The homeless population is a social group that is vulnerable because the homeless are at an increased risk for adverse health-related outcomes. Understanding the nature of homelessness and the relationship between resource availability‚ relative risks‚ and health status is critical for nurses to diagnose and treat health-related problems in this vulnerable population. (PubMed) Poor health is both a cause and a result of homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council
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Even if that culture is the homeless. According to de Chesnay (2008)‚ “Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical‚ psychological‚ or social health. Anyone can be vulnerable at any given point in time as a result of life circumstances or response to illness or events” (2008 pg. 3). In this paper I will focus on the homeless population their assessment‚ Healthy People 2020 recomendations and intervention strategies for this group. The homeless have the highest level of exposure
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CRIMINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY Many individuals experience homelessness do not have certain needs‚ including affordable housing‚ adequate income and health care. Some homeless persons may need additional services such as mental health or drug treatment in order to be securely housed. This research paper will discuss what homeless means‚ various ways in which individuals become homeless‚ trends‚ laws that effect the homeless ‚ and do decriminalization of the homeless community help or hinder
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WRA 150 Mini Annotated Bibliography Description This is assignment is designed as a bridge between your note taking exercise and beginning a first draft. Your writing here should begin considering some of the ways that you might use these articles in your paper. Assignment Two sources: 1 trade‚ 1 scholarly For each source: Correct MLA bibliographic citation 3-4 sentences should summarizing the article 2-3 sentences discussing why this article is important‚ what values is showcases about
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increased the number of homeless people on the streets. "America ’s Finest City" has always faced a homelessness problem‚ but like all chronic problems with the homeless‚ it is merely acknowledged in times of recession and economic demise. “In down times like today‚ focus is on the struggling middle-class homeowner‚ not on the housing problems of the longstanding ill-housed population" (Shaw). USLegal.com defines “homeless” under Section 11302 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an individual
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Advocating for the Homeless Carla Drayton BSHS/442 Advocacy and Mediation Steven Zitar March 11‚ 2013 In this paper you will learn about some of the issues with advocacy in the human service field and how they are being address. This paper will give different areas that stand out in homelessness that needs to be examined. The areas that would be examined are the population of homeless people and their needs. The personal perspectives on assisting homeless people with problems as an advocate
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College English Section: March 20‚ 2013 Annotated Bibliography Barro‚ R J. "Economic Growth in a Cross-Section of Countries." Quarterly Journal of Economics (1991): Vol. 106‚ 407-44. Journal. The journal mentions that poor countries human reproductive rate is much higher than rich countries affecting the population in classrooms. Battle‚ Juan and Micheal Lewis. "The Increasing Significance of Class:The Relative Effect of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Academic Achievment." Journal of
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Annotated Bibliography Course: GD Name: Liam HuangLei Tutor: Tim Flanders Date: 5-30-2014 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Northern Consortium Graduate Diploma TEXT 1: Selection: First of all‚ this article from a handbook was downloaded from an academic website named Commonwealth of Learning (COL). This organization collaborates with United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)‚ which aims to encourage people and academic
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warmth and comfort. I believe the Federal Government should do more to help out the less fortunate. Homelessness is connected with poverty‚ lowering the number of poverty will also lower the rate of homelessness. There are currently more than 500‚000 homeless people in the United States‚ and 15% of the population of 300 million fell below the poverty line. The Federal Government is not doing enough to help out because people who actually
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In this report I will be discussing the growing homeless problem‚ those affected by it and what is being done to resolve the issue. By definition being homeless is living rough. This includes staying with a friend‚ living in an overpopulated room‚ abuse in your home as well as harmful living conditions. The homeless problem is a national pandemic in the United Kingdom‚ particularly London. There are multiple established organisations for the homeless in London‚ such as: Shelter‚ Crisis and Centrepoint
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