Medical Care for an Aging Population Chad Sommers HCS/440 January 12‚ 2012 Pranab Rout Aging is an inevitable event that all people will have to face at sometime in their life. No matter gender‚ ethnicity‚ or race‚ aging affects every individual in different ways as unique as their own personality. As the Baby-Boomer generation begins to reach retirement age‚ there is becoming an urgent need for expanding the national geriatric medical services
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deer population in Michigan. It is important to know the history in order to keep populations safe and stable. Without hunting in the state of Michigan the deer population would be out of control. As Americans began to industrialize we started to push wildlife into smaller and smaller areas. We have taken over a vast majority of the land‚ thus decreasing the habitats and removing parts of the food chain that are required to keep an ecosystem stable. Hunting is not only to lower the population of a
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have prosperity without growth. The following six (6) themes are reviewed in order to determine their effect on the economy (and the Colorful Corporation): 3 1. Ecology & sustainability; 2. Population & demographics; 3. Science & technology; 4. Economy; 5. Geopolitics & security; and‚ 6. Society & culture. The aim of this report is to provide recommendations in order to determine: 1. Whether it is possible to have prosperity without growth; 2. The review of themes
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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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Population redistributions based on ethnicity have defused intense rivalries in the recent past‚ and could be a solution to the internal ethnic crises for nations such as the former Yugoslavia. Currently described by the media as "ethnic cleansing"‚ Population redistributions have been the focus of much controversy throughout U.S. and world history. To those affected‚ Population redistributions can be economically and emotionally devastating. It can also lead to enormous tragedies causing thousands
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Trends: Ageing Population The first current social trend is that of an ageing population. This means that as time has gone on‚ more people are progressing into 64+ years old than people being born. In fact‚ “in 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.” (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/value-for-money-in-public-services/the-ageing-population/) This has been
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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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FIN 30220: Macroeconomic Analysis Long Run Growth The World Economy Total GDP (2013): $87T Population (2013):7.1B GDP per Capita (2013): $13‚100 Population Growth (2013): 1.0% GDP Growth (2013): 2.9% GDP per capita is probably the best measure of a country’s overall well being Note. However‚ that growth rates vary significantly across countries/regions. Do you see a pattern here? Region GDP % of World GDP GDP Per Capita Real GDP Growth United States $17T 20% $53‚000 1.6%
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the LGBTQ population for a couple of reasons. First‚ I believe that gay‚ lesbians‚ transgender people face discrimination in society. Over the last twenty years‚ there have been significant improvements to help reduce the stigma of an alternative lifestyle. In the last couple of years‚ laws have been into place to reduce that discrimination. However‚ the LGBTQ faces an uphill battle with obtaining equal rights even in today’s society. Second‚ with more acceptance of LGBTQ population younger people
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Economic growth is considered as one of the most essential parts of the economics‚ and it is defined an increase of goods and services of a country within certain period (Acemoglu‚ 2012). Modis (2013) claimed that‚ this economic growth conception particularly relates to the growth of potential output and production which is measured by gross domestic product per capita (GDP). Economic growth ideology has a long history‚ though it has been existed since the mid-18th‚ economic growth has dominated
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