WGU D224: Global and Population Health Study Guide (Newest 2025/2026)

WGU D224: Global and Population Health Study Guide (Newest 2025/2026) Student Name College of Health Professions, Western Governors University Instructor Name Month Day, Year  D224: Global and Population Health A. Description of Location and Subpopulation Community/Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located in Hennepin County in the upper Midwestern region. Subpopulation: Minneapolis-St. Paul has the largest amount of Somalian refugees in the United States who live at or below the poverty line. Local Town, City, or County Aspects Description / Data Credible Source In-Text Citation (table requires at least two credible sources). Include a full reference on the reference page. The size of the community: 425,336 City Data The size of the specific subpopulation: 17,320 (Somali Americans, 2024) Gender: Male: 216,402 (50.9%) Female: 208,934 (49.1%) City Data Age: Median Resident Age: 33.5% Minnesota Median Age: 38.8% City Data Race: White: 58.7% Black: 20.1% Hispanic: 9.8% Two or more races: 6.3% Asian alone: 5.1% Other race alone: 0.7% American Indian alone: 0.6% Native Hawaiian: 0.03% City Data Income: $69,397 City Data Education Level: High School: 90.8% College: 53.5% C Percentage Living in Poverty: 15.0% City Data Crime Rates: Overall crime: 5,713 crimes per 100,000 people (137.8% higher than the state average and 143.5% higher than the national City Data average) Violent crime: 1,155 crimes per 100,000 people (316.2% higher than the state average and 197.8% higher than the national average) Occupations: Management occupations: 5.9% Computer specialists: 5.0% Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations: 3.2% Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aids: 2.5% Media and communication workers: 2.3% Teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations: 2.3% Counselors and social workers: 2.2% City data Access to Healthcare: People living in Minneapolis or St. Paul are less likely to have health insurance compared to the rest of Minnesota: 7.1% Minnesota Department of Health Access to Transportation: Hiawatha Light rail CarShare, Safe bike paths, City bus Minnesota Department of Transportation Access to Food Sources: Number of grocery stores: 203 Number of supercenters and club stores: 14 Convenience stores: 78 Restaurants: 807 City Data Health Rates: General health condition: 58.6% City Data Nutrition Rates: Health Diet Rate: 50.1% Average BMI: 28.3 City data A1. Description of Environmental Concerns Some environmental concerns that I have for my subpopulation are air quality and vulnerability to heat and cold. Because of rising temperatures, changes in the climate in Minneapolis, and the increase in traffic air quality has declined. Minneapolis had a 13.3%