Small Area Analysis Project – Final Paper Structure
Section
What this section must include:
Introduction
1. Provide an overview (short summary) of your findings based on the assessment questions from the Community Toolbox (CTB) that you used for your Walking Survey.
2. State and discuss a health issue/social determinant issue
(Compare the two community areas first, and then present one public health outcome that you will link to these structural differences—i.e., obesity, asthma, violence, malnutrition, substance addiction, hypertension, diabetes, etc.)
Literature Review
1. Discuss previous studies on your topic, including relevant assigned articles and other literature that you found when researching your selected topic (articles; studies; databases, etc.).
2. Clearly define your research question—>What is your selected health outcome, and what is the focus of your report?
3. Discuss what your study will contribute to the public healthliterature (Why it’s important).
Methods
1. Discuss your two sites and populations therein (you will need to look at census data for zip codes 10035 and 10028 for the East Harlem areas; or find the zip code for the different area you surveyed: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml).
2. Describe your research methods and why they are appropriate to addressing your research question.
3. Discuss how you collected and analyzed your data.
Findings
Small Area Analysis
1. Give a basic quantitative analysis of your findings.
How did the numbers compare from one neighborhood to the other? (e.g. # of stores with fresh foods, # of fast food restaurants and alcohol outlets, pawn shops, tattoo parlors, hookah/vapor lounges, health services, religious center, etc.).
2. Give a basic qualitative analysis of your findings – give a detailed description of the similarities and differences you saw in the items you assessed, and the overall characteristics of the two neighborhoods (condition, walkability, facilities, etc.).
Discussion &
Conclusion
1. What are your basic conclusions? Do you think you did a fair job of
assembling information and comparing the neighborhoods?
2. From the CTB Small Area Analysis page
(http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/small-area-analysis/main ) Discuss:what worked well, what kind of information was most valuable, whether your understanding of causes and identification of trends were accurate, and whether the information you gathered was in fact instrumental in your being able to address the issues and disparities you were concerned with.
References
Document all citations in your paper using correct APA or AMA format.
LOW-INCOME AREA QUANTITATIVE DATA AND OBSERVATIONS (East Harlem From E 125th Street- E118th street)
*The number next to these locations is the amount of X thing that I saw.
pharmacy 5 but aren’t the common pharmacies such as Duane Reade, CVS, Walgreens. They are small ran down mom-and-pop pharmacies.
liquor store 3
barber 2
supermarkets 1
fruit stands 1
Bodegas 7
braiding 3
Nails 1
meat market 1
Trash cans 1
Crown Fried chicken 1
Burger king 1
Pizza spot 7
Community Health Center 1
Demographics Predominately Black
Streets smell of urine
drug transaction on 123rd
People rolling up right outside the train
No police cars or officers
A lot of dead roaches and poop on the sidewalks
Cracked sidewalks
I was catcalled although wearing all black which made me very uncomfortable to proceed.
I tooth 6 train to 125th and instantly felt unsafe and very aware of my surroundings. The train stations were filled with homeless people, drug addicts, and awful smells. Although I was with a partner, the eeriness of the train station alone made me very wary of documenting my findings. I was uncomfortable with taking pictures and videos of what I found and didn’t even want to take my phone out.
On many blocks such as E 121 street there was a lot garbage throughout the street. Every blocked was willed with the smell of urine and tons of poop but there weren’t any dogs in site.
Every block I walked on was consumed with project and abandoned buildings.
Every shop such as the nail, braiding salon, barbershop, Liquor store, and pizza shop were all ran down.
I noted one Crime Scene Unit Van parked in front of a projects building as two officers with notepads and things to potentially document information.
The buses were filled with people and filth. I noted two playgrounds with no kids in them but many adults that were homeless or intoxicated.
(Feel free to use google maps street view for a better Idea of the neighborhood I was surveying. )
UPPER INCOME QUANTITATIVE DATA AND OBSERVATIONS
(Upper East Side Lexington Ave and 70th- Lexington Ave and 75th Street)
Garbage Cans 25
Bodegas 0
Deli 3
Supermarkets 1 (Morton Williams, Target)
Barbers
Wine and liquor stores 1
Pharmacy 1
Access to food
Healthcare
Demographics: Predominately White
Salon 3
Banks 4
Cleaners 7
nail salon 3
Laundry 1
Doctors optical 3
Door Men 30
Urgent Care: 1
Officers 5
Upon exiting the train station, I had a pleasant conversation with an older man about New York drivers based upon how a taxi driver sped through the light when the pedestrians had the right of way. Not surprisingly, I felt safer in this neighborhood. The train station was clean with garbage cans throughout the station and it didn’t reek of bodily fluids. There were many restaurants and nicely decorated outdoor dining. Every apartment building had a doorman, a bellhop or both to assist the buildings tenants. There were garbage cans on each intersection of every block and organized garbage (recycle, landfill, compost). Many people were walking and curbing their dogs which was highly noticeable based on the cleanliness of the sidewalks. The sidewalks weren’t cracked compared to the sidewalks of East Harlem. There were many boutiques and places to work and find places to work in.
(Feel free to use google maps street view for a better Idea of the neighborhood I was surveying. You can also contact me for more information regarding the neighborhoods to make this easier)
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