Who are Community Workers?

Who are Community Workers? — page 1 — Published in 2018 by Britannica Educational Publishing a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc in association with The Rosen Publishing Group Inc 29 East 21st Street New York NY 10010 Copyright 2018 The Rosen Publishing Group Inc and Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Encyclopædia Britannica Britannica and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc All rights reserved Distributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles go to rosenpublishing com First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing J E Luebering Executive Director Core Editorial Mary Rose McCudden Editor Britannica Student Encyclopedia Rosen Publishing Bernadette Davis Editor Nelson Sá Art Director Matt Cauli Designer Ellina Litmanovich Book Layout Cindy Reiman Photography Manager Sherri Jackson Photo Researcher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Peterson Judy Monroe author Title Who are community workers Judy Monroe Peterson Description First edition New York NY Britannica Educational Publishing 2018 Series Let’s find out Communities Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016058551 ISBN 9781680487398 library bound alk paper ISBN 9781680487404 eBook Subjects LCSH Community life Juvenile literature Human services personnel Juvenile literature Civil service Juvenile literature Communities Juvenile literature Classification LCC HM761 P47 2018 DDC 307 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016058551 Photo credits Cover p 1 interior pages background Pio3 Shutterstock com p 4 Jack Hollingsworth Photodisc Thinkstock p 5 KatarzynaBialasiewicz iStock Thinkstock p 6 iStockphoto com monkeybusinessimages p 7 Monkey Business Images Ltd Thinkstock p 8 Humannet Shutterstock com p 9 pressmaster Fotolia p 10 Stockbyte Thinkstock p 11 Anan Kaewkhammul Shutterstock com p 12 iStockphoto com Adamkaz p 13 Portland Press Herald Getty Images p 14 Comstock Stockbyte Thinkstock p 15 iStockphoto com FangXiaNuo p 16 iStockphoto com Gradyreese p 17 Monkeybusinessimages iStock Thinkstock p 18 iStockphoto com Cineberg p 19 Jupiterimages Photos com Thinkstock p 20 Moof Cultura Limited Superstock p 21 Bikeriderlondon Shutterstock com p 22 Bloomberg Getty Images p 23 Steve Osman Los Angeles Times Getty Images p 24 Corbis p 25 Don Mammoser Shutterstock com p 26 Bettmann Getty Images p 27 Lev Radin Shutterstock com p 28 Wavebreakmedia Shutterstock com p 29 Bob Rowan Corbis Documentary Getty Images

Who are Community Workers? — page 2 — Contents Community Workers Doctors and Nurses Dentists Veterinarians Police Officers Firefighters Teachers Construction Workers Transportation Workers Postal Workers Federal and State Government Leaders City and Town Government Leaders Community Volunteers Glossary For More Information Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32

Who are Community Workers? — page 3 — Community Workers A community is a group of people who have shared interests or who live in the same neighborhood town or city In a community of people who live in same area there are workers who help all the members of the Workers in a college community include the people who maintain the buildings and grounds 4

Who are Community Workers? — page 4 — Different community workers like doctors help community members who need them community conduct daily life The workers have different jobs and responsibilities that keep a place and its people healthy clean and safe Community workers can include doctors firefighters police officers teachers and government leaders Each community has different needs and resources A large wealthy city may be able to afford more workers than a small town can The large city may also need different kinds of workers than a small town does Compare and Contrast One city hires many workers to care for its park Another city can only hire one worker for the same purpose Why would those two communities have different numbers of workers for their parks 5

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