ARM1 — ARM1 TASK 1: POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF
INFORMATICS FOR TRANSFORMING NURSING CARE — D029
PRFA — ARM1
TASK OVERVIEW SUBMISSIONS EVALUATION REPORT
COMPETENCIES
7067.1.1 : Analyze Underpinnings of Nursing Informatics
The learner analyzes the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of the nursing informatics scope and
standards to improve patient experience and health outcomes.
7067.1.2 : Determine Technologies to Improve Care
The learner determines how technology and informatics can be optimized to improve the patient experience
and lower healthcare costs.
7067.1.3 : Analyze Administrative Systems
The learner analyzes core administrative systems to support the management of safe, cost-effective, and
high-quality healthcare.
7067.1.4 : Analyze Population Data
The learner analyzes data from population-based systems to mitigate public.
7067.1.5 : Design Data Collection Tools
The learner designs data collection tools and processes to capture, analyze, and report health indicators and
outcomes.
7067.1.6 : Refine Data Visualizations
The learner refines data to visually represent, forecast, monitor, and report progress in meeting healthcare
outcomes.
INTRODUCTION
Population health, in its broadest sense, is defined as an integrated approach by which interdisciplinary
collaboration between various groups in a community—such as businesses, academia, healthcare providers,
philanthropic organizations, local governments, and civil and religious organizations—work together to
achieve the common goal of improving overall human health within a defined geographical area (CDC, 2017).
When examining population health dynamics, it is important to recognize that important research areas
include not only aggregated medical diagnoses but also the hazards in the living and working environments,
socioeconomic statuses, ethnic backgrounds, educational levels, and health coverage-related aspects of a
given population. In particular, underserved populations play an important role in the development of
strategies, interventions, and policy for the delivery of improved population health. Improving population
health focuses not only on bringing awareness to significant health issues and contributing factors within a
given area but also on identifying the resources necessary to influence and deliver positive changes.
, For nurses and other members of the healthcare community, population health is just as much a professional
responsibility as is the care of a single individual in an acute care setting. It is important for members of the
healthcare community to cultivate an awareness of and sense of involvement in population health initiatives.
In these initiatives, a nurse’s knowledge—including informatics competencies, clinical practice experience,
and leadership skills—can be applied to positively affect health outcomes. It is equally important for nurses to
first analyze and understand the geographical area an initiative focuses on. This helps identify modifiable and
nonmodifiable health risk factors within a community, which serves as the foundation for setting priorities.
This first step is vital in generating the information necessary for the engagement and action of local
stakeholders.
In this task, you will gather data about the local geographical distribution of health-related factors, study the
significance of the data, and present the data in a manner illustrating the state of the selected county’s
population health. You will explore the community’s health profile and trends as well as factors influencing
the county’s current health status. The information you submit will consist of graphics such as maps, trending
graphs, comparative charts, and statistical lists. You will summarize key findings and highlight at least one
health factor or condition requiring focused attention.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 50% of the submission and no
more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from
sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used
as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that
will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric
aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
You will perform the following actions by completing the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment:
A. Complete the “Sociodemographic Profile” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment by doing the following:
Note: If information is not available for any subsection, please provide an explanation.
1. Complete the “Key Findings” subsection, including a screenshot of the county you are investigating.
2. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), identifying
the source of the data and a summary of findings from the table in part A3.
3. Complete the 20 population characteristics in the “Sociodemographic Profile Table” subsection for the
selected county and the United States.
B. Complete the “County Health Trends & Rankings” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment by doing the following:
1. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including
why the data for the health trends in part B2 were collected and identifying the source of the data
and the methods used to gather the data.
2. Complete the “Discussion of Health Trends” subsection, including a discussion of the use of trend
graphs for the seven major health trends selected in part B3.
INFORMATICS FOR TRANSFORMING NURSING CARE — D029
PRFA — ARM1
TASK OVERVIEW SUBMISSIONS EVALUATION REPORT
COMPETENCIES
7067.1.1 : Analyze Underpinnings of Nursing Informatics
The learner analyzes the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of the nursing informatics scope and
standards to improve patient experience and health outcomes.
7067.1.2 : Determine Technologies to Improve Care
The learner determines how technology and informatics can be optimized to improve the patient experience
and lower healthcare costs.
7067.1.3 : Analyze Administrative Systems
The learner analyzes core administrative systems to support the management of safe, cost-effective, and
high-quality healthcare.
7067.1.4 : Analyze Population Data
The learner analyzes data from population-based systems to mitigate public.
7067.1.5 : Design Data Collection Tools
The learner designs data collection tools and processes to capture, analyze, and report health indicators and
outcomes.
7067.1.6 : Refine Data Visualizations
The learner refines data to visually represent, forecast, monitor, and report progress in meeting healthcare
outcomes.
INTRODUCTION
Population health, in its broadest sense, is defined as an integrated approach by which interdisciplinary
collaboration between various groups in a community—such as businesses, academia, healthcare providers,
philanthropic organizations, local governments, and civil and religious organizations—work together to
achieve the common goal of improving overall human health within a defined geographical area (CDC, 2017).
When examining population health dynamics, it is important to recognize that important research areas
include not only aggregated medical diagnoses but also the hazards in the living and working environments,
socioeconomic statuses, ethnic backgrounds, educational levels, and health coverage-related aspects of a
given population. In particular, underserved populations play an important role in the development of
strategies, interventions, and policy for the delivery of improved population health. Improving population
health focuses not only on bringing awareness to significant health issues and contributing factors within a
given area but also on identifying the resources necessary to influence and deliver positive changes.
, For nurses and other members of the healthcare community, population health is just as much a professional
responsibility as is the care of a single individual in an acute care setting. It is important for members of the
healthcare community to cultivate an awareness of and sense of involvement in population health initiatives.
In these initiatives, a nurse’s knowledge—including informatics competencies, clinical practice experience,
and leadership skills—can be applied to positively affect health outcomes. It is equally important for nurses to
first analyze and understand the geographical area an initiative focuses on. This helps identify modifiable and
nonmodifiable health risk factors within a community, which serves as the foundation for setting priorities.
This first step is vital in generating the information necessary for the engagement and action of local
stakeholders.
In this task, you will gather data about the local geographical distribution of health-related factors, study the
significance of the data, and present the data in a manner illustrating the state of the selected county’s
population health. You will explore the community’s health profile and trends as well as factors influencing
the county’s current health status. The information you submit will consist of graphics such as maps, trending
graphs, comparative charts, and statistical lists. You will summarize key findings and highlight at least one
health factor or condition requiring focused attention.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 50% of the submission and no
more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from
sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used
as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that
will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric
aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
You will perform the following actions by completing the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment:
A. Complete the “Sociodemographic Profile” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment by doing the following:
Note: If information is not available for any subsection, please provide an explanation.
1. Complete the “Key Findings” subsection, including a screenshot of the county you are investigating.
2. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), identifying
the source of the data and a summary of findings from the table in part A3.
3. Complete the 20 population characteristics in the “Sociodemographic Profile Table” subsection for the
selected county and the United States.
B. Complete the “County Health Trends & Rankings” section in the “Population Health Data Brief Template”
attachment by doing the following:
1. Complete the “Introductory Paragraph” subsection (suggested length of 1–2 paragraphs), including
why the data for the health trends in part B2 were collected and identifying the source of the data
and the methods used to gather the data.
2. Complete the “Discussion of Health Trends” subsection, including a discussion of the use of trend
graphs for the seven major health trends selected in part B3.
