Obesity in San Diego County; A Winnable Battle. B. Community: San Diego County is located in the south eastern corner of California and lies geographically north of the Mexican Border and south of Orange and Riverside County. (Appendix 1‚ Fig 1.) It covers an area greater than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined‚ measuring 4‚525.52 square miles.("San Diego County‚" 2010) In addition to San Diego City‚ the county comprises of 18 incorporated cities. It is has 193 square miles that
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In Mark Twain’s famous short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calvary County" the author receives a letter that tells him to inquire information about a man named Leonidas W. Smiley. He finds a man by the name of Simon Wheeler and is told the stories of Smiley. As he listens to the stories that Simon Wheeler tells he realizes that fry little of the stories could be true. To make this short story humorous Mark Twain uses many literary devices and techniques; however‚ three essential ones are
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Health Nursing Community Assessment for Lake County Community Description and Data Interpretation Lake County‚ Illinois is located on the shore of Lake Michigan and borders the state of Wisconsin‚ sitting in the northeast corner of the state of Illinois. Established March 1‚ 1839‚ Lake County consists of fifty-three villages‚ cities and townships. I have lived in Vernon Hills‚ one of the villages located in Lake County since 2005. Lake County is considered part of the Chicago‚ Illinois metropolitan
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During the late 1800’s‚ Boulder County was a microcosm of diversity; mirroring the state of Colorado‚ with it’s geographical mix of 40% plains and 60% mountains‚ and the variety of settlers suited to those geographies. Discovery of gold and silver led to the development of the city of Boulder‚ at the base of the mountains‚ as a supply center to the primarily Cornish hard-rock miners. (1) The coal mines in the southeastern plains of the county attracted Catholic Italian miners‚ while the open
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incomes and why. Although the average home value in San Diego county is higher than most of the rest of the country‚ there is still a large spread in average home values. The average income in San Diego county is in the top ten percent in the country. Like home values‚ incomes vary greatly from place to place within the county‚ ranging from around $11‚000 to around $110‚000. According to a survey done in 2009‚ a region dubbed “North County Coastal” is the most wealthy region of San Diego. this area
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Miami County has the potential to be the marvelous county everyone envisions it being. Miami County boasts high quality schools; it has plentiful local businesses to provide jobs; and it possesses splendid people from all walks of life. The one situation that restricts Miami County is the drug epidemic. Once this county discovers a solution to this problem‚ it will tap into it’s bountiful potential. Currently‚ Miami County currently ranks 7th in the state in meth use‚ the Indiana Police Department
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formation of such a Team. (Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Death Review Team‚ 1998) Recognizing the importance‚ Santa Clara County would become one of the first counties in the nation to establish a domestic violence death Team. The Domestic Violence Death Review Team is comprised of representatives from local agencies with the objective of reviewing and analyzing domestic violence related deaths. The goal was to prevent domestic violence related deaths in our county and not to point fingers at one
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There is no ideal organization‚ and the type of organizations vary from locality to locality. In 2011 Pinellas County took the initiative to merge Public Works and Utilities as part of balancing the budget. While cost savings were likely by reducing administrative functions‚ the main objectives achieve improved processes and production efficiencies (The Pen‚ February‚ 2011). There are many factors that influence the functions performed‚ from historical growth to the downturn of the economy‚ to geographic
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As Mayor Lenny Curry considers a plan to reserve the consolidation of Duval County and the City of Jacksonville by forming component municipalities‚ a similar arrangement local governments established prior to the consolidation; it is important to understand the pro and cons of city-county consolidation as well as the motivations that influence the need for consolidated governments. Although metropolitan government can be achieved in a number of ways‚ reformers have traditionally sought to capture
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Oakland County Health Department (OCHD) provides various health services for the residents of the Oakland County‚ Michigan. The Department runs over 30 programs that are focused on health of the community. The programs include: emergency preparedness‚ surveillance of disease hazards and spread of diseases‚ clean and safe environment‚ health promotion and health care accessibility for its citizens. One of the programs provided by OCHD is –Community Nursing Service Program. OCHD nurse provides nursing
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