Directions: Students will be assigned a community or zip code to evaluate. Provi

Directions: Students will be assigned a community or zip code to evaluate.
Provide assessment (observations) and analysis (evaluation/connections) in the boxes provided.
Drive through your assigned community or zip code area on two different occasions (day, evening, weekday,
and weekend) to observe and gather data.
As you assess each area, consider the impact on the health of the community and potential community needs
(intervention). For example:
 The effect of the physical environment; contamination of air or water; safe sidewalks for walking; or
the quality of housing and potential impact on health outcomes.
 Consider the implications of lack of access to health care services, food, or emergency care.
 Consider the impact of social determinants on health outcomes (for example: relationship between
older homes in the community and high rates of lead exposure in children under the age of 5).
 Think about individual behavior, health beliefs/values or perspectives and the effect on the
implementation of health promotion and disease prevention strategies.
 Observe where and when people “hang out” and their behavior. Are kids playing in the street due to
lack of parks/recreation facilities or are the parks/recreation areas unsafe (observe who is “hanging
out” in the parks/recreational facilities)?
Component: Physical Boundaries
Directions: Describe physical boundaries: Landmarks, Comparison of Observation to Map, and Cities/Counties.
Landmarks: Highways, railroad tracks, natural bodies of water or mountains etc. that mark the boundaries.
Comparison of Observation to Map: Locate your community on a google map and compare to your findings. Are the
boundaries as evident as the physical boundaries observed?
Cities/Counties: Identify cities and counties that are within the boundaries.
Assessment
Landmarks:
Comparison of Observation to Map:
Cities/Counties:
Analysis
Landmarks:
Comparison of Observation to Map:
Cities/Counties:
Component: Physical