Community as Partner

Lauren King, Macie Stutz, Lauren Hantos

Findings from the Core
Boundaries:
a. E Pima St.
b. E. 5th St./E 1st St.
c. N. Craycroft Rd
d. N. Swan Rd

Emphasis on diversity, camaraderie, and providing

support/resources for community members make up core

Important findings of 8 subsystems include: suburban

environment with many businesses, higher crime rates,
higher poverty level, multiple health/social services nearby,
large uninsured population, high traffic from main roads,
lower literacy levels, and few recreation spaces
Census Tract 31.02
Key Informant Interviews

Fire Station #7
Little Angels Day Care Center
Duffy Elementary (resource center)
Northwest Medical Center Quick Med
Desert Sky Community School
Kids 1st Preschool
Veterans Foreign War Post
Tucson Community Collaborative Care
United Methodist Church
Strengths and Stressors

Strengths Stressors
1. General sense of togetherness and support within 1. Poverty
community 2. Uninsured community members
2. Many health and social service resources 3. Difficulty accessing healthcare
available in area 4. Single-parent families
3. Giving back/charity within community 5. Substance abuse
4. Easy access to transportation 6. Higher crime rates
5. Many businesses in area cater to needs of
multiple populations
Community Issue

Common issues in community Not considered top 4 health priorities

Substance abuse
Poverty
Uninsured/lack access to health care
Children lack knowledge about
hygiene and spread of germs
Selected issue: lack of knowledge about
the spread of germs
(based on Pima County Health
Assessment):
Anxiety and depression (mental health)
Substance abuse and dependency
Injuries and accidents
Diabetes
Health Education Project

Where: Desert Sky Community School

When: Sept. 26th, 2017
Who: 16 students - 4th/5th grade and
teacher
What: hygiene and germ
education/activities
Evaluation of Health Education Project

Objective: By September 26, 2017,

students will explain three things they
will do to reduce spread of germs at
school.

Germ evaluation handout for students

Emailed teacher for presentation

feedback
Lessons Learned

Interactive games and high audience participation were highly effective.

-evaluating audiences knowledge, Germ tag.

Visual aids helped to keep the lesson focused.

-Demonstrations, worksheets, stuffed germs
Recommendations

Working with the Fire Department to teach elders about fall safety and emergency
prevention.

Partnering with local churches and Duffy Elementary Resource Center to develop
more food pantries to alleviate food scarcity and poverty.

Teaching about the dangers of substance abuse to youth

in the area.
References

Anderson, E.T. (2015). Community health nursing: essentials of practice. In E.T. Anderson & McFarlane (Eds.),
Community as partner theory and practice in nursing.

Pima Maps http://webcms.pima.gov/government/geographic_information_systems/gis_maps/pimamaps

American Community Survey https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/

Questions?