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NotreDameofMarylandUniversity SchoolofNursing Nursing431CommunityNursing CommunityAssessmentAssignment Eachstudentwillcompleteacommunityassessmentonthecommunityinwhichtheylivefollowingthe communityassessmentguidelinesoutlinedintheCommunitytoolboxat http://ctb.ku.edu/en/default.aspx.Thisassignmentisdueweek5andisworth__________%ofyour grade. ThisisascholarlypaperwhichrequiresAPAformat,titlepage,referencepagefortheevidencebased workyouhavecitedinyourtexttosupportyourcommunityassessment.Thelengthshouldbe4to6 pages. PleaseusetheHOWToGuidancetoassistinnavigationoftheCommunitytoolbox. 1. ClickonToolkitstabontheCommunityToolboxwebsite 2. Clickon#2AssessingCommunityNeedsandResources 3.

. ClickonOutlinewithCommunityToolBoxResourcesforAssessingCommunityNeedsand Resources a. ReadChapter3Section2and4Mainsection,examples,toolsshouldallbereviewed b. Additionalresourcestodescribeyourcommunitywouldbethewebsiteforthecounty inwhichyoulive.Also,http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/willprovidecurrent censusdata 4. YourAssessmentmustincludethefollowingsubsections(Pleaseusesubtitles) a. Introduction b. WindshieldSurveyDescriptionofyourcommunityasseenthroughobservationswhile youdrivethroughthecommunity.Thisisawindshieldsurvey.Thecommunitytoolbox identifiesthekeybulletstoincludeinyourdescriptionunderChapter3section2. c. CommunityDemographics d. SocialStructureFaithorganizations,socialsupportagenciesandresources e. Economic/Employment f. Groups,organizationsandpoliticalaffiliations g. Healthfacilitiesandhealthycommunitysharedresourceslikeparks,walkingtrailsect. h. Conclusionwillofferyourreflectivethoughtsonyournewknowledgeofyour community.Whatarethestrengths?Weaknesses?

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