Examine effective methods for health promotion and health maintenance for individuals, families, and communities at every stage of development.
Community Assessment & Analysis
“Windshield Survey”Background Information
Nurses must be able to knowledgeably plan services for individuals, families and the community. In order to effectively plan, it is essential that you assess the current health status of the community and its resources.
Assessment may include the following strategies: Mining of health data bases, windshield or walking surveys, and more formal quantitative and qualitative research investigations involving community members and other stakeholders. A “windshield survey” is conducted from a car and provides a visual overview of a community (may also be done as a walking survey). Conditions and trendsin the community that could affect the health of the population (social determinants) are noted. Most surveys of this type must be validated and expanded through data mining of available online and other databases of demographic and health-related statistics.
Evidence collected during a formal community assessment forms the basis for planning to improve the health status of the community, which impacts individuals’ health downstream.
Course Outcomes
This activity aligns with several of the course outcomes as stated below:
Examine health delivery systems and resources available at the global, national, state, and local levels.
Examine effective methods for health promotion and health maintenance for individuals, families, and communities at every stage of development.
Analyze the environmental, biological, and psychosocial risk factors for disease and disability.
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