Demographic Paper Pekin Illinois is a relatively small community located in Central Illinois half way between St. Louis and Chicago. It boasted a total community population of 33857 during the last census period of 2008. The total population consisted of roughly a 50/50 male to female ratio with a median age of 37.1 and represented 94.4% Caucasian‚ 2.4% African American‚ 1.9% Hispanic and 1.1% Asian races. Due to this population mix many of the culturally and racially indicated diseases states‚
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expected to grow and will have a tremendous impact on our healthcare system in the years to come. In the past‚ the increased growth of the aging population was not a problem. Presently it is becoming a problem. One major impact is the need for health care workers. Healthcare workers are decreasing because physicians and other health care workers are retiring. When people get older‚ they also need more healthcare services. The demand for healthcare services is growing because of the older adult population
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Demographic population change Dana Ennis HCS/490 April 15‚ 2013 Iris Boyd Demographic population change The population is constantly aging. The population will continue to increase over time because of elderly who have retired‚ have illnesses and disabilities. Some of the aging population will need long-term care‚ medical treatment‚ and in home care because of their medical conditions. Some
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China research – Bullet 5 Demographics Political and legal environment in China make it very volatile for business outside of the country. China is undergoing massive urbanisation with millions (160m) of people moving from rural to urban environments. However the mass industrialisation comes with a lot of pollution costs. The urbanisation is pushing up consumption per person but also increasing income per person. Population in China is suspected to reach 1 billion by 2030. The scale and pace of
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Nursing Shortage The expected population growth of the older adult in the United States over the next few decades will have a dramatic impact on its healthcare workforce. As the aging population grows‚ the need for health care services will also increase‚ more especially from nurses. At the same time‚ large numbers of health care workers will be retiring while this demand for health care is on the rise. Although the nursing profession has the largest segment of the U.S. healthcare workforce
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over 30 die daily due to waiting or other illness that prevent them from becoming recipients(Washington post‚ 2014). Organ shortages seem to be a massive problem in the world today. According to the CDC‚ the most common transplants are the kidney‚ followed by the liver‚ heart and lungs (CDC‚ 2014). Deceased individuals only make up 1% of the donations‚ leading to an organ shortage today. This brings up several topics as to how these organs are obtained‚ and why certain types of people are getting better
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PROTECTING CUISINE UNDER THE RUBRIC OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: SHOULD THE LAW PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN THE KITCHEN? Emily Cunningham ∗ Cite as 9 J. HIGH TECH. L. 21 (2009) I. Introduction In June 2007‚ Rebecca Charles‚ chef-owner of Pearl Oyster Bar (“Pearl”) in New York City’s Greenwich Village‚ sued her former sous chef‚ Ed McFarland‚ now chef and part owner of Ed’s Lobster Bar in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. 1 In her complaint‚ Charles alleged that McFarland had pirated Pearl’s menu
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Nursing Shortage 1 Running head: Scarce Resource Article Assessment Scarce Resource Article Assessment University of Phoenix Nur/531 Influencing the Future of Nursing and Health Care February 1‚ 2010 Nursing Shortage 2 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to prepare an editorial response to the article entitled‚ Nursing Shortage: Have We Missed the Real Problem? This author will discuss and define the issue and the article. The author will then discuss influencing factors and support
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Demographic Breakdown of Unemployment and Non Labor Force Workers in the Nation There are many different age brackets‚ genders‚ and ethnicity that make up unemployment in the labor force. Some of the same people who were once in the labor force also make up the workers who are not counted in the labor force anymore. Unemployment is important to the economy and the society that we live in because the more people without any jobs and/or not having a legitimate source of income will increase crime
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level .c rs om 9699/33 SOCIOLOGY Paper 3 Social Change and Differentiation Additional Materials: * 1 3 8 8 3 1 5 7 9 6 * October/November 2011 3 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the
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