Developing writing competence is an intensive process that includes developing
ideas, synthesizing source materials, drafting, and revision. With this assignment
you will learn to research and analyze county statistics and identify problems. You
will also give recommendations for solutions to select county problems.
Any paper you write for this course must meet the standards for university-level
work. Your papers must be free of any edit errors: that includes spelling,
punctuation, syntax and grammar. The county profile paper is a needs assessment and
analysis of a selected California county. You need to collect and synthesize all required information
for each topic related to your chosen county listed in the rubric and add information from literature including scholarly journals, and the policy web sites.
Assigned County: Nevada. Use the data areas listed below to describe your health profile associated with your county. Perform an analysis with the data you have collected with your health profile associated with your county and provide recommendations and solutions.
I will be attaching data sources as well as statewide averages that must be used to compare.
Please make sure this is in APA 7th format at a college level. Please provide abstract. Absolutely no plagiarism, please
provide plagiarism and no AI proof for this paper.
You must talk about eight (EIGHT MINIMUM) of these data areas about your county: Nevada. Please nnumber each category.
Data area
Description
1. Population-general demographics
Total population & breakdown by age, ethnicity
2. Population- Socioeconomic status
% of all people, children in poverty
3. Health Insurance
% of uninsured, % of other types of coverage
4. Medi-Cal managed care
Managed care model for county, explanation
5. Hospitals and physicians
Number and type of hospitals, beds per 1,000 population, number of physicians per 1,000 population
6. Community Clinics
Number and type in county; patients served, % of total population served by clinics
7. Public health and mental health services
Summary of public health, behavioral services &
programs provided by county government, including
county indigent medical care programs
8. Children’s health
Summary of your county’s scores
9. Health workforce shortage, medically underserved designations
Summarize Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) in your county
10. Health outcomes & factors
Rankings for your county
11. Nutrition and food insecurity
County rankings for food insecurity & health indicators,
use of food & nutrition assistance programs
Whenever applicable, provide statewide average as well for comparison. This is an effective way to
identify issues in a certain county.
Category
Data Required
Data Sources
County – general information
General county information, welfare program, behavioral health, and public health program
http://www.csac.counties.org/county-websites-profile-information
Links to an external site.
AND check out the county’ official website
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
RWJF: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org
Nationwide comparison of counties with similar populations based on key demographic, social, and economic indicators
Population – general demographics
Total population & breakdown by age, ethnicity
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/CA
Links to an external site.
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
Links to an external site.
Search for data here
Population – Socioeconomic status
% of all people and children in poverty
https://data.ers.usda.gov/reports.aspx?ID=17826
Chronic condition
https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Chronic-Conditions/Interactive_Atlas.html
Links to an external site.
Tip: Zoom in to see county level statistics for each chronic condition.
Links to an external site.
Health insurance
% uninsured
% with other types of coverage
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/california/2018/measure/factors/85/data
Links to an external site.
State level:
Links to an external site.
County level:
Kids 0 – 17:
https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/337/healthinsurance-age/table#fmt=393&loc=2,127&tf=88&ch=484,1109,1108,1113,1114,1115,551&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc
Links to an external site.
Adults: check website of the health department of your county.
Medi-Cal managed care
Managed care model for county, explanation
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/Medi-CalManagedCare.aspx
Links to an external site.
; See also Kelch, D. (2015, October). The Crucial Role of Counties in the Health of Californians, California HealthCare Foundation: https://www.chcf.org/publication/locally-sourced-the-crucial-role-of-counties-in-the-health-of-californians/.
See additional facts and figures:
https://www.chcf.org/publication/medi-cal-facts-and-figures-a-program-transforms/
Links to an external site.
Hospitals
Number and type
https://oshpd.ca.gov/facility-finder/
Links to an external site.
Tip: use the OSHPD Facilities database, and filter by “County” and “Category”. (The filters are located on the bottom.)
Hospitals
Beds per 1,000 population
State level:
Links to an external site.
County level: http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/data/topic/topic.aspx?cat=24
Links to an external site.
Physicians
Physicians per 1,000 population
California HealthCare Foundation: Physicians by County and Specialty: https://www.chcf.org/publication/california-maps-how-many-primary-care-and-specialist-physicians-are-in-your-county/
RAND California Database:
https://www.randstatestats.org/ca/stats/statlist.html?cat=6
Links to an external site.
Tip: Select Physicians and Surgeons: Choose Number of physicians by 1,000 population and select your county, latest year. Compare with statewide average.
Community clinics
Number and type in county; patients served; % of total population served by clinics
See www.cpca.org
Links to an external site.
, (About –> CHC Data & Reports -> CHC Profiles by County). More detailed info at OSHPD: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/
Links to an external site.
. (Data and reports tab, Primary Care/Specialty Care Clinics & State and County, Data).
Also see: (Requires registration but is free).
Public health, mental health services
Summary of public health, behavioral services & programs provided by county government, including county indigent medical care programs.
County Supervisors Association of California: http://www.counties.org/
Links to an external site.
(county websites, search for health services, behavioral health services, public health services). For county indigent medical care programs, see Kelch, D:
https://www.chcf.org/publication/locally-sourced-the-crucial-role-of-counties-in-the-health-of-californians/
For mental health, see National Institute of Mental Health:
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/index.shtml#Intro
Links to an external site.
Also see National Academies of Medicine on clinical workforce well-being: https://nam.edu/initiatives/clinician-resilience-and-well-being/
https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Frontline-Professionals/Health-Care-Professionals
Links to an external site.
Children’s health
Summary of your county’s scores; compare data from both sources and explain if different
Children Now’s California Scorecard: https://scorecard.childrennow.org/
Links to an external site.
Health workforce shortage, medically
underserved designations
Summarize HPSAs and MUAs in your county
The federal site HRSA Health Professions site lists Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps) by state and county at:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area
Health Outcomes & Factors
Rankings for your county
County Health Ranking includes information about health outcomes (morbidity, mortality) and four types of health factors: health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic and the physical environment. The URL: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
Links to an external site.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research: Child & Teen, Adult Health Profiles by county: http://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/health-profiles/Pages/default.aspx
Links to an external site.
Nutrition & Food insecurity
County rankings for food insecurity & health indicators, use of food & nutrition assistance programs
California Food Policy Advocates, http://www.cfpa.net/
Links to an external site.
(Research to Policy -> State and County Profiles. Use drop down menu to select your county; select California to obtain statewide data)
Rubric:
Your paper adequately describes and discusses 8 or more data areas suggested.
Your paper has a good flow, starting with an abstract, county health profile data, 1 or 2 issues/problems, recommendations and solutions, and ending with a conclusion.
Your paper suggests realistic recommendations and solutions that are evidence-based and practical, given limited funding and government resources.
Sentences are not awkward and are varied. No errors in use of verbs, pronouns, modifiers, word usage, punctuation, and spelling errors
You clearly followed all APA format guidelines.
ABSOLUTELY NO PLAGIARISM AND AI.
