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 |
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Age |
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Race |
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Gender |
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Education level |
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Income level ( |
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Percent living at or below FPL |
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Unemployment rate |
Data Table 2:
Health Status Indicators |
Target Community |
City/County [Name] |
State [Name] |
United States [or other country or regions] |
Life expectancy |
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Infant mortality; Maternal/ child health outcomes |
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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 |
City/County [Name] |
State [Name] |
United States [or other country or regions] |
Liquor store density |
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School readiness/reading proficiency |
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School absenteeism |
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Homicide rate |
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Youth homicide rate |
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Vacant lot density |
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Food desert |
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.