Running head: Community Health News Community Health: A Case of Measles Kimberly K. Turner University of Phoenix NUR 471 Park Balevre‚ MSN‚ RC‚ BC May 12‚ 2008 A Case of Measles Earlier this year in January‚ San Diego County encountered the first case of measles since the 1990s. Many citizens of the United States were not concerned‚ but given the highly contagious nature of this viral infection and the fact that many parents are opting not to vaccinate
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The objective of doing the genogram is to get to know the patient by gaining understanding of his/her family background. Assessing the family using systemic approach enables health care providers to learn about the ways in which family members interact‚ what are the family expectations and norms‚ how effective is the members communication‚ who makes decisions and how the family deals with life time stressors (Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2007). This paper outlines the assessment and analysis of the three
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people’s health status. Socioeconomic differences in health exist all over the world; they tend to be larger in the United States than in other countries. Socioeconomic factors are important factors of both life span and freedom from disease and disability. A lack of health-promoting care and services in many racially and economically segregated communities provides a partial explanation for the link between residential segregation and the lack of physical wellbeing. Living in communities that lack
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PSYC 2103 Genogram Project A genogram is a type of family tree‚ but with more detailed information. It is often used as a diagnostic and assessment tool by physicians or counselors to obtain individual and family history in order to help in the establishment of a diagnosis and treatment plan. This semester‚ you will have the opportunity to construct a family genogram for informational purposes. You will develop a genogram‚ documenting information from both sides of your family (maternal
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DISTANCE LEARNING DIPLOMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2 (ABM) COMMUNITY HEALTH Writer: Mwansa David M. Contact: 0977744745/0968941175 Email:mwnsamumbad@yahoo.com CONTENT Unit 1: Introduction 1. Subjective 2. Subject overview Unit 2: The concept of Community health 1. Introduction 1. Definitions of community Unit 3: Community-based health care and raising health awareness 1. Introduction 2. Community Care Access Centres: 3. Community-Based Health Care Models Unit 4: Health and Development of
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The Family Genogram Tonya Jernigan Walden University March 31‚ 2013 THE FAMILY GENOGRAM A genogram can be a valuable tool‚ for a counselor who is trying to figure out family issues and how family members relate to one another. It can help the counselor narrow down or pinpoint exactly where certain dysfunctional characteristics began in a family. “The genogram is a tool used to collect and organize important data over at least three generations (Bitter‚ Long‚ & Young‚ 2010). This is
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Marielle Peji Genogram Analysis Creating a three generation genogram of my family’s health history allowed me to realize and understand the patterns of these diseases‚ illnesses‚ and health-related conditions. Listing all the health information for the people in family made me recognize that Urinary Tract Infection and High Blood Pressure were both common on my mother’s side of the family‚ while HBP is also the most common on my dad’s side of the family along with two people who also have UTI
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Community Health Nursing Task 1 Jeanne MacDonald Western Governors University Student ID 000287537 I chose as my community El Dorado County in the foothills of Northern California. I live in this community. We are a very healthy and active community with a large
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C228 - Community Health Nursing - Task 1 Shirley Krussel Western Governor ’s University C228 November 25‚ 2014 North Coastal Region of San Diego County The North Coastal Region (NCR) of San Diego County is a large diverse region within San Diego County. It spans 388 square miles. There are six cities and more than a dozen communities in this region ranging from wealthy areas to poorer areas both on the coast and inland. The US Marine Corps largest installation‚ Camp Pendleton‚ is located within
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Public Health is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of the communities through education‚ promotion of healthy life styles and research for disease and injury prevention. Public Health helps improve the health and well being of people in local communities around the world also works to prevent problems before they occur. Public health nursing is a specialized form of registered nursing that combines nursing and public health principles. According to the American Public
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