Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course title and the Unit and Assessment
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The community I am focusing on is homeless families with children within the Gloucester County‚ New Jersey area. The problem area I am going to address is the educational barriers and challenges faced by homeless children and youths. Two of the very knowledgeable people who are experts in the community and the problems I am addressing are the executive director of Family Promise and a social worker/counselor from Gloucester County Special Services who advocates for these families and their children
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As a group‚ we challenged group bias by discussing the homeless research we had previously encountered. We had all came across viral internet videos of homeless people who were just in the business of loitering and collecting free money for drugs or other unhealthy activities. We became hesitant and unsure if we wanted to help the homeless community because of the negative stereotype. But‚ Chris brought up a very strong point he said “Well at the end of the day it doesn’t matter because no human
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someone may act or the lineage and community in which some are born into. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows the strengths and weaknesses of a community through the white community‚ black community‚ and lastly the community within a family. Though there is much strength in a White community‚ like holding their values high‚ there are also weaknesses like being racist toward the “Blacks.” For instance Jem points out a weakness in the White community when he tells Scout‚ “They’re real
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the U.S‚ has a large homeless community that could benefit from our help and we feel that Drexel has the potential to do so. The goal for our campaign is to help our local homeless community while using the dining dollars that would otherwise not have been used. There is always an abundance of meal swipes left over as most students do not end up using all of them. The remaining amount of food that would have been purchased with those meal swipes can be donated to a local homeless shelter or soup kitchen
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The way communities are build need to change‚ in order to change a number of people who are living on the streets. I have seen many homeless people struggle‚ especially to be able to have some food. Witnessing the struggle many people go through has inspired me to obtain a degree in agricultural science in order to grow organic foods and eventually donate this food to those in need. Not only will it provide with a way to be healthier but they will be consuming healthier foods. Not only would I like
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Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall
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Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Cynthia Davis NUR/440 February 4‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaughn Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Based on my understanding of what I have read over the past week‚ I would define a vulnerable population as any individual or group of people with a decreased capacity to communicate effectively in a given setting. The term vulnerable populations is be defined as “people with questionable capacity.” It is further
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are not top priority. There are multiple things that are going on in a domestic violence situation‚ but to someone on the outside looking in‚ the obvious choice would be to get out of the situation and leave. History of the Domestic Violence Population Domestic violence wears many different masks and is even accepted in some societies. Many different cultures around the world have been and continue to be affected by the results of domestic violence. The term‚ “domestic violence‚” was first
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the idea of an entire population being vulnerable as “a public health concept that refers to vulnerability by virtue of status: that is‚ some groups are at risk at any given point in time relative to other individuals or groups.” The chronically mentally ill and the elderly go under this definition of vulnerable populations and could be helped by two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually have increased risked for being unable to identify‚ manage‚ or find ways to
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