How has your social identity and any previous assumptions about the community affected the way you perceived your community? How has this assignment changed your outlook as a member of the community, and as a community health nurse?

Neighbourhood Community Assessment Assignment

To complete this written assignment, each learner is expected to conduct an individual assessment of a community that you have lived in as you will be required to reflect on your experiences as member of that community. You may collect information from websites, as well as a windshield survey that is considered part of your clinical hours.

Getting to know my community (4 pages max)

Use Chapter 13 in Stamler & Yiu (2020) to guide your assessment/consultation.

a) Identify the community / aggregate and where it is located.

Locate the geopolitical boundary; these can be found on websites:

StatsCan:

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm?HPA=1

Durham Region:

https://www.durham.ca/en/health-and-wellness/durham-health-stats.aspx

Additional resources:

Link

https://ctb.ku.edu/en/assessing-community-needs-and-resources

https://www.oshawa.ca/city-hall/open-data.asp

b) Begin with a windshield survey method (maybe done during practicum hours) to gather information about the broader community (e.g. Yonge-Eglington community), including its defining geographic boundary, neighbourhood environment, and significant factors (i.e. socio-economic and environmental) that may have an impact on the health of community members.

c) Utilize additional methods to collect data for your community assessment: Non-contact methods (e.g., literature review, internet search). Describe hypothetical** contact methods that you may use (e.g.) key informants, interviews)

d) For both parts b and c, outline the methods used to collect data (e.g., epidemiological data, research findings, local and national policy documents, census, and other statistics).

e) Discuss your data findings and how they have informed your understanding of the community.

Describe any potential health issues that emerge from the data you’ve collected. What are the health needs, that emerge from your community assessment? Make 1-2 recommendations for addressing these needs, supported by your data, research and theory.

f) Conclude the paper by reflecting on your experience of conducting this community assessment.

How has your social identity and any previous assumptions about the community affected the way you perceived your community? How has this assignment changed your outlook as a member of the community, and as a community health nurse?

**Given the Covid 19 pandemic, many agencies and staff have limited capacity and resources.

Do not initiate contact with community agencies or community members**

Guidelines and Criteria for Evaluation:

• This assignment will be 4-5 pages MAX in length; 12 pt Times Roman font; double-spaced; using APA format, 7th edition

• Clear and concise writing style with use of subheadings to organize thoughts and ideas

Link
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/assessing-community-needs-and-resources

https://www.oshawa.ca/city-hall/open-data.asp

 

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