Community Assessment
Using a variety of instruments (Windshield Survey, Community Assessment Tool, Screening interviews, etc.) while in your community ( Homestead, FL) , you will assess the community location. This will lead to a list of identified, prioritized health needs and your recommendations for intervention.
You will complete a windshield survey of your community. The objective of a windshield survey is to assess a community in a short, simple way, compiling data to help form an analysis of that community. Simply put, a windshield survey is the equivalent of a community head-to-toe assessment. There are 6 elements that should be included in your windshield survey (See Community Assessment Template ) . You will drive through your community and document your findings on a PowerPoint presentation. Take pictures of your community to enhance your PowerPoint presentation.
A. Plan how you will obtain the information for the assessments.
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· Conduct a Windshield Survey assessment.
· Drive around your community and take pictures.
· Create a PowerPoint presentation No more than 10 slides addressing each area of the windshield study.
Submission Instructions:
· Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to APA style (the library has a copy of the APA Manual).
· Your powerpoint presentation should be formatted per APA and references should be current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court
