...Many communities have issues that bother or even cause trouble in the community. In my community the thing I most worry about is children safety while playing in the streets. Home appearance is also a big thing not only to the neighbors but to potential buyers. Also lawn care when your lawn is green and others look like deserts. The safety, lawn care, and appearance are an issue in every community that can cause either a place for great living or tension among neighbors. In my community there is a lot of families that like every other community has children that play not only in the yards, sidewalks, and streets. This is a very serious safety issue in my eyes due to the children being un-supervised. Other people in the community speed over the limit posted and children play there and may be hit or injured. Even though the children play in the street it cause a safety risk to drivers that don’t speed or drive wreck less do to the children running in and out of the streets without looking for cars. The children are our future and they need to be protected. When a person is looking to buy a future home they want to see a nice neighborhood that looks respectable and not as if it’s a bad neighborhood. The appearance of a home in my belief can say a lot about the people who live there. Someone who takes care of their home for example pressure washing, not trash in yard, paint nicely applied. Also there are some resident that don’t have the money but the residents should do as...
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...Community Environmental Issue/Coal Mining in Arkansas Kathleen Hastings November 7, 2013 SCI 275 Clifford Blizard Community Environmental Issue/Coal Mining in Arkansas “Coal Production in Arkansas is not often done, but there are some cases in Arkansas. In 2004, the state produced about seven thousand short tons of coal. Arkansas was twenty sixth in the nation in coal production according to the National Mining Association. Arkansas does have many coal deposits; however, the most accessible coal has already been mixed. There is bituminous coal present in the Arkansas River Valley. There are about 9 billion tons of lignite coal in the eastern and southern parts of Arkansas. We get most of our coal from Wyoming. Arkansas used over fifteen million short tons of coal for electricity in 2004. (SourceWatch) Active Coal Mining sites are inspected each month by personal from the Russellville Field Office. When infractions are noted, notices of violation and cessation orders may be issued by the site’s inspector.” (Coal Program, Wayne Van Buren) “The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) established performance standards for coal mining operations for the express purpose of protecting society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations. The Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Code (ASCMRC) was adopted by Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission on July 25, 1980.” (Coal Program, Wayne Van Buren) “The Arkansas...
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...Community Environmental Issue Rebecca M. Butler SCI-275 June 7th, 2015 Mr. Scott Rosecrans Community Environmental Issues In Aiken South Carolina, the biggest environmental issue is air pollution; this is mainly due to the Savannah River Site. The Savannah River Site is a nuclear reservation, in the United States, which is located in the state of South Carolina. In addition, this nuclear reservation is located on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell Counties adjacent to the Savannah River, as well as 25 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia. According to "Savannah River Site; Most Severely Radiation Polluted Place On Earth," (2012), "the Savannah River Site is one of the two most polluted places on earth.” The site is a 498 square mile complex, which has been severely polluted by 50 years of Nuclear Weapons production. In addition, it has been rated one of ten most polluted and toxic locations on this planet. The Savannah River Site is known as over 490 square miles of radioactive death. The site has released over 100 million curies radiation, and 490 million curies of radiation continues to be stored on site. ("Savannah River Site; Most Severely Radiation Polluted Place On Earth,", 2012) A curie is known as a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. ("Curie", 2015) Over the last 50 years, almost 100 million curies of tritium was released...
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...Look Back We saw a video talking about poverty in Aboriginal community. In the video, I can see Aboriginal people are in poor environment, where they don’t have houses, food, or even water. I felt so sad, and I thought it is unfair as well. Elaborate There was an E-coli outbreak in Walkerton several years ago. Seven people were dead because of E-coli and hundreds of people went ill from it; however, water insecurity happens all the time in hundred sixteen Aboriginal societies. E-coli outbreak in Walkerton became huge news all around Canada, but water insecurity among Aboriginal communities has never become issue. Not only is water insecurity their problem, but also they are in housing deficit, food insecurity, poor education or unemployment. Unfairness and inequality is ongoing issue for Aboriginal communities, and this is the time we need to work on. We can give charity or donation to them, which is aimed short-term and dependent on giver. Furthermore, we can do social actions to change the law or rule to fulfill social justice, meaning fair distribution comparing to other group. (Duckitt, 2010) Analysis Social determinants of health are factors affecting person’s health not based on family history or genetics but based on environment the person is living on. (Duckitt, 2010) Aboriginal communities have been having...
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...Community Environmental Issue Kornorton Sullivan October 13, 2013 SCI/275 Claudia De Mendonca Synek Listopad Community Environmental Issue Environmental issues are continuously growing throughout America and the rest of the world. In order to protect what is left of the environment, each state developed an environmental department. These environmental departments are working to find ways to not only protect the environment, but to resolve the issues effecting the environment. Scientific assessments, risk analysis, public engagements, political considerations, and long-term environmental management is the starting point of succeeding in protecting the environment. One key element effecting the environment in Georgia is pollution. The population has grown past the means of Georgia’s expectation. The population growth brings about building new homes in wooded areas, new roads, more pollution, and fewer resources. Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division is geared towards protecting human health, sustaining healthy ecosystems, ensuring resources to support a growing economy ("Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department Of Natural Resources", 2010-2011). These are the new issues that have emerged in Georgia. Not too long ago, the American public became concerned about environment and the effects on humans. The federal policymakers implemented statutes as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species...
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...Community Environmental Issue Holly Regan SCI/275 July 27, 2014 Stacy Murphy Community Environmental Issue The environmental issue of concern in the State of Oregon is its rivers. The water quality state of ten of the largest rivers in Oregon becomes polluted by tributaries which feed into them. Water quality is impacted not only by pollution, but also by water flow, streamside vegetation, and changes to the stream channel, and these factors are important for overall stream health. In some cases, smaller streams have unique water quality problems that become diluted once they reach a major river (OEC, 2007). Water quality declines from the beginning at the headwaters stream down to where it ends at the mouth of the river because pollutants are added throughout the journey by the type of land environment surrounding the body of water such as industrial or agricultural. Individually one can take action to reduce pollution and conserve resources to protect the environment by restoring streams and uplands to improve important habitat conditions of major rivers for fish and wildlife. Oregon has many tributaries that flow into some of the largest rivers in Oregon and North America crossing over and through several states in the union before emptying themselves into the Pacific Ocean. As each river makes a several thousand square-mile journey, many pollutants find their way into ten of Oregon’s largest rivers like the Columbia, Snake, Rogue, Willamette, Umpqua, Deschutes...
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...You Can Make a Difference by Volunteering There are many different ways you can make a difference by volunteering; however, where to start can sometimes be difficult, because there are many people in need. Below I will provide some example and past experiences on where and how to volunteer, so that you too can make a difference by volunteering. Here are couple different genres of volunteering, youth, homeless, seniors, and your community. There are at least 400 organizations across the valley of the sun that focus on raising money, providing food, shelter, and assistance for the homeless, youth, senior citizens and even for your community. Sometimes it is hard to find time or even selfish reasons get in our way from volunteering, but not only does volunteering makes the person you’re helping feel good, it also makes the person volunteering Feel good about themselves. And you know that at least for day you are making a difference in someone’s life. One of the genres of volunteering is for youth. We as young adults owe it to our younger generation to make sure that have the same kinds of opportunities that we have or had. After all they are our future. On Saturday April 5, I was privileged to participate in Mesa Harley Davidson’s 15 annual Torch Run for youth Special Olympics of Arizona. The event was a success and we raised over $5,000 dollars to help support the cause. Here are a few places where you can make a difference. Boys and Girls Club. There are 11 Boys and Girls...
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...Writing and Community Issues As I first read this assignment, I was a little confused. I have trouble speaking proper English and I know when I start to write in college, I was confusing my teachers with my run-on sentences and incorrect grammar. Now that I have attended Kaplan my teachers have used constructed criticism that help me want to learn to write even more. There are so many reasons why my writing was not reaching my readers. I was afraid of just what I need to write. Not sure, of the correct topic for my paper, I would e-mail my teachers to give me more direction on just what I needed to be writing. I never proof- read my writing before I turned it in I would always be at the deadline because I would always wait until the last minutes and not read the direction correctly. I have problems with my critical thinking. I am fighting against a mental illness and my thoughts are never where they need to be. I have problems with run-on sentences not knowing where to start the next sentences. Now that I know all my problems with me writing, I will try very hard not to do them anymore besides asking my teacher, to confirm my writing assignments. My community has many problems, such as killings, stealing, knockout games, and Mental Illness associated with homeless. I have mental illness so does my sister and mother and father, I take medication, my mother and father has gotten help for their illness. Nevertheless, my sister refuse to get help with her issues she claims...
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...CDEV 461: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOPIC: THE EMERGING TREND OF DRUG ABUSE AND PEDDLING IN EGERTON UNIVERSITY SUBMITED TO: DR. KAMURU MAKAL DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. DATE OF SUBMISSION ABSTRACT Drug abuse is one of the top problems confronting the nation today especially among the youth. Incidences of drug and alcohol abuse and related antisocial behavior have tremendously increased in the resent years this has become matter of concern to the government, parents, NGOs and other relevant agencies. The need of drugs and alcohol in universities has birthed entrepreneurs in drug peddling. As a result many of these students want money badly and they are ready to venture in whatever business just so they can make ends meet. Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug followed by bang’ Miraa, tobacco and shisha. Egerton University In access to alcoholic drinks has been made easy due to the close proximity of bars and entertainment joints to the university gates. The factors that contribute to drug abuse and drug peddling include; the gap, association with drug using peers, source of quick cash, parental drug abuse, and antisocial behavior among others. Disadvantages of drug abuse and peddling include; imprisonment, addiction, lack of concentration, death, violence among others. TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents ABSTRACT ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii 1.0INTRODUCTION 1 Background information 1 Trends 2 Statement of the problem 2 Significance...
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...public health was “to generate organized community effort to address the public interest in health by applying scientific and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health” (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2011, p. 7). The article “Flu deaths expected to rise,” the public health is in jeopardy of a flu epidemic. In the article, “Officials confirm pollution worries,” the community faces a potential health issue. A community health issue is an issue that impacts the lively hood of the community. The goal of public health is to prevent health problems before they occur. In the article “Flu deaths expected to rise,” it is written that several people died statewide last year from the flu. The health professionals are attempting to set up health fairs but fear this effort will not help keep the death rate down. The role of the public health nurse is to assess the situation, develop policies to assist the communities involved to get the services he or she needs, and to ensure that the resources are available for the communities. The public health professional is doing his or her job by setting up health fairs to give the flu vaccinations. If the public health professional thinks this is not enough, another plan must be found and set in motion. The article “Officials confirm pollution worries,” is a specific community health issue. The community’s lake has reached critical levels of concentration of pollutants. Although a few members of the community are upset with the inability to fish...
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...healthy. This paper will discuss health issues in the Neighborhood, aquatic creatures found in the lake, and contaminated water supply from pollutants supplied to the residents who live in the Neighborhood. Information communicated to the mayor mentioned that the quality of the water in the lake has pollutants in it and that the lake may not be useable for future generations. Another health concern the Neighborhood residents are worried about secondhand smoking, and there is speak of banning smoking in public areas. The Neighborhood community Center offer classes to those trying to quit smoking. According to the “Neighborhood News” the officials of the Neighborhood are worried about the concentration of pollutants in the community lake. Many of the residents are worried and concerned that the lake would not be useable for future generations. The mayor voiced his concerns about the future use of the lake but had a more urgent situation other than the water quality of the lake. The mayor informed the residents that he is taking measures to clean up the lake but he refused to address the media regarding the pollution status about the lake. This is a community health issue because the Neighborhood water source is supplied by the lake and the water may be contaminated from the pollutants in the lake. The entire community is at risk because the Neighborhood water supply comes from the lake. This is an isolated community health issue because the water from the lake supplies...
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...Community Assessment and Analysis of Tucson Estates Lizi Thomas, Sophyamma Roy, Lena Fincher, Julie Overland, & Camilla Okolo Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V September 30, 2012 Julie’s Intro The demographic boundaries of Tucson Estates are within the Tucson Mountain Park; mountains comprising of accessible hiking trails, and wildlife in which the retirees leave out food and water surround the community. Small areas of open desert are on either side of the retirement community. Adjacent to the retirement community are newer housing developments with retired residents, but is not a designated retirement community. This is both a geopolitical and phenomenological community. The geopolitical factors in the community are human made legal boundaries and retired people 55 years and older. “Geopolitical communities are formed by either natural or human-made boundaries. Human-made boundaries may be structural, political, or legal” (Smith, 2009, p. 400). This is also a phenomenological community because there are shared values within the group. “A sense of place emerges through the members' awareness of their experiences together. People in a phenomenological community have a group perspective that differentiates them from other groups” (Smith, 2009, p. 400). The people who live in this community share the same generation values, and have activities that caters to their age bracket. Additionally, they are all bound by the common goals of keeping their community safe and clean...
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...Proposal Neighborhood Watch Proposal Introduction A Neighborhood Watch Program is a community-implemented program that assists with preventing crime. This program was started in the 1970’s by the National Sheriff’s Association to encourage members of various communities to observe and report on suspicious activities within their neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Watch Program’s purpose is to improve safety within a neighborhood. Providing a study on communities that are utilizing the Neighborhood Watch Programs will give insight into a neighborhood that should be able to come together to fight against crime and attempt to retake their community from criminals. This proposal will promote some level of self-involvement within a community to fight against crime. This proposal will also provide information on how individuals can strategically identify the problems within their community and provide a way to address the issues at hand. Furthermore, this proposal will demonstrate how individuals can fight against the crime in their neighborhood and become more proactive in achieving a better quality of life for themselves and others. The Purpose of the Program The proposal for a neighborhood watch program will elaborate on how a community-based program will educate the community on how to protect themselves and others against crime. The community must be willing to learn to take proactive approaches and act on addressing local concerns by minimizing crime-related...
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...The Role of a Community Counselor Donte Love Abstract The purpose of this paper is to address the role and function of the community counselor. Additionally, the framework of the community counseling model is taken into account, including some of the strategies used in community counseling. The Role of a Community Counselor Community counseling can be defined as “…a comprehensive helping framework that is grounded in multicultural competence and oriented toward social justice (Lewis, Lewis, Daniels, & D'Andrea, 2011). While this definition may serve as a starting point, any meaningful understanding of the role and function of a Community counselor requires more than a brief description or a cursory glance at a definition. The community counseling model is based on four fundamental assumptions and several concepts. The first assumption is: “1. Human development and behavior take place in environmental contexts that have the potential to be nurturing or limiting” (Lewis et al., 2011). This assumption refers to the connection between people and their environment and its potential to act as a source of support or as a limiting factor on their development. The community counseling model effectively deals with the environmental factors that have an influence on the development of problems that people encounter. “2. Even in the face of devastating stress, people who are treated respectfully can demonstrate surprising levels of strength and access resources that a pessimistic...
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...Strengthening Community We are living in a “connected” modern society that is made up of multiple communities and/or groups of people. A person may be part of several communities at one time; some of these communities may include school, work, home, and/or online communities. In today’s fast-paced environment, with 24/7 connectivity, there are many factors that create stress within the communities we belong to. For the purpose of this essay, I will focus on the work community I belong to and the stress that my work environment can create. Once a person identifies the stress factors in their work environment, is it possible for an individual to take action that would strengthen his or her work community? I say yes. Stress factors in the work environment can come from a variety of areas. A heavy workload, a difficult co-worker, poor working conditions, being underpaid, gossip and infighting are just some of the sources of stress a person can experience in their workplace. So how does a person combat stress in the workplace and what actions can he or she take to reduce stress levels? Consider the following tips: Stress Factor | Possible Solutions | Heavy Workload | Ask for additional help. Request an extended deadline to complete the work. Communicate problems through the proper channels and offer suggestions on how to solve the problem with a supervisor. Always try to help others that are experiencing the same problem whenever possible to be supportive. | Difficult...
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