NURSING C228 Task 1 Community Health and Population Focused Nursing. Western Governors University.Community Health and Population Focused Nursing
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... [Show More] Sentinel City action report attached as a separate pdf file
B. Assessment of Needs and Risks
Demographics Assessment.
Sentinel City’s 2012 population is 634,265, that is a 5.7% increase since 2010. Sentinel
City’s population ranges with a 7.4% rate of children under the age of 5, 21.7% rate for people
18 and younger, and 10.5% of the population are 65 or over. The population varies some with
Caucasian being highest at 52.7%, African American is 10.4%, American Indian 2.0%, Asian
3.7%, Hawaiian at 0.2%, mix of two or more races 3.1%, and Hispanic 31.5%. The household
income varies in the four areas of the city, the median household income is $49,091. There is
18.9% of the population in Sentinel City living below the poverty level. All statistics in this
paper taken from [Sen17].
As you get on the bus, and travel through the streets of Sentinel City you will notice that
the city is sectioned in to four different community areas. A community is defined as a locally
based group of people who live in the same area, they interact with one another, share interests,
beliefs, and function with the intent to meet a wide variety of collective needs [Sta14]. The four
different areas in Sentinel City are: Nightingale square, Acer Tech Center, Casper Park District,
and Industrial heights.
As you travel through each of the four areas in the city you will notice they have slightly
different demographics. Nightingale square has a population of 103,974, a median household
income of $269,50, and 0.7% of people under the age of 65 are without health insurance.
Acer Tech Centers population is 168,390, it has a median household income of $166, 300, with
1.5% of people without insurance under the age of 65. Casper Park Districts population is
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352,643, it’s median income is $80,134, with 22.7% of persons under the age of 65 without
health insurance. Industrial heights area has the lowest population of 38,855, it’s median
household income is $24,672, and it has 37.5% of persons under the age of 65 that do not have
health insurance.
Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory.
As I traveled through Sentinel City I noticed quite a bit of safety hazards in this
community. One thing I noticed throughout the whole community was trash piles on the streets
along the buildings. The trash had rats running through it, there was stray dogs around the trash
area also. The trash could be seen across from city parks, churches, even the school. Industrial
heights area appeared to be the cleanest. I also noticed graffiti on a lot of buildings throughout
the city. There was even a burning car, and metal barrels that were burning in several spots
throughout the city. I also noted some white air particles floating in the air, and smoke stacks that
looked like a refinery in the Nightingale area.
Through my data research of the city I discovered there is an area of the population who
are using illicit drugs. About 26% of the population used drugs last year. The highest abused
substance was alcohol at 26%, and tobacco use followed at a close 23%. Marijuana use was at
12% of the population. Heroin use was at 7%, with cocaine and CNS depressants at 5% of the [Show Less]