Read Chapter 3: Community-Based Nursing Practice in Potter and Perry (2021). Respond to the following questions based upon the chapter:
Consider the community where you live. What are some health disparities that are present within your community?What factors contribute to the disparity (make it worse)?How can nurses help to decrease the disparity?Based on Table 3.2 in your chapter (copied below), complete the questionnaire based on where you live (as best/as much as possible)
Table 3.2 – Community Assessment:
StructureName of community or neighborhoodGeographical boundariesEmergency servicesWater and sanitationHousingEconomic status (e.g., average household income, number of residents on public assistance)TransportationSafetyPopulationAge distributionSex distributionGrowth trendsDensityEducation levelPredominant ethnic groupsPredominant religious groupsSocial SystemEducational systemGovernmentCommunication systemWelfare systemVolunteer programsHealth system