Aging in a Rural Community Wanda W. Jones Webster University Introduction Living and aging in a rural community has many challenges. The aging of America in rural communities has gone from being the prominent lifestyle of American citizens to approximately a quarter of the country living in rural areas. Because elders prefer to remain in their homes and age in place‚ living in rural communities presents barriers that are not easily overcome. Transportation is a critical component of aging
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Community Health Strategies Nursing /405 June 25‚ 2010 Community Health Strategies Alcohol abuse and alcoholism affects every gender‚ race‚ and nationality. Abuse of alcohol is a major cause of preventable deaths associated with violence‚ motor vehicle crashes‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ and is a leading cause of death among youth (Ringold‚ 2006). According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)‚ (2010)‚ approximately 17.6 million people in the United States (about one in every 12
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CRIMINALIZATION OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY Many individuals experience homelessness do not have certain needs‚ including affordable housing‚ adequate income and health care. Some homeless persons may need additional services such as mental health or drug treatment in order to be securely housed. This research paper will discuss what homeless means‚ various ways in which individuals become homeless‚ trends‚ laws that effect the homeless ‚ and do decriminalization of the homeless community help or hinder the
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Community engagement refers to the process by which community benefit organizations and individuals build ongoing‚ permanent relationships for the purpose of applying a collective vision for the benefit of a community. Encourages us to simultaneously pursue our interests‚ meet our educational goals and make a difference in our community Provides us with a foundation of analytical‚ reflective‚ interpersonal‚ and leadership skills through real-world experience Our KCT.BS
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Analyzing Discourse Communities Then and Now As students grow older in life and in school their written as well as‚ their oral communication will mature and become more sophisticated. I will be informing you of how my written and spoken communication skills have gotten better throughout my years in high school and how they have improved being in college. I will first do this by talking about how my communication was in high school football and how it compares in college. Secondly‚ I will focus
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Organizations In Community Development Visit PD&R’s Web Site www.huduser.org to find this report and others sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). Other services of HUD USER‚ PD&R’s Research Information Service‚ include listservs; special interest‚ bimonthly publications (best practices‚ significant studies from other sources); access to public use databases; hotline 1–800–245–2691 for help accessing the information you need. Faith-Based Organizations In Community Development
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people effect our decisions Healthcare providers-provides medical care and influence wellness decisions Law and government-maintain safety‚ fairness‚ and order Media-provide people with important information and may influence thoughts and beliefs Family-primary source of information‚ values‚ and support Schools and education-support the individual goals of community members Faith community-influence beliefs and values of individuals and support personal connections Business community- provide
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the structures of community power remains one of the central challenges of community development theory and practice. Researchers have long sought to understand and measure the distribution of power in organizations‚ local communities‚ nations and around the world. Hence classical studies of community power tended to identify elitist (Hunter‚ 53; Mills‚ 56) or Pluralist (Dahl‚ 61; Truman‚ 51) structures. These studies were carried out using different methods in different communities. The observed differences
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Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the following four topics which will be chosen within your CLC group: 1) Bioterrorism/Disaster 2) Environmental Issues 3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population Planning Before Teaching: |Name and Credentials of Teacher:
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|Sustainability in Community Organisations | | |a literature review | Foreword The Research and Evaluation Services Team of the Department of Internal Affairs conducted this literature review to inform and support its work with communities. The project looked at
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