Analyze health problems and health hazards in terms of risk to the public’s health
Introduction
In this Assignment you will provide an in depth analysis of community based epidemiologic data to gain an understanding of the health of your community as a whole. A review of data related to specific populations and indicators related to health will help you objectively define health problems and health trends in your community. In order to develop initiatives that will improve the health of the community, you need to will identify the strengths of the community related to the public’s health, threats to health, weaknesses strengths and challenges related to healthcare delivery and opportunities for improvement. These four areas are the elements of a SWOT analysis.
Directions
Identify a community of interest and locate data related to major health problems in the community. Examine epidemiologic data (e.g., incidence, morbidity, and mortality rates) in your community and identify major health problems. Community public health data may be retrieved from the annual reports and the state public health website. The following websites will also help you obtain data that is specific to your community:
County Health Rankings. (2012). Retrieved from https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
US Census Bureau. (2012). American fact finder. Retrieved from https://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
The Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Fact. Retrieved from https://kff.org/statedata/
National Center for Health Statistics (2016) https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
The following web site will assist you as you conduct a SWOT analysis as you explore your community’s health
https://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/qi/toolbox/swot.html
Once you have located relevant information related to key health indicators in your community, you will set up a 4-quadrant table identifying the four elements of the SWOT (S= Strengths; W= Weaknesses; O= Opportunities; and T= Threats) analysis. You will:
identify the strengths of the community related to the public’s health;
identify threats affecting the health of the community;
identify weaknesses related to healthcare delivery; and
Identify opportunities for improvement.
Your Assignment must:
Include an introductory paragraph that provides a summary of the major problem and contributory factors.
List in table or diagram form:
3 Strengths of the community.
3 Weaknesses/challenges in health care delivery.
3 Threats affecting the health of the community
3 Opportunities to improve the health of the community
Include one paragraph that summarizes the health of the community based on the SWOT analysis.
Include references. These must follow Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010).
Include a title page; it must resemble that found on p. 41 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010).
No “Author’s Note” or “Abstract” is necessary.
Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2015, from https://www.camdenhealth.org/
American FactFinder. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2015, from https://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
American FactFinder. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2015, from https://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
National Center for Health Statistics (2016). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/