practice OPEN 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
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Community Care for the Elderly provides community-based services to assist seniors aged 60 and older. Case Management is a method used by professionals who work with elders in need of services. They work with the elder and their families to evaluate needs‚ develop a plan of care and coordinate services to maintain the elder’s well-being. You can look in the Yellow Pages or in the Community Directory section of the telephone book for local resources that provide services to elders‚ those with certain
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Defining Community 1. How have Lee and her colleagues defined community? Lee and her colleagues defined community as people who share characteristics and problems; elderly living in poverty. 2. What theoretical perspectives would you use to define community in this case? The theoretical perspectives I would use to define community is conditions and problems‚ and strengthens and weaknesses. Participatory Processes and Actors 1. Identify the social networks that the agency has forged with the
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Economic effects of diabetes on the elderly Diabetes has been described‚ by doctors‚ as a metabolic disease in which the patient has high blood glucose (blood sugar)‚ either because insulin production is inadequate‚ or because the body ’s cells do not respond properly to insulin. The overall management of diabetes for older adults would be the same as management for younger adults. Nutritional management is essential for older adults primarily to control malnutrition
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this area was mainly the elderly and some younger workers. There were occasional visitors and the ages ranged from young children to old adults. The mood of the senior center was for the most part emotionless. The workers were friendly and nice toward the elderly. The mood of the elderly varied drastically from some being super happy and enthusiastic‚ to being emotionless and the occasional moaning or crying. Using the conflict perspective I observed that the elderly start to lose control over
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in a nursing home for a week when I was in nursing program‚ I felt something that I could not express because I had seen some elderly residents who did not have a visit from their loved ones for a long period of time. In my Asian culture‚ we value our elderly the most‚ and we love to listen to the experiences that they share. We have to keep in mind that it is nearly impossible for a single caregiver to provide all the needs for an aging parent. Am I adequately able to give care for my elderly parent
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The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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Bacterial vaginosis‚ or simply BV‚ is a prevailing vaginal infection in women. BV is an illness that outcomes in vaginal discharge and are a consequence of overgrowth of usual bacteria in the vagina. There are numerous kinds of bacteria that live naturally in the vaginal region. The vaginal discharge results when numbers of various species of bacteria grow large such that their numbers exceed the natural balance (Bacterial Vaginosis Researchomatic). The reasons for the specific vaginal bacterial
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general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of
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Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly Population Name School Course number Date Abstract Urinary incontinence is the unintentional escape of urine. Both men and women can become incontinent for many different reasons‚ however‚ it occurs more in women than men. As a person ages‚ their body goes through changes that put them at a higher risk of elimination difficulties. The five different types of urinary incontinence classified are: stress‚ urge‚ overflow‚ reflex‚ and incontinence
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