Outcomes and Evaluation of Community Health Project Jeanette Gorton Walden University NURS6150‚ Section 14‚ Promoting and Preserving Health in a Diverse Society April 16‚ 2011 Outcomes and Evaluation of Community Health Project It is important to evaluate any public health program to determine its contribution and health impact on the population it was designed to help‚ in addition to its sustainability
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Application: Community Counseling Resources Marriage‚ Couple and Family Therapy (CPSY - 6356 - 1) In this paper will analyze primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary couple and family interventions provided by community resources. In this paper will provide a community resource that works with issues of domestic violence and the primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary interventions that the resource provides. A further analysis will be provided on any gaps that may
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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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the 1960s‚ concurrent with the growing attention on mental health‚ the promotion of community mental health centers became a major federal initiative after the U.S. passed the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act in 1963. The construction of mental health centers in local communities exploded. Their bold agenda in transitioning patients out of state psychiatric hospitals and into communities was aimed to promote more humane treatment and foster social
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Community Resources 1. Fernandez Park 595 Tenent St. Pinole‚ CA 94564 Phone… 510-74-2999 Website… www.ci.pinole.ca.us/recreation/index.html Contact Person… Joanna Hours… 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday-Friday Fernandez Park has a youth center‚ swim team‚ school of performing arts‚ and a sports and fitness center. The city of Pinole wanted to create an environment where children could be constructive and have fun. These programs have fees that are based on family income. The city wanted
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the professional role of the nurse to provide health promotion and disease preventive care. Collaborating with other health care professionals and consumer groups in the community in redesigning health care can help meet the goals for Healthy People 2020. Refer to http://www.healthypeople.gov/ to open the Healthy People home page. Select the "2020 Topics & Objectives" tab. Select one of the 42 "Healthy People" topic areas for improving health. Submit the proposed area to the instructor for
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Community Resource Assignment The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides significant help to those in need. The organization is a branch of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The organization’s initial goals were to provide humanitarian efforts and other relief during trying times. For example‚ many felt that the group was formed in response to the destruction caused by the American Civil War. Founder and the group’s first President
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Community Resource Assignment Abstract The basic purpose of Healthcare Organizations is to meet the healthcare needs of individuals and to promote health of the community. Goals of such facilities is to provide practical assistance‚ improve quality of life‚ help people become self-sufficient and to deliver wellness care. For me as a future nurse it’s really important to know such organizations that are present in my community so I can refer and help my patients deal with their problems and concerns
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there is a wealth of knowledge in the very building in which they teach. Many administrators have caught on to the concept of Professional Learning Communities (PLC). Basically‚ a Professional Learning Community is a group of teachers who work together to share ideas and concepts‚ and to analyze data in relation to instruction. The goal is to discover new teaching strategies and to improve instruction. Research has shown that schools that foster teacher collaboration and mentoring between novice and
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Community Health Nursing: Definitions: 1) World Health Organization: a. Special field of nursing that combines skills of nursing public health… b. Function as part of total public health program for: i. Promotion of health ii. Improvement of condition iii.Rehabilitation of illness and disability Jacobsen a. Learned practice discipline with ultimate goal of contributing as individuals to promote client’s optimum level of functioning through teaching and delivery of care Dr. Ruth B. Freeman a. CHN
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