Columbia, Maryland
Target Audience[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]
In your Week 2 Justifying Community Needs assignment, you determined your community’s greatest needs. This week’s assignment will build on that effort by defining the population currently most affected by this community shortcoming and who will likely benefit when the disparity is resolved. The goal is that with these two key areas known, you can begin creating your action plans for the two greatest needs of your community which are due in Week 4. The CDC’s CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator: Find Interventions That WorkLinks to an external site. https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/chinav/index.htmlpage may be of assistance.
For example, if you determine that safe public recreational parks are your community’s greatest shortcoming, the population most impacted would be children/youth (ages under 18). Once determined, you would then provide the demographic information on the number of people in your community within that age group. You would also want to highlight if there are socioeconomic status (SES) factors, environmental factors, and so forth that you must consider with this population and the need. The following summary example could follow your provided data.
“Within Hopkins Park, IL, SES would be a significant factor in that more than 20% of the population is below the poverty line. Additionally, from an environmental standpoint, the community lacks sidewalks. Finally, it must also be acknowledged that approximately 20% of the population is under the age of 18, which requires consideration of how many would benefit. As part of a proposed action plan, it must be known that due to poverty issues in the community, the park needs to be centrally located so transportation is not required. It must also be noted that without sidewalks, the park should be located near an area where community members are already driving (e.g., K–12 school). It must also be considered that while children are the primary beneficiaries of a recreational park, research needs to be conducted on the social and mental benefits adults and seniors experience with a greenspace within the community. From a budgetary perspective, the city is very low on funding, so grants would need to be considered. Given the poverty and notoriety of the community nationally, grants and perhaps internet-based fundraising are likely the best options. Finally, the plan would need to be considered prudent by community stakeholders. For the city mayor, the greatest leverage point would be … For the Chief of Police, the greatest leverage point would be …, and so forth.”
Pairing the provided explanation with target population data on Hopkins Park, IL begins the process of formulating an action plan. You will do the same. You are addressing not only who would most benefit from the greatest disparity in the community but are also using critical thought to determine how such a project needs to be addressed for the maximum benefit and highest likelihood of success. Note that a community park is far from the greatest need of the example community of Hopkins Park, Illinois.
In your paper,
- State the greatest identified need of your community.
- Identify the target population most impacted by this need.
- List the number and gender ratios of individuals in your community that comprise this population.
- List any extenuating circumstances associated with this population.
- Present a section summary of the population and the need to begin the outlining process for your action plan.
- State the second greatest identified need of your community.
- Identify the target population most impacted by this need.
- List the number and gender ratios of individuals in your community that comprise this population.
- List any extenuating circumstances associated with this population.
- Present a section summary of the population and the need to begin the outlining process for your action plan.
- Summarize your paper with a cumulative summary of the approximate approach needed to reach each target audience listed and how you can best approach community stakeholders.
The Target Audience paper
- must be at least three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
- title of paper in bold font
- Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- student’s name
- name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- course name and number
- instructor’s name
- due date
- title of paper in bold font
- must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
- Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- must use at least three credible sources.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
