a. During the day time assess, there were many people walking around the city. Lots of people in business attire were walking around the capital area and near strawberry square. People from different ethnic background were standing at the bus stops. There was a handful of people with an unsteady gait using assistive devices.
b. During the night time, there were mainly Caucasian people outside the bars on 2nd street. On 6th street there were mainly African Americans at the bars or stores. On 3rd street there was a diverse crowd of people. More people were walking to the bars throughout the city rather. Several homeless people were laying at bus stop or sitting by the banks on 2nd street.
2. What are the strengths of the community (appreciative inquiry approach to assessment)?
a. Pinnacle health hospital is a strength to the community because they focus on health related issues and provide health care services to people in the community. Pinnacle health also owns the health care center at on 3rd street for women and children. The Hamilton health center is also a great strength to community because it helps the underserved community even if they do not have insurance. The YMCA, YWCA, and …show more content…
My community can influence my health, because it can make me susceptible to communicable diseases. For instance, if there is a lack of education about prevention of diseases such as, immunizations and vaccination; it can increase my risk of being exposed to the diseases prevalent at that time. Education is the key, because if you do not know, then how can you prevent it from occurring. For instance, the homeless is more likely to spreading disease, because they may not have health insurance; which mean they are less likely to go to the hospital for treatment. If the homeless is sick and doesn’t have bad hygiene, they are more likely to touch surfaces which can cause indirect contact of