There are 2 parts to this assessment. In this assessment, you gather information for a family assessment and look at the medical history and social influences on a family unit. You will conduct a windshield survey of the community in which your chosen family resides.
Part 1: Family Assessment
Select a family within your community as the basis for the completion of assessments in this course. The family must have at least 1 child under the age of 18 living the home.
Complete and submit a signed Family Release of Confidentiality form to your course instructor prior to your first point of contact with the selected family. 
Review the key points of therapeutic conversation. 
Formulate key questions for obtaining valuable information. 
Ensure your family assessment addresses: 
Identifying data 
Developmental stage and history of family 
Environmental data 
Family structure 
Family functions 
Family stress and coping 
Family composition
Parenting styles
Provide a brief overview of the family members. 
Define child abuse and neglect using your state’s terminology. Note any parenting weaknesses that might indicate possible abuse and/or neglect.
Write a minimum 875-word summary of Part 1.
Note: Remove all personally identifying information, such as the family members’ names. Refer to family members by initials only. 
Part 2: Community Assessment 
Review the Windshield Survey Aid. 
Review the Windshield Survey Resources 
Observe your family’s community by driving around the area. 
Consider aspects of the community that could affect residents’ health and any HealthyPeople Leading Health Indicators that may be applicable to the community. 
Conduct a windshield survey that addresses the following components: 
The age, nature, and condition of the community’s available housing 
Infrastructure needs—roads, bridges, streetlights, and so on 
The presence or absence of functioning businesses and industrial facilities 
The location, condition, and use of public spaces 
The amount of activity on the streets at various times of the day, week, or year 
The noise level in various parts of the community 
The amount and movement of traffic at various times of day 
The location and condition of public buildings—the city or town hall, courthouse, and so on 
Walkability of community: walking paths/biking paths/safety and proximity for walkability to community resources
Public transportation availability, cost, accessibility
Social service centers, such as public libraries, parks, churches, community centers, recreation centers 
Health care facilities, including how many, such as clinics and hospitals, and accessibility of health care resources
Food/nutrition, including details such as food deserts, grocery stores 
Homeless population and homeless services details 
Police and fire department presence 
Schools and their location, including physical condition of schools, and note whether daycare, preschool, elementary, middle school, high school.
Community resources related to child abuse and neglect, spousal abuse, or elder abuse
Compile your windshield survey data, using the Windshield Survey Template to include: 
Data overview of all community components as identified in the Community Tool Box Resource (in the Windshield Survey Resources below)
Strengths of community as evidenced by windshield survey 
Weaknesses (gaps in service) as evidenced by windshield survey 
Develop 1 family nursing diagnosis based upon identified gap in community resources as an indicator of potential poor health outcomes
Develop 1 family diagnosis based upon identified gap in community resources as an indicator of potential poor/weak parenting
Format your assessment as noted: 
18- to 20-slide presentation 
The slides should only contain essential information and as little text as possible. Do not design a slide presentation made up of long bullet points. Your speaker notes convey the details you would give if you were presenting. See the Create Speaker Notes page from Microsoft for more help.
Submit your assignment.
Windshield Survey Resources 
Review these resources for information about completing a windshield survey: 
Table 6-1 (p. 267) of Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations 
Assess page from HealthyPeople,gov 
Section 21. Windshield and Walking Survey from the Community Tool Box ctb.ku.edu
Windshield Survey Aid