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Community Health And Population-Focused Nursing Case Study

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Community Health & Population-Focused Nursing Brown County is located in Northeast Wisconsin and is the state’s fourth largest county. The county consists of thirteen townships, nine villages, and two cities including Green Bay, the largest city and home of the Green Bay Packers. Brown County covers 530 square miles of land and 86 square miles of water (Brown County, n.d.). Green Bay is well-known, nation-wide on behalf of four large paper mills, three large pulp mills and four paper converting companies as well as the largest cheese manufacturer, driving the work force (Brown County, n.d.). The population of Brown County is 256, 000, majority Caucasian (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). Population Economic Status Assessment The Population Economic …show more content…

Downtown buildings surrounding the court house appear to be of older status while construction of new buildings surrounding these are in process. Most of the county operated buildings are located in downtown Green Bay. Many of the recent houses built in the county over the past 10 years are single open concept brick homes with poured foundations while most of the older houses are single or multifamily stucco or vinyl homes with block foundation. Over the past few years it has become increasingly popular to utilize solar panels. Many of the homes, duplexes, or apartments downtown and surrounding the downtown area are older, rundown, and cost less to buy or rent. Windows are cracked, broken, or missing, doors have chipped paint, sidewalks cracked, yards are cluttered with junk, and many potholes are present. Houses, duplexes, and apartments further away are newer, cleaner, nicer appearance, and cost more. Yards are well maintained, sidewalks are undamaged, no broken windows or doors, and paint is intact. The county has streets both with and without sidewalks. Throughout various parts of the county, walking and bike trails are present. Many bus stops are available for transportation, however individuals do like to travel by bike and walk when weather permits. City signage is present throughout, as well as community signage. Brown County offers many parks, access to outdoor swimming, wooded areas, and vegetation. Brown County does have an international airport for travel located in the village of Ashwaubenon. A variety of churches are available throughout the county. The county did have a large shopping mall located downtown, but was torn down more than 10 years ago and continues to be renovated subsequently. There still is a large shopping mall and many mini malls available in the county. There are fewer available pay phones on the

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