Select a zip code near you to use as the target community in this week’s discussion and summative assessment

NSG486 Public Health Promotion And Disease Prevention

Week 2 Discussion

Public Health Issue

Select a zip code near you to use as the target community in this week’s discussion and summative assessment. Select the zip code that includes city government offices (e.g., city hall, city library) as well as retail stores, schools, and housing.

Review at least 1 community health needs assessment (CHNA) report prepared by the closest nonprofit hospital serving the selected community.

Search online for “[name of hospital] CHNA.”

Select 1 issue of importance for the community as identified in the CHNA.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Identify your selected community’s zip code and the health issue of concern for that population.

Provide examples of each level of prevention as applied to the selected health issue in your identified community.