Community Data Assessment Project  You will develop a proposed public health nursing intervention to meet an identified need and/ or gap in your own community.  This must be within the scope of the staff level public health/ community health nurse.  (Note: you cannot propose building facilities or purchasing a mobile health van).  The intervention should demonstrate your application of previous learning in the program related to process improvement and evidence based nursing practice.  Quality peer reviewed references are required to support the need as well as the structure, elements, and evaluation of the intervention. Focus on your own local community.  You will use resources found in CANVAS, FSW library, and the web to develop this project.  Note that census and other epidemiological data is not available down to zip codes or census tracts in Florida- only by county and/ or city & state.  Community Data Collection Survey – THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN TO COMPLETE YOUR FINAL PAPER.   Community Data Collection Survey Collect relevant data about your community covering the required areas in the survey tool. References are required to support the data.  The final part of the Survey is your summary of the identified gap/ need that will be the focus of a targeted public health nursing intervention in your Community Assessment Project.   The Data Assessment Form is in Course Resources in Modules.  The form is a tool to assist you collect your data and information.    This is a scholarly paper with appropriate use of tables (see APA Manual for how to format and label tables).  Utilize the resources and web sites located in Course Resources in Canvas.  In addition, Community Health Assessments are usually published by your county and/ city with relevant information.  The data is usually based on county and/ city information.  You can also look at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation information on public health issues that may be applicable to your area.  Many resources are provided in Course Resources as a starting point for your data collection.  DO NOT Submit the tool... this is a paper. NUR 4636C Community Health Nursing Assessment Tool v2-1.docx PAPER CONTENT: Community Being Assessed Vital Statistics Births Deaths Causes of mortality and morbidity Leading infectious diseases Number of healthy days 3. Social Determinants of Health Access to health care Housing Employment Environment -Water and Air quality, pollution Safety- police, fire Education systems Recreation Government role in health access/ provision Issue/ need identified. .

1. Community Data Assessment Project
You will develop a proposed public health nursing intervention
to meet an identified need and/ or gap in your own community.
This must be within the scope of the staff level public health/
community health nurse. (Note: you cannot propose building
facilities or purchasing a mobile health van). The intervention
should demonstrate your application of previous learning in the
program related to process improvement and evidence based
nursing practice. Quality peer reviewed references are required
to support the need as well as the structure, elements, and
evaluation of the intervention.
Focus on your own local community. You will use resources
found in CANVAS, FSW library, and the web to develop this
project. Note that census and other epidemiological data is not
available down to zip codes or census tracts in Florida- only by
county and/ or city & state.
Community Data Collection Survey – THIS IS THE FIRST
STEP IN TO COMPLETE YOUR FINAL PAPER.
Community Data Collection Survey
Collect relevant data about your community covering the
required areas in the survey tool. References are required to
support the data. The final part of the Survey is your summary
of the identified gap/ need that will be the focus of a targeted
public health nursing intervention in your Community
Assessment Project. The Data Assessment Form is in Course
Resources in Modules. The form is a tool to assist you collect
your data and information.
This is a scholarly paper with appropriate use of tables (see
APA Manual for how to format and label tables).
Utilize the resources and web sites located in Course
Resources in Canvas. In addition, Community Health

2. Assessments are usually published by your county and/ city
with relevant information. The data is usually based on county
and/ city information. You can also look at Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation information on public health issues that
may be applicable to your area. Many resources are provided in
Course Resources as a starting point for your data collection.
DO NOT Submit the tool... this is a paper.
NUR 4636C Community Health Nursing Assessment Tool v2-
1.docx
PAPER CONTENT:
Community Being Assessed
Vital Statistics
Births
Deaths
Causes of mortality and morbidity
Leading infectious diseases
Number of healthy days
3. Social Determinants of Health
Access to health care

3. Housing
Employment
Environment -Water and Air quality, pollution
Safety- police, fire
Education systems
Recreation
Government role in health access/ provision
Issue/ need identified.