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Rural-Community Health Care Professional Health care professionals who choose to practice in rural communities face a series of barriers and sets of opportunities rather than a health care professional who practices in a suburban or urban environment. Regardless of the location of the health centre, it’s essentially crucial to give a patient the required amount of care to nurture them healthy. Unfortunately, health care in rural communities is small but the population of health care…

In 2001, it was suggested by the Times Higher Education that a ‘small town mindset’ is a cause of low participation by rural Australian students in university. This essay will argue that a ‘small town mindset’ does influence rural student’s university participation to some degree, however other factors like farming needs, school achievement, and financial requirements also impact their decision to attend university. It will explore what exactly a ‘small town mindset’ is, as well as talking about…

downtown amidst the largest urban area relative to where you live. While roaming the city, it’s normal to notice gorgeous architecture, an overwhelming number of places to purchase food or basic necessities, and some form of health care service; it’s equipped with just about everything that civilians need to live a decent life. Suddenly, you come across areas that lack these essential elements for daily survival. Some cities, however, are working to change this. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and El…

By no accident, “Kyivproekt,” chose avant-garde style to reconstruct the city central street, Khreshchatyk, in 1954. The main building, a skyscraper, hotel “Moskva,” was built on the place of the first Kyiv’s skyscraper by Ginsburg (1912-1944) ruined in 1944. The reconstruction project was led by Anatol Dobrovolsky, who became the city architect four years before. In 1950, he received Stalin’s award of II range for “technology development, an organization…

When deciding between moving to a country town or a big city, there is much to take into consideration. It will be useful to know about career opportunities, cost of living and the education system. Although both a city and country town have there advantages and disadvantages, they greatly differ from one another. When choosing between the two it is essential to settle on the one that is most pliable to ones lifestyle. Knowing there will be jobs open, having a plan of the cost of…

deteriorated agriculture and industry (Warnock). According to the 2005 census conducted by Statistics Japan, Miyoshi city, in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island is where the tendency of depopulation is prominent. To combat extinction of municipalities like Miyoshi city, Issei Nishikawa, in “Furusato Nozei no Susume (Recommendation for Hometown Tax),” advocates a nation-wide donation system where city-dwellers receive tax reduction in return of their donations to a rural municipality.…

much debate in the theory of the Roman Empire. Some believe it was a catastrophic event that changed Rome forever, while others think Rome never was stopped entirely. Through the readings of the City of God, one can only conclude that Augustine was in fact a continuationist. Augustine describes the City of God as “those who live according to God”. They are the ones who put God before themselves, and do right on earth to live eternally. They are not focused on events in present time, but what…

steps outside the city walls. Socrates is a man of the polis, or in other words “the city”. He is not a man who typically ventures beyond the city gates, but would rather stay inside to enjoy “stimulating” conversation. He did not seem to appreciate the beauty and meaning that can be found in nature. However, somewhere along the way Socrates seems to change his mind, and this is where it all begins. Socrates tells Phaedrus in the passage above that “the men who dwell in the city are my…

In the “Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission” several health care issues, related to urban areas are encountered. The issues presented in this mission display the common problems that urban areas may face with lack of access to preventive or basic health care. A homeless man is portrayed as a frequent visitor to the emergency room for treatments for minor health problems, and also suffers from alcoholism. He eventual visited the department with more severe symptoms, that needed closer…

A community environment serves an important function in shaping our personal development and belief system. The community an individual grows up in says a lot about that individual as a person. With strengths, comes weaknesses and every community differs in many ways. The community I grew up in may differ from the community others lived in, and that’s what makes us all unique and different from one another. No matter if you live on Grand View Drive or you live on the south side of Chicago each…