The Neighborhood I picked is Delridge, Seattle, WA also you can include Seattle Delridge Highland Park
Windshield Survey Assignment
The purpose of the windshield study is for nurses to look at a neighborhood and understand the community that they are researching and records their observations.
Nurses need to be able to knowledgeably plan services for a community. It is essential to know a specific community, identify health-related resources that may be helpful to members, and learn about gaps in services. A windshield survey is traditionally conducted from a car and provides a visual overview of a community. Conditions and trends in the community that could affect the health of the population are noted. It is possible to complete the windshield study by bus and on foot.
You will need to do a windshield study for two distinct neighborhoods. The distinctions could encompass whatever categories you choose. Examples: Geological area, urban/nonurban, socioeconomic status, etc.
Please use the survey tool to complete your neighborhood assessments.
Then you will need to write a comparison of the two neighborhoods, comparing their potential healthcare needs based on what you have seen. This first project is designed to help you with your final project so please be thoughtful in how you go about it.
Topics to focus on related to Crime and Safety
*How high crime areas affect medical care
*Mental health/illness
*Poverty level
*Healthcare facilities and how cose/accessing it is for the community
*Causes of crimes and safety issues (drug abuse, unemployment, mental health etc.)
*Gang related crimes
*Guns
Windshield Survey Grading Rubric
Neighborhood One Windshield: There is an in-depth analysis of the neighborhood. Includes good research on neighborhood statistics.
Neighborhood Two Windshield: There is an in-depth analysis of the neighborhood. Includes good research on neighborhood statistics.
Comparison write-up Grammar and Spelling References and APA format There are 2 or fewer spelling or grammar mistakes.: Write up is correctly done in APA. All references are correctly laid out in APA format. References are correctly sited.
Comparison write-up Content: The information in the write-up accurately reflects the neighborhoods studied. A thoughtful comparison of the two neighborhoods is written out.
Comparison Content Ease of reading: The write up has ease of reading. Flow is easy to follow and not repetative.
