Trinity Court and Pritchard Park, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina

A Community Diagnosis including Secondary Data Analysis and Qualitative Data Collection

Authors: Marlyn Allicock, Nicole Bates, Julie Cheh, Jill Fisher
Preceptors: Clara Pennix, Community Advocate
Cornelia Ramsey, Health Educator, Orange County Health Department
Field Coordinator: Sandra Crouse Quinn, Ph.D.

Completed during 1998-1999 in partial fulfillment of requirements for HBHE 240 and 241

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
METHODOLOGY
QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE FINDINGS
COMMUNITY FORUM

INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER ONE: HISTORY
CHAPTER TWO: GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER THREE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

RENTAL RATE SYSTEM
THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

CHAPTER FOUR: COMMUNITY PROFILE

INCOME
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DIFFERENCES

CHAPTER FIVE: CRIME
CHAPTER SIX: HEALTH

MORTALITY
MORBIDITY
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH POLICY ISSUES
HEALTH SERVICES

CHAPTER SEVEN: COMMUNITY ASSETS AND RESOURCES

EXISTING RESOURCES

CHAPTER EIGHT: SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND REPUTATION

DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES
REPUTATION

CHAPTER NINE: THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

HISTORY
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
THE FUTURE

CHAPTER TEN: CHILDREN - PROVIDING A STRONG FOUNDATION

SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
CONCERNS FOR THE CHILDREN

CHAPTER ELEVEN: SAFETY CONCERNS - MYTH VS. REALITY

TRINITY COURT VS. PRITCHARD PARK
POLICE PRESENCE
TRESPASS LAW

CHAPTER TWELVE: COMPETING PERSPECTIVES - PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
CHALLENGES FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS
CHALLENGES FOR RESIDENTS

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: COMMUNITY ACTION AND INVOLVEMENT

BARRIERS TO ACTION
PAST COMMUNITY ACTION
FUTURE COMMUNITY ACTION

CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: MAPS

APPENDIX A - 1: CENSUS TRACT

APPENDIX A - 2: PRITCHARD PARK

APPENDIX A - 3: TRINITY COURT

APPENDIX B: INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) PROCESS

APPENDIX B - 1: IRB PROPOSAL - Not available electronically

APPENDIX B - 2: SERVICE PROVIDER INTERVIEW GUIDE

APPENDIX B - 3: RESIDENT INTERVIEW GUIDE

APPENDIX B - 4: IRB APPROVAL LETTER - Not available electronically

APPENDIX C: FLYER INTRODUCING THE TEAM TO RESIDENTS - Not available electronically

APPENDIX D: LIST OF PERSONS INTERVIEWED

APPENDIX E: COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT

APPENDIX E - 1: DRAFT OF SPEAK OUT AGENDA AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS

APPENDIX E - 2: COMMUNITY MEMBER SPEAK OUT FLYER - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 3: SERVICE PROVIDER INVITATION TO SPEAK OUT - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 4: CORPORATION DONATION LETTER - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 5: COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT AGENDA AND PROGRAM - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 6: COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT ATTENDANCE LIST - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 7: COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT DISCUSSION NOTES

APPENDIX E - 8: SERVICE PROVIDER FOLLOW-UP LETTER - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 9: COMMUNITY MEMBER FOLLOW-UP FLYER - Not available electronically

APPENDIX E - 10: COMMUNITY MEMBER SOLUTION NOTES

APPENDIX E - 11: COMMUNITY MEMBER RESOURCE LIST

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1.	PERCENTAGE OF TWO-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS AND FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
TABLE 2.	EMPLOYMENT RATES BY SEX AND RACE FOR CHAPEL HILL
TABLE 3.	CHAPEL HILL FAMILY INCOME IN 1989
TABLE 4.	MONETARY RESOURCES OF TRINITY COURT AND PRITCHARD PARK FAMILIES
TABLE 5.	RACE BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN CHAPEL HILL AND IN NORTH CAROLINA OF PEOPLE 25 YEARS AND OLDER
TABLE 6.	AGE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN CURRENTLY RESIDING IN TRINITY COURT AND PRITCHARD PARK
TABLE 7.	CRIME RATES BY STATE AND COUNTY FOR 1996 AND 1997
TABLE 8.	DEATH COUNTS AND DEATH RATES FOR LEADING CAUSES FOR NORTH CAROLINA AND ORANGE COUNTY, 1991 - 1995
TABLE 9.	LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH PER 100,000, COUNTY V. STATE V. HEALTHY CAROLINIANS 2000 OBJECTIVE, 1993-1995
TABLE 10.	ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF DIAGNOSED DIABETES BY RACE, SEX, AND AGE, BASED ON THE 1988-1993 BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND 1993 POPULATION ESTIMATES, ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
TABLE 11.	CORE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FRC

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1.	HEART DISEASE DEATH RATES IN NC, 1996 (AGE ADJUSTED)
FIGURE 2.	DIABETES DEATH RATE IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1996 (AGE-ADJUSTED)
FIGURE 3.	AIDS DEATH RATE IN NORTH CAROLINA, 1996 (AGE-ADJUSTED)
FIGURE 4.	AGE ADJUSTED CANCER INCIDENCE RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 1991-1993
FIGURE 5.	PREGNANCIES RESULTING IN INDUCED ABORTION, ORANGE COUNTY, BY AGE & RACE, 1997
FIGURE 6.	PREGNANCIES RESULTING IN LIVE BIRTHS, ORANGE COUNTY, 1997
FIGURE 7.	PREGNANCIES RESULTING IN FETAL DEATH, ORANGE COUNTY BY AGE & RACE, 1997
FIGURE 8.	ORANGE-PERSON-CHATHAM COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT DIAGNOSES (N=2,460)

LIST OF MAPS