You are a new public health nurse working for the Department of Public Health

Scenario

· You are a new public health nurse working for the Department of Public Health, and you have been asked to create a report on one of the following vulnerable populations in your community: homeless population, ethnic or minority group, elderly, or pregnant woman and children in low socioeconomic areas. The report will provide your department with current information about your community as well as offer interventions for the selected vulnerable population within your community.

· Instructions

· Create a report on one vulnerable population in your community that:

· Part One – Vulnerable Population

· Selects one vulnerable population from below:

· Homeless population

· Ethnic or minority group

· Elderly

· Pregnant woman and children in low socioeconomic areas

· Describes the health determinants affecting the selected vulnerable population, including:

· Social and economic environment

· Physical environment

· Individual characteristics

· Behaviors

· Part Two – Public Health Nurse & Multidimensional Strategies

· Describes the role of the public health nurse in helping the selected vulnerable population.

· Develops two multidimensional strategies used as interventions for selected vulnerable population.

· To be considered “multidimensional,” a strategy should address two or more of the following personal factors predictive of health behaviors:

· Biological (age, gender, body mass index, aerobic capacity, strengths, agility, or balance, for example)

· Psychological (self-esteem, self-motivation, personal competence, perceived health status, and definition of health, for example)

· Socio-cultural (race, ethnicity, culture, education, and socioeconomic status, for example)

· Include the potential impacts of the two multidimensional strategies on the vulnerable population.

· Multidimensional strategies need to include multiple disciplines and their role in the strategy. Who will lead the initiative? Where will funding come from? Be specific.

· Provides stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar in the report.

· Resources

· Library Databases

· Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Database FAQ

· Websites

· Policy Map

· United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

· United States Census Bureau

· Guides & FAQs

· Policy Map Tutorials

· Searching the Map

· Search by Census Tract and Block Group

· Data Layer Legend

· APA Guide

· Credible Sources FAQ

· Nursing Guide