Communication
A community assessment begins with a basic windshield survey where each community subsystem is explored. Explore how communication influences determinants of health and how communication systems can be used to promote and support health.
Enter Sentinel City® at the top of the course homepage to continue your virtual experience by taking a bus tour of Sentinel City®. Since this is your second tour, feel free to choose any bus speed and/or get off the bus at any time to walk around. As you take the tour, write down your observations, specifically focused on the following subsystem: Communication. Meet with Mayor Hill to discuss the subsystems: Communication. Compile your observations and any demographic information addressing each item listed in the first column of the rubric. You are encouraged to add other relevant characteristics you observe that may not be listed in the first column as you complete this activity.
Case Scenario
There has been a recent multi-neighborhood foodborne outbreak involving E.coli (Escherichia coli) in Sentinel City®. Sixty elementary school age children were out sick this week. A number of adults and children from all four neighborhoods have presented at local clinics and the emergency room with reports of abdominal pain, sudden severe diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue. What form of formal mass communication should you use as the most effective for educating the public about the causes, symptoms, and prevention of E.coli in the city? Use government websites or scholarly literature to support your rationale for the mass communication method you select. In 150 words or less, develop a newspaper script, poster, or billboard appropriate for adults and teen. When preparing information to share with the community, consider demographics of each neighborhood and health literacy.
Reading and Resources
Harkness & DeMarco (2016) Read Chapters 18 & 19
Visit Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site
Visit CDC Minority Health: Other At Risk Populations
Additional Instructions:
- All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
- Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
- Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
- Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
- Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Submission Options:
Choose One:
Instructions:
Paper
- 1 to 2-page paper. Include title and reference pages.
Population Health – Communication
Description: The baccalaureate graduate nurse will apply leadership concepts, skills, and
decision making in providing care in a variety of settings.
Course Competencies: 2) Explain basic epidemiologic concepts. 6) Collaborate with a
community health nurse/professional in a community agency that serves a selected target
population. 7) Conduct a windshield survey. 8) Develop a plan to meet an identified need in the
community.
QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care 2) Teamwork and Collaboration
BSN Essential II
Area Gold
Mastery
Silver
Proficient
Bronze
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mastery not
Demonstrated
Subsystem:
Communication
Observations
Billboards-
Advertisements
City and/or
neighborhood
newspapers,
community
bulletin boards.
Is there evidence
of a predominant
party affiliation?
Forms of formal
and/or informal
communication.
Displays or
posters that tell
about life in the
community
TV/Radio
Stations/or other
sources of mass
communication?
All of the listed
observations are
clearly
addressed and
discussed in a
comprehensive
and detailed
manner with 2 or
more specific
examples.
Additional
issues, not listed
are addressed.
Three or more of
the listed
observations are
not present or
discussed in
depth
Two or less of the
listed observations
are not present or
discussed in depth
Does not
address section
Develop an age
appropriate (150
words or less)
newspaper script,
poster, or billboard
for adults and
teens related to the
Case Scenario
Develop an age
appropriate (150
words or less)
newspaper
script, poster, or
billboard for
adults and teens
related to the
Case Scenario
Develop an age
appropriate (150
words or less)
newspaper
script, poster, or
billboard for
adults and teens
related to the
Case Scenario
that does not
demographics
and health
literacy
Develop an age
appropriate (150
words or less)
newspaper script,
poster, or
billboard for
adults and teens
related to the Case
Scenario that is
not age
appropriate
Does not
address section
APA, Grammar,
Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
One to three errors
in APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
Four to six errors in
APA, Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or
more references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.
Provides no
references.
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