Assignment 5.1

Types of Needs

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Hawaii State being a place with the sun it is a good place for relaxation; this attracts more homeless people to the state. Although the exact number of homeless people in this state is not known, the number is approximate to be 6000 to 15000 people falling into homelessness at any given point annually.

The normative needs in O'ahu in Hawaii State are that the homeless persons suffer more health challenges compared to other people and they experience high rates of premature deaths.

Though there are set houses in Hawaii State the homeless community don't find it comfortable being there. They say the conditions are not conducive and also even the number of houses is far much less than the total number of homeless individuals. This is an expressive need.

Most of the homeless population reported physical health care as the most important need. Both the old and young are more concerned about their health which according to the survey is at questionable states. Though other perceived needs as the need for the job by the youth were recorded in several surveys they number of did not emerge to be as large as those who are concerned with their health.

Relative needs in this homeless community, first of all, are the food, shelter, and sanitation. In this homeless people in Hawaii people live in tents at the beaches which results to various infections from sunburns.

The most important need of the above needs is the normative need in thee homeless people in Hawaii since the health conditions are cutting short the lives of the homeless people and also denying them chances of trying to make their lives better.

References

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Moroney, R. (1986). Shared responsibility. New York: Aldine

Modell, J. (1997). Housing the Homeless in Hawaii. Home in the islands: housing and social change in the Pacific, 194.