Assignment task: Research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
Many organizations work to better local and global communities' quality of life and promote health and safety in times of crisis. As public health and safety advocates, nurses must be cognizant of how such organizations help certain populations. As change agents, nurses must be aware of factors that impact the organization and the services that it offers. Familiarity with these organizations enables the nurse to offer assistance as a volunteer and source of referral.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you gain insight into the mission, vision, and operations of a community services organization.
Assessment - Community Resources
For this assessment, you will research a selected local, national, or global nonprofit organization or government agency to determine how it contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community and submit your findings in a 3-5 page report.
Before you complete the detailed instructions in the course room, first review the local, national, and global nonprofit organizations and government agencies in the list below and select one to be the focus of your assessment.
- American Red Cross: Provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education inside the U.S. They also support military families and offer blood donation services.
- Habitat for Humanity: A global nonprofit working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and in more than 70 countries, they help families build and improve places to call home.
- United Way: Focuses on creating community-based and community-led solutions that strengthen the cornerstones for a good quality of life: education, financial stability, and health.
- Doctors Without Borders: An international medical humanitarian organization providing aid in nearly 70 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.
- The Salvation Army: Offers a variety of services including disaster relief, job training, rehabilitation, and hunger alleviation.
First, select one of the local, national, or global nonprofit organizations or government agencies presented in the Assessment 02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF] Download Assessment 02 Supplement: Community Resources [PDF]resource.
Then research the nonprofit organization or government agency that you selected. Determine how the organization or agency contributes to public health and safety improvements, promotes equal opportunity, and improves the quality of life within the community. Submit your findings in a 3-5 page report structured.