Henrico County Assessment
Community & Population Health Nursing Task 1, C228
Michael Felkner, Student ID: 000355161
County Assessment
My assessment is of Henrico County in the state of Virginia. Henrico County is located within the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2010 census count for the county population was 306,935 with an estimated 2013 county population of 316,973. (Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County is the 5TH most populous county within the state and also one of the oldest counties within the country.
(Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County boarders the city of Richmond and actually crescents the city on the west, north and eastern boarders. The county is boarded by the Chickahominy River to the north and the James River to the south. (Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County has an …show more content…
Public transportation is abundant except for the rural areas of the county.
Amtrak has 2 stations located within Henrico County for commuters to the DC area and beyond.
Social agencies, recreation centers and schools all show signs of bustling activity. There is an abundance of healthcare providers available along with more shopping than anyone would logically need. Shopping in Henrico County consists of malls, outdoor malls, strip centers and farmer’s markets both indoor and outdoor. There are a vast variety of places to shop and some accessible by foot. Traveling throughout Henrico County one sees numerous people about, as the county is quite vibrant. Cats and dogs are seen as peoples pets in neighborhoods and wild life is seen in the rural areas, such as deer , possums, raccoons and skunks, while birds and squirrels are seen everywhere. Henrico County and its neighborhoods are on the way up, the county is well maintained both publicly and privately. Henrico County has fared well in the last recession as housing remains constant with very few foreclosures and new neighborhoods …show more content…
Since I work in a downtown Richmond hospital, I see numerous chronic diseases from residents of Henrico County, most include diabetes, hypertension, cancer and congestive heart failure. Henrico county has its share of alcoholism, and drug use is isolated and not a wide spread problem, although alcohol consumption is over national standards and is reflected in the statistics of alcohol related driver deaths at 39%. (County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, 2014) Hospital and clinics are abundant, one would be able to reach a hospital within 10-15 miles of their residence no matter where you lived within the county. Henrico County also has pockets of ethnicity especially for the Hispanic and Asian cultures as they tend to congregate in the same areas.
Political campaign posters are not seen at the moment, but do proliferate the landscape in times of elections. Henrico County tends to be Republican in nature, although lately party division seems to be 50/50 among Democrats and Republicans. Televisions are everywhere, everybody has one, and the paper of the area is the Richmond Times Dispatch. Media being sold in stores comprises everything under the sun and signage becoming more prevalent in
Michael Felkner, Student ID: 000355161
County Assessment
My assessment is of Henrico County in the state of Virginia. Henrico County is located within the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2010 census count for the county population was 306,935 with an estimated 2013 county population of 316,973. (Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County is the 5TH most populous county within the state and also one of the oldest counties within the country.
(Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County boarders the city of Richmond and actually crescents the city on the west, north and eastern boarders. The county is boarded by the Chickahominy River to the north and the James River to the south. (Wikipedia, n.d.) Henrico County has an …show more content…
Public transportation is abundant except for the rural areas of the county.
Amtrak has 2 stations located within Henrico County for commuters to the DC area and beyond.
Social agencies, recreation centers and schools all show signs of bustling activity. There is an abundance of healthcare providers available along with more shopping than anyone would logically need. Shopping in Henrico County consists of malls, outdoor malls, strip centers and farmer’s markets both indoor and outdoor. There are a vast variety of places to shop and some accessible by foot. Traveling throughout Henrico County one sees numerous people about, as the county is quite vibrant. Cats and dogs are seen as peoples pets in neighborhoods and wild life is seen in the rural areas, such as deer , possums, raccoons and skunks, while birds and squirrels are seen everywhere. Henrico County and its neighborhoods are on the way up, the county is well maintained both publicly and privately. Henrico County has fared well in the last recession as housing remains constant with very few foreclosures and new neighborhoods …show more content…
Since I work in a downtown Richmond hospital, I see numerous chronic diseases from residents of Henrico County, most include diabetes, hypertension, cancer and congestive heart failure. Henrico county has its share of alcoholism, and drug use is isolated and not a wide spread problem, although alcohol consumption is over national standards and is reflected in the statistics of alcohol related driver deaths at 39%. (County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, 2014) Hospital and clinics are abundant, one would be able to reach a hospital within 10-15 miles of their residence no matter where you lived within the county. Henrico County also has pockets of ethnicity especially for the Hispanic and Asian cultures as they tend to congregate in the same areas.
Political campaign posters are not seen at the moment, but do proliferate the landscape in times of elections. Henrico County tends to be Republican in nature, although lately party division seems to be 50/50 among Democrats and Republicans. Televisions are everywhere, everybody has one, and the paper of the area is the Richmond Times Dispatch. Media being sold in stores comprises everything under the sun and signage becoming more prevalent in