factors are important factors of both life span and freedom from disease and disability. A lack of health-promoting care and services in many racially and economically segregated communities provides a partial explanation for the link between residential segregation and the lack of physical wellbeing. Living in communities that lack transportation‚ fire and police presence‚ job opportunities‚ medical services‚ and quality education widens the health disparity gap. For example‚ those living in neighborhoods
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Community Awareness Today’s youth are faced with many variables to rightly survive and peaceably enjoy their young adulthood. Being confronted with sexual promiscuity‚ peer teasing and conflict‚ or gang violence causes them to react negatively once their involved with such havoc. As precious and gullible as teenagers are‚ education‚ mentorship programs‚ and community awareness must be a reality in the daily life of the adolescent. Without mature and responsible adults willing to assist today’s
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What does the OAA do in your community it is a source that challenge the aging generation and the amenities of our health system that shed light on the decline of quality health and the care that the community provides for the aging. A number of these important resources are through the Howard County Office on Aging as regulated by the federal legislation‚ OAA provides funding for the aging community. The OOA structure and support enhanced living program combine an attractive lifestyle with health
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THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Week 1 Experience of family in the Jamaican context and impact of family structures and patterns on community development WHAT IS A FAMILY? A Family is: “a kinship unit‚ essentially of primary kin of the household head‚ but it allows for extension‚ either patrilineal or matrilineal.” (UNESCO‚ 1992) There are times when they do not share the same residence but the family still exists as a Unit WHAT IS A HOUSEHOLD? A household is: “a commensal (share the same food
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Abstract This paper will conduct a community assessment of Marion County‚ Indiana. Marion County is located in the heart of Indianapolis‚ which is the capital of the state of Indiana. Marion County was created April 1‚ 1822 and was formed from Delaware New Purchase. It was named after General Frances Marion from South Carolina in the Revolutionary War period. This assessment will address the health needs and risks of Marion County through the use of the WGU assessment forms identifying the population’s
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My community ETH/125 My community In my community the area is predominately white; there is not much diversity in the state of New Hampshire. I have viewed the growth of my town from when I was a child to when I have recently moved back a year ago. Fifteen years ago there was one African American family that I knew of and one Hispanic family. In high school there were some other races but I was not friends with them nor knew much about their heritage or culture. I believe that education is the
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In David Nirenberg’s narrative monograph‚ Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages Nirenberg examines the meaning and function of violence in fourteenth century southern France and in the Crown of Aragon. Nirenberg’s thesis is that violence towards minorities (Jews‚ Muslims‚ and lepers) was neither irrational nor a result of intolerance‚ instead violence towards minorities was contextual and part of the everyday function of society. Nirenberg argues that there is a
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FIRST DRAFT Intro: Discourse Community: never heard of before this assignment. Really interesting concept Involved in so many different discourse communites College student‚ marketing major‚ field hockey player In each community so important to know and understand the language and common functions of the group. Marketing Discourse Community- most simply defined as “The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. “ from business dictionary. Marketers
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If we were to mix some of the characters in each story‚ the communities would become a lot different. The Mayor in “One of These Days” seems to be rather domineering. So if he were to somehow be placed into the community in “A Rose for Emily‚” where all those characters are rather lenient‚ things would become a lot more intense. Additionally‚ if Mrs. Turpin from “Revelation”‚ was to be brought into to live in the same community with the ladies in “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”‚ opinions
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Racism is something that’s learnt‚ not something you’re born with. Racism within the community is an extremely prevalent problem within the eyes of the minority as the oppression causes difficulty within job opportunities‚ a bias opinion from the community and a failure to communicate their opinions. Due to the oppression of the minority group‚ job opportunities have significantly decreased for them. In the US‚ racism is a well-known issue and job providers don’t want those who’ll cause trouble
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