analysis of surveillance data collected for the risk assessment including sources of data (bibliographic databases, U.S government sources of data and peer reviewed evidence based findings);

Assignment: Population Health Care Delivery Project: Community Risk Assessment   Purpose:   The four components of this Population Health Care Delivery Project include:  

• community risk assessment;
• intervention development;
• implementation plan;
• evaluation plan.

  In this unit you will complete the community risk assessment which is the first step in development of a Population Health Care Delivery Project.   This Assignment is used as the evaluation tool for Course Outcome 2: Summarize, based on the evidence, specific population health risks.   Directions:   You will write a 3 page document (excluding the title and reference pages) which contains:  

• demographic and social determinants for your population health;
• community infrastructure variables;
• analysis of surveillance data collected for the risk assessment including
  • sources of data (bibliographic databases, U.S government sources of data and peer reviewed evidence based findings);
  • data calculations; and
  • criteria for assessing the quality and utility of the epidemiologic data.
• outcomes from the risk assessment related to the health of your target population;
• you must select one screening tool from one peer reviewed journal article and discuss the reliability and validity of the tool; and
• a minimum of five peer reviewed evidence based journal articles with findings relevant to your target population and selected epidemiological problem no older than 5 years.

  Your writing Assignment should:  

• follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and;
• use APA 6th edition format.

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