Census Tract

1304
By: Ashlin Cleary, Rachel
Colarullo, Riley
Oberholtzer, & Nicole
Toomey
The Community
Community Core
● Races and Ethnicities
● Age groups
● Language and culture

Subsystems
● Recreation
● Physical environment
● Education
● Economics
● Communication
● Health and social services
● Politics and government
● Safety and transportation
Key Informant Interviews
● Fire Department Station 8 | Paramedics
● Marana Health Care | Medical Assistant
● Keelings Elementary School | Health Aide
● Beacon Group | Vice President
● Woods Memorial Library | Manager
● Fry’s Pharmacy | Pharmacist
● Keelings Elementary School | Family Advocate
● Miracle Square | Director
● Birdman Center Kid Program | Employee
● Fresenius Kidney Care | Registered Nurse
● Amphi High School | Police Officer
● Amphi High School | Health Aide
Strengths & Stressors
Strengths Stressors

● Proactive with vaccines ● Low income

● Grateful for vaccine clinic ● Unhealthy habits
● Family- centered ● Limited resources within
● Protective of each other walking distance
● Crime
Community Problem

Hand hygiene

● Lack of washing hands before meals

● Spread of infection is common
● Hands are visibly soiled
Health Education Project
Hand Washing Education!!
Who: Elementary and Junior High aged kids
What: Steps to hand washing, when to hand wash, and fun facts
How: Soap demonstration, glow germs, interactive hand washing practice, 5-
question post-quiz
Why: A major community problem is lack of hand hygiene and the spread of
infections, especially among kids
Where: Woods Memorial Library
When: Thursday September 26th 3:30-4:30pm
How many: 15 kids participated
Evaluation
Quiz
Lessons Learned
Positives Negatives

● Activities ● Read to a dog

● Snack table ● Separate room from open space
● Be flexible ● School day
Recommendations
● Nutritional needs
○ Affordable healthy options
● Primary Care Providers
○ How to find a PCP
● More specialists in the area
● Hand sanitizer stations in public
● Street safety
○ Cross walks, sidewalks
Questions
1. What other populations could benefit from hand washing education?

2. Can you think of ways to apply this to the hospital setting?