COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PAPER –
The following are a starting point for your community assessment paper a.
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The Community of Interest: the town in New Jersey that you will be assessing and
studying.
Demographic characteristics of the population, such as age, ethnic backgrounds, and
income levels.
Healthcare – such as number of population with health insurance, type (Employer-based,
Medicare or Medicaid) and number of uninsured.
What health care locations/providers are available for the location? Hospitals? Primary
care offices? How many? Do they take all insurance, or only private insurance? Clinics?
Mental health services? Alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs? Pharmacies? Health
Education?
Other community resources? Such as; transportation; public or individual cars;
businesses; faith based centers.
Discuss the Schools– Number and levels? Cost per student? Overcrowded? Under
funded? Poorly performing? Number of students for whom English is a second language
(ESL programs)? The number of students on school lunch? Health and physical education
in schools? What changes have happened in these topics?
Where is this town located? Near an industrial region? Near major highways? Please
include the quality of air and water, and in addition to other possible forms of pollution or
contamination? (Superfund Sites) Do the residents have parks and recreational areas?
What type of housing predominates this city? Mostly private homes? Public housing?
Senior citizen housing? How does this correlate to health concerns?
Are there unique factors or issues that are a concern?
Lastly, identify health problems and issues in the community. These will eventually be
the concerns that will be addressed in your next paper.
Starting with the above ideas, please write a 10-page position paper explaining the dynamics of
the town you have selected. The location you select is your choice. In the paper- you will need to
include “solid evidence”. In this case, take “solid evidence” to mean 3 or more peer-reviewed
journal articles published since 2016 that support the discussed concepts. As per SONHS, please
use CINAHL+ all databases and our Libguide. For the purpose of this paper, use only the
above search engine. See me or a reference librarian for assistance.
Paper Requirements:
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A strong written argument that includes effective citation of three or more peer-reviewed
journal articles published since 2016. These articles do not need to be about your townthey should offer support for the concepts under discussion in the paper. Be sure to
include an abstract.
Type your 10 page paper in 12-point, Times New Roman font with margins set to one
inch.
Include an APA-style running head and abstract (see APA manual, p. 41 for samples).
We will also have a review of the new APA data base recently added to the Library.
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Writing quality –Papers will be assessed on the basis of content, style, organization, and
the coherent development of expressions. Qualities which will influence your grade
include: Appropriateness, clarity, comprehensiveness, proper grammar, punctuation, and
use of APA format. Proofread and revise prior to submission.
One of my goals is for you to improve your scientific writing ability as a result of taking this
course. This is the purpose of the draft review day. Please bring a hard copy for in class review.
The draft will allow for you to review and revise the paper. (Prior to final submission!) Papers
will be discussed and graded. If, after reading the feedback that I provide along with your grade
for the paper, you would like to make an effort to improve the quality of your work, you may
revise and resubmit the paper by the deadline noted on the course outline. Should you choose to
do submit a revision, your submission should be to the drop box established for
FINAL/REVISED papers by the due date along with a brief list of improvements (track changes
are required for your submission) to the original paper. If you submit a revision, the grade on
your revised paper will replace the grade on the original draft submission. However, a grade
increase should not be assumed and will only correspond to meaningful improvements to the
original that correspond with my feedback. No assignments will be accepted after drop box
due dates.
The Draft paper is required to be submitted into Drop Box. The paper must be in the
correct drop box by the due date.
Consider bringing an early draft of your paper to the Writing Center
COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS /SOLUTION/PRESENTATION ANALYSIS
WORKSHEET a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Select the major problem for the population in your community (assessment paper).
Please identify the target population along with your reason for selecting this concern.
Is there a specific group?
With support from the peer-reviewed literature, discuss how you would implement a
program that addresses the problem. Primary, secondary and tertiary interventions to be
included.
At least two or three long-term goals should be written for this program. The goals should
be supported by the specific, measurable objectives that will structure the intervention.
The program may include interventions such as: educational seminars run by health
educators and public health professionals in community centers, schools, or senior citizen
centers. You can include other disciplines such as dietary, SW, psychology, pastoral care,
nursing, etc. Search the peer-reviewed literature health promotion programs and
interventions that have had a positive impact on the community or population.
There must be evidence (citations) in your paper that your proposed interventions are
supported by the literature. Best documented practices or your own ideas can be
discussed as the model for your thinking and planning. But, be creative. Develop your
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own solution to the problem. Be sure to include estimates for costs and sources of
funding. Consider the cost factors involved in providing interventions.
It is anticipated that the analysis worksheet will be 4-5 pages in length with 1” margins,
Times New Roman, size 12 font. Working in Word document strongly suggested-
CASE STUDY PRESENTATION:
DIRECTIONS: Each student will give a 10 -15 minute presentation in a case study format. No
video material is to be included. Please submit to drop box as well as the Video drop box by
the Due dates listed in eCampus. This case will be created based on your Community
Assessment and the Solution Analysis. The presenter will prepare 4 to 5 questions for classmates
to answer in class. In addition, students will provide the case study with answers to the instructor
at the scheduled class for presentation. The students present in class are expected to discuss the
questions posed and in return pose a question to the presenter. Also, a reflection of your
volunteer hours should conclude your presentation (last slide?). You may also present this in an
original video format. Please see me for details.
Evaluation and grading of the presentation will be based on:
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The Power Point you have prepared.
2.
Your ability to present a topic clearly.
3.
The information that you present on the topic.
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Your ability to discuss the case in a coherent manner.
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Both the instructor and your peers will evaluate your presentation.

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