The community I have chosen for this paper is The South ward of Newark, New Jersey where the hospital which I work is located. Newark is an urban community consists of primarily of African American and Hispanic population. The South Ward of Newark and contains 17 public schools, five daycare centers, three branch libraries, one police precinct, and three fire houses (City of Newark New Jersey, 2013). The city’s property and violet crime levels tend to be higher than New Jersey’s average level (Newark, NJ Profile, 2013). Observation of this community through a window shield survey gave me the impression there were several social and health concerns.…
The colorful blown glass pieces structured in Dale Chihulys “Inside and out “ twisting sculpture was a huge part of all his American style sculptures. Throughout Chihulys life, he has been faced with many hardships, but also many joyous moments.…
Sociologist David Williams discussed issues and problems that plague low-income communities and what can be done to make unhealthy neighborhood healthy again. We know that where you live, where you work, go to school what you eat, all determine your health outcome. He reminded us that health is not just restricted to healthcare or access to healthcare, but it involves the condition of your home, access to healthy food, available supermarkets etc. In other words, it is the physical and social environment that does affect health.…
3. Corona, R., Gonzalez, T., Cohen, et al. “Richmond Latino Needs Assessment: A Community-University Partnership to Identify Health Concerns and Service Needs for Latino Youth”. J Community Health. 34.(2009): 195-201.…
Many people see being deaf as a disability, but deaf people do not see it that way. Throughout the years, many accomplishments have been made by deaf people. One of them being William Hoy. William Hoy, also known as "Dummy", was the most successful deaf baseball player in Major League history. He played center field for several teams from 1888 to 1902. He developed most of his reputation while playing for the Cincinnati Reds and two teams from Washington, D.C.. As a result of William Hoy being a deaf baseball player, the use of hand signals was established to be used for him and have been used ever since.…
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Syme, S. (2003). Social determinants of health: The community as an empowered partner. Preventing Chronic Disease 1(1): AO2. Retrieved March 30,2008 from the World Wide Web Sage Publishers database.…
Williams, D., & Collins, C. (1995). Us socioeconomic and racial differences in health: Patterns and explanations. Annual Review of Sociology, 21, 349-386.…
Healthy People 2010 was sent off in January 2000 by the Department of Health and Human Services. This program intended to tackle nationwide promotions and disease preventions in the communities in which they sever form social disparities in health. Social disparities generally specify as the difference in health status that are consistently correlated with various levels of latent social advantages and position in the social ladder (Braveman & Gruskin, 2003.) these social disparities in health are mirrored by ethnicity, sexual orientation, education and occupation. Moreover, there are other distinctive reasons linked with preeminent resources, prestige, influence and social incorporation (Braveman & Gruskin, 2003.)…
Community Health Status Assessment (CHSA) is crucial component of MAPP’s assessments phase. It concentrates on the identification of community health problems and prioritizes the health status of the communities and the quality of life issues of their residents ((National Association of County & City Health Officials, 2014). The community Health Status Assessment provides and collects a list of the following data which represent the core indicators of health of Chicago residents and it is including : birth date, death rate, behavioral risk factors, injury, violence and crime rates, social determinants of health, and communicable diseases for the community.…
Many aspects of internal housing conditions are known to affect health. Limited but important evidence also exists on the health implications of the socio-spatial context of housing. For instance, fear of crime, crowding, neighborhood disadvantage, social exclusion, and residents’ social exchange are linked to cardiovascular and mental health, obesity, diabetes and low birth weight. In my dissertation work and related projects, I ask questions about the spatial context of neighborhood effects to investigate how the urban geography of inequality and cumulative spatial disadvantage shape the health and well-being of the inner-city poor. Several important questions about the neighborhood and spatial context aspect of housing remain critical to ask in our quest to understand and act on the constellation of factors shaping health outcomes:…
The community assessment and health needs project of East Harlem, New York, seeks to explore the community in relation to its landscape and demographic characteristics taking into consideration its population, health, resources, and its shortfalls amongst other benchmarks of the city. With these statistics and characteristics, it paints a clearer picture of the strengths and weakness of the community making informed needs about the community. This assessment will seek to give a vivid characteristic to the situational analysis of East Harlem and offer recommendations on the ideal measures that should be undertaken to overcome the health needs of the people of East Harlem. This study seeks to consider various health needs and achievements…
Determinants of health reach beyond the boundaries of traditional health care and public health sectors; sectors such as education, housing, transportation, agriculture, and environment can be important allies in improving population health. Provide a documented example in which this has been demonstrated with supporting evidence.…
Minority neighborhoods often encounter economic distress, living in demolishing housing units, often unemployed, single parents, issues and relations with gangs and violence, and drug and alcohol abuse. It is important that these issues are addressed and is not passed down to generation to generation. However, in our society, individuals have a misunderstanding of the issues that individuals endure living in cities. But this is not to be said that all poor neighborhoods endure or go through all these issues. It is fair to say that individuals living in poor neighborhoods endure levels of social problems and are exposed different issue that they must learn to cope with. This is a reality for individual who live in those unfortunate circumstances. However, some choose to get involved themselves involved with detrimental situations, and some choose to try and get out. Everyone is different and it's a choice whether or not to continue to harm one’s self or to get out of the situation.…
Over the years the United States (US) has transformed from a predominately white population to being ethnically diverse. According to the 2010 US Census bureau states roughly 36.3 percent of its population belongs to a minority group. The minority groups represented in the US include; Alaska Native/ American Indian, Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/ Latino, and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (NHPI). Health status and disparities vary with each group as does health promotion. After analyzing each specific minority group the author of this paper has chosen to focus on the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population (NHPI). In this paper the author will compare and contrast the selected minority group’s current health status with the national average, describe how health promotion is defined and give an example using the three levels of health promotion prevention, and explain the health disparities among the population.…