Another health problem with a poor ventilation home is caused from viruses and bacteria brought into the home by one person brought from other homes. Springfield has a higher rate of asthma then the state of Massachusetts. 5,313 people in Springfield have asthma and over 5,000 people die every year from an asthma attack. Of the buildings in Springfield 90% were built before 1979 and 48% were built before 1939. Older buildings in Springfield have many more dust mites compared to the newer buildings in
Homeless are Vulnerable Population Robin C. Cameron NUR/440 August 2, 2010 Pauline Rodger Homeless are Vulnerable Population It is estimated that 13.5 million people in the United States have been homeless at point to another. Homeless population is susceptible for poor health and overcrowded shelters, which makes this population at higher risk to communicable diseases. The homeless with pre-existing medical condition not medical treated will have a higher risk of complication. Therefore, this creates a fault line in our health care system for us to help the homeless population (O'Connell, Oppenheimer, Judge, Taube, Blanchfield, Swain, & Koh, 2010). To help the homeless population we will review what constitutes a vulnerable population along with looking at what barriers this population may have to prevent them from seeking help.
The most common cause of anemia is a lack of iron in one's body. According to the website Globalization 101, 56% of women in the world are anemic, and that number rises to a whopping 76% of women in South and Southeast Asia. Anemic women are at greater risk of “infant mortality rates” and premature birth of their children. Vitamin A is another necessity that a person simply cannot live without, and a vitamin that is not distributed evenly around the world. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) causes 250,000 to 500,000 children to go blind each year (most of these children live in impoverished countries).
The affects of lead-based paint on children is a serious issue that is affecting millions of families each year. Because of the presence of lead-based paint in lower income housing, research is finding that among all children between the ages of 0 and 6 living in poverty are being hit the hardest (Jacobs et al, 2002). Of this group, the largest minority population affected is that of the non-Hispanic black population (“Child Trends”, 2003). It is estimated that 55% of all black children living in poverty have elevated levels of lead in their blood (Dugbatey et al, 2005). There has been legislature passed to prevent lead from invading our communities, but still there is a serious problem at hand.
The belief that working to end child homelessness will have far-reaching and lasting effects on the future of our society. Homeless families are increasing at an alarming rate in the United States, with profound effects on millions of American children. One in fifty children experiences homelessness in America each year, according to a recent study by the National Center on Family Homelessness. Nearly half of those children are under the age of six – the most vulnerable group of all. ( Horizons for Homeless Children, November 23, 2011 ).
NCDs affect everyone, from the rich to the poor. Now especially, the poor are becoming more affected because of lack of access to education and services required to prevent and treat NCDs (Anderson et al.). In the Dominican Republic, the non-communicable disease that causes the most deaths is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular diseases involve
1.5 million people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia this year alone and, consequently, 10% of those will commit suicide. Schizophrenia is most likely to occur between the ages of 17-35 years, with the onset earlier in men than women. 8-13% of all schizophrenics are linked to cannabis use
So if you have stopped thinking of AIDS as a global emergency , conceder a few numbers . In 1984 , when scientists identified the virus that causes the illness , fewer 4,500 American had been stricken. Today world wide some 5,000 people are now being infected each day . Only in American about 1 million are infected with the virus-and by the end of the decade most of the people will be sick..The AIDS epidemic is far from over. It's not even under control.
However for those who support it, it was estimated in 1999 that as many Americans suffer from the devastating diseases that could be helped with the pluripotent stem cell therapies (McGee & Caplan, 1999). In today’s age 11 years later the statistics are even more. Caplan and McGee estimate that more than half of the world’s population will suffer at some point to in life with conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and degenerative diseases of aging such as Parkinson’s disease. They have also compared the number of people who die each year cancer is more than the Kosovo and Vietnam conflicts (Caplan & McGee, 1999). Therefore, supporters feel that stem cell research is a pursuit of known and important moral goods.
In 1993, some 45 percent of the population were living in poverty; by 2011 that had been reduced to 21 percent. In addition to economic growth, ambitious programmes of legal and social reform are being undertaken right across the board, from regulation of labour relations to systems of social insurance for the most