Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit
organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public
health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the
quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page
report.
Many organizations work to better local and global
communities’ quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis.
As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such
organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware
of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers.
Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a
volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight
into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization.
You are interested in expanding your role as a nurse and are
considering working in an area where you can help to promote equal opportunity
and improve the quality of life within the local or global community. You are
aware of several nonprofit organizations and government agencies whose work
contributes to this effort in some way. You have particular interest in one of
these organizations but would like to know more about its contributions to
public health and safety improvements. You would like to report the results of
your research in a scholarly paper that you could submit for publication.
Research a local, national, or global nonprofit organization
or government agency selected from the Assessment
02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF] Download
Assessment 02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF]resource. Determine how
the selected organization or agency contributes to public health and safety
improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life
within the community. Submit your findings in a 3–5 page report.
As you begin to prepare this assessment, it would be an
excellent choice to complete the Nonprofit Organizations and Community Health
activity. Complete this activity to gain insight into promoting equal
opportunity and improving the quality of life in a community. The information
gained from completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment.
For this assessment, you will research a selected local,
national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and
safety
improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life
within the
community and submit your findings in a 3–5 page report.
Before you complete the detailed instructions in the course room, first review
the local, national, and global nonprofit organizations and government agencies
in the list below and select one to be the focus of your assessment.
• Cultural Survival: Advocates for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and
supports Indigenous
communities’ self-determination, cultures, and political resilience.
• Boys and Girls Club: Provides after-school programs for young people
to enhance their
lives and shape their futures.
• Make-A-Wish: Grants life-changing wishes for children with critical
illnesses.
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: A research hospital seeking
cures for children
with catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
• Trevor Project: Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention
services to lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ+) young people.
First, select one of the local, national, or global
nonprofit organizations or government agencies presented in the Assessment
02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF] Download
Assessment 02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF]resource.
Then research the nonprofit organization or government
agency that you selected. Determine how the organization or agency contributes
to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and
improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a
3–5 page report structured according to the following specifications:
Document Format and Length
Format your paper using APA style.
Refer
to the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in
writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:
A
title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
Appropriate
section headings.
Your
paper should comprise 3–5 pages of content plus title and references
pages.
Supporting Evidence
Cite at least three credible sources from peer-reviewed
journals or professional industry publications published within the past 5
years that support your research findings.
Graded Requirements
The research requirements, outlined below, correspond to the
grading criteria in the assessment scoring guide, so be sure to address each
point.
Explain
how the organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to
public health and safety improvements.
Include
examples of ways a local and/or global initiative supports organizational
mission and vision and promotes public health and safety.
Evaluate
an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the
quality of life in the community.
Consider
the effects of social, cultural, economic, and physical barriers.
Assess
the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on the
organization’s provision of services.
Consider
the potential implications of funding decisions, policy, and legislation
for individuals, families, and aggregates within the community.
Explain
how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a
local community.
Consider
how nurses might become involved with the organization.
Organize
content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few
errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
Apply
APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly
flawless adherence to APA format.
Write
with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
Adhere
to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards and APA formatting
requirements.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring
guide criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze health risks and health care needs
among distinct populations.
Explain
how an organization’s work impacts the health and/or safety needs of a
local community.
Competency 2: Propose health promotion strategies to improve
the health of populations.
Explain
how an organization’s mission and vision enable it to contribute to
public health and safety improvements.
Competency 3: valuate health policies, based on their
ability to achieve desired outcomes.
Assess
the impact of funding sources, policy, and legislation on an
organization’s service delivery.
Competency 4: Integrate principles of social justice in
community health interventions.
Evaluate
an organization’s ability to promote equal opportunity and improve the
quality of life in a community.
Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication
strategies to lead health promotion and improve population health.
Organize
content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few
errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
Apply
APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly
flawless adherence to APA format.
