Windshield Survey

Assessing a community is an integral part of Community Health Nursing because it leads to an understanding of a community’s overall health status, including its strengths and weaknesses. In turn, the assessment findings can be used to influence positive change in the community and improve the population’s health. One strategy used to assess a population’s health needs is performing a windshield survey. A windshield survey is typically conducted from a moving vehicle and includes a systematic observation of the general community. This paper includes the findings of a windshield survey I completed of Heber, AZ as well as my overall impression of the survey, and personal biases that I need to consider.

You never know if you are going to be in an accident, and some accidents are deadly no matter what type of vehicle you drive. There are things, however, that you can do to increase the chances of you staying safe if you are in an accident. Follow the tips below so you can check your car and make some changes, if needed.

The boundaries of the windshield surveys consisted of the north to south areas located between The Gateway Park and 16th street, and west to east areas between 4th avenue and Arizona. This location is often referred to as “Historic Yuma” or “Old Yuma” and contains many historical buildings.

The town I chose to do my windshield survey on was Jamestown, NC, 27282. I chose Jamestown because this is where I grew up and this is where my grandparents live. Performing this windshield survey will allow me to observe all the things the town of Jamestown have to offer and to see what barriers may exist for a community health nurse trying to work with the residents of Jamestown. In my opinion a windshield observation is one of the most important tasks that a community nurse has to perform since this will allow them to know what is available for their patients.

neighborhood segregation, and other environmental factors within communities. The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

Community health nurses have the responsibility of assessing the community he or she will be working in to provide the best care to the residents in the community and to gather this data the community health nurse completes a windshield survey (Nies & McEwen, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings from the windshield survey completed in Valdosta, Georgia.

A major influence on health in a community is the availability of services and opportunities within the neighborhood. Public health can be further influenced by the social environments. Accessibility to health care along with education and employment opportunities are fundamental factors to be considered (Riegelman & Kirkwood, 2015). These elements create both advantages and disadvantages for those living within the neighborhood. If we want to improve public health outcomes, we must consider and evaluate these along with many other contributing factors.

Many urban communities do not receive good quality of health and do not have access to health care services. This will cause individuals to be at high risk for several sicknesses and diseases. Some infectious diseases or illness of the immune system that they may be exposed to are asthma, diabetes, autoimmunity, Hepatitis C (HCV), HIV/AIDS, STIs, or tuberculosis. For example, “African Americans, American Indians, and Alaska Natives are twice likely to have diabetes as white individuals; diabetes rate among Hispanics are 1.5 times higher than those for whites” (National Conference of State Legislature, 2014). An additional example is “approximately 2 million Hispanics/Latinos in the United States have asthma, and Puerto Rican Americans have almost three times the asthma rate of the over all Hispanics” (NIH, 2013). Furthermore, urban communities deal with unemployment or live in low-income households. Even with families with a steady income they are still at a high risk for poor health. Geographic locations play a factor as well due to the environmental surroundings. Families that live close to factories or highly polluted areas are exposed to toxins that is not good for their health. One city that suffers through these environmental toxins are especially neighborhoods in New York. Chronic expose will lead to progressive worsening of health. These environmental toxins lead to these

The purpose of this community assessment was to identify the strengths and weaknesses using objective and subjective data on the community of North Judson, Indiana. This community assessment provides the foundation for improving and promoting the health of a community. The assessment identifies and describes factors that affect the health of a population, and factors that determine the availability of resources in the community to adequately address health concerns We used there vital statistics to determine the potential issues that this community faces and may face in the future. We used the information collected in a variety of different ways, such as through windshield survey, interview with the community residents, local police, firemen, school nurse and administrative assistant, town council members, internet databases and website and statistics to determine the community strengths, weaknesses and

Interstate 79 on the south end of town. The boundaries of the inner city area that were surveyed vary. On the north end of the city, the boundary is economical with more expensive housing noted while exiting the inner city area. The west side of the city has a highway that separates the inner city residential area from an industrial park. The east side of the city becomes more rural while driving further out of the city. A business district that appears more modern is the boundary for the south side of the town.

Directions: Please refer to the Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for specific instructions in order to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 150 points.

Auto glass is an essential part of the protection of the vehicle. It keeps the occupants safe inside the vehicle. It acts as a barrier between the driver and road. The auto glasses parts are the most exposed to risk and often suffer the most damage. Thousands of accidents in Massachusetts occur due to poorly maintained windshield. If you have crack or chip on the windshield then it is necessary to get it to the whitby Windshield Replacement service providers. Repair or replacement of the cracked windshield immediately ensures the safety of the occupants inside the vehicle and others on the road.

For our windshield survey we decided to assess the city of Melbourne on a Friday afternoon, the day after summer vacation began. It was a nice sunny yet breezy afternoon, the children and some of their families were outside walking the streets, sitting on the porch and playing in the park. While assessing the city I noticed that the area was a low income community and consist of apartments as well as homes that are in need of cosmetic work. In the neighborhood that I assessed, I noticed that there is one park which has minimal lighting as well as upkeep. The park resides in a big area right across from one of the local churches in the neighborhood. Near the area you also have the local library which is free to the community. It has a huge assortment

A key element that cuts across major definitions of public health is the concept of populations or society or communities. A community, as defined by Phil Bartle (n.d) is a sociological construct that describes a set of human actions; interactions and human behaviours that have meaning and expectations between its members. These actions are usually based on shared expectations,

Abstract The following is an assessment of an Eastern Washington Community known as Chelan/Douglas Counties which will lead to a community diagnosis. This community diagnosis is based on publicly available statistical data gathered using the concepts of epidemiology of birth rates and leading causes of death and assessing the communities determinants of health from the websites of the Chelan/Douglas County Department of Health, the Washington State Department of Health, the World Health Organization, the Federal Centers for