Write your community health assessment including your windshield survey, environmental analysis with social determinants of health, and your summary of findings for the Vila Health Executives.

Assess the health care needs of a selected community by completing a virtual windshield survey and environmental analysis, summarizing the results in a 4–5 page report.
Requirements
Complete this assessment in two steps:
If you have not already done so, complete the Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey simulation.
Review the “Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey” resource to assist you to complete the assessment.
Write your community health assessment including your windshield survey, environmental analysis with social determinants of health, and your summary of findings for the Vila Health Executives.
Use Table 1 located in the assessment template to help you organize and document your findings. Include this as an appendix in your document.
The community health assessment requirements outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. The Guiding Questions: Assessing Community Health Care Needs document provides additional considerations that may be helpful in completing your assessment. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.
Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Support findings and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Document Format and Length
Use the Community Health Assessment Template [DOCX] Download Community Health Assessment Template [DOCX]. This APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] can help you in writing and formatting your assessment.
The assessment report should be 4–5 pages in length not counting the cover and reference page.
Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to all source citations and references.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your executive summary.
Additional Requirements
Proofread your executive summary before you submit it to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assessment.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your community health assessment to your ePortfolio.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Identify the challenges and opportunities facing health care.
Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
Competency 4: Develop proactive strategies to change the culture of the organization by incorporating evidence-based practices.
Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.