BSN 325 Community Health Assessment Worksheet

(Need specific data and citations for sources)

Data References

Community Information:

Include:

Location

Type of community

Describe Geography & weather

Major industries

Primary employers, etc.

Number of schools

Universities

Number and type of parks

Type of grocery stores

restaurants (and type)

Produce markets

Hospitals

Clinics

Public transportation.

Community Demographics:

Include:

Population

Gender distribution

Data for married/single

Elderly

Unemployment rate

Mean income

Number of households

Types of housing

Etc.

Health Data 1: Chronic Diseases

Collect as much health data as possible

Incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases

Information needs to be supported by data

You will determine the most prevalent (3) and copy (with data) to the Top 3 below

Health Data 2: Infectious Diseases

Collect as much health data as possible

Incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases

Information needs to be supported by data

You will determine the most prevalent (3) and copy (with data) to the Top 3 below

Health Data 3: Risk Factors

Collect as much health data as possible

Incidence and prevalence of major risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, teen pregnancy, etc.)

Information needs to be supported by data

You will determine the most prevalent (3) and copy (with data) to the Top 3 below

Social Data:

Community sports

Recreation

religious organizations

spiritual practices

volunteer organizations

support networks

community partnerships.

Additional Data:

Helpful sources of data:

Center for Disease Control (CDC) (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/data.htmlHealthy People 2020 (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://www.healthypeople.gov/United States Census Bureau (n.d.). American factfinder. Retrieved from: https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtmlAlso, see https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ and https://www.citydata.org.

Top Three Chronic Diseases

(include data to support decision to identify as most prevalent) Healthy People 2030 Goal

1)

2)

3)

Top Three Infectious Diseases

(include data to support decision to identify as most prevalent) Healthy People 2030 Goal

1)

2)

3)

Top Three Health Concerns

(include data to support decision to identify as most prevalent)

1)

2)

3)

Priority Community Concern: _________________________________________________________________________________________

This must be supported by data and will be the topic of the prevention teaching plan for Worksheet #2.

The teaching proposal will be a one stop – one hour class for a target population in the community.