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The Stereotype What image do you see when you hear the word homeless? I used to think of words like dirty, lonely, and also needy. The true definition of homeless is without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets. Stereotyping is a common thought through our human minds, which is when you are oversimplifying an image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. I learned this summer on my mission trip to Madison, Wisconsin, that homeless people are not what we think they are.…

Homelessness is such a complicated topic that is “not a result of “faulty people”-those suffering mental illness or alcoholism or from broken homes-or of “faulty values,”’ instead there is a lack of resources to adequately meet their needs (Deejarlais, 2014). Kinship can save someone from homelessness, because if someone is having a hard time, they can go to their family for help. This comes to play because affordable housing is one of the biggest problems in society when talking about homeless…

Mostly pregnant tend to have some or the other skin conditions during pregnancy: • Hyperpigmentation: Many women experience hyperpigmentation during their pregnancy. Hyperpigmentation is the appearance of dark spots or patches on the skin and it is caused by an increase in naturally occurring melanin. Limiting sun exposure between 10 am and 2 pm, use 30+ sunscreen and wear a wide-brimmed hat when you are outside. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is a condition in…

Known the crucial need for reasonable rental housing in many communities, Low Income Public Housing is provided, in part, for transitional housing due to income and circumstances. Recently, HUD OIG report noted that more than 25,226 families whose income exceeded HUD’s 2014 eligibility income limits. 17, 000 households exceeded income limits for more than 1 year. (2015-PH-0002). Based on HUD guideline those families met the income eligibility upon their admission into the program. II.…

At first contact with a health care professional, the pregnant mother should be given information about the purpose and possible implications of the anomaly scan allowing them to make an informed choice as to whether or not to have the scan. The women should be advised of the limitations of the ultrasound scan and that the main purpose is to assess fetal growth and identify fetal anomalies (D’Addario, 2015: 85-88). If anomalies were to be found on the fetus, the patient is allowed a reproductive…

A C-section is a procedure of delieveing a baby through a surgical opening in the mothers lower stomach area, this procedure is also known as a Cesatean delivery. In the case of revieving a C-secton, women who usually get the procedure might have health issues such as past surgergery on the uterus, previous c-section, HIV infection, active genital herpes infections, or severe illness such as heart disease. A C-section is also acceptable treatment if there are problems with the baby, like…

Affordable Housing Relief Program Affordable housing has been an issue for many people for a number of years. Today is no different. In a 2016 report issued by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, “In no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time worker earning the prevailing minimum wage afford a modest two bedroom apartment.” Obtaining housing can be difficult for the working class, but even more difficult for college students and people who are unemployed. Solving…

Affordable housing advocates in Philadelphia believes that the city needs a strategy to guarantee some amount of affordable housing in neighborhoods that are receiving large amounts of private investment. According the PEW Trust, Philadelphia already have a number of policies and programs in place that are relevant to the changes taking place in gentrified neighborhoods. There are numerous strategies and ideas on the table to address gentrification in Philadelphia. The three attainable goals to…

The Housing First Initiative from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continued policy and legislation aimed at ending homelessness in America. In the 70 years following the United Nations declaration that housing was a fundamental human right, the United States has yet to find an end to the pervasive problem of homelessness. The United States has engaged in several very expensive wars but in the “land of the free” have yet to figure out how to house our people. Ironically, the cost of…

and how a doctor performs emergency surgery on a living woman, specifically a pregnant one? To properly perform a cesarean section, a doctor needs equipment such as scissors, a scalpel, forceps, and a retractor. The woman should also be put on some sort of anesthesia because of the incision made. During the 1900’s, doctors had access to medicines that made performing a C-Section more efficient and less painful, but due to poor living conditions, some women did not experience the same quality…