Today, parents have less access to stores and supermarkets that sell healthy foods. The two closes grocery store is Publix which is 1.8 mile by a car and walking is 1.7 miles. (Add one sentence: how far
In Philadelphia, the statistics on youth gun violence are truly staggering. The fact that it stands as a leading cause of premature death among the city's youth is both heartbreaking and alarming. By highlighting the sheer number of lives claimed by such violence- over 38,000 each year, we can expose the magnitude of this crisis.Youth gun violence is unfortunately a common problem in Philadelphia. The statistics reveal that it affects a significant portion of the population. While exact numbers can…
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Homelessness and Substance Abuse Throughout history, there has always been a portion of society living in disadvantaged conditions. With the current high cost of living, global issues, unemployment rate, and low wages, many Americans are finding themselves not only homeless but addicts. One would think that in this advanced century, there would not be individuals living without the basic necessities such as food, water, and shelter. Unfortunately, there are millions of people with nowhere to sleep…
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in America is a serious problem affecting many Americans currently and is a problem that continues to grow each year. Two out of every three Americans are overweight and that number has been predicted to rise to three out of four by 2020 (1). Josh Rushing, in the documentary Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America, examines why obesity in the United States is becoming a bigger issue. Rushing investigates how the government tries to force changes. Public health in AMerica directly relates to congress…
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Negative and Positive Portrayals Reality Television Changing Aesthetic Norms and Affecting Youth There is an eye-opening statistic that states that reality television have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on our screens. Being as though these shows are not actual “reality” is it good for our youth to watch? I believe that reality television affects our youth due to the stereotypes of women that are shown along with the positive and negative portrayals…
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in schools and by hefty advertising aimed at children which is affecting the health of our youth in terrible ways. This may lead to disease and other health related illness before they reach adulthood. There is also a stipulation that goes along with obesity related ailments in which we may have to look at ourselves for the answer. One would say that the obesity epidemic blame may lie within ourselves. Although obesity is a public issue, it is also a matter of choice. People eat on the go. They have…
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Toiyabe Indian Health Project Inc. is located west in the town of Bishop California, on the Bishop Paiute reservation. Not only does the clinic have medical, dental, dialysis, and optical facilities/departments, Toiyabe has Family and Public Health service departments also. Their are a number of human services workers and social workers employed at the clinic, ranging from clinical/medical social workers, family support couselors, nurse care employees, case workers, mental/behavioral health counselors…
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trafficking remains an issue due to the corruption in our legal system. The corruption in our legal system poses a threat to our economy, and our communities, which in return affects the lives of the people, especially in the African American youths in urban communities. The writer limits their topics to the four issues in my claim. The four topics are border patrol, corruption in the legal system, dug trafficking in African American youths, and how drugs are affecting lives. By limiting the…
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problem present in society and it is deeply affecting a certain community. The model minority stereotype has made a tremendous impact on the mental well-being of Asian American students. In 2019, Asian American male high schoolers were 30 percent more likely to consider committing suicide as compared to white male students (“Mental and Behavioral”). Those outside the Asian community may see this stereotype as praise or a compliment, given that most Asian Americans are well off financially, have good-paying…
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year, thousands of people will die from illnesses that are directly related to obesity. Diabetes, cancer, and heart failure are only a few of the many consequences from those two Big Mac’s you ate last night. Numerous children are victims of these health problems because their parents often provide them with an unhealthy diet. For the first time in history, the youngest generation is presumed to have a shorter life span than their parents. The repercussions of this “national catastrophe” (Levine,…
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practice and it is rooted in the foundation of the country with mention in the constitution. Gun violence is a major public health concern for America affecting all communities and cities. The violence from guns can be accidental, intentional through mass shootings and targeted attacks, and on an individual level through suicides done with the use of guns. Much of the violence in American could easily still happen even with the outlaw of guns in this country, which would be an almost impossible undertaking…
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