14 Aug Students receive course content on population-focused nursin

Students receive course content on population-focused nursing practice, social determinants of health, vulnerable populations, and community assessment as part of their reading assignments and course lecture. Students will watch two videos from Healthy People 2020 on the Determinants of Health https://courses.lumenlearning.com/diseaseprevention/chapter/determinants-of-health-risk-factors-and-prevention/and a video clip from Unnatural Causes Place Matters https://unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=217Assignment:The students will be assigned a zip code in your community that represents a vulnerable population. Zip codes can be found by looking up incomes in your state or county statistics. (zipcode for assessment 33312 Riverland)The students will research this community for rates of heart disease, diabetes, access to health services, physical activity and nutrition (food deserts).1. Describe the community and include the zip code (boundaries and housing; neighborhood resources: Parks and recreation, stores, transportation, Service centers (schools, hospitals etc); Population).2. Discuss what takes away from health and wellness within the community- what infrastructure inhibits health and wellness?examples:a. Lack of grocery stores for fresh produce or other foods, causing people to rely on fast foodb. Lack of streetlights causes people to stay inside after dark because it seems unsafe to be outside.c. Lack of, or unsafe, parks and/or playgrounds negatively impacts physical activity and socialization in a community.d. Lack of access to health care and clinics.3. What would be changes needed in the community to improve health,. Use the following as a guide for community improvement.:1.At least one school2.Park3.Hospital or doctor’s office4.Fire department5.Police department6.Housing/residential areas7.Grocery store8.After school and summer camp programsStudents should be able to explain why they include each of their choices and why it would benefit the community.