Windshield Survey

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FLORIDA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

RN TO BSN PROGRAM,

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

Prof. E. Cruz, RN MSN

Windshield Survey

Assignment Guidelines

A. Windshield Survey

The Windshield Survey is comprised of general qualitative observations that give you a snapshot of the community that you can capture as you drive/walk through the community. The demographic data can be obtained online, through the public library, county or township administration buildings. Please address the following in a narrative format following APA guidelines:

1.Geographical description

 Boundaries, geographical, political, or economic, how is it seen.

 Housing a zoning

 Sign of decay

2. Health Resources

a. Type of services available: health department, private MD, dentist, hospital clinic,

b. pharmacy, health promotion, mental health

c. School and occupational health services

d. Official and voluntary services

e. Self help and support groups

f. Service organizations, faith-based programs

g. Stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.

h. Transportation

3. Citizen safety and protective services

a. Police and fire

b. Shelters for victims of abuse

c. Others: neighborhood watch etc.

4. Services provided by senior citizens senior centers, meals on wheels, transportation, day care, long term care.

a. Parks and recreational areas

5. Community welfare services beyond city/state aid as provisions for emergency food, shelter, and clothing.

Below please see the rubric that will be used to grade your survey and due date instructions.

The assignment must be presented in an essay style using APA format in the required Arial 12 font with a minimum of 1000 words.Due date is Saturday, January 19, 2019, @ 11:59 PM in the discussion tab of the black board for grading and in Turnitin to verify originality.

If you are unable to comply with the due date, please contact me via e-mail at least 3 days before the due date.Extra time will not be granted after the due date has passed. This assignment will be grade based on the assignment rubric below.


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Running head: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

The Windshield Survey for North Miami Florida
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COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT

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The Windshield Survey for North Miami Florida
The Windshield survey document helps health care providers to understand
relevant information concerning the surrounding community. The data collected helps in
making healthcare decisions with regards to the various needs of the community. The
paper discusses the city of North Miami Beach otherwise known as the suburban city of
Miami. It is located in Florida in the county of Miami-Dade with a population of
approximately 50,000 people. Furthermore, the information provided will be divided into
eight community subsystems as explored in the current paper.
Geographical description
The city of North Miami Beach lies along the coastline of Florida, United States.
The town is located close to the Atlantic Ocean and the Biscayne Bay. The city is also
located close to the south beach along the downtown side of Miami. It has many
physical features including beaches, streams, bays, ridges, islands, guts and capes
among others that give it a unique appearance. These features are both natural and,
and they form boundaries between areas in the Miami city. For instance, the islands
divide the mainland and the beach. The city of North Miami Beach has neighbourhoods
that have been redefined, renamed and changed since the founding city. This means
that neighbourhoods can differ from person to person depending on the timeline. They
include Buena Vista, Allapattah, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown, Edgewater,
Flagami and Liberty city among others. The town has several sub-communities
including Caucasian-White 47.1%, Non-Hispanic White 18.4%, African American
41.4%, Latino 36...


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