Access the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps website and search for health outcomes data for your state. Use the Rankings feature on the Data by County page

Access the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps websiteLinks to an external site. and search for health outcomes data for your state. Use the Rankings feature on the Data by County page to determine the county with the best and worst health outcomes rankings. Identify the ranking of your home county or the county where you practice.  

Next, use the Search by County feature to find your home county. Review the available data.   

Finally, use the Compare Counties feature to compare your home county to those identified with the best and worst health outcomes ranking in your state. Reflect on findings. 

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
   • Provide an overview of the health outcomes and factors in your country. Which health factors are strengths in your county? Which are areas for improvement?  
   • Consider the communities within your county. What influencing factors might be at the root of health factors needing improvement?  
   • How does your home county or county of practice compare to the counties with the highest and lowest health outcomes rankings?   
   • How will the information you found impact your role as an advanced practice nurse? 
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.:
   • Cite a scholarly source in the initial post.
   • Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response post.
   • Cite a scholarly source in one peer post.
   • Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
   • Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per week. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
   • Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
   • Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
   • Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.