Unemployment Rates in Robeson County

As my last post for the day I've decided to spend the last little bit of time looking up the unemployment rates in Robeson County.  Overall Robeson County has a population of 130,598 people with a growth rate of 5.98%.  With that being said there is a 12.20% unemployment rate in Robeson County and the current US average is 9.10%.  With that being said, basically the job growth rate is currently in the negatives as of this point in times.  And jobs have recently decreased by 0.31%.  If newer job opportunities don't open up in Robeson County in the future, then the future of Robeson County could possibly suffer.  And with that I'm going to wrap up this post.

Crime rates in Robeson County

For this particular entry, I've decided to take a look at the crime rate in Robeson County.  In 2004 it was reported that there were 16 murders, 31 rapes, 126 robberies, 330 assaults, 1767 burglaries, 1210 thefts, and 342 auto thefts.  Going right into 2005, those numbers have increased and when compared to the amount of crime in 2010 the numbers have increased significantly.  While I cannot include all the different rates it has been totaled to about 5965 crimes per 100,000 residents.  That may not seem like alot, but I can assure you that's alot of crimes.

Portfolio Reflection

A bit late on this entry, but this time I plan to talk more about my Portfolio 1 progress.  So far I have managed to complete the interview as well as draft a timeline for said interview.  The timeline itself needs some small tweaks before it is finished.  The same thing can be said about my reflection, just some minor tweaks.  Through the time I used during this portfolio I have learned much more about healthcare and Robeson County as a whole.  So far I haven't struggled with anything.  If I were to do this project over again, I would use a different person to interview to gain an alternative perspective of healthcare and Robeson County.  Doing this a second time would also give me an idea on what I should do to make it just as good as the last one.  This pretty much sums up my progress with the portfolio!

Robeson County Health Ranking

Another thing that's caught my interest would be the overall health rankings of Robeson County as of this point in time.  Out of 100 counties Robeson is marked as being number 98 and 100.  The reason for being marked down twice is something I don't quite understand myself, however I can say that the reason from being all the way at the bottom of the list comes from numerous factors.  Premature death, poor health percentages, low birthrates, smoking, obesity, drinking, as well as Social and Economic Factors and Pollution play a major role in the reason behind this rating.  Even though this is from 2010 there are still many areas which need to be filled in.  While I can't seem to find the 2011 report, I'm sure that the only thing that can be expected would be something extremely drastic.

Pregnancy and Stress

After we watched a video regarding pregnancy and stress last week I decided to look further into this ordeal.  According to an article on Medicine Net, Dr. Calvin Hobel have gotten closer to unlocking the mystery behind women and stress.  Stress not only increases risks that would lead to pre-term labor, but also many other problems could occur with the child after its birth.  When pregnant mothers begin to experience stress while pregnant, this could also lead to the baby developing stressful issues after birth.  While stress plays a big role, the question that comes to mind is what stress response is responsible.

Current Interview Process

This is just a rather small update regarding the interviewing process and how far I've managed to come.  Currently I've already completed the actual interview and the audio file is prepared.  Overall it went pretty well, I'm not particularly used to having an interview session, but I tried my best to make sure that the person I chose for the interview was as comfortable as possible.  The best advice I can give is to just don't be so nervous, just stay as calm as possible and the words will come out naturally.  I don't have any questions that I would like to be asked regarding the interview process as a whole so with that I am going to end this entry!

STD Data and Statistical Reports

Deciding to look further into STD's in general as a whole in the US.  I managed to find a great resource that is highly informal.  Basically it tells of the rates in a certain year quarterly, where there is 4 quarters in a year.  Comparing the 1st and 2nd quarter from this year, the highest point for males tends to be between the age of 20 and 24.  For females it is also the same, however it is four times as much as the males.  Resulting in females having being the primary suspect of having Chlamydia.  The reports also contains information regarding other diseases.  And as always I'll leave a link to the resource for anyone else who wishes to use it.

Resource: Data and Statistical Reports

Why Place Matters: Building the Movement for Healthy Communities

Reading the assignment regarding healthy communities, I can agree when it mentioned that communities rely heavily on the current state of the economy.  Without money, communities won't have the money required for centers, and health services.  In Robeson County there are more places to go to get food and only few places for recreation.  Obesity rates also play a role in Robeson County as well and as of 2007 the rate was around 36.1%.  With this being said it is safe to say that the community is definitely unhealthy.

I feel that there should be more places for recreation, or if that's not possible at least reduce the amount of restaurants in the area.  There's also the option of reworking the restaurant to serve healthier foods.  But doing that would result in a loss of customers since the restaurants wouldn't be the same.  Also if the community doesn't show signs of wanting to change for the better then more than likely doctors wouldn't want to live in said area.  If you think about it, what kind of doctor would want to move into a bad community?  With that I'm going to conclude this by saying it all comes down to the community.

Syphillis Studies Tuskegee and Guatemala

Between the period of 1932 to 1972, many African American men in Tuskegee as well as Guatemala were deliberately infected with a venereal disease known as Syphilis.  The men in Tuskegee were the first to get infected.  After a cure was found none of the men received it and with that being sad the amount of time left to live shortened greatly.  Imprisoned men from Guatemala were also often given infected prostitutes as "gifts" so to speak.  With that being said this is truly horrific and nobody should be forced to go through something such as this, especially without that person's consent.  If the men of Tuskegee were informed of the situation and given proper administration of medicine as well as compensation, many laws as well as guidelines wouldn't have been violated.  Honestly I have to say that I'm shocked about this whole situation as a whole and never would've expected something so cruel such as this to take place.  Articles pertaining to the above can be found below as always.

Articles:
U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
U.S. Apologizes for Syphilis Tests in Guatemala