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1. Data assessment (how you find your problem)
2. Priority health issue (that is evidenced in the data assessment)
3. Plan that discusses three interventions from the wheel that are aimed directly at the priority health issue.*Keep all the headings and tables. Please remove the colored notes/tips under each heading.
Introduce the reader to what this paper will cover: a community assessment of your city or county. Discuss the public health nurse roles and responsibilities working with community partners toward addressing a need in the community. See examples of Community Health Assessment:
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plans
Sample Community-Oriented Care Plan
Community Health Assessment Toolkit
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Introduction
Assess
-Local and county public health data
Policy Map Insights for Public Health
Population
-Age, Gender and Race Distribution
Social Factors
Analysis of Community Assessment
Priority community health issue
Plan
Community Resources and Referrals
Mobilize
References
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Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
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Community Health Assessment
Your Name
Rasmussen College
COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
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Introduction
A community health assessment refers to systematic analysis of the health status of a
given group of people; this analysis is used to recognize the key problems and resources in a
community. This paper describes the community health assessment of Chicago city. Scientists
are consistent in conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment that can help the
community develop a calculated execution plan to improve the health of its residents. These
assessments are organized and data-driven to determine issues of greatest concern such as needs,
health status and behaviors of the community (Lear, et al 2007). The valuation guides to allocate
resources appropriately.
Public health nurse roles and responsibilities
The role of a public health nurse is to uphold the wellness of a community by creating
treatment plan and monitoring the health of patients (Philibin, et al 2010). They mostly focus on
helping individuals who are vulnerable and underserved get access to the care. The
responsibilities of a public health nurse include capturing and analyzing cumulative medical
data, enlightening patients about existing support services and guiding them on how to access
care, emphasizing the importance of primary prevention to avoid diseases (Philibin, et al 2010).
Assess
There are various approaches that can be used to assess a community such as surveys,
interviews, stakeholders’ meetings, community focus groups. Below is a population data table
for Chicago (Lear, et al 2007).
Population:
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CHICAGO CITY, ILLINOIS
Total
Native
Foreign born
Foreign born;
Foreign born; Not
Naturalized citizen
a U.S. citizen
Label
Est
Err
Est
Err
Est
Err
Est
Err
Est
Err
Total
2,693,95
±61
2,146,254
±14,24
547,705
±14,2
270,0
±9,348
277
±11,804
population
9
39
61
7
,64
4
SEX AND AGE
Male
48.7%
±0.3
48.4%
±0.4
49.8%
±0.9
47.8
±1.5
%
Femal
51.3%
±0.3
51.6%
±0.4
50.2%
±0.9
e
52.2
6.0%
±0.2
7.4%
±0.2
0.6%
±0.2
0.1%
±1.5
±0.1
14.6%
±0.4
17.7%
±0.5
2.3%
±0.4
1.7%
±0.5
9.2%
±0.2
10.2%
±0.3
5.1%
±0.6
34.3%
±0.4
33.4%
±0.4
37.9%
±1.3
3.1%
±0.7
11.7%
±0.3
9.9%
±0.3
18.6%
±0.9
±1.8
3.0
±0.7
7.1
±1.0
19.5
10.8%
±0.3
9.7%
±0.3
14.8%
±1.0
19.1
±1.5
74 years
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±0.3
6.8%
±0.3
11.4%
±0.8
14.7
%
±2.0
17.
±1.4
7%
±1.5
%
7.7%
46.
5%
%
64 years
65 to
29.1
%
54 years
55 to
±0.5
%
44 years
45 to
1.1
%
24 years
25 to
±1.4
%
17 years
18 to
48.
3%
5 years
5 to
±1.4
7%
%
Under
51.
10.
±1.2
7%
±1.3
8.3
%
±1.1
COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
75 to 84
4.0%
±0.2
3.4%
±0.2
4
6.2%
±0.5
7.7%
±0.8
years
4.8
±0.7
%
85 years
1.8%
±0.2
1.5%
±0.1
2.9%
±0.6
4.9%
±1.1
and over
Median
0.9
±0.3
%
35.2
±0.3
31.8
±0.3
47.0
±0.9
52.8
±1.1
age (years)
41.
±1.0
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RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN
One race
96.8%
±0.3
96.5%
±0.4
98.1%
±0.4
97.5
±0.5
%
White
50.8%
±0.7
50.6%
±0.7
51.5%
±1.7
51.5
29.0%
±0.6
34.9%
±0.7
6.0%
American
±0.8
6.7%
±0.5
6%
±2.4
%
African
98.
51.
±2.5
6%
±1.0
5.2
±1.1
%
Age and gender
The American Census Bureau population evaluation for 2017 suggest that nearly 22% of
the population in Cook County is below the age of 18 years while a 14% of the population is equal
or older than 65years (Barbosa, et al 2005). The percentage of male versus female in Cook County is
approximated to be equal. The gender non-conforming and transgender individuals is limited in
the county; estimated to be 10,500 people.
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Race and ethnicity
In the year 2017, the bureau estimated that non-Hispanic white individuals were 42% of
the population in the county, where 24% were black or non-Hispanic African American, another
8% or the population identified as non-Hispanic Asian, other races occupied a 2%, and 26%
identified as Hispanic (Mays et al 2003).
Race and Ethnicity
Hispanic
26%
Asia
42%
8%
Black
24%
NonHispanic
White
Mortality and Morbidity Rates
COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the U.S and months later, it is still a part of our everyday
reality. Below graph shows the latest data on the status of the deadly disease COVID-19 in Illinois
and beyond (Wu, et al 2020).
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Social Factors
Research shows that 60% of adults in the U.S suffer from chronic diseases where 40%
have reported at least 2 chronic diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019b).
Between 2014 and 2016, records show that Chicago and Suburban Cook County reported 65% of
all deaths were attributed to chronic diseases. However, mortality from drug overdose has
considerably increased in Chicago over time (Mensah, 2004). Resources to address opioid
overdoses are greatly concerted in Chicago and remarkably less available in the suburban areas.
Health Services
School-based health services are a vital health care resource for the youth in the
community. School-based health centers result in reduced violence, improved learning
accomplishment and reduced drop out and suspension rates as well as higher, grade promotion
and GPA. Fewer admissions and emergency hospital visits and hospital admissions. Less cases
of alcohol consumption and illegal substance use (American Public Health Association, 2018).
Social Services
Programs such as SNAP, summer meal programs and shelters, provide significant
support to the low-income people and families that tussle to access sufficient nourishment.
Approximately 7% of families in Cook County are below the poverty level (Lear, et al 2007).
Safety and Transportation
Public transport is common in cook county. In Chicago and Suburban Cook County
research shows that violence is more intense in communities of color and low-income. The
causes include problems such as poverty, generational trauma, education inequities, mass
incarceration, and poor access to health services (Zayed, et al 2020).
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Economics and Housing
Underemployment and Unemployment can cause financial insecurity. This directly
influences a few things like, quality housing, access to health care facilities, healthy foods,
among basic needs. The unemployment and underemployment in Chicago is often connected to a
history of economic exclusion and disinvestment (Margellos-Anast, 2012). Unemployment rate for
African American citizens is five times more than white people in Chicago and twice as high for
white people in Suburban Cook County.
Environment
According to World Health Organization, presence of particulate substance is an
indication that air is polluted which affects more people than any other pollutant. There is a doseresponse association between exposure to particles measure 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and untimely
mortality due to diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancers and respiratory diseases.
Densely populated regions with low income earners, non-white individuals are likely to have a
high exposure to pollution. This may lead to asthma morbidity and chronic disease mortality
(World Health Organization, 2002).
Recreation
Analysis reveal that the low-income communities of color have less recreational
resources such as leisure programs and park space. The lack of recreational programs and lack of
access to parks and is associated with higher BMIs and lower physical among children (Fischer, et
al 2010).
Education
In Chicago, the Asians and non-Hispanic whites have higher percentage of high school
graduation and educational completion in overall. Adults with Hispanic or Latinx ethnicity are
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not likely to have a high school education (Zayed, et al 2020). Approximately one third of the
population do not have a high school diploma or comparable by age 25years.
Policies and Government
Policies that punish lower-income earners are an overarching threat. The current
incarceration is a noteworthy risk factors for STIs where Hispanic/Latinxs and African
American/black individuals and families are unfairly impacted by mass imprisonment policies
(Hughes, et al 2016).
Behavior
Research has proven that exposure to community and interpersonal violence is strongly
connected to mental illness, drug abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Poverty
strongly influences health behaviors in a community (Margellos-Anast, 2012). Illinois’ Behavioral
Health Transformation Plan presents chances to reinforce and replicate homegrown projects at
state-level.
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Question
Illinois 2019
United
p-
Illinois 2019 United States 2019 No difference
value More Likely
Than United
More Likely Than
Illinois 2019
States 2019
Had their first drink of alcohol before
12.8 (10.3–15.7)
15.0 (13.7–16.4)
age 13 years
2,983
13,186
(other than a few sips)
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0.14
No
No
Yes
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Currently drank alcohol
27.1 (24.2–30.3)
29.2 (27.3–31.2)
(at least one drink of alcohol, on at least
2,844
12,611
Currently were binge drinking
10.1 (8.2–12.4)
13.7 (12.3–15.2)
(four or more drinks of alcohol in a row
2,827
12,020
Usually obtained the alcohol they
35.7 (30.5–41.2)
40.5 (38.2–42.9)
drank by someone giving it to them
771
2,882
Reported that the largest number of
2.9 (2.1–4.1)
3.1 (2.5–3.8)
drinks they had in a row was 10 or
2,695
8,895
Ever used marijuana
36.7 (33.4–40.1)
36.8 (34.4–39.2)
(also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one
2,905
11,659
Tried marijuana for the first time
4.9 (3.6–6.6)
5.6 (4.9–6.5)
before age 13 years
2,971
13,246
0.25
No
No
0.01
No
0.10
No
No
Yes
0.77
No
No
Yes
0.95
No
No
Yes
0.40
No
No
Yes
Yes
1 day during the 30 days before the
survey)
Yes
No
for female students or five or more
drinks of alcohol in a row for male
students, that is, within a couple of
hours, on at least 1 day during the 30
days before the survey)
(during the 30 days before the survey,
among students who currently drank
alcohol)
more
(within a couple of hours, during the 30
days before the survey)
or more times during their life)
(also called pot, weed, or cannabis)
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Currently used marijuana
21.8 (19.1–24.8)
21.7 (19.9–23.7)
(also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one
2,966
13,305
—
7.3 (6.4–8.4)
0.97
No
No
~
No
No
0.81
No
No
~
No
No
0.39
No
No
Yes
or more times during the 30 days before
the survey)
Ever used synthetic marijuana
(also called "Spice," "fake weed," "K2,"
No
12,398
"King Kong," "Yucatan Fire," or
"Skunk," one or more times during their
life)
Ever took prescription pain medicine
14.5 (13.0–16.2)
14.3 (12.8–15.9)
without a doctor's prescription or
3,021
12,983
—
7.2 (6.3–8.3)
Yes
differently than how a doctor told
them to use it
(counting drugs such as codeine,
Vicodin, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and
Percocet, one or more times during their
life)
Currently took prescription pain
medicine without a doctor's
No
8,677
prescription or differently than how a
doctor told them to use it
(one or more times during the 30 days
before the survey)
Ever used cocaine
4.7 (3.3–6.6)
3.9 (3.2–4.7)
(any form of cocaine, such as powder,
3,056
12,172
crack, or freebase, one or more times
during their life)
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Yes
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Ever used inhalants
7.1 (5.7–8.8)
6.4 (5.8–7.1)
(sniffed glue, breathed the contents of
3,054
10,655
Ever used heroin
2.8 (1.6–4.9)
...