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Community Assessment 38115

Community Assessment 38115. Melissa Beall , Megan Canny, Chez Colter, Calie Darden, Betty King, Zinia Luong , Allie Stephens, Sarah Walker, and Jeanine Waters. Map of the Community. History and Geography. The beginning of zip code 38115 Referred to as Hickory Hill

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Community Assessment 38115

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  1. Community Assessment 38115 Melissa Beall, Megan Canny, Chez Colter, Calie Darden, Betty King, ZiniaLuong, Allie Stephens, Sarah Walker, and Jeanine Waters

  2. Map of the Community

  3. History and Geography • The beginning of zip code 38115 • Referred to as Hickory Hill • Middle class community within the Memphis area • August 1981 • A neighborhood mall was built that attracted many people to the area • Annexed in 1998 by the city of Memphis (Joomla,2008)?? • Hickory Area Residents of Tomorrow (HART) was started • Residents wanted to protest against the proposed threat of annexation. • The community lost and the city was annexed • The area is approximately 8.8 square miles • It spans from Bill Morris Parkway south to Raines Road and between Mendenhall Road east to Riverdale Road(City-Data,2011).

  4. Windshield Survey Observations • Houses • Apartments/Duplexes • Open space • Abandoned buildings • Hangouts • Transportation • Shopping • Ethnicities/Races

  5. Population and Demographics • Gender • Males 48.26% • Females 51.74% • Age • 23.05% of the population is between the 25-34. • Median age is 29.30. • Race • African Americans make up the largest percentage of the population at 63.71%. • Income and Housing • Median annual household income is $44, 958. • The average housing value is $88,600. • The average household size in the area is 2.28 people. • Employment • 75.80% of the population is employed in white-collar positions. • Education • The majority of the population has neither attended college nor obtained a college degree. • Some College 27.54% • Associate’s Degree 7.71% • Bachelor’s Degree 19.83% • Graduate Degree 8.40%

  6. Vital Statistics • Infant Mortality by Race and Region Tennessee, 1997-2006 Black White Black White Shelby 17.9 6.3 2.8 Hamilton 17.4 6.4 2.7 Sullivan 22.4 8.5 2.6 touthCen t 18.1 7.0 2.6 East 15.7 6.4 2.5 Davidson 14.8 6.1 2.4 Upper-Cumbe16.6 6.9 2.4 Northeast 19.4 8.1 2.4 Mid-Cumberl12.6 5.5 2.3 Knox 12.0 5.3 2.3 Madison 17.0 7.9 2.2 Northwest 18.2 8.5 2.2 Southwest 16.6 9.0 1.8 Southeast 10.7 6.7 1.6 Tennessee 16.7 6.6 2.5

  7. Vital Statistics Statistics are useful to track issues such as death, primarily related to assault. These charts show that the death rates by assault in Shelby County decreased in three years from 37.4% to 30.3%. Vital statistics are helpful in revealing if certain programs have been effective, such as those designed to cut down on violent crimes.

  8. Environmental Factors • Land Use • Residential homes and rentals • Shopping centers • Churches • Police and Fire Protection • 3 Police Stations • 3 Fire Stations • Transportation • Mostly by vehicle • Bus routes available • Hazards • Air Pollution • Curb side garbage pick up for residential areas • Private contractors for hazardous waste materials

  9. Channels of Communication • Churches • Neighborhood Watch Program • Schools • Hickory Hill Community Center • Hickory Ridge Mall • Latino Memphis • Newspapers • Radio Stations

  10. Agencies Visited • Christ Community Health Center • 5366 Winchester Road Memphis, TN 38115 • Services, Clients, Impact, Nursing Role • Kirby Center Health Clinic • 6590 Kirby Center Cove, Memphis, TN 38115 • Services, Clients, Impact, Nursing Role • Concentra Urgent Care • 3965 South Mendenhall Road, Memphis, TN 38115 • Services, Clients, Impact, Nursing Role

  11. Health Related Facilities • No Hospitals • Vision Care • Home Health Agencies • Fitness Center • Acupuncture & Acupressure Center • General Nutrition Center (GNC) • Pharmacies • Farmer’s Market & EasyWay

  12. Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths • Sense of unity within the community • Diverse ethnicities • Great church community • Weaknesses • Lack of jobs • Crime and Violence • Gang Activity • Poverty • Health Noncompliance • Run-down appearance

  13. Needs of 38115 • Regular police patrol to help decrease the amount of crime • More jobs • Public community meetings to discuss issues • Food banks and homeless shelters • More funding to fix community issues • Better maintenance of facilities to create nice curb appeal

  14. Nursing Diagnosis • Risk for violence related to high violent crime rates and an increase in gang activity. • Risk for malnutrition to children related to unemployment and poverty. • Poor community nutrition related to large amounts of fast food restaurants and limited access to healthy food as evidenced byour observation of a large number of fast food restaurants in comparison to the availability of health food stores.

  15. Risk For Violence

  16. Risk For Malnutrition

  17. Poor Community Nutrition

  18. Implementation • Diagnosis • Risk for violence related to high violent crime rates and an increase in gang activity. • Who? • Women ages?? • What? • Self-Defense , Assertiveness and Awareness • When? • Tuesday June 19,2012 • Where? • Hickory Hill Health Agency (WIC)?? • Why? • High rates of crime, rape, and murder when compared to the national average. • The Total crime risk index is more than twice the national average (Memphis, TN 38115 Demographics Summary, 2010). • This high rate alerted us of the need to educate women in the community to protect themselves from dangerous situations and people. • How? • Provided information about being aware of surroundings and what to do if attacked. • Gave them a handout of the information talked about. • Taught them two self-defense moves and then let them practice these moves because it is important to let participants in self-defense classes learn, observe, and practice moves (Hollander, 2005). • Provided resources on where to find more information online and where to take assertiveness classes.

  19. Implementation Objectives • Objective #1: • By the end of the lesson, the participants will understand how to practice making judgments when assessing high risk situations and will be able to state factors that may cause an area to be dangerous. • Objective #2: • By the end of the lesson, the participants will exhibit the confidence to trust personal judgments in dangerous situations, as evidenced by stating specific actions they would take to escape and protect themselves from danger. • Objective #3: • By the end of the lesson the participants will have learned, observed, and practiced the self-defense moves taught.

  20. Intervention Photos

  21. Evaluation

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