Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population Ronda LaVigne HCS 531 August 29‚ 2011 Doris Chimera‚ RN‚ MA‚ MHA Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population This essay will provide an overview of immigrant farm workers as an example of a vulnerable population in society. A sample population demographic and background information about the community provides characteristics and context about why this group constitutes a vulnerable population. A discussion
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness As of July 1‚ 2013 the United States of America had 54 million Hispanics living within its borders. This equates to 17% of the total population (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2014). Many of these individuals do not speak English which creates a language barrier between them and health care workers. This barrier can create biases among health care workers and the Hispanic population. Health care workers may not be able to connect with this population because
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Option for the Poor and Vulnerable is concerned with people who are unable to work or find a job‚ and end up not being able to have enough money to provide basic needs for themselves and their families. Sadly‚ there are many people in this world who are not able to provide themselves with these needs. Personally‚ I feel my family and I have supported this catholic social principle. Last year‚ I volunteered at the food bank where I organized foods‚ making sure they were in the right shape‚ condition
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Vulnerable Population and Self Awareness One of the most common vulnerable populations are those individuals with a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. People with advanced AD are more challenging to assist in a health care setting because of their difficulty with expressing their needs. Health care professionals must use their strong assessment skills to determine what the persons needs are. My personal experience in working with patients with AD has rarely been the best. When
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Single parent‚ Teenaged mothers‚ Unmarried mothers Shawna Wilson Psychology 101 Dr. Syed October 24‚ 2012 While single parenting is not a choice many people would intentionally make‚ it can have its rewards. Many times single parents discover they are capable of doing more than they ever thought possible and that they
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Exploratory paper: Do working mothers who work outside the home have a negative effect on their children When I read this topic at first time‚ I can quickly think of some reasons on both sides. Such as “if mother work outside she must have less time for her children””children may feel insecure” or “working mothers have a positive effect on children about being more independent.””Children will not feel pressure when parents always are around.” From my own perspective‚ I strongly
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Men are as vulnerable to skin aging as women. If you have skin‚ you will experience skin aging sooner or later. The problem with most men is that they don’t give a lot of thought to the effects of aging. This is probably why you don’t usually see a lot of anti aging products for men sold in the market. Here are some of the most common aging problems experienced by men: 1. Age spots - Men with fairer skin complexion are more predisposed to the emergence of age spots. These spots are caused by excessive
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Mother Teresa Real name: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Born: 26-Aug-1910 Birthplace: Skopje‚ Yugoslavia (known today as Skopje‚ Macedonia) Died: 5-Sep-1997 Location of death: Calcutta‚ India Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried‚ Mother House Convent‚ Calcutta‚ India Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Religion‚ Activist Nationality: India Executive summary: Missionaries of Charity Father: Kolë (d. 1919) Mother: Drana Sister: Aga (b. 1904)
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514 – The Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults 1. Understand the legislation‚ regulations and policies that underpin the protection of vulnerable adults 1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults There is a difference between Safeguarding vulnerable adults/children and adult/child protection. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility‚ and includes measures to prevent or minimise the potential for
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rights and privileges due‚ in large part‚ to the efforts of the women of the revolution. The women of the American Revolution were obedient‚ industrious‚ and loyal to their husbands. Their natural purpose or function was bearing and nurturing children. From birth‚ women accepted their destiny as helpmate to their future husbands. Most women during the revolution did not question their role and became the caretakers of their home; they did the cooking‚ cleaning‚ polishing‚ and decorating. They
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