Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations “Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders have higher rates of smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity than other minority populations.” (CDC, 2013). This is just one of many examples of how minority groups differ, and how health and health promotion/prevention vary from Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (NHPI) to the major population. Race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education have a major impact on the NHPI group. The most current data available
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Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations: Understanding the Challenges Faced by the Native Hawaiian Population Kristen L. Gallagher Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V March 7, 2015 There are many diverse cultural groups living in the world today. The United States is no exception, with the U.S. Census bureau reporting that as of 2010, more than 36% of the U.S. population identified themselves as members of a minority group (Hixson, Hepler & Kim, 2012). While many people face challenges in
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Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Shahla Tehrani Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Dana McKay May 1, 2015 Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations With the advancement of medical technology and increasing self awareness of both mental and physical well being, the health of most Americans has increasingly improved. However, the same cannot be said of the health of American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Health improvements for American Indians and
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be discussed is Oklahoma County, Oklahoma which is located in central Oklahoma. Oklahoma County seats 20 different cities and town. As of the 2013 census there were 755,245 residents in Oklahoma County. Oklahoma County is 718 Square miles with a population density of approximately 1,013 people per square mile. The average housing density is approximately 416 per square mile. The county consists of a lot of open land, rivers, lakes, and ponds. The City of Oklahoma City is by far the largest in the
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Application of Community Health APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & POPULATION-FOCUSED NURSING Ann Coddington Western Governors University Abstract This paper focuses on the health status of Yakima Valley in Washington State from numerous published data and interviews. A. Identification of Community/Windshield Survey This paper focuses on the health status of the Yakima Valley
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of a youthful population UGANDA Table 1. Uganda’s age-sex structure: % of population male female 0-14 years – 51.08% 6,150,038 6,100,880 15-64 years – 46.78% 5,613,499 5,607,526 65 years and over – 2.14% 244,216 269,553 Table 1 shows that over 50% of Uganda’s population is under 15
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REVIEW OF HEALTH CARE IN UTTAR PRADESH 1. Abstract Healthy society is an important contributor to economic growth since it rebound the prosperity of a nation and nature of human capital. The aim of this report is to highlights the health status of the Uttar Pradesh in context of different indicators associated with the health. In this report we also point out current status of health centers, schemes and projects running in the Uttar Pradesh. 2. Introduction When measuring the health status
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) – Population Dynamics Ethiopian Population Dynamics – Exercise 1 Abstract The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia commonly referred to as Ethiopia is a developing country with an estimated population of 84 million (Background Note: Ethiopia). Ethiopia has a population growth rate of roughly 2.6%, an infant mortality rate of 77/1,000 live births and a life expectancy of age 56 (Ethiopia DataFinder ). With this information in mind, Ethiopia
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with discrimination, injustices, deportation, ethical cleansing, and suffering (Bravo, 2005). Many of the individuals among this group have been identified as being a particular concern among psychologists. Throughout the United States, there is a population of 20.8 million Hispanics in the United States, 13.3 million are that of Mexican American origin, 2.2 million are Puerto Rican, 1.1 million are Cuban, 2.8 million are Central and South American, and 1.4 million among other Hispanic groups (United
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Population aging problem in China The current situation of aging problem in China is serious, and will become severer in the future. “China is rapidly getting older. Three decades ago, only 5 percent of population was over 65; today, 123 million people, or 9 percent of population, are over this age. A report released by a government think tank forecasts that China will become the world’s most aged society in 2030. Further, by 2050 China’s older population will likely swell to 330 million, or a
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