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Research Paper

Assignment 2: Community Statistical Data

Name:

North Palm Beach

Date:

20/01/2012

Record the data you collect into the following tables. Remember to cite (author, date or title of webpage, date, para) all sources of your date in the in text citation column.

Selected Community or Zip Code:

33408

Demographic and Ethnic Data

Data MUST be presented in a comparable manner (i.e. percentage by population)

Demographic Variable	Community or Zip Code	City or County	State	Nation	In Text Citation
Age:
· < 5 y.o.	7 %	5.3 %	6.1 %	6.8 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
· 18 and older	79 %	89 %	81.3 %	74.3 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
· 65 and older	15 %	22 %	17.7 %	12.4 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
· Median Age	43 years	46 years	42 years	35.3 years	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
Sex
· Male	49.6 %	49.8 %	47.4 %	49.1 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
· Female	50.4 %	50.2 %	52.6 %	50.9 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
Demographic Variable	Community or Zip Code*	City or County	State	Nation	In-Text Citation
Race:
· White	79.3 %	72.6 %	79 %	75.1 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005-2009)
· Black	13.5 %	20.6 %	11 %	12.3 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
· American Indian	0.2 %	0.5 %	0.5 %	0.9 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
· Asian	2.8 %	2.7 %	3.1 %	3.6 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
· Hispanic	1.1 %	4.6 %	5.2 %	12.5 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
Family
· Single	34.3 %	22.7 %	23.5 %	27.1 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
· Married	49.4 %	45.7 %	51.9 %	54.4 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)
· Family	70.1 %	65.6 %	55.8 %	68.1 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet 2005)

Health Statistics for Your Community

Data MUST be presented in a comparable manner (%, per 1000, per 100000, etc.)

Rate	*Community or Zip Code Data may or may not be available in rural areas**	City or County	State	Nation	In-text citation
Infant Mortality (Infants < 1 Y.O. Reported as per 1000 Live Births)
· White	5.7	6.2	6.54	5.32	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· Black	9.78	9.68	10.23	12.71	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· Hispanic	5.32	6.23	4.57	5.44	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
Death Rates: (Usually reported as per 100000)
· MVA	9.32	14.23	10.56	11.8	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· Lung Cancer	47.5	43.9	45.8	51.5	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· Breast Cancer	10.24	6.3	7.9	13.4	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· CVD	157.8	248.5	217.8	253.9	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
· Homicide	1.2	2.3	2.1	5.4	(CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, 2011)
Incidence Rates: (Usually reported as per 100000)						Incidence Rates: (Usually reported as per 100000)
· AIDS	4.4	6.0	6.1	13.0	(Prejean J, et al. 2011)
· Tuberculosis	1.5	1.9	2.1	3.8	(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010)
· Primary & Secondary Syphilis	1.2	1.4	2.1	4.6	(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010)
· Varicella	1.1	3.2	2.3	8.7	(CDC, MMWR, May, 2011)
Risk Indicators:
· Prenatal Care (% of Mothers delivering live Infants who received prenatal care in the 1st trimester)	White: 82.1 % Blacks: 65.6 % Hispanic: 70.5 %	White: 85.5 % Blacks: 80.6 % Hispanic: 72.1 %	White: 86.7 % Blacks: 73.7 % Hispanic: 77.9 %	White: 71.7 % Blacks: 61.2 % Hispanic: 65.5 %	(Health Indicators Warehouse, Prenatal Care, 2007)
· Obesity by ethnicity	White: 27.8 % Black: 34.7 % Hispanic: 35.7 %	White: 44.8 % Black: 25.5 % Hispanic: 36.5 %	White: 42.7 % Black: 32.2 % Hispanic: 39.5 %	White: 32.5 % Black: 43.5 % Hispanic: 40.5 %	(Centers for Disease Control, June 2010)

OTHER Key Data

Variable	City or County	State	In-text citation
· Air quality	95^th Percentile	95^th Percentile	Scorecard
· Water quality	95^th Percentile	95^th Percentile	Scorecard

Violent Crime Rates

Data MUST be presented in a comparable manner (i.e. %, per 1000)

Variable	City or County	State	Nation	In-text citation
· Homicide	2.6	3.5	6.3	(Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2010)
· Robberies	110.2	114.3	145.3	(Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2010)
· Assaults	245	252	274.6	(Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2010)

Economic Statistical Data

Variable	City or County	State	Nation	In-text citation
· Income: Mean or Median	$63,564 (Median)	$59,565 (Median)	$51,425 (Median)	(U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.)
· Poverty rate (%)	Families 4.2 % Individuals: 5.5 %	Families: 5.2 % Individuals: 6.4 %	Families: 9.9 % Individuals: Individuals: 13.5 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.)
· Unemployment Rate (%)	3.2 %	5.1 %	9.1 % (August 2011)	Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011

Educational Level Community Members

Data MUST be presented in a comparable manner- i.e. %

Variable	Community or Zip Code	City or County	State	Nation	In-text citation
· High school	45.8 %	65.4 %	24.5 %	15.4 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet, 2005-2009)
· High school	89.6 %	88.3 %	59.5 %	84.6 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet, 2005-2009)
· College degree	56.7 %	46.8 %	30.2 %	27.5 %	(U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Sheet, 2005-2009)

Analysis and Summary:

Analyze and summarize the information you obtained for this assignment. In the space below, write a two to three paragraph summary of the key community issues focusing on health and safety issues for this community based on data obtained for this assignment only.

The community in the North Palm Beach has a considerable number of health related issues that should be looked into. The poor quality of both water and air serves as a health hazard for the members of the community.

The community members should also check their diets in a bid to reduce the high cases of obesity in both the children and the adults.

Community Health Nursing Diagnoses: Write two priority community-health nursing diagnoses. Use the correct format for your diagnoses: Health Risk/problem of (specific injury, illness, or potential of, complications of, etc) among (specific population) related to (supporting evidence).

For example, Risk of asthma complications among children in SE Dallas County related to poor air quality, high incidence of poverty among children, low education level and high incidence of uninsured children.

Community Health Nursing Diagnoses #1

Risk of heart complications in North Palm Beach community related to high incidence of obesity.

Community Health Nursing Diagnoses #2

Risk of waterborne infections in North Palm Beach community related to poor quality of water used for domestic purposes.

References

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1-100 Summary of Notifiable Diseases, US, 2009, May 12 2011/58(53), Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5853a1.htm?s_cid=mm5853a1_w

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Overweight and Obesity, July 21, 2011. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html#National

CDC, National Vital Statistics Reports, Deaths: Leading causes of Death for 2006. Vol. 58, No. 14, March 31, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_14.pdf

CDC National Vital Statistics Reports Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2007 Period Linked

Birth/Infant Death Data Set. Vol 59, No 6 June 26, 201. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_06.pdf

Federal Bureau of Investigation (n.d.) 2008 Crime in the United States. Retrieved from http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/index.html

Health Indicators Warehouse: Prenatal Care (percent) Data Years 2007, http://healthindicators.gov/Indicators/Prenatal-care_1131/Profile

Prejean J, Song R, Hernandez A, Ziebell R, Green T, et al. 2011Estimated HIV Incidence in the United States, 2006–2009. PLoS ONE 6(8):e17502.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017502

Scorecard: Pollution Information Site. Retrieved from http://scorecard.goodguide.com

S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). American Fact Finder, Fact Sheet. Retrieved from:http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Payroll Unemployment August 5, 2011.Retrieved from: http://www.bls.gov/