emotionally. The term vulnerable population takes it a step further and is defined as “a population at risk”. There are many different versions of the definition of vulnerable population but the underlying message is always a population of heightened risk that needs service. Vulnerable populations exist across‚ the globe‚ across the nation‚ across the city and maybe even across the street from any given person. There are countless organizations that serve these populations yet there is always a strong
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Canada is experiencing a rapid increase in the aging population. In 2011‚ it was estimated that one in seven Canadians were over the age of 65 years. In 2036‚ this proportion is expected to increase to one in four older adults (Statistics Canada‚ 2011). As the number of older adults increases‚ this will have far reaching effects on society. One of the effects will be an increased need for professionals in all areas of the workforce who have a strong gerontological skills and knowledge in order to
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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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I have constructed my research based on the guidelines in the following way : Research title: Relationship between contraceptive use and TFR in Dhaka city‚ Bangladesh. Justification of the Research: To give the research proper justification it is very important to go through the three steps to justification they are: narrate the problem‚ possible findings of the problem and find out the impact of the problem. This research deals with the two problems they are: how contraceptives
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American Indian and Native Alaskan population within the “Minority Aging” section. 1. As the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse as the overall minority population grows‚ there is in an increase in minorities within the elderly. As the data was scarce for Native American elderly population‚ I decided to compare and contrast all of the minority sub groups. In 2011‚ 21.0% of persons 65+ were members of racial or ethnic minority populations. Because research has shown that people
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The Aging Population: Baby Boomers Carolyn A. Bounds HCS/490 January 8‚ 2014 Dr. Michael O. Minor Aging Population: Baby Boomers After 16 years of war and depression‚ World War II ended in 1945‚ and more babies were born between 1946 and 1964 (78 million) than ever before and never since‚ which gave way to the name “baby booms”. The first stage of the boom occurred during 1945-1950‚ and the second was from mid 1950-1964. Financial advantages turned out to be plentiful after the war;
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thirds of them are women." More than 60 percent of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate. Two thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare. These are all true statements. Illiteracy and crime are closely related. The Department of Justice states‚ "The link between academic failure and delinquency‚ violence‚ and crime is welded to reading failure." Over 70% of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level. By educating
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of 8 were ex felon that were unemployed. It is really hard for someone to get a job that has been arrested in the past because jobs can search your name and show that you have a rap sheet. When someone is arrested and have to serve several years in prison they can lose time and what technology has changed over the years (halscott). Losing rights as a felon is terrible‚ not only does it ruin how people see you due to the fact that you had been arrested of somethings that was bad enough to be a felony
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A Population ecology model of organizational birth 1. Population ecology theory: A Theory that seeks to explain the factors that affect the rate at which new organizations are born in a population of existing organizations Population of organizations: The organizations that are competing for the same set of resources in the environment Environmental niches: Particular sets of resources 2. Population ecology model Number of births determined by the availability of resources Population density:
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between non-minority and minority populations experiencing disproportionate burdens of disease‚ disability‚ and premature death." ~ Guiding Principle for Improving Minority Health Health Status of Minority Group Medical advances and new technologies have provided people in America with the potential for longer‚ healthier lives more than ever before. However‚ persistent and well-documented health disparities exist between different racial and ethnic populations and health
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