HEALTHY PEOPLE

Healthy People

The two topics which according to me are important and were added later to the list are

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health

Older People

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health

This topic relates to the improvement of the mental and physical safety, health and overall well being of the minority namely Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender (LGBT). It was an important segmentation of society, because these individuals are now present in all manners of races, classes, ethnicities and countries. Due to discrimination and the social taboo, they were shunned from all the benefits, advantages and services available due to normal people. They were grouped among the regularly people until recently without understanding the unusual circumstances they face. However, now it is realized that they need to be handled and evaluated differently than normal people.

“A 2002 survey found that 21% of men who have sex with men had made plans to attempt suicide; 12% reported actually having made the attempt, and of those, nearly half had made multiple attempts. Most who attempted suicide had made their first attempt before age 25.” (Paul et.al.,2002)

LGBT individuals, research shows, are much more prone towards psychological diseases. Depression, anxiety and stress are the three most common problems these people have. This leads to developing fully fledged psychiatric disorders, suicides, drug addiction and many more social evils

Older People

The older people category was also late in the arrival but at least it's there. Statistics show that between 2011-2012 most of the baby boomers (WWII generation) will be entering this category. It is also intimated that more than 27 million of them shall be developing more than one chronic illness. This shows the magnitude of the people who shall need proper medical care and assistance. Studies regarding the special needs of old people up until recently were very limited. ...