Instruction
Hey, so basically I need this paper due by today. This paper is suppose to be added on to a previous paper I had just written. I wrote about the community I lived in and everything like that. Now I need to talk about a problem inside my community. Here is a starting point and the problem for my paper and needs to be about this or the paper wont make sense with my other paper: Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, is a place that contains diverse neighborhoods, each of which have a set of its own issues. However, one problem that is commonly known to affect the entire island is prescription drug abuse. Although known to occur in the South shore of Staten Island, the North shore has the highest overdose rate of prescription pain killers.
Follow the Steps.
This paper is designed to have you utilize knowledge of public health principles in a real community. The basis of this project is viewing the community as a client.
Address all of the following in a scholarly paper consisting of 6-8 pages (excluding title page a references) supported by a minimum of 5 current (within 5 years) scholarly references. Use the scoring rubric and follow APA format.
Start with the steps below:
1. Population Identification
Identify and describe a vulnerable population that is or could be affected by a community health problem you discovered when completing you windshield survey/community assessment.
An example would be underage drinking with the population focus on high school students.
Describe the primary health concerns of this group using descriptive epidemiological characteristics and demographic information.
Describe potential or pre-existing barriers that may prevent this population from obtaining needed health care services from a local, state, and national level.
2. Community Agency
Select and contact or visit a community resource or agency that the population you identified could utilize.
Discuss how contact was made with the agency.
Describe the mission and outreach activities this service agency provides.
Identify the type of funding received and discuss how funding influences the agencys ability to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
Discuss the effectiveness of the agency in meeting the needs of this vulnerable population.
3. Role of the Community Health Nurse
Describe the community health nurses diverse roles in advocating for this vulnerable population on a regional and national level.
Select two of the following issues: socioeconomic, ethical, legal, political, and regulatory and discuss how they affect the health care needs of this vulnerable population.
Discuss the leadership strategies the community health nurse uses to deliver accessible, cost-effective, safe, quality care in addressing this vulnerable population.
4. Reflection
Reflect on your experience with the windshield survey/community assessment and the population you selected.
Discuss the effect this experience has had on your own personal attitudes about vulnerability and advocacy.
5. Scholarly Writing
The introduction identifies the vulnerable population you selected, and explains the purpose of the paper.
The conclusion summarizes important points made in the body of the paper.
Paper is well written organized, and within the page limitation (6-8 pages).
Grammar, spelling, punctuation are correct.
Conforms to APA standards for headings, citations, and reference page.