Demographic Trend The demographic trends that will have an influential impact on the needs of human services in the future will be growth and change in the populations of seniors. Person 65 and over is expected to double in size within the next 25 years in the United States population. According the (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2009)‚ Hispanic older adults is likely to go from 2.2 million in 2004 to over 15 million by 2050. It is expected to be the largest minority amongst older people by 2028. Some
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Demographic Paper HCS/490 May 10‚ 2012 Demographic Paper Diabetes type II is a chronic disease defined as high glucose levels in the blood as a result of little or no insulin production by the pancreas. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “Diabetes is rank as the seventh leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Diabetes is also one of the main leading causes of kidney failure‚ lower extremities amputation‚ blindness and heart
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Water Shortages Water has been one of our natural resources that we have used throughout time in many different ways. We have developed ways to make it more available and use it to create energy. However‚ because we have made it more available‚ we have developed issues that waste our good clean water‚ take old pipes that have been used to transport water across cities for example. Because they are so old‚ they tend to waste about 7 billion gallons of water every day (CQ Report‚ 2010‚ p.531). And
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effect on economic growth and the concept of “demographic dividend” emerged. Demographic dividend is defined as a rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in a population. This phenomenon occurs with a falling birth rate and the consequent shift in the age structure of the population towards the adult working ages. It is also commonly known as the demographic gift or bonus or demographic window. The demographic dividend‚ however‚ does not last forever. There
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Assignment Study of Local Demographics for Cultural Difference Maryann D. Albright Grand Canyon University: COM 315 March 10th‚ 2014 Study of Local Demographics for Cultural Differences The city of Wildwood is a sleepy city in the county of Sumter in Florida. It is a city which is primarily similar to the Wildwood’s initial economy that was put together around the lumber industry. A business man by the name of Barwick constructed and had possession of a timber mill close tor town.
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After watching Demographic Winter‚ I was quite surprised by the information. I guess when they say “Everything is bigger in Texas” I guess they weren’t lying. Per the movie “the whole world population could fit in Texas‚ I rewound the video at least 3x’s. I thought maybe they meant to say only China could fit‚ but not the whole world! This movie opens your mind up to a whole new thought process‚ like the aging population. For today’s generation‚ most people aren’t having kids‚ or some of them wait
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Socio-cultural .Where different social classes spend their time and money 1. Social classes in Australia. Societies are divided into different social classes. In Australia‚ 。。。 2. Where different social classes spend their money . Every family spent money on four ways: 1) visible products‚ 2) insurance‚ 3) entertainment‚ and 4) food. The individual’s consumption patterns can correctly signify family’s class position. The lower class spend the biggest percentage on basic living‚ to be more
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on with your health. Nurses have always been a huge part of the medical field because of the diversity of the occupation. Patients rely on the care of nurses while healing/recovering and when that care can’t be given‚ there is a big problem. The shortage of nurses in the twenty-first century will greatly impact the well being and outcome of patients. Often nurses are referred to as doctors but according to Gordon‚ nursing is in fact a different and distinct profession from medicine. Nurses are like
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effective system set in place to ensure citizens receive full medical assistance and reasonable wages to live healthy lifestyles. Although‚ Cuba is a communist country it also provided universal healthcare at no cost. However‚ nurses work for free and the people took care of each other. Universal healthcare in the United States would benefit all American citizens. Because everyone will have health care and financial protection whenever they need to be seen. Similarly‚ the end goal is to provide financial
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Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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