Vulnerable populations in the United States include economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ homeless‚ people living with HIV and other chronic medical conditions that include mental illness. Other factors that contribute to these populations are a lack of healthcare‚ poverty‚ social‚ environmental factors and lack of education. Vulnerable populations divided into three categories physical‚ psychological‚ and social. The vulnerability may arise
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Children: Children need to feel comfortable away from their parents / carers (children look to role models). If an adult is able to communicate in a way the child clearly understands‚ as well as able to listen to their responses‚ then the child will feel comfortable and therefore safe. The child will be more confident in participating in school settings when they are around people who make them feel that way. Young People: Young people are starting to better develop their communication skills but
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Vulnerable Population: Homeless Priscilla Cabreza HCS/531 January 23‚ 2012 Debbie Vaughn Vulnerable Population: Homeless Introduction Many factors can affect the delivery of health care. It is believed that environmental‚ political‚ economic‚ medical‚ demographic location‚ social‚ cultural‚ and spiritual factors can affect certain population groups and can make these groups more vulnerable than the general population. The question of who is vulnerable and what makes an individual vulnerable
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Experiencing Adolescence: Males vs. Females Janet M. Sims PSYCH/600 October 14‚ 2013 Jody Pendleton Abstract Adolescence is the time when children undergo puberty by maturing psychologically and attaining more adult-like behavior. During the first stages of puberty adolescents have rapid height and weight gain‚ known as a growth spurt. Adolescents gain approximately 10 to 11 inches in height and about 50 to 75 pounds in weight. Body size grows immensely as a result of the growth hormone and
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the children to the mothers who were out working in the factories of offices etc. However when the men came home because the war had ended and they wanted their jobs back‚ the nurseries where then closed. Then in the second half of the twentieth century‚ public expenditure on early year’s provision focused on families who presented social needs and difficulties. The local authority day nurseries which were called later called family centres and nursery schools mainly catered for children at risk
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Controlling‚ Intimidation. • Sexual - Such as: Sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could not have consented‚ or to which they were pressurized into consenting‚ Rape or sexual assault. • Financial - Such as: Theft‚ Pressure in connection with wills‚ fraud or exploitation‚ misuse of property possessions‚ benefits or inheritance. • Neglect - Such as: Ignoring medical or physical care needs‚ withholding the necessities of life‚ such as food‚ drink‚ or heating‚ Preventing
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Paxina Bwalya Kimbinyi TDA 2.1: Child and Young Person Development 1.1. Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: * Physical development * Communication and intellectual development * Social‚ emotional and behavioural development Children and young people development follows a pattern from simple to complex. For example‚ children learn to stand before they can walk‚ skip or hop. Communication also progresses
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Abstract This essay will provide a discussion on the advantages and the disadvantages of disciplining children. The first part of the essay begins by elaborating on the disadvantages of disciplining children. These disadvantages include establishment of anxiety and fear‚ emotional fallout and rebellious behavior. The second part of the essay provides arguments on the advantages of disciplining children. Justification includes the advantages of‚ development of a child’s character‚ learning from the
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erable population Vulnerable Populations Karl Brennan Health Assessment and Promotion of Vulnerable Populations NUR 440 Vulnerable Population My definition of a vulnerable population would be a group of individuals or peoples regardless of race and ethnicity‚ that have become a concern to the healthcare community and people at large due to health disparities or the lack of equality between a peoples and appropriate medical care‚ treatment and education‚ of which most of us take for granted
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Children Disagreements with other people is something that we will all encounter at various points in our lives. It is therefore important from an early age that we learn how to manage disagreements and move on successfully from them. Children need to be taught from a young age that it is a normal part of growing up to have occasional arguments and disagreements‚ to fall-out with friends‚ from time to time‚ and not always to get on with other people. It is important that you take the time
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