Community Health Simulation

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COMMUNITY HEALTH SIMULATION

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Demographic assessment

Sentinel city have been widely used in the research and the presentation of the report

about the health simulation at different levels and places. The city is occupied by four major

communities that have a population of more than 600, 000 people. The population has been

broken down in terms of ethnicity and it has the Caucasian, the Black as well as the African

Americans, the Asians and the Alaska Natives. The Caucasian occupy the largest population that

is represented by 80.65. In the Caucasian population, the Non-Hispanic occupy more than 52%

of the population. The black Americans, on the other hand, occupy 10.4%the Americans, the

Indians, as well as the Native Alaska, occupy 2%. The Asians have a population that is

represented by 3.7% while the other occupants together with the Islanders occupy 0.2%

(Sentinel, 2018). The communities that are represented here include the Nightingale, Casper

Park, the Acer Tech and Industrial heights.

The age distribution of the population at the Sentinel city consists of more than 7% of the

population consisting of the individuals less than 5 years. The individuals who are below 18

years are represented by 21% while those who are beyond 65 years of age are represented by

10%. This distribution means that the individuals who are between the ages of 19 to 64 years

which is an age of the individuals who are generative have been represented by more than 60%.

At Nightingale, the individuals who are less than 5 years have been represented by 2.4%those

who are below 18 years which is the age associated with adulthood is represented with 5.9%.

Those who are above 65 years of age at Nightingale Square is represented by 13.9% this leaves

the generative population to be represented by 77.8%

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The population distribution at Archer Tech Centre has been distributed such that 4.1%

represent the individuals that are below 5 years of age. Those who are below 18 years of age

have been represented by 7 %. Those who are 65years or older have been represented by

19.8%this distribution means that 70% of the population have been occupied by the individuals

between 19 and 64 years. In the third district (Casper Park District), the distribution has been

made to include the 10.9% representing the people below 5 years of age those who are below 18

years have been represented by 33.8%. The one who is beyond 65years is represented by 6.5%

and therefore those who are between 19 and 64 years have been represented by 48.8%.

The household income in the Sentinel city at the median level is 439, 091 dollars. The

Nightingale Square has the highest median household income of 269,550 dollars. The Industrial

Community has the lowest median household income of $24,672. The Archer Tech Center

community registers a median household income of 166,300 dollars while Casper Park District

has a median household income that occupies the second last position of $80,134 (Sentinel City,

2018). The statistics that have been availed show that among the four communities in the

Sentinel City, three have a median household income that is slightly beyond the median

household income of the Sentinel city by more than 31,000 dollars. These districts are the Archer

Tech Community, the Nightingale Square as well as the Casper Park (Sentinel City). Sentinel

City community health simulation data, 18.9% of the population have been associated with

living with conditions that are below the poverty level.

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After the evaluation of the data, it is not a surprise to find out that the income percentages

of the communities are comparable with that of the percentages of the communities that are not

insured. The availability of the communities that are not insured in all the communities was

evaluated and Nightingale Community there was a 0.7 representation which recorded the lowest

number of individuals that lack the insurance cover. The Industrial heights have the highest

representation of the people who are not insured and this is represented by 37.5 percent of the

population. Archer Pack has 1.5%vof the population that is not insured. The Casper pack on the

other has a 22.7% of the population without the insurance cover.

Neighborhood/community safety inventory

The region that attracted a lot of concern in the Sentinel City simulation is the Industrial

Height Community. In this section, there was a lot of trash that was around the sidewalks and the

rats had occupied the territories. This made the research to be concentrated more on the area

knowing that rats are known to be carriers of the diseases. The buildings around the place were

having an elderly outlook and on top of this they were painted with graffiti and this was done in

almost all the buildings in that particular community. The sides of the roads in the community

had remains of the vehicle probably those that had ever had an accident and the places where

they located was next to a dustbin where the trash was normally burnt. This seemed to be a crime

scene. The places were occupied with dustbins that were labeled with handles that were made of

hazardous materials. The sideways were occupied by the hay pots that could be associated with

health problems and they could also be hindering the riding of the bikes and they may also cause

injuries or even accidents.

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The area has a lot of stray animals and therefore the interaction with the rats along the

road may be a transformation of the diseases through the completion of the lifecycle of the

causative agents. At the outskirt of the area, there are storefronts that are potential crime scenes

that are associated with windows that are broken, the policemen and women were around the

place and a crime tape was around the place. During the time, there was a siren that did not have

a clear understanding of the cause of the siren and I didn’t notice any other situation during the

simulation. There was also a considerable amount of graffiti at the Carper Park District and the

place also had a lot of trash that resembled the previous area where the simulation had started.

The rats, as well as the stray animals, were also part of the occupants of the region.

Drug abuse is yet another factor that was in the Sentinel city according to the report. The

drugs have been in use with a varied simultaneously. Tobacco was used at the rate of 24% across

the city. Alcohol was used at the rate of 26%, marijuana12%, club drug2%, CNS depressants at

5%, cocaine 5%, and heroin 7%alcohol have been in use with the highest frequency and also it

recorded the highest percentage while the Methamphetamine has been used with the lowest

percentage. The type of the prescribed drugs that have been in use in the Sentinel city as per the

prescription has been in use as follows. Simvastatin 11%, levothyroxine sodium9 %, insulin 4%,

omeprazole 8% among other prescriptions (Sentinel City, 2018). The data shows that

Hydrocodone has been in use with the highest percentage while insulin has the lowest percentage

in terms of use.

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The Emergency Medical Service response to the emergency case on the Sentinel city

have been as the following. The fire brigade takes less than seven minutes to be at the crime

scene. The Emergency Medical Service, as well as a travel team, takes less than 8 minutes to be

at the place where they are urgently needed. Advanced life support team takes 8 minutes and the

time to respond to shock is less than seven minutes at maximum. The other cities that have been

compared with the Sentinel city have not recorded the best time and the best time have been

recorded at Sentinel City. This record has been put in place despite the fact that Sentinel has 250

firemen a number that is the lowest among the cities that have been compared with Sentinel. It

also has 30 Paramedics who are supposed to attend to 100, 000 individuals in the city (Sentinel

City, 2018). Those could be the same reason why the response times at the Sentinel City is quite

better than what is recorded in the other cities.

The arrests according to the data from the city police in the city hall include the warrant

that is presented by 23% of the total percent. Reckless conduct represents 6% of the total arrest

in the city. Criminal trespassing 9%, battery 17%, controlled substance 16% while the other

arrests represent 23%the act of having the gang violence is present in the city and this

information was disclosed by the city hall police. The gangs that are present in the city are

associated with Homicide, Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault as well as Robbery (Sentinel

City, 2018). Most of the common gang violence is the Aggravated Assault that have 100 cases.

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Windshield survey

Sentinel city have the qualifications of being an urban city. The housing, as well as the

commercial buildings, are made of bricks and they are pleasant in appearance and they are

maintained at the best level in Nightingale Square and also in the Casper Park district

Community. The vehicles are more run with a variety of broken windows, metal bars that are

over the doors and windows and the buildings are associated with a lot of graffiti and this is

particularly found in the Casper Park District and I the Industrial heights. Trash is a common site

behind all the buildings in the area and the least amount of trash that has been found is in

Nightingale Square followed by the Acer Tech Center and the most trash has been found in the

Industrial Heights Communities.

The open places in the entire city are very few and the few that are available are found

around the city hall. They are managed by the Sentinel City Department of recreational buildings

and parks. The open space has been maintained for a long time and it is in the best position until

today. The place has a landscape of grass as well as trees. An open space is found within the

Sentinel City Department of recreational as well as the parks and they are used as the golf and

basketball courts. Others are used as a playground while others have relaxing benches and they

are also maintained by the innate that do the landscaping who carry out the cleaning.

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There are no natural or artificial boundaries that prevent the neighbors from visiting each

other. The economic differences, however, prevail between the occupants of the regions. The

industries are present and they are a common site while one is visiting the industrial Heights. The

buildings seem to be running down as one moves from the Nightingale Square towards the

industrial Heights. There are signs that make an individual know that they are entering the Acer

Tech Centre as well as in the Industrial Heights. There are signs that are probably written in

English or in Spanish at the entrance of the cities

In the respective areas as well as the cities, it seems the individuals have hangout areas.

The occupants of the Nightingale Square seem to hang out around the tennis and basketball

areas. The city hall is the best hangout area and it has been used to protest by the Acer Tech

Centre community. The protests that are evident in the city hall center and they are associated

with the increase in the taxes. The Industrial Height has playgrounds that are basically used by

the school children in most of the cases. The playground seems to have very few people who are

found to hang out in the place.

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Analysis of the collected data

There were a lot of areas of concern according to the data that have been collected about

the Sentinel City. The areas of concern are to be reviewed for the benefit of the entire

community. During the interview, various individuals are concerned about the issues of security

as well as the crime rates in the city. The major concern is about the safety of the city according

to the store business owner Raja Kakkam. He works for long hours in cooperation with his wife

and the store have been robbed several times and even most recently prior to the interview and

they are worried when they see young men and women who are homeless hanging around the

streets (Sentinel City, 2018). As it was mentioned earlier, the most increased crime rates are the

Aggravated Assult and it has been followed by robbery.

During the analysis of the information about the Sentinel City that was provided from the

Health Simulation Demographics of the city. More than 4 percent of the births were associated

with the women between the ages of 10 to 19 years. The teenagers who become pregnant will

complete the basic education but they are not likely to proceed with the education to the higher

level. If there are those who will continue the number cannot exceed 50% (Healthy People

2020). The percentage of the teenagers who make it to the higher level of education probably at

the degree level and those who do not become pregnant at the teenage is 90%.the data analyzes

all the teens as well as the mothers and fathers who are involved in getting the children at

teenage.

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Discuss three problems for sentiment city based on the healthy people 2020

The issue of water is yet another concern for the Sentinel City that was brought on board

by the interviewee Julia Benjamin in the Simulation. Julia was concern about the water in the

city as well as its quality in the city claiming that the reservoir that is located in the north and the

jobless population is mostly located in the regions. The project that is underway and the one that

can help the population that is homeless is the construction of affordable houses that is being

steered by the city. The affordable houses will enable the homeless to be in a home and they will

be able to pay less amount as per their income (Sebtinel City, 2018). This process will help in the

reduction of the water pollution around the reservoir and therefore the quality of drinking water

in the city is improved.

Identify the primary prevention topic on the problem you selected in part C #2

In the primary to[ic, water problem was a major concern and the quality of the water at

the Sentinel City was reducing gradually. The contaminants were going into the city drinking

water that the ground level as well as the surface water. The interviewee Julia indicates that the

problems are being dealt with through the abandonment of the buildings that are being converted

into the homeless centers as well as the playgrounds for the criminals. The second step that is

helping to deal with the issue is the aspect of converting the homeless to home occupants and

thereby breaking the cycle of the homeless. The resources that are provided for the homeless will

enable them at the beginning of the jobs as well as training on the skills that will improve their

competence in the job market.

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Julia Benjamin also outlines the fact that the project will help in the cleaning of the city

through e provision of the necessary sanitary services through the city council. The services can

be trained through the training like the one done in the Interfaith Church (Sentinel City, 2018).

The activities will eventually help in the prevention of the spread of the diseases to the human

beings. The education that is provided to the occupants of the city will help them to understand

the importance of maintaining good health and they will be able to handle their waste properly

and finally help to dispose of them accordingly. The jobless community that is trained will get

the employment in these sectors and therefore they will be able to boost their income.

Discuss how you will apply the assessment strategies you have learned from the simulation

environment to your community assessment strategies in your community

After the active involvement in the Sentinel Simulation, it is possible for an individual to

analyze the areas in their community that need to be improved on various aspects. The analysis

will also help an interested individual to carry out a plan on how to get the resources that are

needed to improve the situations. As a loyal citizen, one may begin with the smallest act, for

example, the cleaning of the cities on a regular basis. This will attract the interested well-wisher,

non-governmental organizations or even the international bodies and they can provide the raw

materials as well as the resources that are needed.

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References

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Retrieved March 20th, 2017 From

https://www.cdc.gov/air/particulate_matter.html

Healthy People 2020. (2018). Retrieved March 20th, 2017 from https://www.healthypeople.gov/

Sentinel City. (2018). Retrieved March 20th, 2017 From

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