United States Census

Based on the United States Census Bureau (2015) data, there are many positive trends occurring in Fayette County. In evaluating the impacts or projections for growth in Fayette County, it is necessary to examine the aging population. According to the United States Census Bureau (2015), the median age of a Fayette County resident is 40.2 years. As the population ages, it is important to recognize the possible positive impacts resulting from immigrant populations moving into the area such as,…

The patterns of religious adherence in Australia have been changing since 1947. That change has detected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the census data shows significant changes in the religious affiliations. Fig1 shows that the Christians represent the biggest part of the Australian population; it also illustrates the percentage of religious affiliation in 2001-2006-2011 which has been steadily changing. Some of the changes are: the decline in the numbers of Christian believers from…

Personally, I would prefer a doctor that has had sleep before performing a surgery on my body, I would not want him or her accidently leaving a surgical instrument inside my body. In the article “Surgical Objects Accidently Left Inside” states that “Every year, in the United States about 1,500 people have surgical objects accidentally left inside them after surgery, according to medical studies.” Likewise, I would want my professor to be fully rested to be able to answer all the questions I have…

Segregation was still a large issue in the United States and racism had impact on all aspects of life including the price of homes. In the 1950s census African Americans were still paying one sixth more than whites did for them same kind of housing. In the supermarkets in the ghettos, prices were higher than those in the outer towns. The victims that took over these urban areas were subject to “no legal protection, exploited, cut down on services,…

The term “Hispanic” broadly refers to the people, nations, and cultures that have a cultural link to Spain (“Hispanic,” n.d., para. 1). The terms “Latino” or “Latina” refer to people with cultural ties to Latin America and people of nationalities within the bounds of Latin America (“Latino,” n.d., para. 1). The term Latino can be used to refer to males or females, whereas the term Latina is used to refer to females only. The terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” can be used interchangeably to…

This “GAP Analysis” commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Health WIC program, was designed to help assess why the PA WIC program has seen a 2.9% decrease in participation from the end of Federal year 2013 to the end of Federal year 2015. The PA WIC program has identified the top five barriers to participation as lack of transportation to WIC appointments, distance to clinic locations, traveling with small children, economically disadvantages and physical disabilities. This GAP Analysis’…

Question 3 Throughout the majority of history in the United States and to this present day, “race” has been an issue. It causes hostility and disagreements amongst individuals due to their perceptions of what truly is. By definition, race assumes that a particular ethnic group obtains a biological basis (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2012). There are different opinions of what race is from a biological perspective or a social perspective. Furthermore, there are certain circumstances were using…

in the Making." PBS. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. 15 Feb. 2016. . Thirty years after the notorious Islamic Revolution of 1979, the United States has become a haven to “the largest and most prosperous population of Iranians.” A constant amount of Iranians immigrated to the U.S. during the 1980s, but the number reached its climax in the 1990s. When Iranians migrated to the United States, they thought it would be a temporary sojourn, but that was not the case. The Iranian society has gradually changed in…

opportunities, and a better way of life. Today, the United States is experiencing another great wave ripple of immigration, a movement of people that has profound implications of a society that by tradition gives respect to its immigrant roots at the same time it confronts complicated and deeply embedded ethnic and racial division. This great surge of immigration leads to the division of the majority and the minority group. Majority Group is the group that…

Mental health is coming to awareness in recent years around the United States; however, mental health diagnoses have been present throughout human existence. Not only has mental health been in existence since human beings, but also racism has haunted minorities in negative ways. This short essay will trace the history of mental health, since 1900’s in the United States to some of the recent studies addressing minorities in mental health. Tracing the history of mental health there is an…