- AMISH OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
- NUTRITION/METABOLIC
- Indicators of nutrient deficiencies
- The most common indicators that show there is nutrient deficiency in this region are the soft or brittle nails among the patients. This is an indication that there is magnesium deficiency among many of the affected patients in the community. The other indicator of nutrient deficiency is the dark rings under both eyes that indicates there some allergies and failure to access enough food in this region. There is also persistent diarrhea that indicates there is both the magnesium and potassium deficiency in this region.
- Other indicators of deficiency in this region include persistent infection that indicates vitamin c deficiency. This may also be an indication of zinc deficiency in this region. There is poor health growth that indicates deficiency in iron.
- Obesity rates or percentages: Compare to CDC statistics.
- According to the statistics indicating the rate or percentage on Lancaster county, it indicates that there is 17% of obese children who are between the ages of 2and 19. The CDC statistics also indicates that the there is a possibility that the percentage may rise from these figure.
- Affordability of food/available discounts or food programs and usage (e.g., WIC, food boxes, soup kitchens, meals on wheels, food stamps, senior discounts, employee discounts, etc.).
- The population having a high percentage of obese children indicates that the more poverty that the location is. This demonstrates that in the county of Lancaster, there is a high rate of poverty. On this case, a high number of citizens depend on food given through various programs. Fortunately, there is a high processed food available and distributed to the community through various community organizations. The food is affordable through food boxes, food meals and through food stamps.
- Availability of water (e.g., number and quality of drinking fountains).
- The water that is in this area is not quality for drinking because it is contaminated. Most of the sources in this area has salt water and according to WH, the water is not fit for drinking. There are several sources of quality drinking fountains but they are protected not to get contaminated with the contaminated wells.
- Fast food and junk food accessibility (vending machines).
- There is high accessibility of fast food within the county. The reason that most of the citizens are poor, contributes to a high rise of fast food selling points where one can be able to avoid cheap food.
- Evidence of healthy food consumption or unhealthy food consumption (trash, long lines, observations, etc.).
- Council and Municipals raising awareness of unhealthy food consumption this is because of the junk food that are sold in the streets and various market places. (www.health.state.pa.us/padohric/)
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- Provisions for special diets, if applicable
- There is provision for special diets for most of the disadvantaged people but in very low quantity.
- For schools (in addition to above):
- Some of the public schools offer provision of special diets to the needy students
- Nutritional content of food in cafeteria and vending machines: Compare to ARS 15-242/The Arizona Nutrition Standards
- Amount of free or reduced lunch
- Elimination (Environmental Health Concerns)
- Common air contaminants’ impact on the Community Lancaster is the
- Most of the Common air pollutants include the industries that emits the carbon monoxides in the air.
- Waste disposal.
- The municipal council have contributed in making of various ways that enhance proper water disposal. Having a better mechanism of disposing dirty water means that the probability of contacting water related diseases is very low.
- Pest control: Is the community notified of pesticides usage?
- The community is well notified of how to control various pests that affects their crops. They possess the knowledge of using different types of pesticides in order to prevent the pests.
- Hygiene practices (laundry services, hand washing, etc.).
- The level of hygiene practices by the community of this region is very low. Mostof the
- bathrooms: Amount, inspect for cleanliness, supplies if possible citizens fail to wash hands white eating.
- Universal precaution practices of health providers, teachers, members (if applicable).
- Everyone has a key role to play in providing a healthy environment. Teachers and health providers have the obligation of teaching members of the community on how to live safe and the need to have a clean environment.
- Temperature controls (e.g., within buildings, outside shade structures).
- The average annual temperature is 0.50F. There is high temperatures within the buildings especially at night.
- Safety (committee, security guards, crossing guards, badges, locked campuses).
- Security in this area is an issue of greater concern and the authorities work hard in maintaining all the citizens are protected. The reason for lack of security tends to be the highly level of poverty. Security guards, crossing guards and various security committees protect people.
- Cognitive/Perceptual
- Primary language: Is this a communication barrier?
- Most of the citizens are not native English speakers and the usually speak in Germany language. This is because most of them came from Germany
- Educational levels: For geopolitical communities, use http://www.census.gov and compare the city your community belongs in with the national statistics.
- There are a number of high schools and college schools in the county. The global insights (Geopolitics) depicts that all the communities in this region are geopolitical.
- Opportunities/Programs:
- Educational offerings (in-services, continuing education, GED, etc.)
- Some of the students have the opportunity with the of having various cfunds that assist them in continuing their education.
- Educational mandates (yearly in-services, continuing education, English learners, etc.)
- Special education programs (e.g., learning disabled, emotionally disabled, physically disabled, and gifted)
- There is special education programs for the disadvantaged children in the county
- Library or computer/Internet resources and usage.
- All the schools in this area have public libraries where students go to search for knowledge.
- Funding resources (tuition reimbursement, scholarships, etc.).
- There is funding resources where the talented and needy students gets the opportunity to proceed with their education.
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