The community
This paper evaluates how nurses can conduct a community assessment of the Dade County in Miami, Florida. Due to its popularity in Florida and in the United States; the Dade County community benefits from recreational, educational, health and social facilities. The people of the Dade County access a wide network of communication and transport facilities. The facilities allow the flow of information to the health and education sectors. The frameworks employed by the public nurses include the Community Competence Framework by Geeppringer and Beglion and the Sunrise Model.
The community’s core
The core refers to the beliefs, lifestyles, values and histories of the people of the Dade County. The nurses have to consider the demography of the county which may help them in assessing the current stressors in the community. The community’s core outlines the various requirements and applications employed by the people of Miami in their day to day activities. The community’s core regime provides solutions to the formal and informal sectors in accordance with the health and nursing policies. The community’s population density is 2,554,761,315 people.
The subsystems
The model depicts different people who offer divergent views on the subject of community health and safety procedures. Their views help in the analysis and projection of a healthy lifestyle for the community of Dade County. The subsystems include the mayor, health care providers, shop owners and long-term residents.
Recreation
The Dade County in Miami boasts of quality recreation facilities and open spaces. It contains 262 parks. It has many playgrounds and fields. These fields facilitate school events, sports and camping events especially during summer.
The physical environment
The Dade County performs well in county rankings because of its conformity to high health standards. The physical environment’s assessment involves information gathered from homes, business centers, houses and parks. The correspondents are long-term residents informed about the various situations of the county. The environment helps the people of Miami to practice healthy lifestyle practices.
Education
The educational aspect is widely appreciated in the Dade County in Miami by both the young and old community members who access it. The public schools in the county are associated with improved lifestyles of the community members. The Florida home for public schools has helped over 3,000 students and parents. The Miami Dade county public school (MDCPS) was founded in 1885.It is the biggest in Florida and the 4th biggest in the US. It was reputed to have a huge enrollment of about 380,006 students in July, 2010.
Safety and transportation
Safety procedures and transportation channels are structured in a manner that not only help in reducing accidents and casualty cases but also administer better health for all people in the county. Dr. Bill Lowe was interviewed on his expertise on emergency and accidental cases. He was a special investigator who insisted on the need for the people of Miami to return home following an active shoot-out scenario. In the midst of challenges, Dr. Lowe provided expert consultations on emergency and disaster response.
Politics and government
Politics are evident in Miami. Carlos Alvarez, the 6th mayor of the Dade County advocated for reforms earlier in1976 when he was the police director and later, when he was the mayor. The government of Dade County has a reputation of electing officials based on reputation and performance. Candidates with credible records like the mayor are given a chance for another term in office. The politics of this great county are however evidenced by power struggles among the politicians. The constitution advocates for better health for the people of the county.
Health and social services
In this subsystem, the social amenities like schools and health centers were assessed. Different individuals gave their views about healthy living. Today, the county has entered into a partnership with cancer fighting agencies in Miami to promote better cancer management practices. The Florida department of health in the county promotes safety of the community and its visitors. Clinical facilities offer immunization services, emergency operations and other health procedures. These facilities are aimed at harmonizing the community towards healthy living both in the formal and informal sectors.
Communication
The communication aspect empowers all stakeholders in any given program not only in Miami but also all over the world because it creates proximity and links different areas and people. In the Dade County, the department of communication advocates for efficient and cost effective communication links. Dr. John Vaughan, the vice president of business development advocates for technological efficiency. In the county, wireless networks are able to connect different firms and stakeholders towards a common interest. For instance, in the health and education sectors, communication promotes efficient flow of information formally and informally. Committees are able to conduct their proceedings effectively without fear of breach of trust or contract by the parties involved.
Economics
The importance of an economically sufficient community is beneficial not only to the state but also to the globe. Most nations in the world are dictated by the economic power they hold. Any economy can only be powerful if it focuses on better, safer and healthier living for its people. The ability of the people of the Dade County to eat and drink in a healthy way enhances the economic parameters of output and production (Rice, 2006). The parameters in turn stimulate profitable community results in terms of revenues and incomes.
The community’s diagnoses, goals and interventions
The nurses’ model employs a diagnosis procedure that identifies the problem before presenting effective solutions. In the Dade county and the wider Miami, crisis and disaster management pose challenges for the nurses and therefore, proper strategies have to be implemented to address the challenges. Parts of these disasters include outbreaks like the cholera pandemic, fire and lifestyle diseases like obesity. Obesity is on the rise with an approximated 4% of its increase in the formal sector.
The majority of the affected people are youth and aged persons. Causes linked to the mentioned problems result from the inadequate contribution from the government and health sectors towards public awareness and health provisions. The problems are usually manifested in the overcrowding of patients in the public health system because the nurses experience a lot of work in managing the cases (Pinson, 2000). Increases in cases of malnutrition and lack of shelter are numerous in the county. The health sector is experiencing the burden of meeting certain costs like the educational ones.
Public nurses’ intervention and its implication
The intervention procedures involve objective operations like good leadership and employment of a better taskforce. This fact may ensure that resources are efficiently allocated and the public nurses incur minimal resistance in the course of their work in the community. Instances of resistance can be controlled by building counter measures in areas in which there are challenges concerning food, water and drugs and banking services in the community (Moeller, 2007). The stressors and the eight subsystems may have implications when integrated by the nurses.
Evaluation
The evaluation criterion assesses the policies and goals outlined by the study. It includes nationwide health provision, public awareness programs, strong policy in health practices and research provisions. In evaluating these cases, better measures and practices can be employed by the nurses to ensure that the people of Dade County are protected and that their health is secured.
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Pinson, L. (2000). Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Business and Securing Your Company’s Future (6th Edition). New York, USA: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Rice, R. (2006). Home Care Nursing Practice: Concepts and application. Missouri, USA: Mosby Publishers.