mental health professionals outlined in this course and their effectiveness. Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) Community psychiatric nurses have a vast amount of responsibilities and roles within the mental health sector. They are a registered nurse that have undergone specialised training in mental health who work within the community. Some can be attached to general doctor surgeries‚ within the prison system‚ mental health units‚ homes and even the homeless and/or community mental health centres
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Community Health Advocacy Shannon Jensen NUR/544 August 25‚ 2014 Dr. Louama Driscoll Community Health Advocacy The levels of prevention in epidemiology help provide a framework for health professionals to intervene and prevent disease‚ injury‚ or disability. What is epidemiology? The World Health Organization (2014) states “epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events and the application of the study to the control of disease and other health
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Source Question on Public Health Reform 1832-1853 (a) Sources B and C mainly provide similar evidence for attitudes towards Public Health and the dangers of an outbreak of disease in 1849 because they both agree that public health in certain areas were much worse than those which were affected by the new Public Health Act. This is clear because Source B refers to‚ “We live in muck and filthe” and Source C refers to‚ “We also want sewers and an ample supply of water”. They also both agree that
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preventive perspective in mental health services. After World War two psychiatrists began applying public health perspectives which focused on environmental factor on mental disorder. A proposal was made for early intervention for psychological problems and community based services as the primary focus. The public health model was used to address mental health of children. The second force that influenced community psychology included changes in the system of mental health care. After the war many veterans
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Public health (PH) is an issue continually on the UK Government agenda and one in which it is anticipated that all health professionals will participate in (Nuttall‚ 2008). PH focuses on the health and well-being of a society and is the most effective means of protecting and improving it. It addresses the root causes of illness and disease‚ including the interacting social environmental‚ biological‚ and psychological dimensions‚ as well as the provision of effective health services. PH relies
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In public health many strategies were put in place to increase someone’s life span‚ prevent illness and encourage healthy things. They had many roles within these strategies‚ starting with keeping a record of the health status of the population. They did this because they could then see what the overall health was and then they would prevent life threatening diseasing from coming out. This means they would be able to inform people with the problems that could occur. An example of this would have
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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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Public Health uses a wide spectrum of evidence based methods to improve the health of individuals as well as to educate the public. Furthermore‚ Public Health strategically evaluates past achievements and failures to enhance both preventative and response measures against the perpetually reemerging and newly evolving health threats. The public health system is a complex structure in and of itself that addresses social and economic issues as well as individual behavioral issues. It requires strategic
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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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Personal & Community Health HPER 1053 Mike McBrayer Stress; can have a major affect upon your body. It can be detrimental to your health. An increase to your stress levels stress can cause neurons to die which leads to headaches‚ anxiety and depression. In the digestive system there can be mouth ulcers and cold sores. In the circulatory system the constant elevated blood pressure and heart rate increases risk of blood clots or heart attack. Your breathing also quickens increasing your chances
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