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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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 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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Survey research Survey research is often used to assess thoughts‚ opinions‚ and feelings.[1] Survey research can be specific and limited‚ or it can have more global‚ widespread goals. Today‚ survey research is used by a variety of different groups. Psychologists and sociologists often use survey research to analyze behavior‚ while it is also used to meet the more pragmatic needs of the media‚ such as‚ in evaluating political candidates‚public health officials‚ professional organizations‚ and advertising and marketing
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for the same. Due to delay in the receipt of fans at Baroda factory salesperson were asked to do the market survey. During this period 2 salesperson left the job after collecting salaries of the previous 2 working months. QUESTIONS 1.What improvements do you suggest in the staffing process followed by the company ? 2.Was Sunil Kumar right in getting market surveys done by the new salespersons ? Answers Ans. 1 The improvements in the staffing
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Survey Methods ________________________________________ The survey is a non-experimental‚ descriptive research method. Surveys can be useful when a researcher wants to collect data on phenomena that cannot be directly observed (such as opinions on library services). Surveys are used extensively in library and information science to assess attitudes and characteristics of a wide range of subjects‚ from the quality of user-system interfaces to library user reading habits. In a survey‚ researchers sample
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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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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 of Abbeville‚ Louisiana It was a typical hot‚ humid day in my community in the town of Abbeville‚ Louisiana‚ Thursday‚ July 5‚ 2012. The afternoon was spent driving around‚ and then sitting in my car observing areas and jotting down observations in the community that surrounds my home. My town is considered a suburb of the greater Lafayette Metropolitan. The 2010 census revealed a population of 7‚669 for the town of Abbeville. There are three areas that were found to be most in
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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 life
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