Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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Vulnerable Population in Current Events Michele M Maiorano NUR/440 February 11‚ 2013 Nita A. Magee-Cornelius‚ RN‚ MSN‚ PhD(c) Vulnerable Population in Current Events A way of defining a vulnerable population is addressing it as a group of people who are at risk for developing health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 5). It is not partial to age‚ gender‚ or nationality. In this case‚ it is the pediatric population. According to Allison Kempe‚ who was the lead in a recent research
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Completing this project has helped me to develop a better understanding of aging and has transformed my attitudes and feelings towards older adults. It has also helped to give me some greater insight as to how my Grandfather lived his life and as to what made him the person he is today. Throughout this project‚ I was able to see what measure he took to ensure his longevity and long term health and hopefully I can apply these lessons to my life as I age. First off‚ I unearthed a great deal about who
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Vulnerable Population Vulnerable populations include children‚ the elderly‚ the homeless‚ those with chronic health conditions‚ economically disadvantaged‚ the racial and ethnic minorities‚ immigrants‚ and refugees. Vulnerability may arise from community‚ individual or larger population challenges. Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population‚ but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care. Factors that affect immigrants’ vulnerability
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2.5 METHODOLOGY 2.5.1 Definition of population: The population of this research proposal will be those young adults studying at university that is specified into medium to high level of economical background. The target population of this research will be private university in Subang Jaya‚ Malaysia. 2.5.2 Sample Plan and Size The sample size is set at XXX people to obtain a more generalised data. In order to ensure that each targeted individual in the Klang Valley area has the desired characteristics
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RUNNING HEAD: ACTIVE AGING 1 Active Aging: A Personal Essay Vicki McKinzie Victory University ACTIVE AGING‚ 2 Often times‚ I have realized that senior citizens are described in terms of their pathology‚ such as being a social problem or requiring adjustments. Despite this
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demographic transition theory became the dominant theory of population growth. Based on observed trends in Western European societies‚ it argues that populations go through three stages in their transition to a modern pattern. Stage one (pre transition) is characterized by low or no growth‚ and high fertility is counterbalanced by high mortality. In Stage Two (the stage of transition)‚ mortality rates begin to decline‚ and the population grows at a rapid pace. By the end of this stage‚ fertility has
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Chen Yun (3) 4S Anticipating change means the willingness to change the current situation and to achieve a better society by foreseen the future problem. Staying relevant refers to come up with innovative and effective solutions. Refer to the population white paper‚ the government discussed in detailed about the declining birth rate in Singapore. The situation is getting bad to worse as more and more Singaporean prefer singlehood or late marriages. To deal with this‚ they introduced Marriage &
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of life and the rise of permanent settlements and eventually cities‚ the human population has undergone dramatic growth. "It took until after 1800‚ virtually all of human history‚ for our population to reach 1 billion. Yet we reached 2 billion by 1930‚ and 3 billion in just 30 more years‚ in 1960" (Withgott & Brennan‚ 218). Today the world ’s population has grown to an estimated 6.5 billion people. "Increased population intensifies impact on the environment as more individuals take up space‚ use natural
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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