(Answered) NR 443 Week 1 Discussion: Social Factors

Course 

NR 443 RN Community Health Nursing

Discussion Question

There are many factors that make people healthy or ill. This week we will focus on the social factors and determinants that impact health.

It is time to get out into your community!

  • Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau at https://census.gov/quickfacts/ (Links to an external site.) (*note, you will be using this website in the Week 2 assignment, so you can get started on collecting all the required data if desired)
    • Input your local zip code, city, or Try to get as specific data as possible (city, township, county).
    • Next, identify the:
      • Total population
      • Median income
      • Percentage or number of persons living in poverty
    • Go to your local grocery store, use a flyer, or app. Include the stores name, city, and state. Identify cost for the following items (please note whether items are organic):
      • 1 gallon of milk
      • 1 loaf of bread
      • 1 bag of apples (include price per pound)
      • 1 bag of carrots
      • 1 large container of yogurt
      • 1 2-liter of soda
      • 1 bag of chips
      • 1 package of cookies
    • Utilizing the data collected, discuss social factors that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, ).
    • Discuss how a community health nurse (CHN) could use one of the 17 intervention categories from the Public Health Intervention Wheel to address areas of food security (Nies & McEwen, 2019).
      • In your responses to classmates, include comparisons and contrasting

      Your discussion post should look like:

      • Paragraph one: Utilizing the data collected, discuss a social factor that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, )
      • Paragraph two: Utilizing the data collected, discuss another social factor that might impact what groceries are purchased. Try to be as specific to your community as possible (location, availability, poverty levels, )
      • Paragraph three: Discuss how a community health nurse (CHN) could use one of the 17 intervention categories from the Public Health Intervention Wheel to address areas of food security
      • Resources: Where did you find your data?

SOLUTION  

Artesia, California is where I reside. The entire population, according to the US census bureau, is 16,601, with only 8.7% of the people living in poverty. The average household income is

$67,647. I grew up in Artesia’s neighboring city of Norwalk, California. Despite the fact that they are only a few miles away, the differences in communities and people who reside in these cities are apparent. Norwalk has multi-family homes that can range from middle class to poor, whereas Artesia, CA has more single-family, middle-income homes. As a result, societal variables may have an impact on people’s health in these places. I compared costs at two different grocery stores using products from the list. The first was an Asian grocery store called 99 Ranch, and the second was Stater Bros. …..please click the purchase button below to access the entire solution at $5