Research Summary Table Stephanie Adams Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505: Advance Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice Summer, 2014 Research Summary Table Author, Year Purpose Sample/Number of Participants (provide descriptive statistics Design/Level of Evidence Findings Limitations Perkins et al. (2013) The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes of low-income or minority parents towards having their sons vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). Convenience sample of 156 participants were approached in Boston at a university medical center that serviced low-income, minority population. There were 120 respondents(eth-nicities broken down): 68 black, 24 white, and 28 Latino. The average age of parents/guardians
Consequently, they are likely to live in poverty as adults. If they become parents, their children will be born into poverty and the cycle of deprivation is continued. Some sociologists say that this is the reason why poverty continues to exist - by having children,
1 in 4 children live in poverty, 64% of school children are eligible for free or reduced school lunches/breakfasts. 32,887 people receive food and nutrition services (formerly known as food stamps) in the county, 4908 receive WIC (women, infants, children) supplemental nutrition benefits, 23,803 people receive Medicaid. (PCCHA, 2011) The Neighborhood/Community safety inventory for Pitt County of Eastern, NC is as follows: Crime rates in Pitt county per population of 100,000 in 2010 are 7.6 murders, 20.2 rapes, 157.3 robberies, 358.9 aggravated assaults, 1409.1 burglaries, 2854.2 larcenies, 18.3 arsons and
In an attempt to provide the whole community access the Replex has attempted to provide discounted rates for families that cannot afford the full membership. LeRoy has many single parent families as well as elderly who would benefit from the use of this facility to fight the non-communicable diseases spoke about in the beginning of this letter as a result of obesity and overweight. With the prevention and public health funds offering investment to promote wellness in the community I would propose the release of funds to the Replex to pay for those in the community to have the opportunity to use the facility. In having a paid membership children and adults alike can take part in classes or the use of facilities to exercise bettering their physical fitness status providing them a health that some have lost in part to their sedentary
According to Townsend (1979) individuals or families can be said to be in poverty when they lack the resources to obtain the type of diet, participation in the activities that are at least widely encouraged in society. This is termed relative poverty. Absolute poverty occurs when a person’s life falls below a fixed standard, experiences complete destitution and can not meet minimum needs of food and shelter (Townsend, 1979). Gender difference is a significant factor that has caused social exclusion and it could be argued that this exclusion is socially constructed. Firstly although much has improved there still is discrimination and inequalities in the labour market.
David Kim English 111 09/20/2013 Analytical Summary Essay: “A Modest Proposal” In “A Modest Proposal” written by Jonathan Swift begins with how Ireland is in the middle of poverty due to economic struggles, and overpopulation. Many of the people who live in Ireland are the families of the poor where many children’s are starving. Swift was getting frustrated how he visual the common sight of women and children begging for food. Especially where Ireland is facing an economic meltdown, overpopulated, and lastly increased unemployment rate. Swift made a suggestion of how to take advantage of children’s to benefit the economy and the country.
Canadian Poverty and Equal Distribution Angela Hormaza BA – Section F Economics October 14, 2011 Poverty can affect all age groups. Poverty is the state of lacking resources that provide people with basic necessities, or that force people to go without certain needed things like three meals a day or shelter. Yet it should be understood that people can still have some of these things, like a roof over their heads, and not enough of other things, like food or money to seek proper medical treatment. When we think about poverty, we automatically think of third world countries, such as Africa, Colombia and Cuba, within many others. But the sad truth is that many Canadians struggle with poverty every day.
Every month, 770,000 people in Canada use food banks, with forty percent of those people being children. Living in poverty impacts children in many ways, from lower levels of education, to health problems, developmental delays, behaviour disorders, and even effecting the way they live as adults. Over time, many different groups brought the child poverty epidemic to the attention of the federal government hoping for
As late as 1959, residential schools were still the primary facility relied on by the Indian Affairs Branch to provide child welfare-like services to First Nations. In 1961, a study of social work implications of the Indian Act described as “entirely inadequate” the commitment of only nine social workers across the country to work with the 179,000 residents in reserves. By 1964, only the Yukon, Nova Scotia, and several children’s aid societies in Manitoba had joined Ontario in entering into funding agreements with the federal government. (p.
The main purpose of the research conducted by Antoniades and Tarasuk was to evaluate the level of starvation experienced by Toronto homeless youth. Antoniades and Tarasuk examined the level of food scarcity by considering factors such as how many meals are eaten each day, the type of food available, the cost of food, and accessibility of food. A sample consisting of 88 youth individuals living in the streets of Toronto were selected for the study. According to Antoniades and Tarasuk, nearly half of the homeless youth were experiencing involuntary starvation and food deprivation on a daily basis. The research conducted by Antoniades and Tarasuk will help solidify my research topic.