Running Head: Community Assessment Global Community Assessment of China II La Tonya Rafe Professor Susan Day Global Community Health BSN 135 NRSG 436-4 July 28‚ 2010 Global Community Assessment of China II Introduction: The prevalence of infectious diseases in China remains high in some rural areas of China. Today China is a top contender in the world export industry. However‚ only a fraction of the financial reserves goes to broaden the health system. The government is presently
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importance of having a professional learning community also known as PLC in the school system. Having individuals that pair together for the greater good of the students can enhance the success of the students and organization. A professional learning community‚ also known as PLC‚ is a group of teachers that share their expertise‚ meets regularly‚ and collaborate to improve the academic performance of students and teaching skills. The essence of a learning community is to focus solely on the
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Community Health Assessment: Case of King County My community is King County in Seattle‚ WA; the county is faced with many socio-economic and political challenges. For example‚ a considerable percentage of its population comprises low-income earners with some having low education levels; as a result‚ they also face major health threats. In addition‚ there is a shortage of healthcare facilities and providers‚ and hence the entire population faces major health challenges. To conduct an analysis and
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the structures of community power remains one of the central challenges of community development theory and practice. Researchers have long sought to understand and measure the distribution of power in organizations‚ local communities‚ nations and around the world. Hence classical studies of community power tended to identify elitist (Hunter‚ 53; Mills‚ 56) or Pluralist (Dahl‚ 61; Truman‚ 51) structures. These studies were carried out using different methods in different communities. The observed differences
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Community Assessment: Reading‚ Pennsylvania Judith Giorgio Western Governor’s University Abstract This paper is an assessment of the city of Reading‚ Pennsylvania. It will describe the city with a focus on the population‚ economic situation‚ culture‚ neighborhood and safety factors. It will also look at what the city has in place in case of a disaster. From this data‚ I will interpret the overall status of the community and formulate a logical community diagnosis. Community Description
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In this paper‚ I will be explaining my perception of my community placement in the context of community as partner by reflecting on my interactions with a target group of the population which include pre and post natal mothers who are in vulnerable situations in the community. I will also describe this group of population using various sources and share some experiences which helped me gain an insight into their lived experiences and the health issues and concerns within this group with the intention
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Community Assessment Project You are to complete a community assessment using the Windshield Survey method. This is discussed both in Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public’s Health (pp. 403-4) and in Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (p. 203). You will find a community planning guide at the Healthy People website. This is another strategy‚ similar to the nursing process for assessing and implementing community change‚ and might be helpful to you. The Community
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Riverside County Community Assessment Riverside County is a vast geographical area in Southern California with a diverse population. It represents a melding area of different cultures‚ ideals and median income‚ resulting in a community full of variety. Geographically‚ Riverside County covers 7200 sq. stretches eastward from the Orange County border of Southern California to the border of Arizona. There is a variety of climate within the county‚ as it includes a section of the Cleveland National
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Since the early 1900’s there has been a shift in the emphasis from learning with the focus being on the individual (local) to learning as part of a community (global). The emergence of social communities have worked in tandem with established forms of learning to educate the masses. These social communities were called by various names each having a different function and or terms of reference. Local learning takes place within ‘self’‚ as we learn people learn with us and from us‚ in a non formal
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Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics Tamekia Crook‚ RN‚ ADN‚ BSN Student University of Michigan-Flint Sleep‚ Psych & Cognitive Function in Geriatrics: Sleep in Older Adults Both sleep‚ and psychological and cognitive function‚ are areas of concern that are consistently addressed in older adults‚ as studies have shown that these two very distinct areas‚ are actually very closely related. It is said that along with other physical changes in aging‚ so too does sleep patterns
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