Census Tract 25.

05
Ashley Alexander, Caitlin Cox, and Kayla Meester
Map and Info of CT 25.05
Data Collected
Windshield survey
Key informant interviews
Elementary school, fire fighters, community liaison, gas station clerk, apartment home manager,
detective, day care center, & local church.
Observations
Minimum grafitti
3 parks for recreation
Many basketball hoops in front of houses
Almost all residential
Majority of houses are well-kept
Community Strengths
Tight knit community
Grijalva Elementary used as community center
Desert Dove Church works close with schools
Strong emphasis on family and children
Fire captain noticed many older couples having strong marriages
Neighborhood children play basketball together
Variety of resources within close proximity to CT
Tucson Spectrum
Medical Plaza- Family Medical, Dental, Vision, Orthodontics
Priority of Concerns
Crime- 31 crimes reported 2/24/17-3/10/17
Theft
Drugs
Domestic violence
Graffiti - minimal
Lack of knowledge regarding health and hygiene
90% of calls to fire department are medical
Lack of health management for chronic illnesses
Nutritional deficit
Low income families result in children not eating
Food banks from churches are temporary fix
Unhealthy eating habits because junk food is more economic
Nursing Diagnosis
Impaired health maintenance among community members of CT 25.05 related to lack of

chronic illness management, lack of knowledge regarding health resources, and lack of

nutritional knowledge as demonstrated by statements from the fire department and Grijalva

elementary that many members are not aware of how to properly manage their healthcare

and utilize resources.

Community Teaching Project
Location: Mission Library
Good Goal: Increase knowledge and understanding of best practice in health
hygiene for members of the Midvale Park community.
Community Teaching Project cont.
Smart Objectives:
By the end of the presentation on March 29th, 2017 50% of the audience members at Mission
library will be able to return demonstrate all the steps on how to brush their teeth
By the end of the presentation on March 29th, 2017 50% of the audience members at Mission
library will be able to state main reason to practice hygiene.
By the end of the presentation on March 29th, 2017 50% of the audience members at Mission
library will state 3 times when to wash hands.
Evaluation: At the end of the presentation the nursing students will evaluate
how many participants collected the handouts provided.
18 children took flyers
12 people walked by and asked a question or stopped to look at the board
Journal Article
Systematic Review of the WHO Health Promoting Schools Model
Provides education to students about the cause of dental caries and how to
prevent them through good oral hygiene
in the context of oral health HPS programs have been shown to increase
knowledge, reduce the self-reported incidence of halitosis, improve oral hygiene
practices, change dietary preferences and increase healthy eating, decrease
independently documented rates of caries... (Mcnab 2015).
References
Mcnab, A. J. (2015). Childrens oral health: the opportunity for improvement using the WHO health promoting school model. Advances

in Public Health, 2015, 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/651836