write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Select a community in your town or city with 3 or more vulnerable populations to which you have easy access. (I am choosing the risk status related to LGBTQ community for my vulnerable population near me, so please write aboout this) You will choose 1 of those vulnerable populations and evaluate it throughout the course. The community must be one that will expose you to individuals with diverse life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Within the community, you will need to identify an agency or organization that serves the vulnerable population. (I found an agency called “Encircle” in Salt Lake City, UT that helps to improve the heatlh and well-being of LGBTQ people. I will attach their URL to the website so you can look at it yourself).
In this Discussion Board, complete the following:
Briefly discuss the 3 vulnerable populations within your chosen community. (You can list pregnant women, immigrantion, and LGBTQ population.
Identify your 1 chosen vulnerable population (Risk status related to LGBTQ population) in the Discussion Board, including the rationale for choosing this population and identified community (There are a lot of LGBTQ people in Salt Lake City, UT. I have a friend that is gay and have seen him over the years in the whole process of coming out and being who he wants to be and comfortable and wish people could have an easier time with this). Be sure to include the city or town, county, and state. (Salt Lake City, UT).
Include your rationale for why the population is vulnerable—as well as their diverse life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds—and support this with a minimum of 1 scholarly citation and associated source.
Identify a community agency or organization that serves the chosen population. Refer to your reading for this unit for additional information on vulnerable populations.
URL for Encircle Website
https://encircletogether.org/
