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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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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system the most? Old people are the primary user of healthcare in the United States. The older adult population is expanding‚ living longer‚ with multiple chronic conditions. Understanding and managing their needs over time is an integral part of defining successful aging. “Population health is used to describe the measurement and health outcomes of a population” (Tkatch‚ 2016 1). One way population help the older generation is education and intervention. Sessions are held to make sure the older people
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Joseph W Costa LOT2 Task 2 5/24/2013 Best Practices in Prevention of DoS/DDoS Attacks This guide is meant to describe best practices for the detection and prevention of denial of service attacks‚ such as the event that recently occurred at the university. It was determined that based on current security guidelines and current controls in place‚ the university was still severely vulnerable from an internal aspect and all identified gaps need to be addressed and resolved. Each control
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Lemon 1 A population-at-risk I have chosen was the youth aging-out of foster care. By calling it “age-out” I’m referring to it as occurring both before and after leaving foster care. Nationally‚ there are 20‚000 youth in foster care who are at the aging out of foster care. Generally‚ these children has been abused or neglected. There are those who feel as if foster care can have some type of impact on this particular lifestyle for these youth adults aging out of this care. Some feel that
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Health Promotion Lisa Greenspon Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Sandi Coufal RN‚ MSN May 26‚ 2013 Health Promotion Health Promotion is defined as (Mandle‚ 2010‚ p. 16) “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health.” Kreuter and Devore (1980) propose a more complex definition in a paper commissioned by the U.S. Public Health Service. They s(Serxner‚ )tate that health promotion is “the process of
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independence ° dignity ° respect ° partnership ° equal opportunities • give examples of ways to put these values into practice in your day-to-day support of people with a learning disability • explain why it is important to work in a way that promotes these values. Understanding values Understanding values First we need to explore what each of the following terms means in practice in your everyday work when supporting people who have learning disabilities. As you go through these explanations
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Carl Roger’s Person-Centered Theory Literature Overview of the Carl Roger’s Person-Centered Theory Carl Rogers has been the leading figure in the development of phenomenological therapy. Roger’s controversial volume‚ Counseling and psychotherapy appeared in 1942 position became known as “non-directive” and was considered as radical because it was counter to the psychoanalytic and directive methods of therapy that dominated American psychotherapy during 1930s. Rogers emphasized the
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deforestation is the practice of kaingin by most Filipino farmers. The Kaingin System is the slashing and burning of forest trees and vegetation in order to convert them to agricultural lands or pasture for livestock. Seeds left over at the area are burned so there is no more chance for these seeds to grow into trees. In 2010‚ farmers from Isabela who practice kaingin have destroyed 20 hectares of forest which would then be planted with coconut seedlings.This type of practice contributes to soil erosion
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