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The Savannah River “originates at the confluence of the Seneca and Tugaloo rivers in Hart County in eastern Georgia” (Seabrook). The river flows from the upper piedmont region of Georgia down to the Georgia coast where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean (Seabrook). The Savannah River forms the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina. The Savannah has been of major importance for the survival of people in both Georgia and South Carolina. The mouth of the Savannah is where the city of Savannah…

fatalities due to unpremeditated overdoses in Ohio in 2013. Cuyahoga County accounts for 255 of those fatalities (Ohio Department of Health, 2015). This epidemic is so significant that there is a Healthy People 2020 objective to reduce drug-induced deaths. There are several agencies and organizations that provide services to help with drug addiction and prevent overdoses. This paper will give an overview of the Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force describing the agency, the services it offers and…

New Hanover County: When Disaster Strikes Natural disasters happen all the time. Most of the natural disasters that occur do not have a direct impact on our specific location. Many times, people do not prepare for natural disasters when warned, and are not prepared with the necessary tools in case one strikes without prior knowledge. The knowledge of what to have, or what to do, can go a long way in helping determine the impact of a natural disaster in your life. In New Hanover County, located…

Key Informant (KI) is number one 40 years old Register Nurse from Palmetto General Hospital who work in 7th floor Women’s Health. She was Cuban émigré and for last ten years lived in Hialeah. She is married and native language is Spanish. Bachelors of Science in Nursing one year ago. During the interview series questions was asked about community. Key Information two is a 30-year-old white Cuban American female receptionist from. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in Hialeah. She…

her in these past 10 years. She also described that Lorena is a selfless person who is attentive and tries to make sure that Mrs. Martinez is well cared for. The couple celebrated their civil marriage ceremony on January 31, 2014, at the San Diego County Clerk’ office in downtown San…

Franklin County emergency preparedness is complex and involves collaborating with many agencies throughout the region and state. Part of that network is the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS), and at the community level it focuses on training, operations, planning, warning, resources, recovery, and citizen preparedness. Since nurses make up the largest single healthcare group, they can have a significant impact on emergency response and recovery. In this post…

Community leaders should also be aware of the barriers that prevent youth involvement, and develop strategies to avoid or effectively handle these obstacles – should they present. Researchers have found that there are three major barriers that affect youth participation. The first barrier is manipulation – youth do not want to feel like the adult leaders are attempting to manipulate them by educating them on community development, rather than engaging them in the process. Secondly, youth do…

Tulelake is a city in the Northeastern Siskiyou County of California and has a population of 1010. Tulelake was named after Tule Lake, which is a picturesque 7,400 acre local lake that is remote and self-sustained by farming. Sadly, 72 years ago, Tule Lake was home to a segregation center that began the wholesale imprisonment of Japanese American's. The Tule Lake Concentration Camp was one of the most infamous of all the internment camps as the No'No Boys refused to participate in the…

WOOSTER — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office will once again apply grant funding for the Violence Against Women Act to pay for a deputy whose focus is on domestic violence, sexual assault and other related activities. Capt. Blaine Budd told the county commissioners Wednesday the office has received the funding for years, and the grant is for a total of $75,500, which includes the Sheriff’s Office in-kind local match of nearly $18,900. A component of this grant will be to reach out to those who…

the fact that humans are the most adaptable species on the planet. Even though we are the most adaptable beings on the planet we still go through struggle to adapt and learn, but at the end of the day we survive. In Gustavo Arellanos book Orange County A Personal History he give us an incite how his family adapts to prosper in a new world. Gustavo goes into detail how his family were subject to racism and life struggles. Through it all they strived for a better life and overcame any hardships…