Windshield Assessment Case Study

Windshield Assessment Zip Code 30114
The purpose of the windshield assessment is to learn and observe the different areas within the state we live in. The area that our assignment is based on is Canton, Georgia with a focus on zip code 30114. This assignment gave us some perspectives on the population, economy, history, statistics, needs and concerns of the community. Spending time within a community helps understand that there are differences between cities and the people within those cities; as future nurses we need to know what the major needs are of the different communities we are serving.
Basic Population and Demographic Information Canton, Georgia sits at the south end of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is part of northwest, GA

In March 2015 the narcotics unit reported they had seized over $8,400 of heroin since January (Wolfe, J., 2015). Alcoholism is also prevalent in this county, which may contribute to the 1.6% of liver disease seen (Blood Testing Lab Locations in Canton., 2015). Since there are many citizens affected by drugs and alcohol, one can hypothesize that there is a high rate of undiagnosed mental and behavioral health issues in the communities that make up Cherokee County (CHNA, 2012). The 30114 community has several outpatient mental health facilities. Highlands River Health is one that serves children, adolescents, and adults. (see Appendix C figure 1) There are other mental health providers that have their own private practice and also do outpatient

There are several homeless shelters within a twenty to thirty mile radius. We were only able to find two in Canton which serve females. Bethany Place is a home to single women or unwed mothers. Their mission is to “educate such women to become productive and secure members of society through hard work, dedication and determination.” (Home., n.d.) The other one is called Angel House of North Georgia which houses nineteen girls ranging from age 12 – 19. They teach the girls skills that they will need to be successful in their future (North Georgia Angel House Inc. - Welcome. n.d.). Cherokee Family Violence Center is a crisis center and safety shelter for victims, usually mothers and their children, of domestic violence. (Cherokee Family Violence Center - Help, Hope, Heal. n.d.). In 2013, this center serviced a total of 2,056 clients (Why It Matters,