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Official Oakland community assessment
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Oakland
(Topeka, KS
66616)
Presented by Brooke Brewer,
Emily Brown, Meloni Montgomery,
Amanda Rice, & Alexandra Tapang
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Boundaries
North: Kansas River
South: 2nd Street
East: NE Strait Ave.
West: Kansas River
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Community Core
People of the community:
Primarily Caucasian
Some Hispanic, African American, American Indian and others.
Most residents are employed
Variety of households: Married couples, married couples with
children, and single parents
Wide age range
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Community Core
Values, beliefs, & culture
Churches in the community: Sacred Heart Parish, North Rock
Baptist Temple, Oakland Church of the Nazarene, Joyful
Harvest Church, Oakland Presbyterian Church, Oakland
Christian Church, Oakland United Methodist Church, Our
Land of Guadalupe, Grace Baptist Church
Ethnicities: 30.1% German, 14.6% Irish, 10.5% Hispanic,
9.5% English, & 3.5% French.
96.3% of the community speak English and 3.6% speak
Spanish.
There are two Hispanic restaurants in this community: La
Siesta Restaurant and La Fiesta
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Community Core
Lifestyle & Characteristics
Suburban community
Lower-middle socioeconomic status
Mostly English speaking community.
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Community Core
Demographics
Population: 5,968 residents
Male: 2, 949 (49.4%) Female: 3,020 (50.6%)
Average household size: 2.4 people
Average family size: 3 members
Median Age: Males: 33.8 years Females: 38.2 years
Education level: Most residents have a high school diploma
or equivalent
17.5% of adults in community are married with children
44.3% of adults in community are marrried
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Community Core
Windshield Survey
Sight: Clean, older homes, people walking around, children
playing, most houses and lawns are well kept.
Hear: Overall quiet, very little traffic noise, children playing.
Smell: Chappell's Backyard BBQ, Pizza Parlor, Brass Rail, La Fiesta,
La Siesta Restaurant, Mentzer's Great Fast Food, Tilton's, Marlene
Bakery, Panderia Reynosa Bakery.
Taste: Clean air, no distinct smell
Feel/Relational response: Residents were willing to answer our
questions, and they were friendly. Some of the participants are
current Washburn University students.
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Community Core
Neighborhood Interview
Who: People living and working in the area (20 participants)
Where: Oakland, KS – Tilton’s, Oakland Community Center,
Fire Station #6
Questions & Results/Responses:
Do you like living in this area?
Yes: 20
No: 0
Do you feel safe in this neighborhood?
Yes: 18
No: 2
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Community Core
Neighborhood Interview
What kind of improvements would you like to see for the
neighborhood?
“Less gang members”
“Better maintenance of property”
“Better citizen involvement”
“More police watch”
“Stronger police presence”
“More street lights”
“More intersection traffic control” – lacks yield signs
“Better traffic control” – “kids are getting hit by cars”
“Improve parks for kids”
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Community Core
Neighborhood Interview
How do you travel in this What do you think of the
area? quality of education your
Personal Car: 16 children are receiving in
school?
Public Transport: 4
“Poor level”
Walk: 0
“Teachers have low
quality teaching”
Where do you receive health
care services?
“Poor discipline and no
real consequences”
“Cotton-O’Neil Clinic”
“Needs improved IEP”
“St. Francis”
“Disagree with ‘No Child
“Stormont Vail”
Left Behind’”
“Good” – Street State
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Subsystems
Physical Environment
Most homes in the neighborhood were well kept. Homes seemed
to be older, most built in the 1940-50’s. Some homes had clutter in
the front yard, and paint chipping from the exterior.
The neighborhood did not seem to have many sidewalks. Most
walks did not seem adequate, many were broken and had
grass/weeds growing through the cracks.
Could see families interacting in the streets and on porches.
Seemed like a family orientated neighborhood.
Air quality Index - 40 (0-50) Air quality is considered satisfactory,
and air pollution poses little or no risk. Air smells and does not
appear to have any smell of pollution.
Water quality index- 37 (0-100). 37 is considered low
susceptibility.
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Subsystems
Education:
USD 501 provides preschool, elementary, jr high, and high
schools.
Schools available in the Oakland area are Lundgren Elementary,
State Street, Scott Computer Technology Magnet, Chase Middle
School, Highland Park High School. The private schools is Our
Lady of Guadalupe.
Extracurricular activities- sports, after school programs at
Oakland Community Center, and skate park. The Community
Center also offers classes for preschoolers. School nurses are
available at all schools. Parents as Teachers is also available to
families. Topeka and Shawnee
County Library is available
to the neighborhood.
Graduation Rate 2010-2011- 70.4%
Dropout Rate 2010-2011- 3.6%.
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Subsystems
Transportation & safety:
Many residents have their vehicle and use that as a means for
transportation. Public transportation (Topeka Transit) is also
available for the community to use. School bus transportation is
available for the children.
Air/water quality monitored by KDHE Bureau of Air/Water.
Fire Station #6, Topeka Police Department patrol the
neighborhood.
Garbage company (Waste Management) for sanitation.
Sidewalks seemed to need repair, would not be able to easily
ride a bike on.
During interviews: 18 out of 20 felt safe in their neighborhood.
We did not see many traffic lights or stop signs in the
neighborhood during survey of neighborhood.
Crime Rate: Topeka has a high crime rate -- mostly thefts.
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Subsystems
Politics & government:
Mayor: William W. Bunten
City Council:
District 1 Karen Hiller
District 2 John Alcala
District 3 Sylvia Ortiz
District 4 Denise Everhart
District 5 Larry Wolgast (Deputy Mayor)
District 6 Chad Manspeaker
District 7 Bob Archer
District 8 Andrew Gray
District 9 Richard Harmon
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Subsystems
Health & social services:
Both Stormont-Vail and St. Francis Hospitals are located in central
Topeka. Had an adult care center.
Cotton-O’neil clinic available to the neighborhood which is
located right after the Sardou Bridge.
During Interview: 12 participants that used primary care
physicians. When asked regarding main hospital preferences, 14
prefer St. Francis Hospital while 6 prefer Stormont-Vail .
Chronic Conditions: Arthritis, Diabetes, Lung Disease, Heart
Disease.
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Subsystems
Communications:
Residents gather at many of the local churches, community center,
and local school events.
Newspaper: Topeka Capital Journal
Formal communication: newspapers, radio, television, telephone,
and postal service.
Informal communication: word of mouth, school newsletters,
bulletin boards at schools/local stores/community center, church,
public library, personal/public email.
Economics:
Average hourly wage for Topeka: $19.24/hr. Average yearly
income:$38,960
Unemployment rate: 7.2%, Food stamps and WIC are used and
accepted at the local stores in Topeka.
Tilton is one of grocery stores in the Oakland neighborhood. Also
has a small bakery.
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Subsystems
Recreation:
School sports and local summer sports through Shawnee County
Parks & Rec local skate park and community center
Neighborhood has community garden behind Oakland
Community Center, playgrounds/school playgrounds for
children,
Public swimming pools in Topeka
Children also play in their own yards.
Fiesta Mexicana is hosted by Our Lady of Guadalupe yearly in the
Oakland neighborhood and is available to all of Topeka and
surrounding areas
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Boundaries
Barriers
Conceptual:
Individuals are adaptive to their community to where other
communities act as a culture shock to them. Many have lived in
this community there whole life thus not giving them
opportunities those other communities may have to offer.
Oakland is becoming more and more prone to criminal activity
as fewer people feel a sense of ownership toward the
neighborhood, as stated in the Oakland Neighborhood Plan.
Concrete
No modern street drainage in parts of Oakland
Street and sidewalks do not connect to neighborhood amenities
High traffic speeds within the neighborhood
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Boundaries
Normal line of defenses
Community Building: The community comes together to make the
neighborhood a stronger advocate for itself
Neighborhood patrols and the Police Department assist with
keeping the streets safe and protecting the neighborhood
Community Gardens: encourages youth to participate with
community garden.
Flexible line of defenses
The community worked together to “Clean-up” to avoid
environmental code problems
In the destruction of houses in the past, they developed a
“neighbor-to-neighbor” housing Rehab Program
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Boundaries
Lines of resistance
Neighborhood Watch
Crosswalks for school
Speed bumps to prevent speeding
More stop signs and yield signs
More street lights
Supporting services
Church Services
Community Projects
Night Out Against Crime – funded by “Party in the Park”
Neighborhood Clean up
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Nursing Process
Assessment Data (Subjective & Objective)
Do you feel safe in this neighborhood?
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Nursing Process
Assessment Data (Subjective & Objective)
What kind of improvements would you like to see for the
neighborhood?
“Less gang members”
“Better maintenance of property”
“Better citizen involvement”
“More police watch”
“Stronger police presence”
“More street lights”
“More intersection traffic control” – lacks yield signs
“Better traffic control” – “kids are getting hit by cars”
“Improve parks for kids”
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Nursing Process
Community nursing diagnosis:
Oakland Community is at risk for ineffective
protection related to lack of police presence.
Rationale:
Even though 90% of the interviewees stated they felt safe in their
neighborhood half of the improvements stated were related to
stronger police presence. If the police simply drove through the
neighborhood more often, there may be less gang involvement or
activity in the neighborhood. Also if there was a stronger police
presence, the need for better traffic control may be recognized.
After speaking with the firefighters, the need for stronger police
presence magnified.
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Nursing Process
Recommendations (research, education, practice):
We recommend speaking with the police department or starting
a petition to request stronger police presence in the
neighborhood.
Another way to raise awareness would be to ask the fire
department to participate in any form.
Include more community events promoting awareness against
crime in the neighborhood.
Present a nursing project at the community center regarding
safety in the neighborhood
Keeping track of crime rates through the police department
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Implementation
Potential project based on assessment
Participate in “Party in the Park.” It is a community event that
helps raise money for “National Night Out Against Crime.”
Rationale for implementation
Along with increasing police presence in the neighborhood, this
can help promote community spirit and police-community
partnership for a safer neighborhood.
This will provide a great opportunity for nursing students to learn
more on how small contributions such as this event can positively
influence the community’s spirit and health.
Even with a diverse community, as a whole, everyone shows
willingness to see change especially when it comes to their safety
& security.
Change agents
Nursing students, police officers, fire fighters.
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The End
Thank you for your time listening to our presentation. Enjoy your day!
IEP – Individualized Education Program Majority of the participants mentions “Cotton-O’Neil Clinic” as their preferred place for health care services but majority of them also mentioned their preference for St. Francis Hospital over Stormont-Vail The man who said “I disagree with ‘No Child Left Behind’ also mentions how “American children have it harder” due to the increased number of Hispanic speaking students in Street State.
discuss the connectedness of the subsystems- The Oakland neighborhood seems to be very family oriented, and seem like their own “island” in part of Topeka. The people in this community seem to work through the subsystems as a whole to maintain what they have. Communication seems to be key in keeping this community current and up-to-date on events.