| Boundaries
Are the boundaries geographical, political, or economic?
Do neighborhoods have names?
Are there sub-communities?
How are these identified? |
Whitehouse is a rural community approx 8 mi from a large city.
There are many neighborhoods in whitehouse and the majority of them are named. There is an app available on smartphones called the ‘neighborhood app’ which allows the entire cm=ommunity to communicate. Each neighborhhod is listed on the app sp you can post announcements or notifications just for your neighborhood or the greater whitehouse area. |
| Housing and Zoning
What is the age of the buildings? Are the residences single family or multifamily dwellings? |
There are not a lot of housing opportunities available in whitehouse. There are only two apartment complexes and both are income based. There is a new subdivision that is strictly townhomes. Several established neighborhoods and homes with land are also available, but it gets expensive buying land here. Most of the homes are well-kept. |
| Signs of Decay
Is the area well maintained or in disrepair? Is there garbage strewn? Are there trashed/abandoned cars, places for rodents or other wildlife to hide, vacant lots? |
Whitehouse recently appointed a new city manager, so there are many updates taking place in our community. There are not any vacant lots that I have seen but there are several vacant stores within shopping centers where businesses moved out of whitehouse about two years ago. However, here within the last few mnths there have been three new busiess come to our community. This is a well-kept community for the most part, of course there are areas you could wander off to that are not as well-kept. There is a ‘keep whitehouse beautiful’ project taking place. I did not see any abadoned cars but there are many pedestrians walking along the roadside on sidewalks provided by the city. |
| Parks and Recreational Areas
Are there play areas for children and adults? Are they safe and maintained? Is there a Community Center? Who uses them? |
There is one city park that is well-maintained and a splash pad for play during the summer months. The park is safe and is right next door to the police station and fires tation. A community center is available and there are events year round that take place such as sports clinics, self-defense classes, and karate just to name a few. |
| Common Areas
Where do people collect for social gatherings; where do they “hang out”? Are they for particular groups or are they open to all? Are there signs posted? |
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| Stores
What stores (grocery, retail, drug, dry cleaning, etc.) are in the area? How do residents travel to them? |
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| Transportation
How do most people get around the area? Is there public transportation? If so what kind and does it appear to be used? Who uses it? What is the condition of the streets, roads, highways? |
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| Communication
Is there evidence of local and national newspapers to other media? Are there informational posters on streets, busses, billboards, etc.? |
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| Service Centers
What services are available in the community – health care, social services, schools, employment offices etc.? |
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| People in the Community
Who is in the area during the day? What evidence is thereof particular “classes” of people – upper, middle, working, lower?
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| Industries
What are the major industries located in the area? What types of occupations are evident?
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| Protective Services
Where are fire and police stations located? Is there evidence of police and fire protection in the area?
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| Ethnicity
What is the predominant ethnic group? Are there residents from a variety of ethnic backgrounds or is the community mostly one group? Which one? Are there stores, restaurants, churches, schools, or languages that indicate a particular ethnic group(s)?
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| Religion
What churches and church-run schools are in the area (denomination)? How many are there of each denomination?
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| Health and Morbity
Is there evidence of any health problems such as drug/alcohol abuse, communicable or chronic diseases, mental illness (etc)? |
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| Politics
Is there evidence of political activity? Are there any signs that indicate a predominant political party (parties)or concern(s)? |
Norys Gil
South University
NSG4076 Capstone
Week 1 Midweek Assignment
Introduction
The purposes of this capstone project is to gather information regarding facility procedures and gather understanding of how specific dynamics that may be controlled within a private child care, can help minimize the potential of introduction/possible spread of COVID-19 during the current pandemic. The specific community chosen is the population of a residential / commercial childcare recipients and their families, as well as the staff of the institution.. Sunshine Childcare operates 24 hours a day and is located in a residential home, in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, adequately enabled to serve 25 kids, with a the range of ages between 7 months and 14 years old, 92% Hispanic, 4% Afro-Americans and 4% Native Americans.
The working staff is constituted by two direct care providers and occasional maintenance workers, who are overseen by the director, which is the owner.
Under the current COVID-19 pandemic circumstances, Sunshine Childcare has implemented the following infection control measures: hand washing and use of hand sanitizer during the day, use of a facial mask for kids above 3 years old, prohibiting outside visitors and parents dropping off their kids from entering into the facility. The only exception applies to authorities from Children Youth and Family Division, essential medical personal needed for the kids and emergency maintenance personnel..
“Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults” (CDC, 2020).However, it is important to note that implementation of infection control measures within the chosen community constitute of great significance because since is a new disease we are learning about it every day.
The project aims to analyze the needs of education to staff and families in the implementation of measures to prevent the introduction and/or break the chain of transmission within their homes, the community and inside the facility. Each family must implement a closed environment and follows the mandatory statute of social distance.
Outcomes from this study will serve to reveal which additional measures can be implemented in Sunshine Childcare, as well as aspects of the education needed from the staff and families to prevent the transmission.
Problem Statement
Sunshine Childcare has implemented restriction guidelines regarding outside visitors and parent’s ability to access the actual building when they drop their children off and pick them up. In addition,…
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