Elements Descriptors Physical Environment Sunnyside is a community in the southern part of Houston‚ There are significant amount of hazardous waste in Sunnyside with eight Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting facilities‚ three Large Quantity Generators (LQG) of hazardous waste‚ two major dischargers‚ of air pollutants‚ and a facility which treats‚ stores or disposes of hazardous waste. ● Boundaries Sunnyside boundaries are on the North is 610 south loop‚ it is bounded on
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According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) defines a community as: “A social group determined by geographic boundaries and/or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms‚ values‚ and social institutions” (World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 1974‚ pg. 7). Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) defines community health as having: “three common characteristics‚ or dimensions: status‚ structure‚ and
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Windshield Survey Reflection Sandra Middlestate NUR/405 June 25‚ 2012 Windshield Survey Reflection While completing my windshield survey I had many revelations about the community I have lived near all my life. They will be discussed along with three aspects of community life that could affect health‚ each with two nursing interventions that would produce a positive effect on the health indicator. It will list community health partnerships‚ while identifying cultural diversity and its role
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Windshield Survey Reflection This paper is a depiction of my windshield survey completed on February 26‚ 2012 in Mesa‚ AZ; specifically the community dubbed ‘a street named desire’‚ it reveals my understanding while conducting this survey. Reflection Prior to beginning this assignment‚ I realized I must first learn the purpose of a windshield survey‚ and how it is carried out. I learned to look at my surroundings differently. "Assignment Workshop portfolio Rubric and Nursing Objectives" (n.d.)
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Windshield Survey Windshield Survey of North Highlands Samantha Kelly NSG/420 June 13‚ 2013 Jenny Abbott University of Phoenix Windshield Survey of North Highlands North Highlands‚ CA is a suburb of Sacramento. This community is made up of a diverse group of people that includes middle and upper middle-income families but there is also a large element of crime‚ prostitution and drugs. The research will paint you a picture of the good‚ the bad and the
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| Windshield Survey | NUR/405 | | MIRABEL BRYAN | 2/27/2012 | | Some aspects of a community that could affect health are: 1) Social Support Systems 2) Community Health Care Systems 3) Economic Resources 4) Environmental Factors 1) Social Support Systems - Are personal network of family friends‚ co-workers and peers. They are the people you turn to in good times and bad. Studies show that people who share their lives with others will live longer‚ have fewer illnesses and
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Record the data you collect into the following tables. The tables will expand as you type. Community Vitality: Describe the following people that you see in the community. |Briefly describe the selected community in terms of area‚ location‚ boundaries‚ etc: | |I completed the windshield survey in Tuscarawas County‚ Ohio. I surveyed the community I live in as well as the surrounding county seat of New | |Philadelphia‚ Ohio. The
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HEALTH PROBLEMS N492 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING WINDSHIELD SURVEY NAME: _______________________________ DATE OF SURVEY____________ COMMUNITY NAME AND LOCATION ASSIGNED IN CLINICAL________________________________________ A Windshield Survey is the data collected as the observer drives through a community/neighborhood for an observational assessment of the community. This type of survey reveals such things as community resources‚ safety or “walk-ability” of the community‚ type of social interactions
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Abstract A Windshield Survey can be described as a form of information gathered by an individual after traversing through a particular neighborhood. It is an observational evaluation that aims at revealing particular aspects of the community such as available resources‚ community safety‚ communal relations‚ societal values‚ state of housing and zoning‚ the forms of ethnicity and race‚ open space and service centers‚ religion and politics‚ boundaries‚ stores‚ street health and morbidity as well
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Windshield Survey Reflection Michele C. De Vito Healthy Communities: Theory and Practice April 25‚ 2011 Amy Weaver Researching and visual observations of the community that one lives in is a true eye opener. I have chosen to research and conduct a Windshield survey in the town that I have lived in for the past
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