emotionally. The term vulnerable population takes it a step further and is defined as “a population at risk”. There are many different versions of the definition of vulnerable population but the underlying message is always a population of heightened risk that needs service. Vulnerable populations exist across‚ the globe‚ across the nation‚ across the city and maybe even across the street from any given person. There are countless organizations that serve these populations yet there is always a strong
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Canada is experiencing a rapid increase in the aging population. In 2011‚ it was estimated that one in seven Canadians were over the age of 65 years. In 2036‚ this proportion is expected to increase to one in four older adults (Statistics Canada‚ 2011). As the number of older adults increases‚ this will have far reaching effects on society. One of the effects will be an increased need for professionals in all areas of the workforce who have a strong gerontological skills and knowledge in order to
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Lemon 1 A population-at-risk I have chosen was the youth aging-out of foster care. By calling it “age-out” I’m referring to it as occurring both before and after leaving foster care. Nationally‚ there are 20‚000 youth in foster care who are at the aging out of foster care. Generally‚ these children has been abused or neglected. There are those who feel as if foster care can have some type of impact on this particular lifestyle for these youth adults aging out of this care. Some feel that
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The long-term GYE forest recovery trend also differs by ownership. Forests on national forest land generally grow back faster than forests in national parks and wilderness areas. During the two decades following the catastrophic fires in 1988‚ national forests consistently had higher values of forest recovery than national parks and wilderness areas. Despite the short-term similarity to the wilderness areas in the first few years after the 1997 fires‚ forest recovery in the GYE national forests rapidly
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Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population Nicole Correia NUR/440 May 26‚ 2013 Leslie Rowan Abused Children as a Vulnerable Population As a vulnerable population‚ abused children are at higher risk for suicide depression‚ aggression‚ delinquency‚ learning disorders‚ and dissociative disorders when compared to non-abused children (Weitzman‚ 2005). If not acknowledged and treated‚ abused children can have more serious mental problems as they age. For example‚ being an abusive relationship
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Many seniors expect to live peacefully as they grow older; however‚ elderly suffer from social isolation which can consequently lead to health problems. There is not many organizations that help seniors socialize and be connected to the community. Lower birth rates and higher mortality rates mean that there is going to be older people living at an older age than younger individuals. The nation needs to provide a proper plan to give the elderly people the care they need to live a proper l Senior
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I have constructed my research based on the guidelines in the following way : Research title: Relationship between contraceptive use and TFR in Dhaka city‚ Bangladesh. Justification of the Research: To give the research proper justification it is very important to go through the three steps to justification they are: narrate the problem‚ possible findings of the problem and find out the impact of the problem. This research deals with the two problems they are: how contraceptives
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The Aging Population: Baby Boomers Carolyn A. Bounds HCS/490 January 8‚ 2014 Dr. Michael O. Minor Aging Population: Baby Boomers After 16 years of war and depression‚ World War II ended in 1945‚ and more babies were born between 1946 and 1964 (78 million) than ever before and never since‚ which gave way to the name “baby booms”. The first stage of the boom occurred during 1945-1950‚ and the second was from mid 1950-1964. Financial advantages turned out to be plentiful after the war;
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A Population ecology model of organizational birth 1. Population ecology theory: A Theory that seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born in a population of existing organizations Population of organizations: The organizations that are competing for the same set of resources in the environment Environmental niches: Particular sets of resources 2. Population ecology model Number of births determined by the availability of resources Population density:
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The article “State of mind” is based on the current state/status of Trinidad and Tobago; that is‚ the imposition of a state of emergency and ‘limited’ curfew by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar‚ in an attempt to combat the issue of an alarming increase in violent crimes. This article also serves as a reminder of the effect of the previously imposed curfew in relation with the unsuccessful attempted 1990 ‘Coup’. It also questions the formalities and manner in which the Prime Minister declared
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