
What unhealthy lifestyle behaviors do you observe? Do you see
people practicing risky lifestyle behaviors such as drinking
alcoholic beverages, smoking, fighting? Do you see signs of
violence, gang activity, drug use, criminal activity, and bars on
doors and/or windows? Do you see overweight/underweight
persons? Do you see children unattended playing out in the
streets? Do you see any signs of homelessness? Street people?
Describe gender, age, and race/ethnicity of persons observed.
Smoking of Cigarette is one of the main causes of preventable morbidity and
mortality in Lanham. Smoking in this area causes heart disease, cancer and
even death. There is homeless people and street drug usage in Lanham. In
Lanham, there are a lot of homeless shelters which cater the need of the poor
people without homes. There remain some obese as well as overweight
individuals in the area (Roberts, McWilliams, Hatfield, Gerovich, Chernew,
Gilstrap, & Mehrotra, 2018).
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● Poverty
Indications
Do you see any signs of homelessness? Street people? Describe
gender, age, and race/ethnicity of persons observed.
There are some forms of homelessness in Lanham. This is why there are
presences of homes for the homeless people in Lanham. There are also some
street people in the region. Most of the people that are living below the
poverty line are black Americans. They also occupy a major portion of the
land.
Services in
the
Community
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area, how
far away it is and how people will access it.
● Social Services Do you see evidence of recreation centers, parks, and social services?
For services that are not available, how far must persons travel to
access these services? Describe each.
There are a lot of parks, recreation centers and social services in Lanham
(Herbst, 2017). The services that are not in the local area can easily be found
in the nearby places because of accessible public transport.
● Health Services Do you see evidence of health (Hospitals, Dr’s Offices, and Clinics)
and mental health services? Describe each. Are there any signs of
alternative services in the area, such as healers (curanderos),
herbalists, herbal stores, palm readers, acupunctures, and
chiropractors? For services that are not available, how far must
persons travel to access these services?
The major health services In Lanham is known as Doctor community
Hospital. Doctor Community Hospital remains a medical as well as surgical
hospital situated in Lanham (Henderson et al.2017). It offers high quality as
well as comprehensive healthcare to the people.
● Fire and
Police Services
Do you see any fire and police services/equipment/officers? Where
are the closest fire and/or police stations?
There are many police stations that are located near Lanham. Some of the
police stations near Lanham include Prince George’s County police
Department, 5th District Police Station, Metropolitan Police Department and
2nd District Police Department. There is also fire service in Lanham. Example
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of fire service is West Lanham Hills Volunteer FD (WLHVFD). This fire
department was formed in the year 1993 (Reinhardt & Chatsiou, 2019). The
department is made up of two firehouses. The two houses include Company
48 and Company 28.
● Educational
Resources
Where is the nearest public library? Discuss the Schools and
Universities/Community colleges?
One of the main public schools in the area that serves Lanham CDD is Prince
George’s county. The residents of Lanham remain divided between Seabrook
Elementary School (SES) and James McHery Elementary school (JMES). All
residents remain zoned to JMES as well as Duval High School (Talboys,
2016). The other schools in the area include Gaywood Elementary School,
Magnolia Elementary School and private Catholic School. One of the main
colleges in the area is Washington Bible College.
● Religions What signs of religion do you see? Discuss the types of churches,
mosques, temples? What services are offered by these churches,
e.g., Day Care, Mother’s Day Out, Summer Camps, Languages
Classes, Citizenship Classes, Food Banks, Clothing, other.
There are a lot of Christian churches distributed all over the City. These
churches conduct most of their services over the weekend. Most of the people
often attend the church services. Some of the Christian churches include
Capital Christian Fellowship, Dyspring Community Church, and Church of
the Open Bible.
Business &
Industry
Describe stores and shops available in the community, e.g., grocery
stores, gas stations, department stores. What type of business climate
exists? Manufactures? Light or heavy industry? Large employers?
Small business owners? Retail? Hospitality industry? Do people have
to seek employment elsewhere? Is this considered a “bedroom
community”- where people work outside this community but live here?
In Lanham, there are a lot of shops and stores. There are also hair salons, nail
shops, as well as other small businesses. The other companies located in
Lanham include Trandes, OmniPrint, and Doctors Community Hospital. The
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area also has a company known as Science System & Application.
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
Politics What indicators do you see about politics? Posters? Headquarters?
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
The political temperature in Lanham suggests that the people will vote again
soon. This is because the political temperature in the area is very high though
there are no billboards and posters to be seen in open places.
Media Do you see indicators of what people read? Listen to the radio?
Watch TV? Are there any signs of media language other than English?
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
There is Lanham Media in the area. This remains a communication agency
which creates extensive media exposure for customers. Lanham media
attempts to change the lives of the people through smart innovation, improved
health as well as enriching communities.
Key
Informants
Interview a fireman or police office.
Also interview a librarian, school teacher, school nurse or
administrator.
Ask each person interviewed to share their perceptions of
the following and cite personal communication as appropriate:
1. Interview with fireman or police officer
I talked to a police officer from the Prince George’s County police
Department. The initial of the Police officer is CA.
˃ Community’s Health issues: C. Alfa (personal communication,
September 25, 2019) suggests that Some of the health issues that the
police officer about were behavioral health, cancer and metabolic
syndrome.
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˃ Community’s Safety issues: The police officer confirmed that the
security of Lanham is not safe in some places (C. Alfa, personal
communication, February 25, 2019). There are some theft cases being
promoted by the presence of street children in the region. Some of the
safe places include Crofton, Bowie and Odenton.
˃ Strengths of the Community: According to the Police Officer,
Most of the individuals love Lanham. The love for the community is the
main source of strength for the community.
2. Interview with librarian, school teacher, school nurse or
administrator
I talked to a hospital Nurse from Doctors Community Hospital. The
initial of the Nurse are GB.
˃ Community’s Health issues: The nurse mentioned that some of
the health issues are behavioral health and cancer (G,B, personal
communication, September 26, 2019)
˃ Community’s Safety issues: The nurse also mentioned that some
of the places are safe but other places are not safe for staying in
Lanham (G,B, personal communication, September 26, 2019).
˃ Strengths of the Community: According to the nurse, the main
strengths of the community are families and close relatives. GB said
that most of the families offer support to their patients.
Analysis of
Windshield
Survey
Analyze and summarize your observations and the input from key
informants. Write a 3-paragraph summary of community health (2) and
safety (1) issues for this community and strengthens of the community.
Remember to cite personal communication as appropriate:
From the information collected from the two participants, community health
concerns for Lanham include behavioral health, cancer and metabolic
syndrome (G, B, personal communication, September 26, 2019). Though
most of the people can raise money to cater for health care, some cannot
afford healthcare.
According to the police officer, the security of the region is not well
maintained. Some places are not good for staying because most people feel
insecure in those areas. Other places are safe due to the presence of police
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station in in those areas.
The strength of the community according to CA Is the true love for the
community. However, GB argued that the strength s of the community
remains derived from the families and close relatives.
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References
Henderson Sr, F. C., Austin, C., Benzel, E., Bolognese, P., Ellenbogen, R., Francomano, C.
A., ... & Patel, S. (2017, March). Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers–
Danlos syndromes. In American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in
Medical Genetics (Vol. 175, No. 1, pp. 195-211).
Herbst, C. M. (2017). Universal child care, maternal employment, and children’s long-run
outcomes: Evidence from the US Lanham Act of 1940. Journal of Labor
Economics, 35(2), 519-564.
Reinhardt, G. Y., & Chatsiou, K. (2019). Using community education interventions to build
resilience and avert crises: how accidental dwelling fires decreased in Essex County,
UK. Local Government Studies, 1-19.
Scott, D., & Lee, K. J. J. (2018). People of color and their constraints to National Parks
visitation. In The George Wright Forum (Vol. 35, No. 1, p. 73). George Wright Society.
Talboys, G. K. (2016). Using museums as an educational resource: An introductory handbook
for students and teachers. Routledge.
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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:
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.
When census was conducted in 2010, Lanham was found to have a total population of
10,157 people, in which the largest percentage was persons under eighteen years. 12.5%
and 5.6% of the population consisted of persons above sixty-five years, and children
below five years respectively. The statistic showed that 49.8% were female. Comparing
this record to the national and state data, it is seen that the residents with a high percentage
are aged 18 years and below. Between Lanham and Maryland, it appears that the persons
above sixty-five years in Lanham are in large numbers that comprise of 12.5% of the
population, which is higher than that of Maryland, that has a 6.6%.
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2. Racial/Ethnic Characteristics: Remember compare objective data for your
community with local (city), state, and national data. Remember to cite sources as
appropriate.
Lanham community is comprised of different ethnic groups. They include the whites with
a 16.4 %, the African Americans with a 61.3%, the Asians with 2.9%, Latinos with
27.7%, two or more races with 1.8% and non-Hispanic whites with a 8.2%. According to
the statistic, the African Americans takes a larger percent in Lanham compared to the
state, where the white alone highly dominate.
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.
The poverty rate, 8.8%, in Lanham is lower as only 30.3% of the working age population
is unemployed. The median income is higher in Lanham compared to both the city and the
state. The median household income in this community is $84,200 while in the state is
$57,652 and in the city is $93,410.
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.
Since 2013, graduation rate in high school has risen to 81.2%. Even with such a high
percent, it appears that the rate in Maryland and in the United States is higher than that.
The number of bachelor’s graduation in Lanham is 27.2% of the total population of
Lanham while bachelor’s graduates in the United States at large constitutes 30.9% of the
its population. As expected, the number of graduates would be higher considering the
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whole population of the United States which is higher.
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.
In Lanham, 16,585 deaths have occurred to its residents. The major causes of death in
this county is heart disease and cancer. The age at which most residents die in this county
is higher than the rate in Maryland but lower than the United states. The morbidity rate in
the county is higher than in Maryland and in the States for perinatal conditions, diabetes,
septicemia, stroke, cancer, hypertension, heart disease, nephritis and homicide. The white
non-Hispanic residents have the highest age adjusted death rate. Based on the statistics,
male residents’ death rate is higher compared to that of the female residents.
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.
The crime rate in Maryland has gone been dropping rapidly. This is true considering that
in 2010 the rate of murder was at 7.4% but has gone down to 6.1 % in 2014. The number
of moto vehicle theft has also gone down drastically from 18027 cases in 2010 to 13102
cases in 2014. Statistics show that the level of toxins in the air is going down. These
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toxins include benzene, 1,3-butadiene and several other metals. The quality of water is
ranked as one of the safest and the supply ranked as the most reliable for drinking. The
rate of water supply increases due to availability of approximately of 150,000 public water
systems.
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?
A large number of the population is the people under the age of 18. This is the age group that
has highly dominated the area. Normally, it is expected that the population dominating a place
is mainly persons between 18 to 65.
 Given the objective data, what impressions were validated/substantiated?
According to the statistics, the rate of crimes has been reducing drastically since 2010.
This shows that safe measures towards combating these crimes have been implemented
effectively.
 What cause-and-effect relationships did you discover/identify?
With the many ethnic groups in Lanham, Maryland and United states, it portrays how
diversified the state is. There are three main barriers that are relative to health and the
well-being of the residents, they include limited access to healthy foods and access to
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health care and poor adoption of behaviors and activities that help in healthy living.
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. Chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
2. Metabolic syndrome
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).
Chronic disease
such as heart
disease, diabetes
and stroke.
Failure to adopt behaviors that
promote good health lead to
people being overweight.
Lack of physical activities
increases the risk of heart
diseases, diabetes and stroke.
Most of the residents are
diagnosed to be victims of heart
disease. This is because most of
them do not involve themselves in
physical activities and due to
obesity they increase their risk to
heart diseases.
*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.
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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
Chronic heart diseases, stroke and diabetes are still the leading conditions for many county
residents. It is because residents do not engage in physical activities and hence increased obesity.
It is a fact that two-third of the residents are overweight. The residents have refused to adopt
behaviors that encourage good health such as active living and healthy eating (Barath, & Chen,
2019).
Community Health Nursing Diagnosis #2
Metabolic syndrome is a group of factors that raise the risk of heart diseases and other related
health problems. The risk factors include high triglcerides, that is, fat in the blood, low HDL,
high blood pressure, high blood glucose and a large waist. The county lacks enough resources
required to take care of these residents with this health issues.
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Reference
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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.
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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.
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
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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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Reference
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