COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT GROUP PRESENTATION & RUBRIC
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT GROUP PRESENTATION & RUBRIC
PURPOSE: This assignment is to orient the students to the community used for the community health nursing clinical. (16 hours)
This assignment consists of answering all these questions in regards to a place called camillus house located in . You would need to do research via the internet as to everything they are asking about the overtown area which is where camillus house is located. The first question also requires you to do a bit of research in regards to the communities around camillus house (overtown). All questions need to be answered and a powerpoint with pictures must be done with these questions answered. All must be APA referenced.
1. On your way to the designated community:
a. Did you go through different small communities? How did they differ?
b. Could you identify boundaries for different communities? (i.e., were there obvious separations between communities?)
c. What sights, smells, sounds, etc., were identified with the different communities?
2. After arrival in the designated community:
a. What evidences of a minority culture do you see? How does this affect the environment? (Are there advertising billboards, graffiti, etc., that reflect ethnic characteristics of community?)
b. Who do you see on the streets: elderly, young males, children, and women? (Indications of unemployment, constituencies, etc.)
c. What industries are represented in the community?
d. What would it be like to live in the community?
e. Is public transportation available?
f. How far to supermarkets and shopping centers?
g. What type of housing?
h. Where are “For Sale” signs?
i. Do you think people rent or own the housing?
j. What is the social-economic status of this community?
k. What recreational facilities are there in the area?
l. What kind of churches do you see in this area?
m. What potential environmental hazards did you identify?
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT GROUP PRESENTATION & RUBRIC
3. What are the medical care facilities in this area? Doctors’ offices? Any evidence that physicians reflect the ethnic background of the population? How accessible are the medical facilities?
4. Find a community center, Senior Citizens Center, Chamber of Commerce closest to the city you are assessing. Complete online research. What other community resources are available in the area?
5. Develop five key questions of your own that you would ask an adult living in this neighborhood to learn more about the community. Be very specific to your community.
6. What would it be like to be elderly or homeless in this community? What resources are available to meet their needs
7. What would it be like to be a young single teenage mother in this community?
8. What resources are available for them?
9. Try to find out what the power structure is in the community.
a. Who or what community organizations are influential in the community and how they are influential?
b. Identify potential public health problems/high risk groups. What solutions do you recommend?
10. Discuss potential need for community education.
a. Identify potential target groups to teach.
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
| CRITERIA | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 0-1 points | Weight |
| Content | · Information thoroughly and completely addresses all elements of the assignment. Ideas are pertinent, accurate, well formulated, and well supported. | · Information is complete. Ideas are pertinent, accurate, well formulated and supported. | · Information is pertinent, but minor elements of the assignment are not addressed, and/or ideas are not well formulated or supported. | · Key elements of the assignment are not addressed, and/or some information is inaccurate. | X3 |
| References and Citations | · Reference material is strong; current (within 3 years); and incorporated logically, insightfully, and elegantly to support ideas; and sources are documented accurately. | · References material is adequate, current (within 5 years), and used proficiently; and sources are documented accurately. | · Some reference material is weak, out of date (more than 5 years old), or not clearly pertinent. Sources are documented accurately, for the most part. | · Reference material is inappropriate or lacking; and/or documentation is incorrect or lacking. | X2 |
| Organization | · Organization of the content is logical with fluid transitions that capture and hold attention throughout entire presentation. | · Organization of the content is consistently logical making it easy to understand, and transitions are evident. | · Organization of the content is inconsistent, sometimes logical and sometimes not logical. Transitions are not always evident. | · Organization of the content is not logical and/or some or all transitions are lacking. |
