Language and Childhood- How Growing Up Between Cultures Shaped My Strength and Confidence

Language and Childhood- How Growing Up Between Cultures Shaped My Strength and Confidence

My home county is Sutter County, ZIP Code 95991, which is located in the state of California. According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Sutter County in 2020 was 96,633. In Sutter County, the employment median reaches $65,018, that is, a little less than the state income average, which is $91,551 (United States Census Bureau, 2024). Moreover, residents covered with health insurance sit steady at 93.6% health insurance, where 6.5% of males and 6.4% of females are not covered with health insurance. Alongside this, the Sutter County poverty percentage is 15.9%, which exceeds the state’s poverty rate average of 12.2%, the rate of males being 12.8% and females being 19.3%. Besides the trending data, Sutter County has a stronger labor force—about 51.7% of the population is employed by local and state federal employers (United States Census Bureau, 2024).

Taking a look at these demographic indices and comparing them to the State averages, sheds some knowledge of trends and disparities within the county. While Sutter County is a little different from what is usually associated with California as a higher income levels and progressive healthcare system, it faces similar challenges to this, such as lower median income and higher percentage of people living in poverty (Colwill & Paulist, 2023). Furthermore, it has a lesser number of residents who are covered by health insurance; possibly, these people may face the obstruction of primary healthcare services. The county’s agriculture exporting which cannot be directly changed to anything else or substituted also notes that there are some economic factors may serve the local people who are below the poverty line or not adequate in their lives. This research highlights the significance of specific directed measures and the enacting of policies to tackle the disparities, thus enabling equal participation in the allocation of resources and opportunities within Sutter County.

Looking at data visualization on the NCHS website, census tract 0511.00 has the highest life expectancy with a birth age at 80.3 years. On the contrary, the other side that has the lowest life expectancy is census tract 0501.01, which also records a life expectancy at birth of 77.9 years (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Contrasting these values with state and national averages gives an understanding of the nature of the health situation in Sutter County. Even though the highest life expectancy in the county, 80.3 years, is slightly below the state average of 83.5 years, knowing that it is well above the national average of 79 years makes it a place to be proud of. Similarly, the most problematic life expectancy indicator within the entire county can be seen at 77.9 years. This is two years less than the state average and four years even shorter than the national average (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020).

Among the demographic variables that may account for the differences in life expectancy in Sutter County is race. In addition, socioeconomic inequality has a greater impact, especially in low-income areas, where residents tend to live shorter lives than in high-income neighborhoods (Baciu et al., 2019). On the other hand, having a health facility within reach, a resident’s education level, and environmental factors like air quality and availability of green spaces are vital for the resident’s health and long life. Sutter County’s predominantly agricultural low socioeconomic communities are faced with several occupational hazards and limited healthcare factors that give health gaps a further boost (Baciu et al., 2019).

Understanding these demographic elements is essential to designing age-specific tools and systems that will lead to a reduction of health disparities and improvement in life expectancy. To fight against such inequities, my strategy as a nurse practitioner will be comprehensive, which should include participation in policy formulation for equity in healthcare, creating preventive healthcare projects, and collaborating with communities in reaching for quality social services (Flaubert et al., 2021). The program can be implemented by targeting interventions for vulnerable groups as well as taking measures to resolve the reasons behind health disparities, ultimately resulting in overcoming health inequalities among communities residing in Sutter County.

References

Baciu, A., Negussie, Y., Geller, A., & Weinstein, J. N. (2019). The root causes of health inequity. National Library of Medicine; National Academies Press (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425845/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, February 28). Life expectancy data viz. Www.cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/life-expectancy/

Colwill, M., & Poullis, A. (2023). Using national census data to facilitate healthcare research. World Journal of Methodology, 13(5), 414–418. https://doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v13.i5.414

Flaubert, J. L., Menestrel, S. L., Williams, D. R., & Wakefield, M. K. (2021). The role of nurses in improving health equity. In www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Academies Press (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573898/

United States Census Bureau. (2024). Explore Census Data. Data.census.gov. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S2701?t=Health%20Insurance&g=

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Growing up I realized that language and my childhood did impact who I am today. I could say it made me stronger and confident. Also, it made me realize anything I want in life if I work hard at it I can achieve it. As a child at the age of 4 moving to the United States from Jamaica did expose me to multiple languages outside of what I knew which was patios. My parents settling in New York and enrolling me into a private pre-k located in the Bronx is what really helped me start broadening my language being around kids and teachers who spoke differently from me really helped me build my social and emotional skills. And my pre-k teachers really helped shape me in a great way as a child. When I got to elementary school I had a great experience developing my language as well. When I got to middle school, I started to struggle with language due to me pronouncing certain words in patois because that’s how I knew to say the word and teachers would tell me that isn’t how it’s supposed to be said in a rude way. When I got to high school is when I started to have a better experience with language again because I had teachers who encouraged me and always made me feel comfortable. So, there were times as a child that I did struggle with language because of my background being different from others. I had some great experiences and bad ones. But, it made me the person I am today I learned to embrace it all and I love the person I am today and I’m looking forward to my future.