HAT/Community Health Nursing November/24/2012 WGU Clay County Florida Description Clay County is nestled along the banks of the majestic St Johns River in Northeast Florida. It encompasses Fleming Island‚ Green Cove Springs (seat of counties government)‚ Keystone Heights‚ Middleburg and Orange Park. It is 601 square miles‚ it has 46 square miles of water among its’ many lakes and rivers as well as many miles of undeveloped wood land. Community Description Population Clay County 2010 population
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Comparison Paper University of Phoenix Mary Crawford Comparison Paper The purpose of this paper is describing the history of public health‚ including pertinent dates and significant events and the different aspects of public and community-based health. Public Health is on a national‚ state‚ and county scale dealing in research‚ data analysis‚ and recommendation for health promotion. The Center for disease control‚ the national institutes of health‚ and census are examples of public health
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Health Advocacy Campaign Development Tiffany E. Snowden Walden University NURS 5050/6050 Section 06‚ Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health February 8‚ 2015 Health Advocacy Campaign Development Living a long‚ thriving and healthy life is a vision many Americans strive to make a reality. Unfortunately‚ many are deprived of that dream because of smoking and tobacco use. It is estimated that approximately 16 million Americans suffer from a disease as a result
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Public Health and Health Care Erica Montgomery HCS/535 July 14‚ 2014 Dr. Regina Pointer Public Health and Health Care Public health is one the of the science that improves and protects the health care of the communities and families through promotions of healthy lifestyles‚ research for injury and disease prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases. Public health professionals try and prevent issues from happening or recurring through implementing educational
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Federal versus State Policy Comparison Your Name CJA/463 – Criminal Justice Policy Analysis University of Phoenix Instructor: October 3‚ 2011 Federal vs. State Policy Comparison The United States Constitution is known for the Supreme law of the land in the United States‚ which creates a federal power system of government and shared between the state and federal governments (United States Court‚ 2011). Federal and state policies are both put into place to help protect business and individuals
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PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION Nutrients 1. Carbohydrates 2. Proteins 3. Lipids 4. Vitamins 5. Minerals 6. Water – functions: a. Solvent b. A lubricant c. Transport medium d. Regulate body temperature 7. Macronutrients – carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ lipids required in grams‚ kilograms 8. Micronutrients – vitamins and minerals needed in micrograms or milligrams 9. Energy needed for a. Basic body functions/basal metabolism (60 – 75% total energy requirement) b. Physical activity (15 – 30%)
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major public health issue in the United States‚ which is commonly overlooked‚ is the prevalence of individuals with mental retardation. According to an article on Medscape’s eMedicine web site‚ “mental retardation (MR)‚ also known as intellectual disability (ID)‚ is a descriptive term for sub-average intelligence and impaired adaptive functioning arising in the developmental period (age less than 18 years) (Zeldin‚ 2012). Intellectual disability is a major social‚ educational and health problem
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between public and community health. “Public health nursing focuses on populations. It is not about the setting where care is delivered. It is first and foremost a philosophy applied in any setting where populations exist” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008‚ p.191). Public health is designed to help improve the health‚ safety and welfare of the general public looking at the long term‚ prospective health of the entire public. Public health involves the health of the county‚ state and nation. Public health
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Perspectives Public Health in India: Dangerous Neglect Public health services‚ which reduce a population’s exposure to disease through such measures as sanitation and vector control‚ are an essential part of a country’s development infrastructure. In India‚ policies have focused largely on medical services. Public health services‚ and even implementation of basic public health regulations‚ have been neglected. Various organisational issues also militate against the rational deployment of personnel
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Comparison of Public Human Resource Management between China and United States Name Course Instructor Date In the contemporary world‚ the government’s participation in the economic growth receives maximum attention. The efficiency of the state in regard to the national economy‚ the social welfare and national development is necessary for fiscal augmentation and development. Governments are limited in functions as they act within the legal systems‚ make-decisions that affect the public and
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