Greenwood, Mississippi, known as the cotton capital of the world, emerged in 1844. It was incorporated by Chief Greenwood Leflore, a Choctaw Indian Leader. Before the creation of this city, United States negotiator, John Coffee along with Chief Greenwood, signed a treaty in order to receive land. This treaty was known as the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. It ceded some of the Choctaw nation land in exchange for fifteen million acres of the Indian territory. Not only did it cede land, but it also rid of the Choctaw race causing them to have to evacuate and head to the Indian territory which was located in Oklahoma. After signing away the land, the Choctaw leader stayed in Mississippi and was later elected as the Mississippi house of Representative
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According to Hulton (2007), teenage pregnancy is influenced by environmental factors such as peer pressure, the communities and the schools. In testing whether or not practicing abstinence was effective, Hulton used the logic framework model. This model serves as a useful guide for school nurses when implementing health programs in the school. The program was named “Vision of You,” and it was designed to help encourage students to practice abstinence. This program educated the students about the effects of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The population consisted of voluntary high school students in the rural community. Using a t-test to compare males results from females, the data showed that males were least likely to practice abstinence (Hulton, …show more content…
I’ve learned that there are various ways in which social workers could play a role in reducing teen pregnancy. For example, some parents do not feel comfortable talking to their children about sex, but a social worker can speak for the parents who are afraid to disclose that type of information. In the school systems, most female teens think that just because of their situation, they are not capable of finishing school, but social workers can empower the teens. They could also help with outside organizations, healthcare, and childcare services, that way the female teen will not feel overwhelmed and would feel as if they have a support
According to Hulton (2007), teenage pregnancy is influenced by environmental factors such as peer pressure, the communities and the schools. In testing whether or not practicing abstinence was effective, Hulton used the logic framework model. This model serves as a useful guide for school nurses when implementing health programs in the school. The program was named “Vision of You,” and it was designed to help encourage students to practice abstinence. This program educated the students about the effects of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The population consisted of voluntary high school students in the rural community. Using a t-test to compare males results from females, the data showed that males were least likely to practice abstinence (Hulton, …show more content…
I’ve learned that there are various ways in which social workers could play a role in reducing teen pregnancy. For example, some parents do not feel comfortable talking to their children about sex, but a social worker can speak for the parents who are afraid to disclose that type of information. In the school systems, most female teens think that just because of their situation, they are not capable of finishing school, but social workers can empower the teens. They could also help with outside organizations, healthcare, and childcare services, that way the female teen will not feel overwhelmed and would feel as if they have a support