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Community Health Centers: A Vital and Stable Provider of Health Services to the Poor and Underserved
Following an overview of community health centers, including more information about patients served, costs, and services provided, this study will examine the benefits of and threats to the community health center system, ...
Family Formation Among Single Mothers in Jamaica
Teenage pregnancy in Jamaica is a development issue because its effects are felt in every
facet of the society. The mother’s ability to care for her child both financially and
emotionally is severely limited. The effects ...
Exploring Obesity In Rockbridge County
Obesity as an illness is misunderstood. The common misconception is that obesity is an individual's problem and that obesity stems only from irresponsible nutrition. Evidence reveals that the reality of obesity as a disease ...
Obstacles to Rural Health and Current Directions in Overcoming Them
In the US, the rural elderly are of particular interest. People who are elderly make up a larger share of the population in rural communities than urban ones, while low population density is a major obstacle to efficient ...
Personal Responsibility in Healthcare for Low Socioeconomic Individuals
Health is the accumulation of the past and a hard life manifests itself in poor health. The link between poverty and health is a highly complex issue and there is no silver bullet to address the problem. However there are ...
Social Capital and Poverty: A Community-Based Approach
In the course of this paper I will expand on the moral obligation of enhancing social capital as a means of addressing poverty, examine the resources of social networks that can build social capital and help reduce poverty, ...
Incarcerated Juveniles in America: Rehabilitation from the Family or the State?
Academia and the government both recognize the importance of the family for incarcerated juveniles. Through an examination of the related publications on the juvenile justice system as well as a youth's need for family, ...
Barriers of Access to Four-Year Colleges for Latinos in the United States
This paper examines and seeks to address the unique cluster of disadvantages that impair
access to four-year colleges for Latino students in the United States. Latinos constitute the
nation's fastest-growing minority group ...
Expanding the Effects of "The Great Equalizer": Schools as Health Centers in Low-Access Rural Communities
Poor children in rural communities face numerous barriers to health care access. School-based health centers (SBHCs) are a potential solution to health care access disparities and may have larger effects on health outcomes ...
Narrowing the Achievement Gap in High Schools
On one hand, the education gap is a predictor of unimpressive future market and non-market outcomes. On the other hand, low-income and minority citizens are more likely to fall behind their wealthier peers. This creates a ...