A windshield survey is an assessment and evaluation of a community performed by traveling throughout the community in a car or public transportation to make observations about a community. The data gathered will help identify health care strengths and weaknesses in the specified community. A community is a social group established by geographic boundaries or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another and function in a particular social structure and exhibit and
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Windshield Survey Voorhees‚ New Jersey Brenda Harris Nursing 405 December 12‚ 2011 Luchia Young‚ RN‚ NP-C Voorhees Township Survey Voorhees Township is a suburban community located 18 miles outside the Philadephia‚ Pennsylvania‚ situated in Camden County‚ New Jersey. Spanning approximately 11.6 square miles (City-Data‚ 2010)‚ Voorhees Township is home to roughly 30‚ 390 residents (Voorhees Township Economic Development‚ 2011)‚ which inhabit the area at approximately 2969 residents per square
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Of the Requirements of NR 443 Community Health Nursing Caring for the Population The purpose of this paper is to provide subjective and objective data in the community of Warwick‚ N.Y.‚ in order to assess its stability and health of the population. The data collected will be from direct observation while driving to gain better understanding and awareness to the resources accessible to this community. Introduction to the Community Warwick‚ New York is a beautiful
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N4465 Care of Vulnerable Populations COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT‚ ANALYSIS‚ and NURSING INTERVENTION Modules 1-3 (Weeks 1 3) Assignment Template Student Name Emily Scott Dates 08/15/20114 Name of Community or Zip Code 63101 Module One (Week One) Part One Windshield Survey and Key Informant Interviews -The age of the condo building I live in was built in 1907 -Type of construction used are‚ steel‚ concrete‚ dry wall‚ and plaster‚ wood. -The appearance is a 16 floor tall building‚ white in
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For Community Health Nurses to knowledgeably plan services for a specific community‚ it is essential to know the community‚ identify health-related resources that may be helpful to members‚ and learn about gaps in services. One of the ways this can be done is by conducting a windshield survey ( head –to-toe assessment) of the community itself. This involves the generation of data that helps to define the community‚ the trends‚ stability‚ and changes that all serve to define the health of the community
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Windshield Survey This windshield survey is a simple observation of a community. It involves collection of data to help define the community‚ the trend within the community‚ stability of the community and changes that may define the health of the community. Many dimensions of the community can be observed from a car drive observing the community life‚ and environment. Common characteristics to be noted are the people walking the street‚ gathering places in the community‚ quality of houses‚ community
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Windshield Survey NSG/420 January 10‚ 2014 Windshield Survey Keyes‚ California is a census-designated town in Stanislaus County. Keyes is located off Highway 99 in the California Central Valley. This small town is unknown to many due to its 2.8 mile radius (“City data”). Numerous health concerns plague this small town due to its size and population. A windshield survey and internet research provides information on the people‚ the land‚ and the health of those living in this
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My Windshield Survey took place in Brick Township‚ New Jersey in May 2013. Brick is a fairly large‚ somewhat densely populated community in Ocean County. I would characterize Brick overall as clean‚ prosperous‚ safe and growing. Areas of concentration for this study‚ with a healthcare focus‚ are as follows: 1. Community vitality 2. Indicators of social and economic conditions 3. Health resources 4. Environmental conditions related to health 5. Social functioning 6. Attitude toward healthcare
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Windshield Survey Data Collection Grid and Paper Carletta Pope and Terra Wheeler HCS/457 July 25‚ 2010 Dr. Jamal‚ MD‚ MPH CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or anyone else for any class. I further declare I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas‚ and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any assistance of any kind‚ which I received while producing this paper
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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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