Data was collected by the researcher name to numerous to mention in the community of Portsmouth which is situated in the northern area of the island of Dominica. It is a rather large community with a population of 5‚000 persons. This topic chosen for the research was no other than the effects of teenage pregnancy on the teenagers of the community of Portsmouth. This particular topic was chosen by me because it was part
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behavioral intervention. Although this relationship generally holds true‚ there is still significant variability across countries of similar economic standing‚ suggesting that public policy is able to influence rates of teen pregnancy.1 Others argue that ‘teenage-hood’ is a social construct‚ not recognized by cultures like the amaXhosa‚ for example.2 Certainly it is true that social mores swarm like angry bees around adolescence‚ because it is an intense period of sexual change. In dealing with issues of fertility
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Health Care Reform Project‚ Part I HCS/440 November 10‚ 2014 Health Care Reform Project‚ Part I A current health care economic issue in the United States is the prescription drugs many patients must obtain because of the doctor’s orders to help with their health condition. In the United States‚ there are many individuals needing to consume their prescription drugs on daily basis. Although‚ these prescriptions are prescribed by their doctors many insurance companies did not have coverage
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Advocacy and Mediation BSHS 442 December 11‚ 2011 Advocacy and Mediation The right righteous work of the advocate is not always a glamorous job. Wess Stafford said it best when he said‚ “I spend most of my tome comforting the afflicted and the other half afflicting the comfortable” (Good Reads‚ 2011). Human service workers spend their lives dedicating themselves to helping improve the quality of live for those they serve by either directly serving them or advocating for them. The goal is to
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adolescence to adulthood without having an unintended birth‚ it is important to understand the life circumstances‚ motivations and events that lead some unmarried teenagers to become pregnant and the processes involved in the decision to carry a nonmarital teenage pregnancy to term. Some researchers have investigated factors influencing the pregnancy options considered by young women in the United States who choose abortion;1 others have explored pregnancy decision-making by comparing the characteristics of
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passed by and called the cops. The come eventually came and helped‚ but not before Barry had proven to the girl‚ how far the world was willing to go‚ to save her life and keep this one lonely girl around. Suicide is a tragic and preventable mental health problem. Suicide is irrational to those who are not suicidal‚ but to those who are‚ it is the only means of escape that there is. The reason most people consider suicide to be irrational is because suicide is a permanent solution to a problem which
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY Each year in the U.S. almost one million teenagers become pregnant--at enormous costs to themselves‚ their children‚ and society. While the facts are clear‚ the issues of teenage pregnancy are complicated by our conflicting attitudes and behaviors. Talk of sex fills the airwaves; younger and younger girls are portrayed as sex objects; and sex is used to sell everything from clothing to news. Yet we are shocked at the rising numbers of teens who are sexually active. If we are truly
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and community health‚ research public health resources on a borough‚ state‚ and national level as well as review a brief history of those agencies. Whereas public health and community health is often used interchangeably‚ public health is coordinated on a national‚ state‚ and borough scale and public health is a profession that includes more than just nurses. Public health can include emergency personnel‚ health educators‚ public officials‚ public health nurses‚ social workers‚ and community individuals
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available to you‚ you can figure out what the patient needs in that moment. Sometimes a patient’s needs are clear-cut such as needing pain medications to ease the discomfort. Other times‚ the patient’s needs can be very vague or even complex. Patient advocacy extends beyond the individual patient according to some nursing professionals. Some nurses take it upon themselves to advocate
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the topic “Child abuse: a social ill”. Child abuse: a social ill In modern era‚ child abuse is getting very serious because of some factors such as family problems‚ stress and others. Child abuse can be in the form of physical abuse‚ emotional abuse or sexual abuse. Child abuse is known as a social ill because it can cause serious injuries to the children. Child abuse affects many children of all ages. There are some effects of child abuse on children and ways to reduce child abuse in society.
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