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    Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing Joanna Carreon Western Governors University The town of Colma is located in San Mateo County within the state of California. Colma was established on August 5, 1924. It has an elevation of 100 feet above sea level, and measures 1.91 square miles. Population Economic Status Assessment The Population Economic Status Assessment tool assisted in obtaining statistical facts about the population

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    cars more efficient, comfortable, and faster than public transportation. One of the traffic congestions that provoked a dispute sits in the city of Pacifica. Along the Pacific coastline of California lies the Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway, stretching from the northern border of Oregon to San Diego. The Pacific Coast Highway lies at the edge of the Pacific Ocean that provides the beautiful, natural sceneries. However, Highway 1 is a four-lane freeway and is busy during peak hours

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    that is deeper than its corporates exterior. One of poverty and hopelessness that swallows the city like a pothole yet ultimately lets light to a valuable idea of freedom and self-expression. In his poem “The RailRoad Earth”, Kerouac presents the real San Francisco. He disregards the city’s fancy and sophisticated corporate image that many believe it to be for the real and raw, poverty stricken city it is. In fact the corporate exterior is composed of commuters, who are not native to the city, while

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    My approach to supervision is to lead by example and always with integrity first. I will constantly lead with the best interest of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office in mind. I would never want to bring discredit upon our agency, so I will stress to my subordinates the importance of doing the right thing at all times. Leaders must be trustworthy and they must have values they adhere to. I intend to demonstrate through my actions to the people I will supervise, the strong values and ethics

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    Noke: A Short Story

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    It was Tuesday before noon, when we arrived in San Francisco; the most European of American cities, world renown for scenic beauty, the famous coastal fog and landmarks that include the Golden Gate Bridge, “cable cars that climb half way to the sky”, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square and Mission Dolores, although at the moment, it only represented a spot on earth where we would meet Noke; a family member, a face we recognized, who would welcome us with open arms. We were desperately

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    Health Nursing Community Description and Interpretation of Data America’s Finest City, San Diego, California is located in the southern most county in California, San Diego County. “San Diego is the second largest city in California”, (Wikipedia, 2013). Bordered by Orange and Riverside Counties to the north, Imperial County to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Baja California, Mexico to the south. San Diego is known for it’s mild but, diverse climate. “Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees

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    smaller problem areas that require growth and development.     (San Joaquin County Human Resources Division, 2002)

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    Madina Collection of Islamic Art at the LACMA Introduction           The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced recently that it had acquired “the remarkable Madina Collection of Islamic art. The collection contains works of various media dating from the late 7th through 19th centuries from the vast areas that comprise the Islamic world, from Southern Spain to Central Asia” (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2005). While the museum already had quite an extensive collection of Islamic

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    Planned Parenthood- health care for pregnancy and STD prevention Local hospitals- Kaiser Permanente, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Scripps Hospital, Sharp Memorial Hospital are a few big hospitals in San Diego, CA Urgent Care clinics like Doctors Express are available San Diego Public Health Language Specific healthcare such as Arabic, Spanish, Tagalog etc. Common referrals to outside agencies. WIC- Women, Infants and Children Black Women, Infants and Children Food Stamps Low Cost

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    storm in Azusa, California. The storm had brought up to eight inches on some mountains. That is not even close to enough of the amount of rainfall California would need to pull out of this drought they have been in for years. Even though the storm was strong and remained that way for a little longer than the weekend, the forecasters said that a storm like this would need to be more frequent for California to get out of the drought. On February 28th, heavy showers hit California impacting the mountainsides

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