Census

Track #6
By Alyssa Benefield, Samaria
Gregorio & Emily Head
Our Community

• Core
• Physical Environment
• Health & Social Services
• Economics
• Safety & Transportation
• Politics & Government
• Communication
• Educations
• Recreation
Key Informants

• Himmel Park Library

• Fire Station #3
• Eegees
• Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
• Food Pantry
• El Rio
• Tucson High Magnet School
• Blenman Elementary School
• Tyler Woods Ph.D.
Strengths &
Stressors

Strengths
- Strong Sense of community
- Willingness to help each other
- Resources for homelessness

Stressors
- Behavioral Health and Mental
Illness
- Substance Abuse/Vaping
- Large Homeless Population
Vaping

• Why?
• This was mentioned by the School Nurse
• 1/4 of High School Students
have smoked an e-cigarettes within
the last 30 days
• Pima County Health Assessment
• It is not directly mentioned but can be
related to cancer and other chronic
diseases, which is one of the leading
causes of death among Pima County
residents
Health Education
Project

• When?
• February 20th, 2020
• Where?
• Tucson High Magnet School
• Who?
• High School Students (14-18 years
old)

• How Many?
• 30 Students
Evaluation

• We will be conducting a post test to

evaluate if the interactive presentation
educated the students on the dangers
of vaping
• We hope that the students will get all
the questions correct and share their
opinions with us on the topic of vaping
Recommendation
s for the future

• For future students who will be

working with CT #6, we
recommend:
• They use Paul’s St. Grace
Episcopal Church for
resources
• Try to provide socks and
hygiene products for the
homeless population
• Address the lack of lighting in
residential area
• Address behavioral health by
screening for common mental
illness
Partnerships &
Resources
• CDC. (2020). Electronic Cigarettes. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-
cigarettes/index.htm

• CDC. (2019). Presentation for Youth. Retrieved from

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-
cigarettes/youth-guide-to-e-cigarettes-presentation.html

• Center on Addiction. (2020). Retrieved from

https://www.centeronaddiction.org/

• Pima County. (2020). Health Data, Statistics and Reports.

Retrieved from
https://webcms.pima.gov/health/resources_for_professionals
/health_data_statistics_and_reports/

• Stafford Medicine. (2020). Tobacco Prevention Toolkit: E-

Cigs/Vapes & Pod-Based. Retrieved from
https://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/E-
Cigs.html

• Tucson High Magnet School

Questions?
Thoughts?
Comments?