Community Organization Healthy Community I consider my community to be the Jordan Creek area‚ which is actually a little more diverse of a community than one would think. It’s a healthy community‚ but a confusing one. It’s part of Dallas County‚ the Waukee school district‚ and can also be incorporated with Polk County to somebody who isn’t sure where to place it. In this paper I will be discussing the types of community capital I believe exist in the Jordan Creek community‚ how social capital
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improving the overall health of communities through various interventions‚ focusing on prevention rather than treatment. These preventative measures include but are not limited to sanitizing drinking water‚ implementing immunizations to eradicate infectious diseases‚ and creating many programs that promote behaviors beneficial for a healthy community. What is a healthy community? According to the publication Healthy People in Healthy Communities‚ a healthy community is “one that embraces the belief
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The definition of community has been debated by sociologists for generations. Bell and Newby 1971 described how the term community has 98 different definitions.( (The concept of‚ 2011). There are different factors that define what a community is. A community could be people living in the same area‚ people who have similar lives‚ people who share the same things or a group of people having the same race‚ religion‚ or other particular characteristic in common. Though today there is also a so called
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contemporary politics. An example of this would be the ways in which the social media has facilitated the Arab Spring revolutions‚ as individuals see themselves increasingly as part of the larger picture; as citizens in the global scheme. Globalization is said to bring people of all nations closer together‚ especially through a common medium like the Internet‚ and through the common mechanism of economics. Growing up in one of Brooklyn’s most iconic religious communities‚ I have experienced the
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Examining Your Community’s Source of Energy Ecology and Environmental Sustainability October 27‚ 2014 My home itself uses oil for the primary heating source. We have two wood burning fireplaces as an alternate to help conserve oil and if there is any power outages. The third source of energy used is electricity. Most commonly used house heating fuel in Slatington is fuel oil and Electricity (See Figure 1) (city-Data.com‚ 2014). According to EPODUNK website there are 1‚867 homes
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Community Care for the Elderly provides community-based services to assist seniors aged 60 and older. Case Management is a method used by professionals who work with elders in need of services. They work with the elder and their families to evaluate needs‚ develop a plan of care and coordinate services to maintain the elder’s well-being. You can look in the Yellow Pages or in the Community Directory section of the telephone book for local resources that provide services to elders‚ those with certain
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addition‚ parents should locate neighborhoods that have open playgrounds or backyards which give children and youth opens spaces for engaging in physical activities like street football and basketball. Healthy Kids Community Challenge Ontario
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To understand how one’s work is related to one’s community‚ it helps to understand what a community is and why they form. There are basically two parts to the definition of community. The first part of the definition states that a community is “A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.” The second part of the definition describes a community as “A group of people having common interests. To me‚ this means that along with the two definitions‚ there are mainly two
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A Place of Safety It is important to be part of a particular community for the simple fact that one must feel welcomed by someone or something to live in prosperity. The Christian community has not played a major part in my upbringing; to me it is the most significant community. Belonging to this church has taught me several values such as living a moral life and being generous with time and money. Before becoming a part of the City of Refugee church‚ I found myself lost‚ which is the way most
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1. What forces spark crime and disorder in our streets? I think some factors that cause crime are money issues‚ peer pressure‚ and feeling like you have a chance of getting away with the crime. If someone feels like a police officer is watching them‚ they are less likely to follow through with a crime because the chance of getting away is less. 3. Does your community have more or less crime and disorder than average? On what do you base your opinion? I believe my community has less crime and disorder
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