These are a few potential links between social inequalities and the health of the population: income and wealth distribution‚ unemployment‚ the ageing society‚ gender and health‚ mental illness and suicide and disability and dysfunction. I am going to discuss each of these and see the health impact on people in each group. Income and wealth distribution: comparing the differences in levels of income and wealth between different social groups help measure inequalities in society. The income is a
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Vulnerable Populations in Current Events NUR/440 January 24‚ 2010 Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Smith‚ Tingle‚ and Twiss (2010) estimate in the year 2030‚ 20% of all Americans will be elderly adults. This is a vulnerable population that will have barriers including transportation‚ mobility‚ financial‚ and medical. As this vulnerable population continues to age‚ they often find it difficult to ask for help‚ which further increases the barriers they must overcome. Defining a Vulnerable
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different communities to which you belong: 1. What is the geopolitical community in which a person would live? Why is it geopolitical? Maurer and Smith (2008) define a geopolitical community as “a spatial designation—a geographic or geopolitical area or place.” (p. 400) This can be illustrated by looking at the natural or human-made boundaries in which people live in. For example‚ a group of people whom all live in Sedona‚ Arizona can be described as living in a geopolitical community. They have
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BEC1 Study guide – Updated (please discard any other study guide currently in your possession and replace it with this one) – only 33 pages. Yah!! Introduction (Chapter 1 – Munro e-book) Know the definition of population‚ sample‚ parameter‚ & statistic Be able to identify and/or provide examples of descriptive statistics & inferential statistics Know the properties of & be able to identify or provide examples of quantitative vs. categorical variables Basic Concepts (Chapter 2 – Munro
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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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A geopolitical community is a community‚ which is either man-made or surrounded by natural boundaries. It is considered a traditional point of view about communities. Man-made boundaries could be the towns where we live‚ work‚ or go to school. Natural boundaries could be the land formations that separate and isolate groups of people (Maurer & Smith 2008). The geopolitical community I live in is Nassau County‚ Long Island in New York. Nassau County is made up of many suburbs and towns and is located
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Cheri W. Bluford Nur/440 June 3‚ 2013 Vulnerable population is not limited to a specific disease‚ race‚ income‚ or gender. There are different situations that can cause an individual to be classified into this category. A Vulnerable population can also include the neighborhood where an individual resides because healthcare resources may be limited. The focus of this will include the understanding of how the different biases affect the delivery of healthcare
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pollutes the Bay and its rivers comes from the air • Pollution from a very large geographic area can eventually wind up in the Bay • Air and water pollution are not separate problems. There is a close link between the health of our air and the health of our water Water Quality Fertilizers‚ waste water and vehicle emissions: Increased nitrogen and phosphorus fuels unnaturally high algae growth in the water • Algae turns color of the water brownish or greenish - blocking
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Nurse Practitioner (ANP) when assessing and analysing the health needs of a specific population. The author will focus on one specific disease‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in relation to South Asian men living in both the United Kingdom (UK) and in South Asia. In view of the large demographics of South Asia the author will specifically focus on Indian‚ Pakistan and Bangladeshi groups also making a comparison with the population residing in Ireland. The author will provide a critical
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Current Health Status of America’s Hispanic Population Current Health Status of America’s Hispanic Population Kathy Curtis NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion Current Health Status of America’s Hispanic Population The Hispanic/Latino population of the United States is growing to be largest ethnic group in the country. This population faces barriers to health and well-being‚ also known as structural violence. “Compared with other groups in the United States‚ the Hispanic population
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