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Activity 8
Physical Environment
A community assessment begins with a basic windshield survey where each community subsystem is explored. The physical environment is often the first subsystem assessed and provides guidelines to identify characteristics in the physical environment that can impact health.
Click on the Enter Sentinel City® and continue your virtual experience by taking a bus tour of Sentinel City®. Since this is your second tour, feel free to choose any bus speed and/or get off the bus at any time to walk around. As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically focused on the subsystem: physical environment. Meet with Mayor Hill to discuss the subsystem: physical environment. Compile your observations and any demographic information addressing each item listed in the first column of the rubric. You are encouraged to add other relevant characteristics you observe that may not be listed in the first column as you complete this activity.
Reading and Resources
Harkness & DeMarco (2016) Read Chapters 4 & 5
Visit World Health Organization – Determinants of Health
Find the health rankings for the county where your practice learning site is located by visiting: “Health Rankings for Your State & County”
Watch the Levels of Prevention Video
Additional Instructions:
- All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
- Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
- Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
- Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
- Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
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RUBRIC IS BELOW:
Population Health – Physical Environment
Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will apply leadership concepts, skills, and
decision making in providing care in a variety of settings.
Course Competencies: 5) Utilize information from available data bases to assess community
health needs. 7) Conduct a windshield survey. 8) Develop a plan to meet an identified need in
the community.
QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 3) Evidence-Based Practice 5) Safety
BSN Essential II
Area Gold
Mastery
Silver
Proficient
Bronze
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mastery not
Demonstrated
Observations
Are there clear
boundaries- natural
(river, terrain change,
etc.) or do you see
economic differences
(conditions of the
homes or yards)?
Trees, flowers,
cement?
Bike/walking paths?
Are there
sidewalks/condition
of sidewalks?
Where do residents
shop? Are there any
common areas- group
hangouts?
What types of group
“hang-outs”?
Is there a sense of
territoriality or
openness to strangers?
Graffiti or Billboards
Gang signs-tagging
All of the listed
observations are
clearly
addressed and
discussed in a
comprehensive
and detailed
manner with 2
or more specific
examples.
Additional
issues, not listed
are addressed.
Three or more
of the listed
observations
are not present
or discussed in
depth
Two or less of
the listed
observations are
not present or
discussed in
depth
Does not
include
observations Identify
characteristics of the
environment that can
impact health.
Describe specific
health conditions
impacted by the
physical environment.
Identify
characteristics of
the environment
that can impact
health. Describe
specific health
conditions
impacted by the
physical
environment.
Identify
characteristics
of the
environment
that can impact
health.
Superficially
describes
specific health
conditions
impacted by the
physical
environment.
Identify
characteristics of
the environment
that can impact
health. Does not
describe specific
health
conditions
impacted by the
physical
environment.
Does not
identify
characteristics
of the
environment
that can
impact health
or describe
specific health
conditions
impacted by
the physical
environment.
APA, Grammar,
Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
One to three
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Four to six errors
in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or
more references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.
Provides no
references
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