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Health Literacy in the Hispanic Community The United States Bureau of Census determined that more than half of the minority population is classified as functionally or marginally illiterate (Kutner et al, 2016). A major aspect of this problem is that recent immigrants know little or no English when they arrive to the United States (Kutner et al, 2006). The level of the English language that is known is limited to what is required to function in the workplace and community (Kutner et…

It comes as no surprise to anyone that America is in a financial crisis. Socioeconomics and chronic health issues such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer amongst Americans and especially in the state of Texas has become a hot debate. Research on the study of behavior at the individual level has shown individuals with low political efficacy are connected to socioeconomics and dependency on low-income support services. While there is a time and place for low-income support services…

The United States of America is a melting pot of many different cultures, races, and ethnicities. The US has always retained its diversity in its citizens and simply having diversity is one of the factors that the United States prides itself in. According to information from the Census Bureau of the United States of America, as of 2015, there are approximately 321,418,820 people residing in this country. Of those 3 hundred-million plus people, there are more than five races among them all.…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA) also known as Obamacare, or Affordable Care Act (ACA), had an enormously impacted public health services in the United Stated since it was sign into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The Act become the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S healthcare system since the Medicare and Medicaid was passed in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson. Even though it is debatable whether access to healthcare is right or a privilege and…

The U.S. Census Bureau always keeps track of their statistics, whether they’re a female, male, working, or non-working, they always keep track of people. One surprising thing that they keep track of is Health Insurance; health insurance is very important in the United States. If we compare health insurance from the 1950’s to now we will notice that health insurance has changed greatly. Back in the day, health insurance wasn’t so much in demand as it is now (Getzen, 2013). In 2014, it was…

Furthermore, according to these projections the Caucasian population is expected to decline while other minority groups will increase by the year 2050. The State of Kentucky may also follow this trend, but it will take longer; perhaps by the end of the century because of less minority population residing in Kentucky (Population Projections, 2013). Statistics indicate that within the last decade only ten counties…

abilities and political affiliation. As such, there are many diverse groups in America. Among these groups, Asian Americans make up the largest group. As of 2010 they constitute 5% of the total population of the United States (United States Census Bureau, 2010). According to the census Bureau (2010), the population of the Chinese Americans will have increased to 9.3% by 2050. Chinese Americans make the largest portion of Asian Americans. Chinese Americans are more likely to suffer from various…

about “should California secedes from the US and become its own country,” people should understand what an independent country is. The United Nations (UN) has five requests for an independent country – to demonstrate political independence, diplomatic capacity, territorial integrity, legislation and justice, and population. Even so, it is not easy for a city or state to become a country. Fortunately, there are many examples in history. The examples shows that moving from a semi-autonomous region…

In terms of the economy, the amount of defense spending of the United States’ during the Cold War Era was significantly smaller compared to the spending during World War I and II, with the second World War being the largest of the three. With that being stated, at the end of World War II, defense spending sharply decreased, but increased again in 1947, being the marked beginning of the Cold War, and proceeded to fluctuate, notably in the early 1950s signifying the Korean War and from 1955-1975…

challenges and opportunities associated with diversity. Specifically, cultural diversity has become an inescapable reality for individuals, groups and businesses that were previously isolated among like bunches. As an example, according to the United States Census Bureau, “the U.S. is projected to become a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043. While the non-Hispanic white population will remain the largest single group, no group will make up a majority” (Bernstein, 2012).…