Community Assessment

Crawford County, Kansas is very familiar to me; it is where I was born and raised and now, as an adult, it is where I work as a nurse. Barriers to healthcare exists in every community. There is a high amount of poverty in Crawford County that contributes to barriers to access to healthcare. Furthermore, Crawford County has several stakeholders that influence the health of the community and advanced practice registered nurse (ARNP) practice. In this assessment of my community, I will identify Crawford County, as well as prevalent health care barriers and important stakeholders in my community.

The reliability of an assessment in a perfect situation should produce the same results if marked by another tutor or if that examiner unknowingly receives the same paper again. If different marks are given the assessment is consequently unreliable and proves that this assessment is subjective.

County are to adolescents in the City of Reading (67.8%). The City of Reading rate is

Santa Clara County has a growing diverse population regarding age, race, language, cultures, and sexual orientation. There are 1,874,526 residents, with 26.6% are ages 0 to 19, 29.4% are between 20 to 39 years old, 28.3% are between 40 to 59 years old, and 15.7% are 60 years of age and older; specifically, 11% of the total population is seniors aged 65 and over (California Department of Finance, 2014). At present, Santa Clara County has the second fastest growing population (1.47%) in 58 counties of California, just behind Alameda County (1.68%) while California’s growing rate is 0.88% (The U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). By gender, there are 893,851 males and 887,791 females. Between 2011 and 2012, approximately 31,000 residents of 1.2 million adults in the county have identified their sexual orientation as homosexual, and 16,000 residents as bisexual (credit). In terms of race, the county is predominantly made up of Whites (34%), followed by Asians (33%), Latinos/Hispanics (27%), African Americans (3%), and two or more races (3%) (Credit). In other words, more than 63% of the population is non-Whites, indicating diversity and multilingualism. The past decade, the total population in Santa Clara County has increased, from 1,682,585 residents in 2000 to 1,781,642 residents currently, and is estimated to have 2,063,100 residents in 2020. As the total population grows, so does the population of seniors aged 60 and over, from 15.7% at present

“Building family, building business, building future[O1] .” This is the New Salem town motto. Three senior nursing students assessed the rural community and have determined the motto is fitting. New Salem is only 20 miles from the larger, urban city of Bismarck, but that does not mean that New Salem has nothing to offer. New Salem has a grocery store, a school, several churches, and recreational activities available. New Salem also has several different attractions including a statue of world’s largest Holstein cow also known as “Salem Sue.” Diving deeper into New Salem, students explored the civic core, subsystems, perceptions, and priority needs of the community.

The population that I will be focusing on for the Community Needs and Services paper includes those individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 that struggle with opioid addiction who have become involved in the Criminal Justice system. The paper will analyze specifically what demographics constitute the prison population and those who are continuously participating in community supervision under the Justice system who are addicted to opiates or other narcotics. The ability to obtain funding for this population and the resources available while transitioning from a Court room to the community or a prison facility

I have lived in two distinct communities: the first was the town of Moraga, the second, is the city of Stockton. The former is the epitome of white picket fence suburbia, with friendly neighbors, a high ranking public school system, and a non-existent crime rate. Growing up in Moraga, I was able to receive a great education, roam around freely, and never feared horrors such as gang shootings and drug abuse. Sadly, when I moved to the latter, most of these horrors were apparent weekly.

Throughout Rutgers University there are many different communities within the various residence halls on campus. Each of these communities contains a unique factor that distinguishes it from other communities, ranging from room style to floor sizes. In lieu of these unique communities, Resident Assistants (RAs) and Apartment Assistants (AAs) tend to carry out duty in different manners to best promote community building in their respective residence halls.

Lake City is an established neighborhood in northeast Seattle with a population of 39,939 as of 2013 (Demographic Now 2015). The borders of Lake City from south to north are from 95th Street to 145th Street and from Lake Washington to 15th Street going east to west. Walking, driving, and data retrieval comprised the survey of this area. The purpose of this paper is to identify potential community health issues that may impact the residents as a whole.

Throughout this paper we’ll be assessing and dissecting the community of Paterson, New Jersey, located in Passaic County. Formerly referred to as an industrial powerhouse that opened many doors of opportunity to the community surrounding it. It added wealth, independence, and economic security to the surrounding areas. The Great Falls and the potential power they generated was the primary cause for this. Alexander Hamilton wanted to construct an industrial city around the Great Falls. He believed manufacturers will increase the power and division of labor throughout the community. These falls were the significant factor

Our focus was determined by The School Improvement Team (SIT) based on recommendations from the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and shared in part A of AAPSL. Literacy skills is the focus and the improvement of literacy skills is our instructional aim in order to improve English II EOC scores. Therefore, instruction that is relevant and rigorous will be used to improve testing.

Regional assessment services is a commonwealth support program under the department of social services and with the government. The Regional Assessment Services (RAS) is the key element of the changes in the Myagedcare in 2015. RAS is a national assessment workforce, operating at regional level in responsible for conducting face-to face assessment of older people seeking entry level support at home provided under the Commonwealth Home and Community Care (HACC), National Respite for Carers, the Day Therapy Centre and the Assistance with Care housing for the Aged program.

The One Roof Community Community Centre (ORCC) is a program associated with the Warming Room Community Ministries in Peterborough, Ontario. A meal is served twice a day during the week, and once a day on weekends (Warming Room Community Ministries, 2017). The building is also open for drop-in hours from 12-7, providing a warm place to stay during the afternoon. The Warming Room Community Ministries number one goal is to “work toward God’s dream of justice, peace and love in the City of Peterborough by meeting immediate needs, breaking down barriers that exist in the community and advocating for systemic change.” (Warming Room Community Ministries, 2017).

The reason why this bar is considered to be a risk factor to the community is because it can be a safety hazard to others like the children who walk through this bar in their daily life. It can also be a risk factor because it’s not a positive image to the community. In the daily basis you see drunk people come out and just hangout outside the location. The Bar itself seems harmless from the outside, it has like a western painting in the front with a painting of a girl and guy in horses. However, when passing through you do see smoke (from smocking), people drinking, hear loud music, see people dancing, or on the poll tables. Homeless tend to be asleep either in the front, in the alley, or by the parking area and some do tend to be drunk or

This paper serves as an overview and reflection of the community assessment assignment process for the Chinatown presentation team with the community issue of gentrification. There will be an analysis of the team’s performance in regards to strengths and opportunities for growth as well as an outlining how roles and responsibilities were formed including collaboration and communication. Further, since our group presented last, there is an inclusion of the positive aspects of our colleague’s presentations and some suggestions for revision if we were to present again. Additionally, there is personal analysis of my role within the team, areas of personal opportunity for growth, and my role within our group. The end of the reflection paper provides an opportunity for potential application of skills in future social work practice and how I will use the principles of community assessment in future practice. Overall, the process of collaborating with colleagues and the intricacies of assessing a community have prepared me for micro and macro level social work practice in communities of any size.