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Public-Community Health Assignment: Urban Windshield Survey
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Public-Community Health Assignment: Urban Windshield Survey
Describe the characteristics of the people you see in Sentinel City
Sentinel City is composed of different types of people of all ages including veterans, married
couples, single mothers, families with children, and retirees among others.
What are the race/ethnicity distribution, age ranges, and gender mix?
Sentinel City is composed of people of all ethnicities, age ranges, and gender mix.
With a population of 727,211, the city is a white-dominated area with 54.2 percent of
the population being white. Hispanic or Latino /Latina make up the second largest
group with 29.9 percent of the population, followed by black or African American
who make up about 9.2 percent of the population. People who Asian descent make
up about 3.7 percent of the population while American Indians and Alaska Natives
make up about 0.9 percent of the population. The age ranges for the people of the
city range from children to adults above 65 years. Children under 5 years make up
about 6.1 percent of the population while persons under the age of 18 years make up
19.8 percent of the population. Persons who are 65 years and above make up about
11.5 percent of the population while the rest (62.6 percent) are persons between 18-
64 years old. Male persons make up the majority of people in the city at 50.1 percent
while females make up a minority at 49.9 percent.
Are there signs of poverty or wealth? What are they?
There are signs of poverty mostly in the Industrial Heights area where the median
house income is $60,067, the lowest compared to other areas of the city. Industrial
Heights also has the highest number of families living below the poverty line, 15.65
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percent compared to other areas. Industrial Heights also has the highest number of
people under 65 years with health insurance (37.5 percent). There are signs of wealth
mostly in Nightingale square where the median household income is $159.901,
families living below the poverty is 1.97 percent, and persons without healthcare
insurance only make up 0.7 percent of the population in that area.
Is the area well-maintained or in disrepair?
The areas in the city are well maintained with clean buildings, well-kept residential
areas, and stores. However, several areas look in despair, especially in Acer areas
where there are homeless individuals.
Who do you see on the streets? Parents with a child such as the Graham family,
teens, couples, disabled persons?
In the streets of the city, I was able to see and interact with people of all
characteristics including parents with children, teens, couples, disabled persons, the
elderly, white people, African Americans, and Latinos among others.
Is there anyone in the city you would not expect to see?
There is no person that I saw in the streets of Sentinel City that I was not expiating to
see.
Are homeless people, beggars, etc.?
There are a couple of homeless people and beggars I saw in the streets within the city
in different areas.
Are the dogs on or off-leash? Are there other animals?
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There are dogs on and off their leash that are seen in the streets of the city. However,
I did not see any other animals.
What are stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.) in the area?
There are numerous different types of stores that I saw in the city such as
pharmacies, groceries, dry cleaning, and retail stores.
How do residents travel?
Residents in the city travel most by public transportation, private cars, and taxi.
What services are available in the community – health care system, social
services, schools, employment offices, etc.?
Numerous types of services are available to the people in the city such as daycares,
hospitals and other healthcare facilities, social services such as homeless shelters, a
city hall, parks, and water and waste services.
What types of occupations are evident?
People in the city have different types of occupations such as doctors, paramedics,
store owners, teachers, clergies, and water and treatment specialists among others.
Are there churches, and what are their denominations?
There are churches in the city and the most dominant denomination is the roman
catholic church.
Select a target population of interest and discuss relevant demographic data and health
status indicators for this population group.
The target population that I selected for this survey are male individuals between the age of
35-55 ages who live in Industrial Heights in the city. The relevant demographic among the
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targeted population is that they all showed a high intake of foods with excessive fats and
salts in their diets. Most of the individuals targeted in this survey live in the area of
Industrial Heights with the highest levels of poverty.
Identify significant health concerns for this target population.
Include a discussion of
significant health concerns in relation to a global health issue.
The most significant health concerns for this target population are hypertension and heart
disease. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death around the world. According to
statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.28 billion adults
aged 30-79 years around the world have hypertension. According to the WHO, heart
diseases (cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading causes of death globally,
with approximately 17.9 million people dying from the disease every year. The most
affected population by heart disease are individuals between the age of 35-64 years old.
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age ranges for the two health concerns selected for this survey include the individuals from
my target population age bracket. Thus, hypertension and heart diseases are two of the
leading health concerns around the world.
Apply Healthy People 2030 objectives to the identified population health concerns.
According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, one of the Healthy
People 2030 is the reduction of the proportion of adults with hypertension (high Blood
Pressure) in the United States (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, n.d).
Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death with an annual approximate of 700,000
deaths. Statistics also show that nearly half (48.1%) of adults in the United States have
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hypertension (Word Health Organization, n.d). Consequently, Healthy People 2030 aims to
reduce the number of adults with heart diseases in the United States. Statistics show that one
person dies from heart disease every 33 seconds in the United States, resulting in over
695,000 deaths every year (Word Health Organization, n.d). Thus, it is evident hypertension
and heart diseases are prevalent in the United States, and the Healthy People 2030 initiative
is determined to reduce the prevalence of both diseases to achieve healthy people's vision by
2030.
Nursing Judgement Questions.
a)
Identify one epidemiological event/issue that could potentially occur in an urban
environment.
One epidemiological event/issue that can happen in an urban environment is an
outbreak of infectious diseases such as the Covid-19 virus. Urban areas are usually
crowded and an outbreak of an infectious disease will spread quickly impacting
many people in the area.
b)
Identify one vulnerable or underserved population in an urban environment.
One vulnerable or underserved population in an urban environment is the poor or
people living below the poverty line. Most of these individuals do not have the
resources or means to take care of themselves or their families such as healthcare.
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References
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d). Heart Disease and Stroke.
Retrieved from
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-
objectives/heart-disease-and-stroke
Word Health Organization. (n.d). Cardiovascular diseases. Retrieved from
https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases#tab=tab_1
Word Health Organization. (n.d). Hypertension. Retrieved from
https://www.who.int/news-
room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension