1. ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO MEET THE COMPETENCES;
PLS CHECK THE COMPEYENCES!
Prepare a 3–4 page report on a critical health issue in a
community or state.
Describe the factors that contribute to the health issue and
interventions that have been implemented. Explain the scope
and role of nursing in the interventions, and recommend ways
the scope of the interventions might be expanded.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain the factors that affect the health of
communities.
(IMPORTANT) -Explain the factors that contribute to a critical
health care issue within a specific community.
Competency 2: Apply evidence-based interventions to promote
health and disease prevention and respond to community health
issues.

2. (IMPORTANT) -Describe current interventions to target a
critical health care issue within a specific community.
(IMPORTANT) -Describe the scope and role of nursing in
current interventions that target a critical health care issue.
(IMPORTANT) -Recommend evidence-based ways to expand
the scope of interventions to target a critical health care issue.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly,
professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing
professional.
(IMPORTANT) -Describe a critical health care issue within a
specific community.
(IMPORTANT) -Write content clearly and logically with correct
use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
(IMPORTANT) -Correctly format citations and references,
using current APA style.
Assessment Instructions
Preparation

3. Suppose your organization is concerned about a number of
health issues that have either affected an increased number of
the residents in the community or show the probability of
affecting a larger number of people in the population. Your
organizational leaders have asked different health care
professionals within the organization, including you, to examine
the issues from your perspective, and to submit a report that
includes evidence-based ways to address the issues.
You will first need to identify a critical health care issue in
your community or state. You may choose either a
public health
issue, such as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), measles,
Lyme disease, asthma, et cetera; or a
community health
issue, such as uncontrolled diabetes, congestive heart disease,
30-day readmission, et cetera.
Then, look in the Capella library and on the Internet for
statistics and peer-reviewed or professional resources to use in
preparing your report.
Requirements
Format this assessment as a professional report. It may help to
look at reports or other documents used within your
organization and to follow that formatting. You must still
follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references, and
include a title page and reference page.
Within the report:
Describe one critical health issue in your community or state
that has grown larger or has the potential to become larger. Be

4. sure to include any statistics available on the health issue.
Tip:
check your county and/or state health department Web site.
Explain the factors that contribute to this health issue. Consider
things such as access to health care services, economics,
culture, attitude, education, health care policies, and so on.
Describe any interventions your community or state has put in
place to address the health care issue. Include information on
how long the interventions have been in place, how the
community was made aware of the interventions, and so on.
Describe the scope and role of nursing and public health nursing
in the interventions to reduce the health issue.
Recommend evidence-based ways the scope of the interventions
could be expanded to increase positive health outcomes. Think
in terms of cost, efficiency and access, effectiveness, and the
use of both conventional and unconventional interventions.
Additional Requirements
Complete your assessment using the following specifications:
Title page and reference page.
Number of pages: 3–4 (not including the title and reference
pages).
At least 3 current scholarly or professional resources.
APA format for citations and references.

5. Times New Roman font, 12-point, double-spaced.