Community Health Assessment

You must complete 22.5 hours of practical experience for this course. It is NOT hands-on but instead is research based. You will log the time spent researching/collecting the data for the Hallmark (worksheets located in week 7 module). You will log all time on the Practicum Time Log (also located in week 7s module). This form will be turned in week 13 to complete the course.

Introduction

For this assignment, you will examine the role of the nurse in caring for the community as your patient, utilizing a population-focused nursing process. You will create an educational PowerPoint presentation (instructions below). This final assignment will reflect ability and achievement in the following areas:

• Intentional Learning, Reflection, and Clinical Judgment
• Decision Making and Evidence Based Practice
• Professionalism and Leadership
• Organization and Presentation
• Writing and APA Formatting

Objectives

• Demonstrate collaborative standardization of safe practices through health promotion.
• Integrate course concepts incorporating understanding of principles and practices of providing and coordinating culturally competent, comprehensive client-centered nursing care from a community and population-health standpoint.

Instructions

You are a community health nurse preparing a presentation to board members about your community. There is a need to determine demographic information and top health concerns, develop a preventative teaching proposal about a priority health concern, and then develop a disaster plan. You will record this presentation as though you are presenting it to board members.

• Identify the community in which you currently reside or will practice in as a nurse.
• From Worksheet #1:
• Identify demographic, community, and social data
• Identify the top 3 Chronic Health Disease and support with statistical data
• Identify the Healthy People 2030 goal for each
• Identify the top 3 Infectious Diseases and support with statistical data
• Identify the Healthy People 2030 goal for each
• Identify the top 3 Health Risk Factors and support with statistical data
• From Worksheet #2:
• Develop a preventative teaching proposal
• Determine one top priority community concern from your research about the chronic and infectious diseases and risk factors affecting your community
• Include at least 3 objectives written as SMART goals
• Include at least 2 topics per objective
• Include educational strategy, delivery method, and evaluation method
• From Worksheet #3:
• Choose a disaster that could affect your community
• Identify emergency resources available
• Identify 4 vulnerable populations
• Identify the potential effects of the disaster on: infrastructure, emergency services, and the general population
• Identify at least 3 anticipated health issues related to the disaster
• List 3-5 nursing interventions you could perform immediately following the disaster (without immediate access to EMS or the hospital)

Your presentation should be 15-20 slides (not including title, objectives, and references slides) with detailed presenter notes with in-text citations for each slide. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment. Audio recording is required. Be sure to completely answer all the prompts/questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with in-text citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA 7th Edition writing style for the presentation. Include at least one slide for your references at the end.

Assignment Expectations

• Length: 15-20 slides; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources. Include audio recording narration.
• Below is a recommended breakdown for the assignment.
• Title: 1 slide
• Objectives/Introduction: 1 slide
• Community demographics & social data: 3-4 slides
• Chronic Health Diseases: 1 slide
• Infectious Health Diseases: 1 slide
• Health Risk Factors: 1 slide
• Teaching Proposal: 4-5 slides
• Disaster Assessment: 4-5 slides
• Conclusion: 1 slide
• References: 1 slide

ALL about the Hallmark Including Template! SAVE this information!

Below are many of our top-asked questions related to the Hallmark.

Please refer to these resources if you need clarification.

Where do I find data about my community?

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Healthy People 2030

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United States Facts

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United States Census Bureau: American Factfinder.

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County Health Rankings

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City-Data

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Your States Department of Health and Welfare

Your Local Health Department is also a great resource

Start Googling!

Please don’t panic if your resources for Worksheet #1 are not current; many communities only report data every 5-7 years.

What if I live in a small town?

Please be aware that the Health data section of worksheet #1 (chronic and infectious diseases, and health risks) requires statistical data. If you live in a small community, you may need to use state statistics if you cannot find statistics for your community.

Why are these worksheets important if we don’t get a grade for them?

These worksheets are not graded; however, completing the worksheets by the due date is recommended. All the content in the worksheets is required in the Hallmark. Submitting each worksheet in a timely fashion is for your benefit to help with time management and to make a good grade on the Hallmark!

Worksheet #1 is due Week 9

Worksheet #2 is due Week 10

Worksheet #3 is due Week 11

***The worksheets are in Module 7 on the course page to download.

Practicum Time Log is due in Week 13

I don’t remember what I need to write in the worksheets: Please refer to the Live Hallmark webinar recording in week 7.

How do I create the PowerPoint slides? (USE the attached Template!)

• You will need at least 15-20 slides IN ADDITION to your title and reference slides.
• Each slide needs speaker notes that are written like a formal paper (complete sentences, scholarly writing) and contain APA citations. Hint: You will most likely cite most of your sentences because even paraphrased sentences need to be cited with APA.
• Each slide needs a voice-over.
• Remember to add pictures and make your PowerPoint look good (pictures that are not stock images must be cited).