Windshield Survey
1. A Community Assessment (Part 1)
Select two communities of contrasting socioeconomic standing.
Conduct a windshield survey of each community (if unable to drive through community, research information from reputable websites, i.e. CDC, city hall websites, local city resources etc.)
Explore eight subsystems of each community
o The eight subsystems are:
physical (i.e. structures and their conditions, street conditions)
environment (i.e. well maintained?)
education
safety and transportation
politics and government
health and social services (i.e. type of restaurants, markets, resources, obesity?)
communication
economics and recreation.
First explore own perceptions and observations
Explore community perceptions and experiences
2. Project (Part 2)
Identify each communitys core (history, values, characteristics and beliefs). Based on your results, select a health topic
o Assess and document strengths or assets
o Assess and document limitations
o Develop a teaching plan in terms understandable to target population for selected health topic
May be a brochure, an outline or short PowerPoint
Include specific recommendations regarding the subsystems that should be strengthened to improve the health status of the stakeholders of each community.
3. Conclusion of Project
Compare and contrast communities; share any new or surprise findings.
