c229 kmp task 1 ralph spencer community health and population focused nursing field experience western governors university
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C229 C229
KMP TASK
KMP Task 1 1 RALPH SPENCER COMMUNITY HEALTH
1 AND
POPULATION FOCUSED NURSING FIELD EXPERIENCE WESTERN
GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
Ralph Spencer
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Field Experience
Western Governors University
, C229 KMP Task 1 2
B. Problem Description:
My primary prevention topic is Overweight and Obesity, prevention of overweight and
obesity through healthy nutrition and physical activity. Monterey county is the sixteenth largest
county in California and is located on the central coast with a total size of 3,771 square miles.
Monterey county is 120 miles south of San Francisco and 280 miles north of Los Angeles.
Monterey County has a population of 435,232 with the two major ethnicities being Hispanic
58.3% and White 30.3%. The percentage of population under 65 without health insurance is
11.9%. The largest city in Monterey County is Salinas and is the county seat as well. The
western and southern peninsula along with eastern portion of Prunedale are the most affluent.
Along the coast from Big Sur in the south to Moss Landing in the North, the major economic
business is tourism. Monterey county has 8 State Parks/Reserves and 5 National Parks/Forest
and Sanctuaries and there are numerous activities and events provided on a monthly basis for
community participation. The rich soil of the Salinas valley makes Monterey County the third
largest agricultural county in California, and has been known as the salad bowl capital of the
world. Monterey County is composed of 13 School Districts with the three largest being: Salinas
Union High School District (11 schools), North Monterey County Unified School District (5
schools) and Carmel Unified School District (5 schools). Within the Salinas city limits, the
percentage of Hispanics is 86.9%. Of the families of children under 18 years of age within
Salinas, 22.5% are receiving public assistance. The poverty rate in Salinas compared to the
whole of Monterey county is 20.2% to 15.3% (DataUSA 2017). The city of Salinas is
surrounded by agricultural farming on all sides with a very dense downtown district. Driving
down South Main street you see many homeless people walking past empty storefronts with
older style construction mainly of brick. The buildings that sit on either side of main street are
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