Running Head: C228 Task 1
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing
Task 1
Western Governor’s University
, C228 Task 1
B. Needs-assessment Summary
Sentinel City is the fictitious computer-generated environment which was assessed for
the purposes of this paper.
Demographics Assessment:
Sentinel City is a large metropolitan area that consists of four neighborhoods,
Nightingale Square, Acer Tech Center, Casper Park District and Industrial Heights. The total
population of the city is 663, 862 people, most of which are between the ages of 18-65,
followed by children under 18 and finally persons over 65 years of age. The city is primarily
Caucasian with 80.6% of people identifying as such. The remaining 19.4 % of the city is
comprised of 10.4% African Americans, 3.7% Asian Americans, 2% American Indians, 0.2%
Hawaiian Americans and 3.1% of the population reports being biracial. The median household
income of Sentinel City is $49, 091 and 18.9% of residents live below the poverty level. As
mentioned previously Sentinel City can further be broken down into four separate
neighborhoods (Sentinel City, 2018).
Nightingale Square has a population of 103,974 with a median household income of
$269,550 and a 0.7% uninsured resident rate. Acer Tech Center has a population of 168,390
with a median household income of $166,300 and a 1.5% uninsured resident rate. Casper Park
District has a population of 352,643 with a median household income of $80,134 and a 22.7%
uninsured resident rate. Lastly, Industrial Heights has a population of 38,855 with a median
household income of $24,672 and a 37.5% uninsured resident rate (Sentinel City, 2018).
Neighborhood/Safety Assessment
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing
Task 1
Western Governor’s University
, C228 Task 1
B. Needs-assessment Summary
Sentinel City is the fictitious computer-generated environment which was assessed for
the purposes of this paper.
Demographics Assessment:
Sentinel City is a large metropolitan area that consists of four neighborhoods,
Nightingale Square, Acer Tech Center, Casper Park District and Industrial Heights. The total
population of the city is 663, 862 people, most of which are between the ages of 18-65,
followed by children under 18 and finally persons over 65 years of age. The city is primarily
Caucasian with 80.6% of people identifying as such. The remaining 19.4 % of the city is
comprised of 10.4% African Americans, 3.7% Asian Americans, 2% American Indians, 0.2%
Hawaiian Americans and 3.1% of the population reports being biracial. The median household
income of Sentinel City is $49, 091 and 18.9% of residents live below the poverty level. As
mentioned previously Sentinel City can further be broken down into four separate
neighborhoods (Sentinel City, 2018).
Nightingale Square has a population of 103,974 with a median household income of
$269,550 and a 0.7% uninsured resident rate. Acer Tech Center has a population of 168,390
with a median household income of $166,300 and a 1.5% uninsured resident rate. Casper Park
District has a population of 352,643 with a median household income of $80,134 and a 22.7%
uninsured resident rate. Lastly, Industrial Heights has a population of 38,855 with a median
household income of $24,672 and a 37.5% uninsured resident rate (Sentinel City, 2018).
Neighborhood/Safety Assessment
