Criteria

Your response

1. Community introduction:

Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting.

Fayetteville is a city located in Fayette County in Georgia. According to the 2013 census, its population is estimated at 16,370. Racial makeup is White alone – 55%, African Americans – 33.9%, Asian – 6.6% and Hispanic – 2.8%. Comment by Vicki: A bit more detail about the character of the community would strengthen this section.

2. Windshield survey

a. vitality

Majorly Caucasian females ages 35-65 visible out in the yard gardening and conversing among each other. Healthy, well-kept and well dressed. No disabilities seen. Appears to be in good mental and physical health. No pregnant women, tourists or visitors seen. Comment by Vicki: Tamika, see assignment criteria asking that your paragraphs be in complete sentences. Comment by Vicki: Were any other ethnicities seen? Males? Any older adults or young adults, teens, or children?

b. Indicators of social and economic conditions

Homes appear to be in very good condition. Clean and manicured yards. Nearby shopping center within walking distance with grocery and clothing stores. Transportation is mainly by car. No bus lines. No public housing. Unemployed or homeless people are not visible. Local schools awarded National Blue Ribbon. Comment by Vicki: Is the housing all single-family dwellings, or are there some apartments>? What industries are in the area, or where do people work in the area? Are there help wanted signs, for example? Could you see childcare facilities? What types of schools are in the area?

c. Health resources

Nearest hospital is 10 miles away. Numerous amounts of pharmacies and physician offices. Local clinic 5 miles away. Comment by Vicki: See the list of indicators on p. 97 of Nies & McEwen for additional areas to be addressed in this section.

d. Environmental conditions related to health

Very clean environment. Trash disposed of properly. Not a lot of street lights. Roads are paved and in good condition. Very light traffic. Adequate traffic signs. Not a lot of sidewalks. No recreational facilities nearby. Nearest park 10 miles away. Restaurants visible and nearby. No public restrooms. Comment by Vicki: What types of restaurants?

e. Social functioning

A lot of families present. Children that is visible being cared for by mother or caretaker. Women conversing in yard. Neighborhood meeting sign posted. No churches or places of worship within 10 mile radius. No gang activity, drug or alcohol dependence visible. Comment by Vicki: No males are mentioned thus far in the description. This could be significant.

f. Attitude toward healthcare

There is a neighborhood exercise group that walks 3 miles every day. Local gym is 5 miles away. Herb shop within 5 miles. No alternative medicine practitioners. No health related advertisement.

3. Conclusion:

Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What problems did you identify?

Overall this seems to be a affluent neighborhood with nice clean single family homes. Mostly older females present in the yard. All of the houses are well kept and yards are manicured. Group of individuals walking, which I am told is a daily thing. There is access to healthcare as many of the physician offices are within walking distance. Pharmacy and grocery store, as well as, restaurants are within walking distance. At night there is not adequate lighting, the neighborhood is very dark which can create a safety issue. Near a busy intersection where pedestrian signs are confusing. Comment by Vicki: Consider including this in your environmental conditions section and use this conclusion area to summarize your findings.

4. References:

OPTIONAL: List any references that you cited.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/1328968.html

www.fcboe.org

Criteria

Points Possible

Points Earned

Comments

Introduction of Community Data

10

8

Windshield Survey

120

95

Tamika, your actual survey findings are very brief. Nies & McEwen have a list of areas on p. 97 – See my inserted comments.

Conclusion

10

8

See my comment.

Mechanics

10

9

There are a few grammatical issues. Your reference should be in APA format.

Total Points

150

115

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Criteria

A

(92–100%)

Outstanding or highest level of performance

B

(84–91%)

Very good or high level of performance

C

(76–83%)

Competent or satisfactory level of performance

F

(0–75%)

Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance

Pts

Introduction

10 points

Catches the reader’s attention with interesting facts and supporting sources; includes the purpose of the paper

(9–10 points)

No purpose provided but “hook” is present

(8 points)

Purpose of paper discussed; hook to get reader interested is missing

(7 points)

No purpose provided and no attention-getting hook

(0–6 points)

/10

Community Data

25 points

Community identified and briefly described

(23–25 points)

Community identified but description missing

(21–22 points)

Community not identified and/or not described

(19–20 points)

Community not identified and not described

(0–18 points)

/25

Demographic and Epidemiological Data

50 points

A range of demographic and epidemiological data for your community examined by census reports, vital statistic reports, city records, morbidity, and/or mortality rates and other agency sources, and compared to state or national data

(46–50 points)

Some demographic and epidemiological data described or missing state or national comparison

( 42–45 points)

Little demographic and epidemiological data and missing state or national comparisons

( 38–41 points)

Lacking demographic and epidemiological data and missing state or national comparisons

(0–37points)

/ 50

Windshield Survey

10 points

Community windshield survey findings briefly described; findings relate to identified problem

(9–10 points)

Windshield survey findings described but not clearly related to identified problem

(8 points)

Windshield survey lacks sufficient assessment and relation to identified problem

(7 points)

Windshield survey findings not described

(0–6 points)

/10

Problem

50 points

Assessment data used to identify the problem; rationale provided for your choice and related to one of the Healthy People objectives; supportive data provided to validate this as a problem in your community

(46–50 points)

Problem not related to Healthy People objective or lacks rationale or lacks supportive data

(42–45 points)

Problem not related to Healthy People objective and lacks rationale or lacks supportive data

(38–41 points)

Problem not related to Healthy People objective, lacks rationale, and lacks supportive data

(0–37 points)

/50

Application of Evidence-Based Literature

30 points

Two or more quality references from professional literature cited that clearly support your rationale

( 28–30 points)

Two references cited, but information in reference may be biased or not directly relevant to your rationale

( 25–27 points)

Only one reference cited that is directly relevant to rationale

( 23–24 points)

No references cited or one reference cited that is not relevant to rationale

(0–22 points)

/ 30

Summary

10 points

Includes a statement about the problem, the population at risk for this problem, and the major factors that contribute to the problem

(9–10 points)

Summary lacks reiteration of identified problem or population at risk or contributing factors

(8 points)

Summary lacks two or more of the following: reiteration of identified problem, population at risk, and contributing factors

(7 points)

Summary unsatisfactory or not completed

(0–6 points)

/10

Presentation

20 points

Discussion well organized and logically supports analysis and reasoning; structure clear and compelling to reader; easy to follow author's reasoning; paragraphs linked together in logical ways; main ideas stand out

(19–20 points)

Discussion accurate but limited; some attempt at organization apparent, but in general paper does not flow well

(17–18 points)

Paper comes across as disjointed or rambling; flow of paper difficult to follow

(15–16 points)

Discussion has errors in content; no discernible attempt at organization; paper is chaotic

(0–14 points)

/20

Mechanics

20 points

· Title page, running head, and page numbers (3)

· Grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure correct (5)

· References properly cited within paper (5)

· Reference page includes all citations (2)

· Evidence of spelling and grammar checks (5)

(19–20 points)

· Minimal errors in APA title page noted

· Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or sentence structure noted

· Citations present but not in correct format

· References present, with minimal errors in format

· Minimal red or green wavy lines within document

(17–18 points)

· Multiple errors in APA format

· Several grammar and punctuation errors noted

(15–16 points)

· Citations missing

· References missing or incomplete

· No evidence of proofreading prior to submitting paper

(0–14 points)

/20

Total Points

/225

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