What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person understands his or her own abilities‚ can cope with the normal stresses of life‚ can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Both physical and mental health are the result of a complex interplay between many individual and environmental factors‚ including: * family history of illness and disease/genetics * lifestyle and health behaviours (e.g.‚ smoking‚ exercise
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sources of literature. This paper will conclude by looking at the implications raised and examine future implications for nursing practice. In recent years‚ there has been an increasing need for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary as well as multiprofessional and interprofessional perspectives on professional work (Bleakley‚ Boyden‚ Hobbs‚ Walsh‚ & Allard‚ 2006). In health care‚ interprofessional practice means that patient care is a joint effort by professionals‚ whose tasks‚ interaction and
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DESCRIPTION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER A community health worker is one who provides basic community health care services for promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ simple treatment and rehabilitation. The services utilizes the philosophy‚ content‚ method and skills of public health care. While most nurses care for one patient at a time‚ public health nurses care for entire populations. By working with whole communities‚ public health nurses are able to educate people about health issues‚ improve community
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Process Recording Steve Hardesty The University of Akron Author Note This paper is in fulfillment for the course: Mental Health‚ 8200:380:001. Due September 17‚ 2013. Introduction K.M. is a 23 year old single‚ bi-racial male‚ self-admitted to Interval Brotherhood Home. He has resided in Cuyahoga Falls‚ Ohio for his entire life. K.M. has a black father and a white mother. His father left the family when he was twelve years old. K.M. was extremely upset with his father’s
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responses. By changing your thinking you can detox your brain. If you analyse thoughts and decide which require rejection to lead to positivity this can lead to a better attitude in life. A person’s mental health can determine his or her self image and confidence. A person with good mental health might generally be more satisfied with life and in relationships with others. They might have more self confidence. Positive outlook 3. How do these thoughts and feelings affect your behaviour?
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Unit 18: working in the health sector P6: Explain two examples of multi-disciplinary working in the health service provision. GP Surgery Practise Manager A practise manager is responsible for the whole surgery and the way it runs. Some of the roles include dealing with complaints‚ paying the bills and expenses of the practise and staff organisation. Data Input Clerk A data input clerk has little or no contact with the patients‚ practises and surgeries have data input clerks to ensure paperwork
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The mental health problem is global and millions of people are affected. It exists in Nigeria such that it has become a public health issue‚ yet the mental health system in Nigeria appears to be inept in meeting the needs of sufferers of mental illnesses. This paper discusses the increasing importance of mental illness as a public health concern globally with particular emphasis on the Nigerian mental health issue. It is organised into various sections discussing the global mental health problem;
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Decision-Making Case Study Shana S. White Managing in Today ’s Health Care Organization/ HCS/514 January 24‚ 2013 Debra Williams Decision-Making Case Study Noonan (2009)‚ states "The rising rates of unemployment and the growing numbers of uninsured people are exacerbating health disparities in low income and minority communities that already suffer from barriers to care and high rates of chronic disease.” (para. 1). With the economy in its current state (trying to recover
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Mental Health and Religion · Abstract The aim of this investigation was to study the relationship between good mental health and religion. To study a group of participants I designed a questionnaire‚ which used a likert scale‚ and the data collected was analysed using a program on SPSS. The data collected had a significant negative correlation‚ so the results were similar to those from other studies examining religion and its relationship with mental health. In general the individuals who
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Effects of Obesity on Mental Health Risks of Being Overweight Walter Taylor Community College of Vermont Abstract In America‚ over 35% of all adults are obese. Though obesity rates in Vermont are among the lowest in the country (25%)‚ the current obesity epidemic is still alarming ("Adult obesity facts‚" 2012). Heart disease‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure are all directly linked to obesity. While the physical effects of obesity have been researched extensively
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