C228 Task 1 Essay
C228 Community Health Nursing Task 1
Misty Sherman
Western Governors University
Identification of Community Brazoria County, Tx is located just south of Harris
county, extending from Houston to the Gulf of Mexico. It includes the cities of
Pearland, Manvel, Alvin, Angleton, Sweeny, Lake Jackson, and Freeport. Of these,
Angleton is the county seat, but Pearland has the greatest population (City
data.com, 2015). As of 2012, Brazoria County contained a population of 77% urban
and 23% rural (City data.com, 2015). Of the residents of Brazoria County, 63% are
between the ages of 18 and 64 (United States Census Bureau, 2010). The leading
causes of death for the county are heart disease, cancer, motor vehicle accidents,
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The median household income for 2013 was $66, 250 and the percentage of
residents living in poverty was 11.7% (City date.com, 2015). Of the 11.7% living
in poverty, 89% were white non hispanic, 13.2% black, 19.0% Hispanic, 12.6%
american Indians, 15.8% were classified as other, and 8.2% as two or more races
(City data.com, 2015). Also with the poverty level, 16% were children under the
age of 18. A July 2013 unemployment rate of 5.5% was able to be found (City
date.com, 2015). As of 2014, the percentage of uninsured residents of Brazoria
County was found to be 21% (County Health Rankings amp; Roadmaps, 2015).
Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory The Neighborhood/Community Safety
Inventory tool was used to assess physical and psychosocial safety hazards in the
county. Environmental safety hazards found in Brazoria County include drinking
water violations, severe housing problems, and driving alone to work (County Health
Rankings amp; Roadmaps, 2015). Though a breakdown of the actual chemicals for
drinking water violations could not be located, the violations occurred at a rate of 5%
(County Health Rankings amp; Roadmaps, 2015). Severe housing problems included
units lacking complete kitchen facilities, units lacking complete plumbing facilities,
households that are severely overcrowded, or household that is severely