N4465 Care of Vulnerable Populations COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, and NURSING INTERVENTION Modules 1-3 (Weeks 1 – 3) Assignment Template Use of the Three-Part Course Template ● The use of the three-part template to submit weekly Major Course Paper Assignments goes as follows: ● Week 1: Clinical Experience:Windshield Surveyand Key Informant Interviews. Complete the First Section of the course template and submit. (Keep this section attached to Weeks 2 and 3 assignments.) Name of Community or Zip Code: _____________________ Module One (Week One): Part One Windshield Survey and Key Informant Interviews Please complete the following information on this template about the community you have selected. If you do not use this template there will be a 10- point gradepenalty per assignment, and you will be required to resubmit within 48 hrs. You may increase the size of the block by continuing to type. Use as much space as necessary to provide your answers Elements Descriptors Physical Environment Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if something was not found within your community area. ● Boundaries What defines the boundaries? Roads, water, railroads. Is the area known for a particular name? What area is this community located in? ● Housing and Zoning What is the age of the houses? Describe type of construction material, appearance, and general condition. Do you see single family housing? Multi-family housing? ● Common Meeting Places Where do people in the neighborhood hang out? Who hangs out there and what hours of the day? ● Indicators of Growth or Decline Is this a “thriving” community or does it look “run down?” Is there new or ongoing construction? Businesses and Industries coming to the area? Are buildings, roadways, and public areas clean and well-kept. Do you see dirt, trash, or graffiti? ● Employment Opportunities What places for employment are there is this area? Name the businesses and industries in this area. ● Transportation How to people get from one place to another? Is public transportation available? How timely is it? Personal autos? Bikes? Walking? People Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if something was not found within your community area. ● Race and Ethnicity What is the majority racial group represented? What is the majority ethnic group represented? Describe the distribution of gender, approximate ages, single families, multiple families, generational families? ● Cultural Characteristics What cultural similarities or differences do you observe? Languages spoken? Clothing? Ethnic eating places? Culturally-based celebrations? Signs in languages other than English? ●Lifestyle Healthy Behaviors What healthy lifestyle behaviors do you observe? Do you see people exercising, wearing helmets when biking, seat belt usage, using trash cans for garbage disposal, healthy eating practices? ● Lifestyle Risk Behaviors What unhealthy lifes ...

1. N4465 Care of Vulnerable Populations
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, and NURSING
INTERVENTION
Modules 1-3 (Weeks 1 – 3) Assignment Template
Use of the Three-Part Course Template
● The use of the three-part template to submit weekly Major
Course Paper Assignments goes as follows:
● Week 1: Clinical Experience:Windshield Surveyand Key
Informant Interviews. Complete the First Section of the course
template and submit. (Keep this section attached to Weeks 2 and
3 assignments.)
Name of Community or Zip Code: _____________________
Module One (Week One): Part One Windshield Survey and Key
Informant Interviews
Please complete the following information on this template
about the community you have selected. If you do not use this
template there will be a 10- point gradepenalty per assignment,
and you will be required to resubmit within 48 hrs. You may
increase the size of the block by continuing to type. Use as
much space as necessary to provide your answers
Elements
Descriptors
Physical Environment
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
● Boundaries
What defines the boundaries? Roads, water, railroads. Is the
area known for a particular name? What area is this community
located in?

2. ● Housing and Zoning
What is the age of the houses? Describe type of construction
material, appearance, and general condition. Do you see single
family housing? Multi-family housing?
● Common Meeting Places
Where do people in the neighborhood hang out? Who hangs out
there and what hours of the day?
● Indicators of Growth or Decline
Is this a “thriving” community or does it look “run down?” Is
there new or ongoing construction? Businesses and Industries
coming to the area? Are buildings, roadways, and public areas
clean and well-kept. Do you see dirt, trash, or graffiti?
● Employment Opportunities
What places for employment are there is this area? Name the
businesses and industries in this area.
● Transportation
How to people get from one place to another? Is public
transportation available? How timely is it? Personal autos?
Bikes? Walking?
People
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area.
● Race and Ethnicity
What is the majority racial group represented? What is the
majority ethnic group represented? Describe the distribution of
gender, approximate ages, single families, multiple families,
generational families?

3. ● Cultural Characteristics
What cultural similarities or differences do you observe?
Languages spoken? Clothing? Ethnic eating places?
Culturally-based celebrations? Signs in languages other than
English?
●Lifestyle Healthy Behaviors
What healthy lifestyle behaviors do you observe? Do you see
people exercising, wearing helmets when biking, seat belt
usage, using trash cans for garbage disposal, healthy eating
practices?
● Lifestyle Risk Behaviors
What unhealthy lifestyle behaviors do you observe? Do you see
people practicing risky lifestyle behaviors such as drinking
alcoholic beverages, smoking, fighting? Do you see signs of
violence, gang activity, drug use, criminal activity, and bars on
doors and/or windows? Do you see overweight/underweight
persons? Do you see children unattended playing out in the
streets? Do you see any signs of homelessness? Street people?
Describe gender, age, and race/ethnicity of persons observed.
● Poverty Indications
Do you see any signs of homelessness? Street people? Describe
gender, age, and race/ethnicity of persons observed.
Services in the Community
Make sure you address fully what you observed and NOTE if
something was not found within your community area, how far
away it is and how people will access it.
● Social Services
Do you see evidence of recreation centers, parks, and social
services? For services that are not available, how far must
persons travel to access these services? Describe each.
● Health Services

4. Do you see evidence of health (Hospitals, Dr’s Offices, Clinics)
and mental health services? Describe each. Are there any signs
of alternative services in the area, such as healers (curanderos),
herbalists, herbal stores, palm readers, acupunctures,
chiropractors. For services that are not available, how far must
persons travel to access these services?
● Fire and Police Services
Do you see any fire and police services/equipment/officers?
Where are the closest fire and/or police stations?
● Educational Resources
Where is the nearest public library? Discuss the Schools and
Universities/Community colleges?
● Religions
What signs of religion do you see? Discuss the types of
churches, mosques, temples? What services are offered by
these churches, e.g., Day Care, Mother’s Day Out, Summer
Camps, Languages Classes, Citizenship Classes, Food Banks,
Clothing, other.
Business & Industry
Describe stores and shops available in the community, e.g.,
grocery stores, gas stations, department stores. What type of
business climate exists? Manufactures? Light or heavy
industry? Large employers? Small business owners? Retail?
Hospitality industry? Do people have to seek employment
elsewhere? Is this considered a “bedroom community”- where
people work outside this community but live here? Make sure
you address fully what you observed and NOTE if something
was not found within your community area.
Politics
What indicators do you see about politics? Posters?
Headquarters? Make sure you address fully what you observed

5. and NOTE if something was not found within your community
area.
Media
Do you see indicators of what people read? Listen to the radio?
Watch TV? Are there any signs of media language other than
English? Make sure you address fully what you observed and
NOTE if something was not found within your community area.
Key Informants
Interview a fireman or police office.
Also interview a librarian, school teacher, school nurse or
administrator.
Ask each person interviewed to share their perceptions of
the following and cite personal communication as appropriate:
1. Interview with fireman or police officer
˃ Community’s Health issues
˃ Community’s Safety issues
˃Strengths of the Community
2. Interview with librarian, school teacher, school nurse or
administrator
˃ Community’s Health issues
˃ Community’s Safety issues
˃Strengths of the Community
Enter the information about your interviews with Key
Informants in this space in your template. You will not receive
credit if the Key Informant interviews are inserted elsewhere on
this template.
Analysis of Windshield Survey
Analyze and summarize your observations and the input from
key informants. Write a 3-paragraph summary of community
health (2) and safety (1) issues for this community and
strengthens of the community. Remember to cite personal
communication as appropriate: