Discuss how you will apply the assessment strategies you have learned from the simulation environment to your community assessment strategies in your community.

Walking through the simulation has been extremely useful in giving me an idea of how to conduct an actual community assessment. It gives me a sense of the spots to get essential data while surveying my locale. I know where to go to get information on health services that a community has access to, resources for homeless, statistics about issues like crime and diseases, food safety issues, resources for recreation and computer and English classes among others. The simulation exercise also helped me appreciate the importance of talking to city residents to get their perspective of the services provided by the city and with local business owners to understand the market issues. Speaking to the mayor gives an idea about plans for the city’s development. Overall, this simulation has been a very valued tool to get some practical experiences of how to go about a community assessment in a real-world care setting.