Introduction

Becoming aware of specific factors that impact the health of a community is one of the first steps taken before developing a program to address the health-related needs of a community. This awareness starts with riding, driving, or walking around in a specific community of interest. A community assessment is a detailed description of a specific community and the people who live in that community. This process is called a windshield survey, which is done by riding and/or walking through a community and using all of your senses.  A windshield survey is one component of conducting a community assessment. Various community assessment frameworks can be used to evaluate the strengths and deficits within a community.

Many people view and define communities based on what is missing or not available in the community. A framework that is often used by the public health sector is the community assets model, however, there are many other frameworks that can be used to assess the health of a community. As you move about in your personal community take notice of things that might have an impact on the health of people in your area. Advertisements on billboards and signs, even graffiti can have an impact on the health of a community. You may be surprised to learn that many things, which on the surface do not appear to play a role in the health of a community, may significantly impact the health of a community. For example, communities that have a significant number of accessible bike and walking paths have a lower prevalence of obesity. 

Module Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, you will be able to:  

• Begin to integrate findings from the Windshield Survey of Sentinel City with your target population at your practice learning site.
• Identify a community assessment model that can be applied to your target population at you practice learning site.
• Develop a community health nursing diagnosis for a vulnerable population affiliated with your practice learning site.

Readings and Resources

• Chapter 7: Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates in DeMarco, R. F., & Healey-Walsh, J. (2020). Community and public health nursing: Evidence for practice. 

Websites:

• Community Health Nursing Flashcards
• Community Assessment Models and Measures
• Visit “All Health Topics” and click on your health topic.

Documents:

• Review Sentinel City Demographics. This table will be used for Part III of your Final Project. This information is also found in the Sentinel City simulation.

Learning Activities

• Engage: Module Two: Planning for Community Change/Community Assessment

You must complete the module acknowledgement before the next module will be available to you.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS – Module Two: Planning for Community Change/Community Assessment

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• Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

• Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week. Module Two: Planning for Community Change/Community Assessment

• APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

• Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

• LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me. Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes. Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own? Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score. Module Two: Planning for Community Change/Community Assessment

• Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is a 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

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• Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class. Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

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