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Community Observation Paper

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Sunset Park community of Brooklyn NY, Zip Code 11220, is the community I did my practicum and the same community I work in. This community is one of 59 community districts of New York City and consist of approximately 130, 635 in population. The main race and ethnicity consist of 44% Hispanic, 28% Asian and 24% White (NYC.Gov, 2015). This community consist of 47% foreign born and 47% limited English proficiency (NYC.Gov, 2015). The average life expectancy is 81.6 years, 22% of the population age range from 0-17, 10% for age range 18-24, 38% for age range 25-44, 21% for age range 45-64 and 9% for 6 and older (NYC.Gov, 2015).
Observation of Community
Sunset Park is a very diverse community, and this can be seen when you walk and drive through …show more content…

The Sunset Park community fits the criteria for this research study to be funded at the local hospital clinic. According to NYC.Gov (2015), the community have a high obesity rate of 19% and 29% of residents in Sunset Park is living below the federal poverty level compared to all of Brooklyn at NYC average of 21% and NYC at 21%.
The major agency that is involved in this research study is the National Institute of Health (NIH); this research study is a NIH-funded randomized controlled trial. The shareholders needed to make this research study and PCHN partnership work includes various individuals. The first main shareholder is Dr. Melanie Jay of NYU, as this research study is led by her (NYU Langone Health, 2018). Other shareholder involved is the project manager Stephanie Orstad and program research coordinator Christina Hernandez (NYU Langone Health, 2018). As well as Public Health Community Nurses, Primary Care Providers, Gastroenterologist, Nutritionist and …show more content…

The main strength is that the local hospital clinic, where this research study program is offered is the primary hospital for the community and easily accessible for residents. Another strength of the community that will aid in the success of this intervention is the various transportation options to get to the local clinic, there is a bus and train line that runs right next to the clinic.
There are several weaknesses that may be a barrier for the success of the intervention. The first being lack of motivation to go outside in an unsafe neighborhood, to stay active and attend clinic appointments. This was evident by multiple homes with bars on the widows observed during the windshield survey, also my interview of local; which all discussed crime in the community. The second weakness is the lack of healthy restaurant options and increased fast food chains in the community. This was evident during my windshield survey, as I walked in the community. The third weakness is the heavy cultural influence in the community that influence diet and obesity, the main culture of Sunset Park is Hispanic at 44% (NYC.Gov,

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