Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The United States is a Nation of diverse races and cultures. The population of the United States is broken down into two classifications: the majority and the minority. As of 2014 the majority of individuals living in the US classified themselves as white, which is defined as “a person originating from any of the original people of Europe, the Middle East, or
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head: Running head: Health Promotion Among the Hispanic Population Heather Cole Grand Canyon University NRS-429V-0506 December 6, 2014 The Hispanic and Latino population is made up from a combination of people from Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Spanish speaking nations of Central and South America and the Caribbean. According to the Census Bureau in 2010, 36% of America is part of a racial or ethnic minority group, and 17% of the total population of the United States of
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Health Promotion among Diverse Populations According to the 2010 U.S. census report, approximately 36 percent of the population belong to a racial or ethnic minority, of which 17 percent is represented by the Hispanic community. (“Minority Health," 2014, p. 1). The author of this paper has chosen to compare and contrast the health status of the Hispanic community to the national average in the United States. In order to promote health and wellness, it is first of all necessary to assess the overall
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Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Kristi Donau Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Dana McKay May 3, 2015 Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The United States has seen much transformation within its healthcare advances and delivery system over the last century. It has also demographically transformed from a nation of a predominantly white population to an ever growing culturally diverse population. Many of these cultural groups are documented
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Health Promotion among Diverse Populations Eric Valdez Rasmussen University Health Promotion among Diverse Populations As this paper has been researched and written, this nurse has realized that our Hispanic Americans have a profound sense in their culture still imbedded within them to this day. Hispanic socioeconomic status, education background, culture and beliefs impact their health in such tremendous ways that it is difficult to believe that the healthcare system in America didn’t start
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Health Promotion among Diverse Populations *************** Grand Canyon University NRS 249-V February 25, 2015 The most recent estimate shows that the Hispanic population as of July 1, 2013 is roughly Fifty-four million, living in the United States (U.S.). This is approximately seventeen percent of the total population. It is estimated that by the year 2060 they will grow to 128.8 million, thirty one percent of the U.S. population (Centers for Disease Control
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Health Promotion amongst Diverse Populations: Focus on Hispanic and Latino Communities. Eleanor Rose Grand Canyon University May 17, 2015 Hispanic or Latino refers to people of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South or Central American or any other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race (Pekmezi, Marquez, & Marcus-Blank, 2010). According to the U.S, Census Bureau there are approximately 54 million Hispanics living in the United States and this population
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS Health Promotion among Diverse Populations Beverly Lewis-English Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V-0501 October 11, 2015 Health Promotion among Diverse Populations “Two- thirds of all deaths in the Unites States are caused by five major chronic diseases; Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic lower respatory disease, Diabetes and Stroke (Fierro, 2006, p. 1)”. While statistics may be useful, it
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Application of Community Health and Population Focused Nursing VWT Task 1 Cassidi Roberts Western Governors University Community Health and Population Focused Nursing Rated number one for the best place to live in America, McKinney, Texas is “unique by nature” As one of the fastest growing cities in the US, McKinney has a current population of more than 149,000, located 30 miles north of Dallas and is the seat of Collin County. McKinney offers rolling hills, lush trees, a historic downtown
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Health Promotion Among Black or African American Population [Your Name] Grand Canyon University: Family-Centered Health Promotion(NRS-429V) January 10, 2016 Health Promotion Among Black or African American Population The Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2015) notes that “Starting in 1997, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires federal agencies to use a minimum of five race categories: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native
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