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    Notes on Haiti Earthquake

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    Haiti Earthquake Notes Geography A2 Waller Hazards 2012-2013 GRW Tiarè Cole Where was it? * Port-au-Prince has a population of around 2million people Western Haiti‚ Caribbean Sea * The epicentre occurred around Port-au-Prince and as a result the majority of damage: Why did it happen? * Haiti has two fault lines running through it: * Professor Paul Mann was one of the first people to write about and predict the Earthquake * Much of the improper buildings in Haiti were as

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    Demographics Profile: (Brief Description) Haiti has a population of nearly 9‚801‚664‚ while the total median age is at 21.6 years old. After the 2010 earthquake the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010 due to the demographic effect. Birth rate is 23.87 births/1‚000 populations which is fairly low due to the lower life expectancy‚ higher infant mortality‚ higher death rates‚ and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex. The death rate is 8.1/1‚000 population

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    Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Committee Topic: Child Malnutrition in Haiti Country Name: Republic of Ireland A. Brief Background of the Topic The Haiti earthquake in January 2010 had a detrimental impact on the rate of malnutrition within the country. However‚ according to UNICEF‚ Haiti already had the highest number of children that were suffering from malnutrition in Latin America and Caribbean region. Children in Haiti are not consuming the proper amount of nutrients‚ resulting in a significantly

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    Haiti Persuasive Speech

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    Lee West Speech 2-3:20 Topic: Haiti 2012: Why are half a million people still in camps? Organizational Pattern: Problem Solution Specific Purpose: To persuade the government help is need in another place and action needs to be taken Primary Audience Outcome: I want the audience to notice there are others suffering more than themselves. It doesn’t hurt to lend a helping hand. Introduction: Two years on from the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti‚ killing more than 200‚000 people and

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    for human health‚ the need for diversity becomes evident. A more diverse system is associated with enhanced health care access and overall satisfaction for minority patients. Patients are proven to be directly more satisfied with higher clarity in cross-cultural health. My volunteer experience at the VA hospital‚ a local veteran’s hospital‚ granted me with an in-depth hands-on experience boosting my knowledge of the health care system. From my volunteer experience‚ I became more aware of the crucial

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    Childhood Malnutrition in Haiti Laura McConeghy Nursing in Health and Illness 332 Eldon Walker‚ MS‚ RN Fall 2012 Childhood Malnutrition in Haiti Most of the 10 million deaths among children worldwide age 5 years and younger are preventable. Childhood malnutrition is the underlying factor of 3.5 million deaths or 35% of the disease burden in children less than 5 years old. Children in Haiti are born into some of the harshest conditions on the planet‚ and are “left at a disadvantage in terms

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    Haiti World Issues

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    In Haiti‚ the trafficking that occurs is that they exploit “restaveks” children‚ sex trafficking‚ and illegal adoption; it is a serious problem within the country. The government and legislation is lacking within Haiti because of all the earthquakes that occur and that tear apart the country. Trafficking is still happening and the Haitian government is doing everything they can to prevent it. Legislation criminalizing all forms of human trafficking has been pending in Parliament for several years

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    Dominican vs Haiti

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    Haiti vs. the Dominican Republic Comparing Two Sister Countries They say the grass is always greener on the other side‚ for Haiti this saying seems to be true. Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola‚ but are completely different in many ways. Haiti is the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and almost all of its people live in poverty‚ while the Dominican Republic is one of the wealthier countries. In 1960‚ both countries had the same per capita real GDP but in

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    2010 Haiti Earthquake

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    The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several

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    My Life In Haiti

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    I was born and raised in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti‚ to be more specific Cite Soleil and La saline respectively. These two places are probably the most dangerous part of the world‚ and two of the poorest part of Haiti. From a very young age‚ I was exposed to events ranging from seeing cadavers in the street almost on a daily basis‚ drug dealing‚ authority brutalities to lose a couple of childhood friends due to gang activities. In the midst of my environment disadvantages‚ my parents were doing a little

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