Describe Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a subpopulation (African Americans) who are at risk within that area based on your review of data and support your description with two credible sources.

A.  Describe Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a subpopulation (African Americans) who are at risk within that area based on your review of data and support your description with two credible sources. Your description should include the following information:

 

•  the size of the community and the specific subpopulation

•  gender

•  age

•  race

•  income

•  educational level

•  percentage living in poverty

•  crime rates

•  occupations

•  access to healthcare, transportation, and food sources

•  health and nutrition rates

 

1.  Describe environmental concerns (e.g., water quality, air quality, sanitation, superfund sites, hazardous waste, environmental toxins, natural disasters, vulnerability to heat/cold) relevant to the subpopulation.

 

2.  Discuss how the demographics (i.e., race, gender, ethnicity, age) of the identified subpopulation compare with the larger community population and discuss how data supports the health concern for this subpopulation.