In this task, you will gather data about the local geographical distribution of health-related factors, study the significance of the data, and present the data in a manner illustrating the state of the selected county’s population health. You will explore the community’s health profile and trends as well as factors influencing the county’s current health status. The information you submit will consist of graphics such as maps, trending graphs, comparative charts, and statistical lists. You will summarize key findings and highlight at least one health factor or condition requiring focused attention.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 50% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
You will perform the following actions by completing the “Population Health Data Brief Template” attachment:
A. Complete the “Sociodemographic Profile” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template” attachment by doing the following:
Note: If information is not available for any subsection, please provide an explanation.
1. Complete the “Key Findings” subsection, including a screenshot of the county you are investigating.
2. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), identifying the source of the data and a summary of findings from the table in part A3.
3. Complete the 20 population characteristics in the “Sociodemographic Profile Table” subsection for the selected county and the United States.
B. Complete the “County Health Trends & Rankings” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template” attachment by doing the following:
1. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including why the data for the health trends in part B2 were collected and identifying the source of the data and the methods used to gather the data.
2. Complete the “Discussion of Health Trends” subsection, including a discussion of the use of trend graphs for the seven major health trends selected in part B3.
3. Complete the “Health Trends (Visual Graphs)” subsection, including one trend graph for each of the selected health trends.
Note: Caption each visual graph in APA format.
4. Complete the “Health Trends Discussion” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including how each of the trend graphs tell a story about the health of the county and how the health aspect is improving, worsening, or remaining stable.
C. Complete the “Health Factors” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template” attachment by doing the following:
1. Complete the 14 items in the “Health Factors Table” subsection for the selected county, the top U.S. performer, and the state.
2. Complete the “Comparison of Data” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including an analysis of background information on health rankings and the purpose of comparing county data to the top performers.
D. Complete the “Summary” section in the attached “Population Health Data Brief Template” by doing the following:
1. Complete the “Significant Finding(s)” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including one main health trend from part B that has the potential to be redirected by an action plan to significantly improve community health outcomes in the county.
2. Complete the “Action Plan(s)” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 sentences), including the initial steps needed for implementing an action plan to address the main health trend in part D1.
a. Complete the “Services or Programs” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 sentences) with a discussion of the services or programs that may be introduced in the county to address the identified health trend(s) from part D2.
b. Complete the “Raise Public Awareness and Promote Public Engagement” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including a description of three ways that the advanced professional nurse should use technology to integrate informatics into practice.
c. Complete the “Monitoring and Evaluating Action Plan” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including a summary of how the elements of the proposed action plan from parts D2a and D2b will be monitored.
E. Complete the “Data Sources & Methods” section in the attached “Population Health Data Brief Template,” including the sources you used to gather data for your data brief.
F. Incorporate the following components of APA style and formatting in your paper:
• bias-free language
• APA-specific rules regarding verb tense, voice, and perspective
• a title page and headers
• in-text citations and references
• APA-specific formatting rules for margins, spacing, numbering, and indentation for the title page and main body of your paper, including headers, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables and figures
G. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.