MMHA 6200 Week 3
Name:
Statistical Information is from what City or County:
SECTION ONE: Data Collection
Demographics-Related Data
Indicators
Data from Your
Chosen Location
(City or County)
Data for US *
Data Source
(Cite appropriately)
Sampling Notes
Overall population of area of focus
There has been a tremendous amount of growth in Wake County over the past thirty years. Wake County has seen historic growths in incomes, housing, population, and students. Estimates from the U.S Census Bureau show that from 1980 through 2010 Wake County grew by approximately 600,000. The County added nearly 275,000 from 2000 to 2010. Since April 1, 2010, Wake County has 73,296 additional residents. This is an increase by 8.1%. As of July 1. 2013 the estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Wake County has 974,289 residents.
Population under the age of 5
Population over the age of 65
Population of male and female
Ethnic backgrounds
Percentage of non-native speaking population/ households
Education levels
Income levels
Poverty level
HEALTH RELATED DATA
Indicators
Data from Your
Chosen Location
(City or County)
Data for US *
Data Source
(Cite appropriately)
Sampling Notes
Life expectancy
Infant mortality
10 diseases with the highest mortality (or prevalence)
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* International students – data from your country
References:
SECTION TWO: Proposal Outline – Final Project Initiative Proposal
Write 2-3 paragraphs comparing and analyzing your city or county data with US data (or your country).
State the health issue you are choosing for your population health initiative (one – two sentences):
Explain why you chose this health issue (one – two paragraphs):
Describe your chosen population. Be specific by providing demographics to fully explain your population (provide two – three sentences to explain why these demographics are important):
List and describe three objectives you hope to accomplish with your initiative (one sentence for each objective). Use the SMART topics as a guide. (SMART – specific, measureable, actionable, reasonable, time bound)
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Describe two – three activities you will use to accomplish each of these objectives (one – two sentences for each activity).
Directions: Write the activity on the line by the number and then use space underneath the number to provide specific discussion. Please be specific in describing the activity. For example, if you want to have a 10 K race, state details about the event.
Three Activities for Objective 1
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Three Activities for Objective 2
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Three Activities for Objective 3
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