Tucson Community

Assessment
Census
Tract
2300

The City of South Tucson

Boundaries

Boundaries

North: West 25th

St.

West: South 12th

Ave.

South: West 40th

St.

East: Railroad
tracks

Inside The City of South Tucson

Population
Population statistics
82.1% Hispanic or Latino
73.3% Caucasian
9.1% American Indian
3.6% African American
1.8% Asian

Age of Population

7.0% <5 years old

27.4% 5-19 years old
54.6% 20-64 years old

10.9% 65+ years old

Housing/Development

Majority of housing single family, built in 1959 or earlier

16 boarded up/vacant homes
43 well-maintained structures
0 new constructions
6 remodeling

Trash/Rubble
28 vacant lots
0 vacant cars along
streets
Multiple junk yards
31 areas with graffiti

Healthcare Services
No hospitals, long-term care, or urgent care

facilities
1 pharmacy with clinic Walgreens
2 medical offices providing primary care
1 complementary/integrative care center
providing chiropractic care
1 clinic providing dialysis
3 mental health service centers

Worship

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish

Southside Presbyterian Church
Gentile Church of Christ
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Centro Cristiano Nueva Creacin
Santa Cruz Church
Retrieved from:
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/preservation/individuallydesignated-historic-properties

Education

Ochoa Community Magnet School

Mission View Elementary School
Nellie P. Covert K-12 School
Pima Vocational High School

Businesses

6
3
4
7
4
2

fast food restaurants

bars
farmers markets
convenience stores
gas stations
discount stores

2 laundry/dry cleaners

4 liquor stores

8 neighborhood markets

5 community gardens

1 supermarket

Numerous restaurants

Community
Key Informant/Data Collection
Who did we meet
and why?

Key Informant Interviews 9

Ray Alvarez, Fire Chief

Abe,Firefighter
Mark, Firefighter
Michael, Firefighter
Sergeant Cajas, Police
officer

Sterling, homeless man

Jennifer Parlin, Garden Kitchen

Melissa, Ochoa Elementary School Nurse

Meg Cota, Mission View School Principal

Data Collection
3 Windshield Surveys
Conducted on January
22nd, 29th, and
February 5th
Mornings, midafternoon, and lateafternoon

Other data obtained from:

Crimereports.com
Southtucson.org
Factfinder.census.gov
icrimewatch.net
pimasheriff.org
govtrack.us
azleg.gov
webcms.pima.gov

Community Strengths and Concerns

The best of Census Tract 2300 and the room for
improvement

Strength #1: Tight-knit

Community
Residents all know each other
Community helps one another
Principle stated, Parents from the same school know
their neighbors kids and help look after the
communitys children.
Information to assist authorities

Strength #2: Culture

Many cultural restaurants
Many cultural groceries stores
Cultural art: tile mosaics of horses, Aztecs art, animals,
scenes of nature, and the faces of South Tucson heroes
Cesar Chaves.
Maintained a strong and unique character of their cultural
heritage
1940: Pueblo within a City

Strength #3: Services

Government system
Court
Police Department
Fire Department
Library
Many small markets

Priority Concern #1: Drug abuse

Four smoke shops within 1 mile radius
Key informant interviews indicated homeless population is
primary users of synthetic marijuana (Spice, K2)
Fire fighters indicated a lack of enforcement of laws due
to underfunding
Normalization/desensitization of children to drug abuse

Priority Concern #2: Safety

High crime associated with
homeless population
Large amount of sex
offenders (146 within 2
mile radius)
Fraud: 2,269
Assaults: 1,948

Criminal

Damage: 1,999
Sex Offenses: 489

DUI: 1,264, Substance related: 1747

Priority Concern #3: Large homeless population mental illness

Not enough homeless shelters (Primavera and Gospel

Rescue Mission)
Lack of law enforcement attracts homeless population
Public urination/defecation and drug use
Increase in crime rate
Potential businesses do not want to move into the area
Large quantity of homeless have mental health problems

Nursing Diagnosis
At risk fordrug abuse among the children living in the
City of South Tucson related to availability of drugs,
positive perception of drugs, having friends who use
drugs, lack of parental support, stress, family history of
addiction, and mental illness as demonstrated by
environmental factors, and statements about high drug
use from police, firemen, and community members
interviewed.

Intervention
Drugs Ruin Lives: Make Wise
Choices
1) Activity worksheet

Break into groups of 2-3 children. Children answer questions on sheet, as best as possible. Aid
and clarify as needed.

2) Discussion
Students are then asked to provide answers. Addressing one question to the next and
explaining/clarifying as needed.

Poster broad was used in conjunction with questions such as: Can you name a drug? Students
then answer and a visual of the drug was provided.

3) Games
Popcorn, students are asked a question such as, What do you want to be when you grow up? A
ball is passed around and when a student catches the ball, they answer the question and pass to
next student.

Hangman with quotes such as: Dont do pot, your brain will rot.
Throughout discussion, candy will be passed out for participation. During popcorn, we ensured
everybody received candy for their response.

Evidence to Support
Our Intervention
Article titled, School-based programmes to reduce and prevent substance
use in different age groups: What works for whom? Systematic review and
meta-regression analysis.
Addressing primary developmental challenges such as basic skills and
helping them master academic and social situations can be beneficial
(Onrust, Otten, Lammers, & Smit, 2016).
The analyses of programs for high risk students suggested that drawing the
attention to substance use can even be harmful in this developmental stage,
as several substance use prevention strategies addressing substances were
related to adverse outcomes in high risk students (Onrust, Otten, Lammers,
& Smit, 2016).

Healthy People 2020

Overarching goal: To promote quality of life, healthy development,
and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Topic area- Educational and community-based programs with a goal
to increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational
and community-based programs designed to prevent disease and
injury, improve health, and enhance quality of life.
Objective ECBP-10.5 is to, increase the number of community-based
organizations (including local health departments, Tribal health
services, nongovernmental organizations, and State agencies)
providing population-based primary prevention services substance
abuse (Healthy People 2020).

Evaluation
Did we meet our
goal?

Evaluation Tool
Before Intervention:
Who here knows about drugs? - 20/30 students raised
their hands

After Intervention:
Who here knows more about drugs? - 28/30 students
raised their hands

Goal Met!

References
Healthy people 2020. (2016, February 15). Educational and
Community-Based Programs | Healthy People 2020. Retrieved from
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives/topic/educational-and-community-based-programs
Onrust,S., Otten,R., Lammers,J., & Smit,F. (2016). School-based
programmes to reduce and prevent substance use in different age
groups: What works for whom? Systematic review and metaregression analysis.Clinical Psychology Review,44, 45-59. Retrieved
from file:///C:/Users/Martha/Downloads/Clinical%20Psychology
%20Review.pdf