Vulnerable populations and Diseases in Cumberland (North Carolina

Vulnerable populations and Diseases in Cumberland (North Carolina)

Mission Statement

To manage and provide with a sound public health facilities in the whole vulnerable community of the Cumberland and delivering optimal services of health and care. The aim is to maintain a sound and quality environment and with these characteristics ethical operations with certain efficiency are ensured.

Introduction

The vulnerable population within Cumberland increases different unethical factors in the county i.e. increase in mortality and morbidity within the county. The review is based on the selected health concerns in the county because of the increase in population. The review of the statistical results will certainly include an annual updates about the health concern within the county. The purpose of the Cumberland's vulnerable population and health study is to analyze the current health status of the County.

Overview of Cumberland County

The county is located within the east which is almost 65 miles south of Raleigh at a place which is usually known as the Sandhills. The largest town of the Cumberland County is no doubt Fayetteville and it is also the county of the Cumberland. The total area of the Cumberland is almost 658. 11 sq. miles, along with the land area available to them is 652.43 sq. miles. The average normal temperature of the Cumberland County is about 400 to 790 and similarly the average rainfall almost reaches to 47 inches.

Population Analysis

In 2010, the aggregate population which was living in the Cumberland County was almost 319,431. The population of the county has been increased to 5.4% since April 2000 (where the population was 302963) to July 2010 (where the population reachers to 319431). The race division in Cumberland County is headed by white people whose presence is 47.2%. Similarly, the Black - African Americans are almost 36.7% and Hispanic/ Latino are found to be (9.5%). The distribution of sex is also slightly equal in Cumberland i.e. Men covers 48.3% of the population while the women ratio is 51.7% which is certainly tending towards the equality. Another important aspect of the Cumberland's population is that the median age in the county is 29 years which shows the presence of youngsters in the county.

Race

Percent

Number

White

47.2

150, 749

Black / African - American

36.7

117, 117

Hispanic / Latino

9.5

30, 190



Workforce, Income and Poverty

The Cumberland's per capita income in the year 2009 was $21,728 (Inflation was adjusted). The median of the house hold income in Cumberland was $41,163 for the same year. In the year 2009, the residents who live in the county below the poverty line is almost 17% which is certainly a considerable amount. The child poverty rate in the county was estimated to be 24.4% and similarly the elderly rate of poverty was close to 10% but these figures represents the years from 2005 to 2009. This can be easily determined that those people who are living in poverty usually have high chronically increased rates of diseases which leads to undesired health outcomes.

The labor force in the Cumberland County ...