Community health

Use the internet and other resources (including health department and agency annual reports) to complete the table below. Compare the demographic and health data from the target community to city, state and national data.

Data Table 1:

Community Indicators

Target Community

[Name]

City/County

[Name]

State

[Name]

United States

[or other country or regions]

Demographics

Age

Race

Gender

Education level
(may need to divide this into two or more categories)

Income level (
again, may need categories)

Percent living at or below FPL
(federal poverty line)

Unemployment rate

Data Table 2:

Health Status Indicators

Target Community
[Name]

City/County

[Name]

State

[Name]

United States

[or other country or regions]

Life expectancy

Infant mortality;

Maternal/ child health outcomes

Morbidity and mortality data

(i.e., prevalence of diseases, causes of death; include several categories)

Data Table 3:

Physical/Social Environment

(Tailor to your target problem, include at least 5 indicators)

Target Community
[Name]

City/County

[Name]

State

[Name]

United States

[or other country or regions]

Liquor store density

School readiness/reading proficiency

School absenteeism

Homicide rate

Youth homicide rate

Vacant lot density

Food desert
(percentage assigned)

The Target Community is “Annapolis Family support center”. Please google it to see what they do and fill out the above table as you search for the information on the internet.