You will use the Healthy People 2020 Goals to organize, manage, and evaluate the development of evidence-based intervent

You will use the Healthy People 2020 Goals to organize, manage, and evaluate the development of evidence-based intervention strategies that will focus on the environmental, social, and economic conditions to promote healthy communities. The survey may be conducted in any community- perhaps a community other than the community in which you live. You will present your findings in a VoiceThread. The following are guidelines for the survey.

WINDSHIELD SURVEY (NOTE: Part I and Part II)

PART I

Select a community to drive through to perform a “windshield” survey. See description under Part II to assist your drive.

Gather statistics related to the community.

Demographics (age, race, sex, ethnicity)

Socioeconomic status

Health statistics (mortality, morbidity, leading causes of death, births).

Select one area of concern and develop a plan for meeting the health needs of the community.

Identify both strengths and weaknesses of the community.

Address primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention as it relates to meeting the health needs of the community. (Be specific.)

Contact Health Officer or other Public Health associate (think Public Health Nurse, Community Police officer) for community and interview him/her regarding community issues/concerns.

Attach an annotated bibliography including all websites and articles used.

Note individuals with names, agencies, and phone numbers that you contacted.

ELEMENTS

Housing and zoning

Open Space

Boundaries

Commons

Transportation

Service Centers

Stores

Street People

Signs of Decay

Race

WINDSHIELD SURVEY COMPONENTS – PART II DESCRIPTION

What is the age of the houses, architecture? Of what materials are they constructed? Are all neighborhood houses similar in age and architecture? How would you characterize the differences? Are they detached or connected to others? Do they have space in front or behind? What is their general condition? Are there signs of disrepair – broken doors, windows, leaks, locks missing? Is there central heating, modern plumbing, air conditioning?

How much open space is there? What is the quality of the space – green parks or rubble-filled lots? What is the lot size of the houses? Lawns? Flower boxes? Do you see trees on the pavements, a green island in the center of the streets? Is the open space public or private? Used by whom?

What signs are there of where this neighborhood begins and ends? Are the boundaries natural – a river, a different terrain; physical – a highway, railroad; economic – differences in real estate or presence of industrial or commercial units along with residential? Does the neighborhood have an identity, a name? Do you see it displayed? Are there unofficial names?

What are the neighborhood hangouts? For what groups, at what hours (e.g., schoolyard, candy store, bar, restaurant, park, 24-hour drugstore)? Does the “commons” area have a sense of territoriality, or is it open to the stranger?

How do people get in and out of the neighborhood—car, bus, bike, walk, etc.? Are the streets and roads conducive to good transportation and also to community life? Is there a major highway near the neighborhood? Whom does it serve? How frequently is public transportation available?

Do you see social agencies, clients, recreation centers, signs of activity at the schools? Are there offices of doctors, dentists, palmists, spiritualists, etc.? Are there parks? Are they in use?

Where do residents shop – shopping centers, neighborhood stores? How do they travel to shop?

If you are traveling during the day, whom do you see on the street – an occasional housewife mother with a baby? Do you see anyone you would not expect–teenagers, unemployed males? Can you spot a welfare worker, an insurance collector, a door-to-door salesman? Is the dress of those you see representative or unexpected? Along with people, what animals do you see – stray cats, pedigreed pets, “watch- dogs”?

Is this neighborhood on the way up or down? Is it “alive”? How would you decide? Trash, abandoned cars, political posters, neighborhood-meeting posters, real estate signs, abandoned houses, mixed zoning usage?

Are the residents Caucasian, African-American, or of another minority, or is the area integrated?

Ethnicity Religion

Health & Morbidity

Politics Media

Are the indices of ethnicity – food stores, churches, private schools, information in a language other than English?

Of what religion are the residents? Do you see evidence of heterogeneity or homogeneity? What denominations are the churches? Do you see evidence of their use other than on Sunday mornings?

Do you see evidence of acute or of chronic diseases or conditions? Of accidents, communicable diseases, alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, etc.? How far is it to the nearest hospital?

Do you see any political campaign posters? Is there a headquarters present? Do you see evidence of a predominant party affiliation?

Do you see outdoor satellite antennas? What magazines and newspapers do residents read? Do you see Forward Times, Hampton Post, Enquirer, Readers’ Digest in the stores? What media seem most important to the residents – radio, television, print, digital

NOTE: It needs to be a city in MASSACHUSETTS either;

·         Amesbury

·         Beverly

·         Gloucester

·         Haverhill

·         Lawrence

·         Lynn

·         Marblehead

·         Methuen

·         Newburyport

·         Peabody

·         Salem