Community Health Task 1: Sentinel City Demographics, Safety Analysis

This assignment presents a community health assessment of Sentinel City, focusing on demographics, neighborhood safety, and a scavenger hunt to identify available resources. The demographic analysis includes population statistics, age and race breakdowns, median household income, and poverty levels across four neighborhoods: Nightingale Square, Acer Tech Center, Casper Park District, and Industrial Heights. The safety assessment identifies hazards like pollution, stray animals, and buildings in disrepair, along with data on drug use, EMS response times, crime types, and gang violence. The scavenger hunt explores community resources such as Parks and Recreation, Elderly Services, City Hall-Social Services, Better Health Clinic, Soup Kitchen, and Affordable Housing Project, summarizing the services offered and pertinent data found at each site. The assessment reveals disparities in income, insurance coverage, and safety across the different neighborhoods, highlighting areas of concern for community health improvement.

Demographics, Neighborhood/Safety, and Scavenger Hunt Assessment Tools
Demographics Assessment
1. Population of Sentinel City _____663,862__________
2. Age Percentage breakdown of population of Sentinel City __under 5 years 7.4%, under 18 years
21.7%, under 65 years 61.4%, 65 tears
and over 10.5%___
3. Race Percentage breakdown of population of Sentinel City __Non-Hispanic White 52.7%, Black 10.4%,
American Indian and Alaska Native 2%,
Asian 3.7%, Pacific Islander 0.2%,
Hispanic 31.5%, __
4. Median Household Income of Sentinel City ___$49,091_
5. Percentage of Sentinel City residents living below the poverty level _18.9%_
6. Population of each of the four neighborhoods:
Nightingale Square: _103974_
Acer Tech Center: __168390_
Casper Park District: _352643_
Industrial Heights: __38855_
7. Median Household Income of the four neighborhoods:
Nightingale Square: ___$269,550_
Acer Tech Center: ____$116,300_
Casper Park District: __$80,134__
Industrial Heights: ____$24,672__
8. Percentage of non-insured residents in each of the four neighborhoods:
Nightingale Square: ____0.7%___
Acer Tech Center: _____1.5%___
Casper Park District: __22.7%__
Industrial Heights: ___37.5%____
Neighborhood/Safety Assessment
1. Describe any safety hazards seen (i.e. pollution, stray animals, buildings in disrepair, etc.)
Ans: Smoke level is high in Industrial Heights, Number of Stray animal is high, Parks and Recreational
Areas are dirty, fish/shellfish associated foodborne diseases are frequently reported
2. Summarize data related to drug use in the city.
Ans: Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, heroin drug use is high
3. What are the EMS response times?
Ans: 6.33 minutes
4. What types of crime are occurring in the area?
Ans: Number of Aggravated Assault, Robbery and Rape case are high’
5. Is there gang violence? Describe.
Ans: Number of Aggravated Gang Violence is very high

Scavenger Hunt
Describe the services offered by each of the following community resources. Summarize any other
pertinent data found at the site:
1. Parks and Recreation:
 Provides basketball and badminton ground with sports training
 The quality of facilities has been reduced in last year, where the budget increased.
 The homeless population was highest in last year
 Complains about stray animals and dirtiness is high
 Violent crimes and intoxication or public drug use is high
2. Healthcare System-Elderly Services:
 Provides healthcare services and rehabilitation for elderly population
 Condition of skilled nursing care beds and long term care units for elderly population are poor
3. City Hall-Social Services
 Police Department, Emergency services social services, water management, and animal control
 Number of assault is high
 Ventricular Fibrillation rate is very high
 Number of infant and children is high
 Increasing stray dogs and cats and less adoption
4. Better Health Clinic (formerly Community Health Center)
 Community Health services and health promotions
 Teen pregnancy rate has been increased
 STDs in 15to 25 years old age group are frequent
5. Soup Kitchen
 Meal services
 Number of homeless adults is very high
6. Affordable Housing Project
 Providing housing for rent
 Dog barking and other noise level is high
 Level of air pollution is high