NUR 303 Cuny School of Professional Studies Public Health Activity Research Paper
Community Assessment and Project Planning Final Paper This is a three-step final paper assignment that seeks to help you develop and build your skills as a community/public health nurse. The assignment will require you to assess the needs of a community. This can be the community where you live, work or have a connection in some way. Using the data you collect, you will identify the health problem or issue in the selected community. Determine what factors contribute to the cause of the problem. Use your findings to propose a project that will offer interventions to improve the health of your community. The assignment is in three parts. It requires the following: a) Part 1: your assessment of a community and identification of the community health issue or problem that needs to be addressed b) Part 2: the proposal for a project or program to address the health issue or need. c) Students will submit a slide deck presentation of the project for discussion. Additional Resources: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Association of Community Health Nursing Educators: https://www.achne.org/aws/ACHNE/pt/sp/homepage Healthcare Association of NYS: http://www.hanys.org/community_health/nyschp/ Visiting Nurse Service of NY: http://www.vnsny.org/ Community health profiles NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/publications.page New York City Mayor‘s Office of Environmental Coordination: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oec/html/home/home.shtml Cancer.gov http://www.cancer.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ Health finder http://www.healthfinder.gov/ Health IT https://www.healthit.gov/ HIV InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/ NOAH: NY Online Access to Health http://www.noah-health.org/ US Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2020http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx http://healthcommentary.org Additional Resources Related to Specific Communities/Populations: Community Assessment Reports for • New York City: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/data-sets/data-sets-and-tables.page Find your Community Health Profile • Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Health/data.html Go to Community Health Assessment • Westchester County: http://health.westchestergov.com/statistics Go to Community Health Assessment 2009-2013 NYC Information sites • • Community District Profiles http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml Community Health Profiles http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/data/data-publications/profiles.page • U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/# Find your State then enter the County and the City
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | ||
| Main Posting | 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Supported by at least three current, credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Supported by at least three credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
35 (35%) – 39 (39%)
Responds to some of the discussion question(s).
One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.
Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Post is cited with two credible sources.
Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors. |
0 (0%) – 34 (34%)
Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Contains only one or no credible sources.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
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| Main Post: Timeliness | 10 (10%) – 10 (10%)
Posts main post by day 3. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not post by day 3. |
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| First Response | 17 (17%) – 18 (18%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
15 (15%) – 16 (16%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
13 (13%) – 14 (14%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 12 (12%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Second Response | 16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 11 (11%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Participation | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. |
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| Total Points: 100 | |||||