Community Health Assessment. Preventing the occurrence of genital herpes in the community can be accomplished by educating and targeting changes in sexual behaviors in high-risk populations; young adults aged 20-29 years old. Educating individuals on signs and symptoms, morbidity and mortality data, associated with the disease have increased effectiveness when individuals of high risk groups are targeted. Primary prevention strategies of genital herpes in at-risk populations of young adults
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The Community I chose is located in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. The population of Indianapolis, Indiana in 2013 is listed as 843,393 (CityData, n.d.). Indianapolis is the host of several major events every year which includes the Indianapolis 500 mile car race; the Brickyard which hosts the Allstate 400 Nascar race; the Indiana Black Expo Circle City Classic football games bring some of the best black college teams to our city every October; the Indiana Black Expo Summertime
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Pierce County, WA Community Assessment Western Governors University Pierce County, WA Community Assessment Community Description and Data Interpretation Pierce County is situated in the central west of Washington State. The county is divided by Puget Sound, with the majority of the land to the east of the major waterway. There are several small islands included in the county that are located near the southern edge of the Sound. At the county’s eastern border, the beginnings of foothills
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Community Assessment and Action Plan Mississippi is a beautiful state with so much history. Such as any state there are negatives and there are also certain health concerns that are specific to the area compared to other areas. Throughout this paper, I will review the demographics of the state as well as discuss one of the health concerns that prevail in the state of Mississippi. State Demographics For a little more than one hundred years, cotton was the undisputed king of Mississippi's economy
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Bullying in Inner City Schools Clydie P. Coward Professor Veda Gregory Community Health November 25, 2013 Indiana State University Bullying in Inner City Schools Bullying has become an issue that we here about on a daily basis in general conversations, occurrence of incidence in many schools on the news and in the media. It is not hat bullying has increased over the years, the issue today is that is now being reported, investigated, and now laws have
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A Community Assessment of 71601 Kiona Okoro Arkansas State University Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the second oldest city in Arkansas. It is also the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County. The city of Pine Bluff was founded by Europeans on a high bank of the Arkansas River heavily forested with tall pine trees. The high ground furnished settlers a safe haven from annual flooding. Joseph Bonne, a fur trader and trapper of French and
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Community Health Needs Assessment During the past year, a focused community health needs assessment was conducted by Trinity Community Hospital. The assessment targeted cancer, orthopedic, and cardiovascular services within the hospital’s primary service region. It utilized information from multiple sources, including epidemiological surveys, state healthcare facilities’ planning guidelines, interviews with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and community focus groups. Following are
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California: Assessment of a Diverse Community California, also known as the golden state and a melting pot of the United States because of a diverse culture and a large immigrant population. To some Americans, it is a paradise and an ideal tourist destination because of sunny weather and easy access to oceans, mountains, and deserts. California integrates foods, languages, and traditions all over the world. According to, People of California 2006 census, California has an appraised population of
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Our discussions have lead us to this particular community due to the association of violence to sexual abuse. This particular city has an increased rate of violence and incarceration rates and we would like to examine this correlation between the abuse on the children of the community. This precise assessment of the community investigates the perception of its quality of life and it will assess in the improvement of the overall health of the community. Unfortunately, the city of Newark suffers from
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JERSEY CITY COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT EVELYNE WILLIAMS JAISAMMA THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR 419 NURSING PROCESS IN THE COMMUNITY In many ways, the history of Jersey City is the history of America. From the earliest Dutch settlement in 1660 to the present day, Jersey City has seen its share of exploration, innovation, slavery, reform, immigration, industry, commerce, terrorism, war and peace and survived. Jersey City's population reached 299,000 in
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