The Homeless as a Vulnerable Population Sara Williams Nur/440 9-5-2011 University of Phoenix The Homeless as a vulnerable population This article discusses a framework for understanding the nature of the homeless population. It discusses four pathways‚ increased heat waves‚ and increased air pollution‚ increases severity of floods and storms‚ and it also talks about the distribution of the West Nile Virus. The article discusses why the homeless are amongst the most vulnerable groups to
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increased the number of homeless people on the streets. "America ’s Finest City" has always faced a homelessness problem‚ but like all chronic problems with the homeless‚ it is merely acknowledged in times of recession and economic demise. “In down times like today‚ focus is on the struggling middle-class homeowner‚ not on the housing problems of the longstanding ill-housed population" (Shaw). USLegal.com defines “homeless” under Section 11302 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an individual
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Martha Stewart: Lemons into Lemonade Before one can make an informed decision as to whether Martha Stewart’s handled the incident responsibly or whether or not her actions were moral or immoral‚ one must first understand the basics of ethics and understand whose rights are involved and how they were affected. Then one must also examine who will be helped and who will be hurt by her actions and then make a decision based on the information and personal values as they relate to the issue. Martha
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At 10:57 a.m on Monday morning‚ we met a young girl named Hannah Stevenson. Hannah has been doing the kind act of feeding the homeless people‚ who stay in the subways of New York‚ for the past 5 years. It all started when her mother passed away and she spent most of her time in the subways. The story of this generous little girl will have an impact on you for sure. Hannah is a 11-year-old girl‚ who grew up in the big city of New York and was always aware of the busyness of the city. When her mother
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Homelessness and extreme poverty are distant realities for many of us. However our brief encounters with the homeless reinforce biases and perceptions that influence our existence as everyday citizens‚ as we label them "dirty" inadequacies who have made a life for themselves that is less than acceptable. Homelessness is considered a socio-economic status that has typically been dominated by men‚ striking people living below the poverty threshold. Although over the years men have traditionally dominated
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Policy Analysis I Paper Jarel Thomas CJA/464 12/1/2014 Paul Brouilletti Human trafficking is a criminal act of abducting vulnerable people like children and even adults in demand for money or other huge prizes from the families of the victims. Some mechanisms and strategies have been put in place to reduce and curb this act that is endangering children and also some adults in the UK. According to the research conducted‚ most of the children who are abducted are the talkative ones who like making
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Homeless families are more vulnerable to physical and sexual assault‚ witnessing violence‚ or abrupt separation. The stress relate to these risks comes addition to the stress resulting from homelessness itself. This problem can also affect children and how they learn. The privation of employment opportunities plays a very important number in the increased number of shelter homeless families. Many factors have contributed to the increase of homeliness families in America‚ but these two major trends
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When asked about an activity that I served as a leader for‚ I instantly thought of my work I did when I set out to help the homeless. I took this project on knowing that it was something that was one of great need. Little did I know how much it would influence and affect me as a person. To complete this project I started with coordinating with the individual who helps the homeless on a weekly basis. I got the necessary information from her such as what was needed to be collected. I coordinated with
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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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year go without food and shelter. Thanks to homeless shelters we have found a way to help some of these people but unfortunately not all. Homelessness affects many people and hurts families and relationships all over the world. Homelessness is mainly derived from three major factors‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ and lack of affordable housing. I believe that if we can recognize and act on these issues then we can help prevent many people from becoming homeless. Poverty results in having little money and
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