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A 10 page research paper that examines homelessness in this Canadian city. This examination of the homeless problem in Vancouver, first of all examines the scope of the problem, and then looks at health ramifications that this entails. Then, the programs that are currently in placed are examined prior to making specific community health nursing recommendations concerning possible interventions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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this evaluation hardly seems appropriate, particularly to the homeless of Vancouvers Downtown Eastside. This area of Vancouver is characterized by "battered and boarded-up buildings" and is home to some
of the most concentrated poverty and crime in Canada (The Americas, 2004). Despite police crackdowns, a 2004 article in the Economist describes the district as having an "open drug bazaar"
thriving on its street corners. The alleyways, doorways and parks of the area have become the homes to a "ragged, swelling tribe of homeless men, women and children" (The Americas,
2004, p. 66). Homelessness and the health problems it encompasses are of deep concern to community health nursing. The following examination of the homeless problem in Vancouver, first of
all examines the scope of the problem, and then looks at health ramifications that this entails. Then, the programs that are currently in placed are examined prior to making specific
community health nursing recommendations concerning possible interventions. The scope of the problem Ten years ago, homelessness existed in Vancouver, but it was largely invisible. Today, citizens deal with panhandling,
break-ins and theft even in the most affluent neighborhoods. While Vancouvers homelessness rate is lower per person than in some of British Columbias cities, between 2001 and 2004, it doubled,
which means that the homeless population in Vancouver encompasses roughly 1800 people (The Americas, 2004). They are virtually all unemployed and 75 percent are not eligible for welfare. They survive
though panhandling, scavenging or petty crime (The Americas, 2004). The majority suffer from drug or alcohol addiction or both, as well as mental illness. Furthermore, an additional 40,000 people spend
more than half of their income on housing and are, consequently, "at-risk" for homelessness (The Americas, 2004). An additional 10,000 are on the waiting list for subsidized housing. A report
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