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    Introduction Health promotion is an important aspect of primary health care as it focuses not only on individual health‚ but on the social and structural determinants of health which can be used to enable individuals to take control of their personal health (World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 2016a; McMurray & Clendon‚ 2015). The Ottawa Charter of Health (OCH) is an important part of community and global health promotion and comprises five strategies: building healthy public policies‚ creating supportive

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    Topic 2 Community Appraisal How is a community appraisal conducted? When public health officials want to assess and survey the needs of a community‚ they use Rapid Participatory Appraisal. It is “rapid” that the exercise can be done in a relatively short time frame (Brown et al‚ 2006). This means the involvement of the local community cooperation and individual participation to facilitate community action ( Walley & Wright‚ P. 40) This method provide a very usual information about health-related

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    | Home | Editors | Current Issue | Archives | Instructions for Authors | Disclaimer | Share with others |   What Makes a Quality Therapeutic Relationship in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing: A Review of the Research Literature Read printer friendly  Subscribe in a reader Share with others Related Articles * A Phenomenographic Approach To Examine The Different Ways HIV Patients Understand The Experience Of Counselling * A Brief Report on the Characteristics of Young Male Adults Experiencing

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    study assesses the community risk and describes the human health impact of the heavy metal ground water pollution problem. The community risk will be measured by the epidemiological parameters such as prevalence measuring the burden of the resulting disease (outcome) and incidence/mortality rates indicating the risk of the disease or outcome. The socio-economic implications will also be discussed in this paper. Community risk assessment The purpose of community risk assessment (CRA) is to identify

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    Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall

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    Brian’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment By Teresa Harris NRS434 June 30‚ 2011 Brian is a healthy 16 year-old teenager‚ both physically and emotionally. He has no past or current disease processes and requires no daily medication. He has no allergies. He has normal bowel and bladder function. There are no sensory deficits. When Brian was six years-old‚ he suffered a fractured left femur while climbing a tree. He injured his left ankle at age 13; no fracture was noted on x-ray

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    Heritage Assessment Heritage assessment is quite crucial as it is used as a tool to acquire information about a community’s cultural background‚ traditions‚ spiritual life‚ lang8uage‚ health status and social life. Heritage assessment is employed in the healthcare sector for various functions like assessment of a people’s culture‚ providing awareness with regards to health restoration‚ protection and maintenance. Heritage assessment is also employed by the nursing fraternity in provision of medical

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    explained in a variety of ways‚ such as; evil energies‚ spirits and acts of god set to “crush” those who did not follow societies norms (Leviticus 20:27) (Read‚ Mosher & Bentall‚ 2013). Perhaps the most important movement that contributed to mental health stigma was the opening of the “Bethlem royal hospital” which became an asylum exclusively for the mad in 1377 after converting from a hospital (Pietikainen‚ 2015). Until the late 1800’s the response to the mentally

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    Physical Assessment in Health Care Carlos Arteta Florida National University Professor: Angel Cano April 2‚ 2016   Case Study # 1 A 35 years old electrical engineer presented to the office for a clinical evaluation. Her name is Mary. She is complaining of a face rash that has been present for one week. The rash is across her face and the bridge of her nose. The rash appeared after one week of hiking and camping in the Appalachians. Mary denies new soap‚ detergent‚ lotions‚ environmental exposures

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    Clinical Case Study Nursing is a complex and ever expanding profession. Nursing care mainly focuses on the patient’s physical care‚ which allows nurses to be with their patients for much longer than many other health professionals. Systematic patient assessment is an integral part of a nurse’s job as it permits patient care to be prioritized according to severity of condition‚ and also molds the basis of care plans (Anderson‚ 1998). Through early detection of a deteriorating patient‚ appropriate

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