Community Assessment- Paper Outline Introduce your topic in this first paragraph, setting the stage for your paper. Include the identified needs, the importance of this topic, and the relevance to nursing. Community People: Include a paragraph(s) discussing the community: demographics, biological factors, social factors, and cultural factors. Environment: Include a paragraph(s) discussing the environment: physical factors and environmental factors. Social Systems: Discuss the health systems, economic factors, resources, and services. Remember to insert literature relevant, consistent, and related to the topic Research Windshield Survey Discuss data collection in terms of the Windshield survey. Community Assessment Data Identify community needs and strengths. Remember to insert literature relevant, consistent, and related to the topic Analysis Community Health Programs Identify a resource that this community could utilize to help alleviate the needs identified. Healthy People 2020 Summarize how your service-learning activity helps meet the Healthy People 2020 initiatives. Remember, to insert literature relevant, consistent, and related to the topic. Summary Summarize most important points from paper. Draw any final conclusions about topic Reflection In this section, you may now begin to write in first person (I, me, my). Address these questions in this section in a narrative fashion: What did you learn from the assignment? How do you feel about it? How did it change you? What new skills can you now apply? How it will impact your practice in the future? Did you experience any “a-ha” moment(s)? What new connections did you make from your class, textbook, research, and experience? Requirements: Your paper must be APA format and at least 750 words not to exceed 1000 words. Double space your paper and use Times New Roman 12-point font and 1” margins. A minimum of two (2) scholarly references (ie: Healthy People 2020) must be used. APA format must be used in citing and referencing sources. Internet Resources: (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
