Community Health Assessment

According to the 2010 U.S Census, Abington was made up of 92.5% White, 2.1% Black, 0.3% American Indian, and 1.8% Asian (US Census Bureau 2010).

North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas in Chicago, located in the western area of the city between South Lawndale, Garfield Park, the Near West Side and Cicero (Steans Family Foundation, 2014).

Officially incorporated in 1817, Baton Rouge became Louisiana’s state capital in 1849. Through many years as a sleepy river town, Baton Rouge steadily grew into a major industrial and governmental center of the

A community health assessment is a fundamental instrument of public health practice. Its objective is to depict the health of the community, by presenting information on health standing, community health needs, resources, and epidemiologic and other studies of present local health problems. It seeks to recognize target populations that may be at augmented risk of poor health results and to increase a better understanding of their needs, as well as evaluates the larger community surroundings and how it relate to the health of people. It also identifies those areas where better information is desired, particularly information on health differences amid different subpopulations, quality of health care, and the incidence and severity of disabilities in the population. The Community Health Assessment is the foundation for all local public health development, giving the local health component the instance to recognize and network with key community leaders, businesses and concerned residents about health priorities and concerns. This information shapes the foundation of improving the health status of the community by way of a strategic plan (The Municipal Public Health Services Plan Community Health Assessment Guidance and Format, n.d.).

Wyandotte County is located in the middle of the United States in Kansas. The county contains the cities of Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and Kansas City. Wyandotte’s neighboring counties are Johnson and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, and Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri. The county was actually named after the Wyandot Indians who once inhabited the land (Wyandotte County, 2010). Those who live in the region have coined the area with nicknames such as the Heart of America, KCK, and the Dot. “With 163,831 people, Wyandotte County is the 4th most populated county in the state of Kansas out of 105 counties” (Kansas Demographics, n.d.).

Chesterfield County, Virginia has a population of about 328,000 as of January 1, 2014 with 752 people per square mile. There was a 3.6% increase in the population from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013. 65.4% of the population is white non-Hispanic, 21.6% are black non-Hispanic, 7.2% are Hispanic, 3.2% are Asian and 2.1% are two or more races. In 2012 there were 3657 births and 1654 deaths in Chesterfield County. They are rated as being safer than 50% of the cities in the US with 41 violent and 1049 crimes against property (Crime rates for Chesterfield, VA, n.d.).

I grew up in the small town of Sweeny, Texas in Brazoria County. Brazoria County has a population of over 330,000 people and about 1,600 thousand square miles long. The majority of Brazoria County is a combination of small towns that gradually get bigger as you get towards the Houston area. About 77.5% of the population is white, 13.5 is African American, 6.8 is Asian and the other 2.2 percent makes up many different races. The overall health ranking of Brazoria County is 23 out of 234 in 2017 (County Health Ranking). Compared to other counties, Brazoria County overall quality of living is about average. We do not have any alarming health issues that are through the roof but that does not mean that we do not have health issues that need to be addressed.

Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Parris. From the beginning the audience can get the idea that Abigail is not a truthful person. At first, Abigail tells her uncle, Parris, that did not do any sort of witchcraft in the forest. She said her, betty, and the others were only dancing. Once Reverend Hale starts questioning the event in the forest, Abigail then begins to reveal what she said actually happened in the forest. She also begins to show cowardness when she confesses they were doing witchcraft. She then changes the story that their servant,Tituba, had forced them to drink blood and do the witchcraft.

Moving from Pakistan to the United States for college was an interesting transition from me. Attending a high school that followed international curriculum helped me to become more aware of the world around me other than just the sheltered live I lived in Pakistan. As I came to Indiana University to pursue my Bachelors degree in Economics, I was anxious as to how I will be able to fit in. However, after my first week at college, I discovered that my time in high school and my summer school experience at UCLA had helped me move out of my comfort zone.

In the United States we are very fortunate. For the most part we do not live in fear of disease outbreaks from day to day. Our government along with the Centers for Disease Control and Public Health Departments have managed to have adults and children vaccinated and set up recommendations regarding those vaccinations. Despite all that is done our country allows freedoms. One of these freedoms is to not vaccinate your child from communicable diseases due to personal beliefs. With the worlds populations becoming more mobile, that sets your child up for dangerous encounters; because some countries are not as strict on laws regarding vaccinations and some

I currently reside in Denver County, Colorado. I have chosen to assess and analyze this community for this assignment. Denver, Colorado is located east of the Eastern Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver County is centrally located within the city of Denver, Colorado and includes the Denver International Airport located north-east of the city. The elevation of this county is 5,277 feet and therefore is nicknamed the “Mile-High City”. Denver County contains 154.9 square miles of land with a large amount of parks and rivers, of which 1.4 miles is water. (City and County of Denver, 2011).

* Colorado Springs is very health driven community. There are hundreds of hiking trails and free places to get outside in the community.

The year 2017 saw a lot of changes to the landscape in Metcalfe County and one little lady from Center even put us on the national news. Here are a few highlights.

The majority of household incomes range from $20,000 - $30,000 (50.3%), yet there are also affluent household incomes ranging from $50,000 - $100,000 (15.4%). The median income in this area is $47,096, compared to the whole Kansas area which is $33,248. The typical "head of household" age is 25 - 34 (22.4%) or age 34 - 44 (23.1%) with a median age of 44.4 years old and an average age of 32 years old. Convenience stores serve the entire purchasing population of its geographical area but focuses on customers who need to purchase items outside of normal working hours such as hourly employees and quick shoppers looking for snacks and related items.

Essex County is located in the North eastern part of new jersey. The history of Essex county dates back to 1666 when 30 families from Connecticut established settlement along the banks of Passaic river. Essex County was officially established in 1682 by east jersey legislature. Essex County is 129.631 square miles. The Geopolitical communities are designed by natural or human made boundaries (Maurer and Smith, 2009). It holds community safer for the residents and the governing body.