1. Village of Mecosta Mecosta County, Michigan
The Outsiders: Josh Vrona, Jen Polglaze, CJ Heykoop

2. Definitions
Community: a group of people sharing common interests, needs, resources, and environment; an interrelating, interacting group of people with shared needs and interests.
Community Health: “The combination of sciences, skills, and beliefs directed towards the maintenance and improvement of the health of all the people through collective and social actions. The programs, services, and institutions involved emphasize the prevention of disease and the health needs of population as a whole. Community health activities chance with changing technology and social values but the goals remain the same” (WHO).
Community (as client):

3. Healthy People 2020
One indicator
Nursing role

4. Possible Health Risks
1st : Lack of access to quality foods (no grocery store in town, closests is either Remus or Big Rapids)
2nd : Poverty

5. Possible Health Risks con’t
3rd : Lack of Public Tansportation
4th : Lack of Spiritual/Emotional Outreach
Risk identified in scholarly paper

6. Housing/zoning

7. Transportation

8. Race/Ethnicity

9. Open Space

10. Service Centers

11. Religion and Politics

12. Boundries

13. Stores and (lack of) Street People

14. Health and Morbidity (risks/strengths)

15. Commons/Gathering Areas

16. Signs of Decay

17. Media

18. Group Scholarly Problem Statement

19. SMART
Goal:
Intervention

20. Conclusion
Mecosta is a small town that doesn’t have a post office or grocery store but at least they have enough used books that every member of the community could be reading 10 books at one time and still have stacks to the ceiling of the books store.

21. References
A GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONS. (2004).WHO Centre for Health Development Ageing and Health Technical Report, 5, 16. Retrieved from