Welcome to DuPont, WA

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Welcome to DuPont, WA

• Geographic Assessment
• Jessica Brandt, Susie Clabots,
• Brita Hanson, Kim Myers, Hali Saucier

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History of DuPont

• Founded in 1833 as Fort Nisqually by the Hudsons
  Bay Company.
• In 1906, the DuPont company purchased the land
  from local homesteaders and founded the company
  town that is still present as Old DuPont. The
  plant closed in 1976.
• In 1994, the first residents of Northwest
  Landing, a master planned community built by
  Weyerhaeuser, moved in.

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Where is DuPont?
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Geographic Information

• The city of DuPont totals 3,755 acres
• 1,048 Residential acres
• 1,039 Business acres
• 1,144 Parks, Recreation, Sensitive Area acres
• 524 Public Facilities acres
• There are 3 distinct areas in DuPont
• Historic or Old DuPont
• Madrona Hills Ft Lewis Golf Course area
• Northwest Landing

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Who Lives in DuPont?

• At least 1/3 of DuPonts population is active
  duty military (primarily Army, Air Force, and
  National Guard)
• DuPont is the fastest growing city in Pierce
  County according to the Northwest MLS.
• The median income is 52,969 and 94.6 of the
  residents have at least a high school education.

Information from the City of DuPont
website Information from the 2000 Census
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Census Data (2000)

• Total Population 2,464
• Age
• 20.1 under age 10
• 41.5 between ages of 25-44 years
• median 32.4
• Education
• 78.7 at least some college education
• 94.6 high school graduates or higher
• Ethnicity
• 9.9 non-U.S. born
• 20.4 European
• 47.8 Asian
• 21.2 Latin American
• Language
• 84.8 spoke only English at home
• Occupation
• 44.0 of the population worked in management,
  professional, and related occupations
• 0 in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
• 51.3 of families have 2 parents working outside
  the house

Estimated Data (2006-2007)
Total Population 7,043 (286 growth from
2000) Estimated of Employees 3,034 (plus
FedEx Ground) Median House Price - 337,915
www.census.gov www.ci.dupont.wa.us
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Crime Data for DuPont
2006 Statistics
Yearly Totals
Schaffel, L., Todd, T., Lapczynski, K. (2006).
Crime in Washington 2006 annual report.
Washington Association of Sheriffs Police
Chiefs, p. 109.
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DuPonts Water Supply

• 5 wells access groundwater in deep aquifers
• 2 wells have emergency generators for backup
  during electrical outages
• Chlorine added to disinfect water
• Public water supply not currently fluoridated
• Yearly water quality report distributed to all
  residents
• Parts of NW Landing built on a Superfund Site
  cleaned up by Weyerhaeuser in the 1980s

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Systems Theory Application DuPont
ENVIRONMENT City of DuPont, Puget Sound I-5, Fort
Lewis

• THROUGHPUT
• buildings
• technology
• businesses/corporations
• city administration
• schools
• planned community
• jobs
• community involvement

• OUTPUT
• educated citizens
• healthy people
• goods and services produced
• active lifestyle and high standard of living
• city infrastructure
• cohesive community

Feedback
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Key Informants

• City Administrator
• 18 yr old high school student
• 20 yr old resident
• Fire Department
• Police officer
• Forza employee owner
• Steilacoom Historical School District nurse
• Kindergarten teacher
• Classroom mom

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Trends from Interviews

• What are the strengths of the DuPont community?
• Active lifestyles
• Community cohesiveness
• Above-average health and perception of health
• Newer, planned community
• Affluent and educated community
• Safety, low crime rate, good support from fire
  and police departments
• Easy access from I-5
• How healthy are the citizens of DuPont?
• healthy, above average health status
• What is a community issue that you would like to
  see addressed?
• Pedestrian safety and better awareness
• Fluoridation of water
• Lack of adequate recreational space (skate park,
  sports fields)
• Shade, drinking water, and bathroom facilities at
  parks
• Disaster preparedness
• Narrow roads

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Nursing Diagnoses

• Compromised dental health r/t unfluoridated
  public water supply AMB increased dental caries
  and multiple residents unaware status.
• 2. Need for improved pedestrian safety r/t
  unmarked crosswalks and increased traffic AMB
  citizen interviews, recent fatal accident, and
  windshield survey observations.

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Nursing Diagnoses (contd)

• 3. Potential for boredom and ensuing vandalism
  and violence r/t minimal public recreational
  areas and equipment AMB resident's complaints,
  "It's like living in Pleasantville with nothing
  to do," windshield survey, observations, and
  resident complaints of mischief.
• 4. Risk for ineffective disaster management r/t
  lack of planning and access to resources.

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Selection of Diagnosis
Prioritizing Criteria
4 highest risk, 1 lowest risk
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Selection of Criteria
Calculated Score
Calculated Score Health risk category ranking
(4 highest risk, 1 lowest risk) multiplied by
weighted score of prioritizing criteria (7-1)
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Program Goals and Implementation Strategies

• 1. Raise Awareness
• Set up information and screening booths at 4th
  of July parade, Summer Fest, and back-to-school
  night
• Classroom-based lessons in elementary schools
  during dental health awareness month
• Send home surveys with kids for parents to
  respond to (2 years in a row)
• Post flyers in local establishments

• 2. Change Policy to Obtain Fluoridated Water
  Supply
• Gather signatures for a fluoridation petition at
  local events
• Solicit volunteers for a community-based
  committee to work on changing the policy
• Meet with city administrators, city counsel, and
  mayor to discuss fluoridation policy change

• 3. Meet Immediate Need for Fluoride
• coordinate with four Dupont dentists to see if
  willing to donate fluoride to citizens who are
  not being supplemented
• coordinate with Well-Child clinic at Madigan to
  provide fluoride for Tricare recipients
• Encourage school administration and school nurse
  to become involved in the The School-Based Oral
  Health Program provided by Tacoma Pierce County
  Health Department

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Evaluation

• Was a committee for change formed within 1 year?
• Were health care providers cooperative with the
  request to distribute fluoride within 1 month of
  request?
• Was the community able to change the water
  fluoridation policy within 2 years?
• Compare results of parent surveys from year to
  year.
• Was there at least a 10 increase in fluoride
  supplementation?
• Was there a decrease in the incidence of dental
  caries in 1 year?

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Works Cited

• City of Dupont A unique history, a vibrant
  futre. (2006-2008). Retrieved Feb. 25, 2008 from
  http//www.ci.dupont.wa.us/
• Schaffel, L., Todd, T., Lapczynski, K. (2006).
  Crime in Washington 2006 annual report.
  Washington Association of Sheriffs Police
  Chiefs, p. 109.
• Stanhope, S. Lancaster, J. (2004). Community
  public health nursing (6th ed.). St Louis Mosby
  Inc.
• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. (2007).
  Pierce-county smile survey. Retrieved Feb 25,
  2008 from http//www.tpchd.org
• U.S. Census Bureau (2000). United States Census
  2000. Retrieved Feb 20, 2008 from
  http//www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html