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    evident that these two populations need separate suicide prevention strategies and at large, the Aboriginal population needs to be addressed immediately. This paper will address the background issues of the increased rate of suicide within aboriginal communities. It will then discuss a policy statement that is feasible for the prevention of suicide within the aboriginal youth population. The policy to be discussed is an in-school program to educate individuals on Aboriginal suicide and prevention. This

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    Community Immersion: Olympia Downtown District Kristen Doyle University of Southern California Professor Stacy Kratz May 25th, 2016 There is significant variation in how communities are defined in our world. The dominate themes found relate communities to space, people, interaction, and shared identity (Netting, Kettner, McMurtry, &Thomas, 2012). Understanding communities allows social workers to partner with community members and leaders in order to identify root-causes of social

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    Abstract This paper will share some steps towards a proposal for a diabetes prevention program (DPP) Model. For many years, the medical community has struggled with questions about the implementation of a diabetes prevention program to offset the growing need to curb the increasing diabetes epidemic of children and adolescent in the Queens community. With ample evidence, the Kick-Start program will be helpful in preventing or delaying the onset of full-blown diabetes and helping those at risk; it

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    The partner community organizations involved with the KAH program are Herndon Parks and Recreation, Herndon Police Department, FCPS Family Services & Involvement Section, Neighborhood Resource Center, Vecinos Undo’s, Neighbors United Reston Interfaith, Boy Scouts NCAC, Herndon Fortnightly Library, USA World Vision, Council for the Arts of Herndon, Cooking with Sandy, and Herndon Community Television. Herndon High school conducts quarterly meeting with parents. They celebrate community events like

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    Self Care Proposal Paper

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    will allow for expansion of the program to more hospitals in Chicago communities. Pillboxes, weighing scale, and weight logs can be immediately implemented into many area hospitals, the minimal cost of which will be covered by the hospital system and funds from non-profit organizations and philanthropists. Metrics: Number of calls to the helplines upon advertising, number of dietitians involved in home visits, number of community centers and farms participating in the healthy food sale initiative

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    This project proposal will look at a specific community and identify a specific need within the area and aim to offer a solution through an action plan. It will refer back to the previously conducted community profile to assist with the project proposal. The community profile will provide vital information for the community and identify the key areas of need within the area. It will look at the definition of community and social capital and see how they link. It will look at the importance of social

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    This may be a problem because one third of adults thought teen drinking was legal and acceptable. North Dakota reported that there were an estimated 3 traffic fatalities and 68 nonfatal traffic injuries caused by underage drinking. In 2012, there was an estimated 2 homicides, 1100 nonfatal crimes, 1200 property crimes, and 22000 public order crimes were committed due to underage drinking. In 2013, there were very high costs to the state by the underage drinking problem; in total, it costed the state

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    community such as Fort Morgan is greatly expanding, the population grows everyday and according to surburbanstats.com this town now holds 11,329as of 2014. The great organization of One City, One Book has the power to create interaction between citizens you haven’t even known were right around the corner from you. With One City, One Book we can now come together as a community and prosper. The book “Enrique’s Journey” written by Sonia Nazario, should be adopted into the Fort Morgan community through

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    Culture of Philanthropy Essay

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    organization for the less fortunate. They can even participate in any form of community service that helps ‘people in that community’. Since philanthropy is all about “civic engagement, essentially social reform and community building.” Therefore, philanthropists need to connect with people and go beyond

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    Nantucket Research Paper

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    Nantucket residents know the special gift they have living on the Island, even part of the year. To keep the Island economy hale and hearty, shopping local is the only answer. The good news is that Nantucket Island has plenty of local shops and merchants to enjoy. The Fun of Shopping Locally Shopping locally helps to preserve the unique culture that is Nantucket. One of the noted local crafts is the Nantucket Lightship Basket, a basket unique to the fishing culture of Nantucket. This native craft

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