ecological model of health
Applying the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) Ecological Model of Health
Abstract
This paper discusses how IOM’s ecological model can be used to stop the AIDs pandemic which is a health issue globally. This is because the number of people infected with the disease has increased over the years, since the first case was reported. Statistics show that over 34 million people are infected globally. The disease has been declared a pandemic due to the effects it has caused globally. Therefore, urgency is needed to stop its spread by reducing the rate of infection.
Applying the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) Ecological Model of Health
Introduction and Background Information on the Aids Pandemic
Ever since the first case of AIDs (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) was discovered in the year 1981, the number of people infected with the virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), that causes the disease has extremely increased. Recent statistics indicate that over 34 million persons were living with HIV by the end of 2010, with over 2.5 million people becoming infected each year, and over 1.5 dying (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011). Though the AIDs pandemic is one that has greatly affected nearly all parts of the world, the pandemic is most rampant in Sub Saharan Africa, whereby in some regions, nearly one out of every five people is infected with the virus. The population living with the virus in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, between the years 2002 and 2010, was found to have escalated by 250 percent (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011).With the adverse global effects the pandemic has had, AIDs has become a global issue that necessitates immediate action by all sectors. This paper looks at how nursing can apply the Institute of Medicine (IOM) model in dealing with the AIDs pandemic as a global health issue and stopping it.
Use of the Ecological Model One way through which nursing can apply the biological component of the
Abstract
This paper discusses how IOM’s ecological model can be used to stop the AIDs pandemic which is a health issue globally. This is because the number of people infected with the disease has increased over the years, since the first case was reported. Statistics show that over 34 million people are infected globally. The disease has been declared a pandemic due to the effects it has caused globally. Therefore, urgency is needed to stop its spread by reducing the rate of infection.
Applying the IOM’s (Institute of Medicine) Ecological Model of Health
Introduction and Background Information on the Aids Pandemic
Ever since the first case of AIDs (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) was discovered in the year 1981, the number of people infected with the virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), that causes the disease has extremely increased. Recent statistics indicate that over 34 million persons were living with HIV by the end of 2010, with over 2.5 million people becoming infected each year, and over 1.5 dying (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011). Though the AIDs pandemic is one that has greatly affected nearly all parts of the world, the pandemic is most rampant in Sub Saharan Africa, whereby in some regions, nearly one out of every five people is infected with the virus. The population living with the virus in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, between the years 2002 and 2010, was found to have escalated by 250 percent (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2011).With the adverse global effects the pandemic has had, AIDs has become a global issue that necessitates immediate action by all sectors. This paper looks at how nursing can apply the Institute of Medicine (IOM) model in dealing with the AIDs pandemic as a global health issue and stopping it.
Use of the Ecological Model One way through which nursing can apply the biological component of the
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