1. Census Data and Epidemiological Data

Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau atwww.census.gov. Obtain information about the demographic characteristics of the population for your county of residence. Once you are on the website, choose the link to "QuickFacts", and from there you can choose state, county, and city data. You may have to look at county data if your city is not listed. There is also a tab where you can see U.S. comparable data, too.

Include information about age, income, housing, and education. Post a brief summary of the key demographic characteristics of the population in your county (do not copy and paste directly from the website) and apply these data to your community by answering the following questions:

How do the data from your county compare to the sets of data from the other counties posted by other students in your discussion group?
Based on the demographic data, what health needs might you anticipate for the population in your county?

2 : Communicable Diseases

Review the levels of prevention of communicable diseases discussed in Chapter 25 (Nies& McEwen, 2011). Choose a communicable disease objective listed within theHealthy People 2020 topic area (p. 492). Discuss a role (function) that you, as a CHN, could play in implementing the objective. What community health nursing intervention would you implement? Describe at least two levels of prevention you could address and how you can address them.

Milestone 1: Community Windshield Survey Form

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.

Type your name above and your answers below directly on this form. Click Save as and save the file with the assignment name and your last name (e.g., "NR443 Windshield Survey Form_Smith"). When you are finished, submit the form to the Week 2 Caring for Populations: Windshield Survey Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines.

Criteria

Community introduction:

Identify the community you will be using for this assignment. It should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work setting.

Windshield survey
vitality
Indicators of social and economic conditions
Health resources
Environmental conditions related to health
Social functioning
Attitude toward healthcare

Conclusion:

Provide a summary of your findings and your conclusion. What problems did you identify?

References:

OPTIONAL: List any references that you cited.