Vulnerable Populations in Current Events • • What Discussing an event related to vulnerable populations. The Buddy System‚ by Maya Bell Published by MEDICINE‚ the Magazine of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of medicine‚ the article address the role of community health workers in overcome the barriers to effective care for underserved populations in Miami‚ specifically HIV/AIDS population in Miami‚ where this disease is the principal death cause for
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Serving Vulnerable Populations in America In society today we are faced with many challenges‚ some more difficult than others. Many of these challenges have a huge impact on society today. For instance‚ vulnerable populations present some huge issues such as increased health care expenditures and disparities. Vulnerable populations include children‚ the economically disadvantaged‚ elderly‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ the uninsured‚ the homeless‚ those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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considered homeless (“2016’s Shocking Homelessness Statistic”). Some unrealistic expectations for a growing homeless population are that it will go away on its own or the homeless will soon get the memo and magically rejoin us as contributing members of society. The problem with these expectations is that the only way the homeless population will decrease is by either dying off or receiving the needed resources to get back on their feet. Instead of creating unethical expectations for the homeless we‚ as
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The Homeless and Elderly Population BSHS 301 February 8‚ 2010 The Homeless & Elderly Population As we seek pleasure‚ we often forget our purpose in life. We feed our egos as we like‚ but there is one thing that humans don’t know is that all of us have access to opportunities like those who think they have everything in life. But unfortunately not all of us are capable of seeing the poverty in our society. Not all homeless people chose to live in the streets or shelters‚ especially
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Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Joy Carr Nur/440 April 24‚ 2011 Maria Mendez Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Teenage Mothers‚ a Vulnerable Population While there are a number of vulnerable populations in the world‚ very few receive the publicity‚ funding‚ and assistance that they need to survive in today’s society. There is a vast amount of media coverage on the elderly population and homeless children. However‚ most vulnerable populations are not recognized and assisted
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Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness The vulnerable population chosen as the focus of this paper are the mentally retarded or intellectually disabled. According to the tenth revision of the WHO (world health Organization): intellectual disability (ID) is a disorder defined by the presence of incomplete or arrested mental development‚ principally characterized by the deterioration of concrete functions at each stage of
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Vulnerable Populations Lisa M Buschur HCS/531 Feb 2012 Dr. Deb S. Sandberg "Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of‚ but stigma and bias shame us all." * Bill Clinton Vulnerable Populations Emotional and cognitive well-being are phrases used to describe mental health. Positive coping mechanisms and an assessment of suicide lethality are assessments providers consider when identifying a psychiatric patient. Those that suffer from mental health disorders are every- where‚ they are our
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Running Head: ‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’ ‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’ Norita Prather BSHS/302-BSAE0ZSH3 University of Phoenix Instructor: Tami Frye September 26‚ 2011 Each domestic abuse relationship is unique‚ and has a pattern that holds certain signs‚ clues‚ and characteristics that could have helped decide if one were in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. There are significant indicators that are common to all virtual cases
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Vulnerable Populations in Current Events Michelle Wallace NUR 440 July 22‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaugh Vulnerable Populations in Current Events As society knows‚ the Baby Boomer generation is getting older. This generation was born between the years of 1946 to 1964 ("History"‚ 2013). There were three million to four million babies born each year between the dates listed above‚ and this population made up almost 40% of the nation’s population at that time (“History”‚ 2013). This group of individuals
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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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