From the results of your windshield survey, you will identify health issues facing people in the community. You will prepare to teach your chosen family how to reduce the risk of and prevent the initiation or exacerbation of health-related problems in the community.
Alternatively, you may choose to work with individuals, families, or groups that access services at a community agency. (If you choose to visit an agency, make sure it is approved by your clinical coordinator and course faculty with the Agency Permission Agreement Form or Family Consent and Release Form.)
Consider the following areas in your community where you might find factors that contribute to health issues in the community:
Healthy food options
Geographic boundaries
Housing and zoning
Open space
Commons
Transportation
Social service centers and their locations
Stores, businesses, and industries
People and animals encountered on the street
Physical condition of the area
Racial and ethnic makeup of the population
Religious institutions/places of worship
Health indicators and morbidity and mortality data
Politics
Media
Signs of decay (e.g., conditions of roads, abandoned buildings)
Crime rate
Employment rate