Community Health Issues Case Study HCM 5102 Jordan Seidle Fox School of Business MBA Candidate Middleboro Community Health Issues Introduction The county of Hillsboro appears to be a rural‚ and somewhat isolated‚ conservative community with some common healthcare related issues that are present in many other rural communities. Educational levels for community members are relatively low‚ and much of the workforce in the area comes from manufacturing facilities. Due to higher health related
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Continuum of Health Promotion Significant changes are required in health care‚ and the profession of nursing in particular‚ to meet the mandates required by the 2010 passage of healthcare reform laws. Such new options for illness prevention and wellness through health promotion will provide greater opportunities for nurses to work outside the traditional hospital settings. Nurses are best equipped to provide safe‚ quality‚ patient-centered care in an affordable and accessible manner. Appropriate
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Health outcomes refer to the changes in the health status of individuals or the population. The outcomes are attributed to multiple or planned interventions‚ whether or not the intention of the intervention was to alter the health status. These interventions include health services and programs including health promotion programs‚ government policies‚ laws and regulations‚ and consequent programs. Intervention may also include unintended or intended health outcomes of government policies in areas
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and evaluating a health promotion activity. The health promotion activity is going be based at binge drinking. The plan is key element of assembly on health assessment needs with target population identified supported by relevant epidemiology and demography alongside current national health policies. A health assessment need is a systematic method for reviewing the health issues facing a population‚ leading to agreed priorities and resource allocation that will improve health and reduce inequalities
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will demonstrate knowledge of health promotion and its link in addressing health needs. The role of the nurse in delivering health promotion at primary‚ secondary and tertiary levels will be discussed and how national policy influences that delivery on the chosen topic of smoking. Barriers to health promotion will also be discussed and how these barriers could be overcome. To define health promotion‚ health should first be defined. There are many definitions of health‚ one of which is the Western
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declaration V‚ “Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures. A main social target of governments‚ international organizations and the whole world community in the coming decades should be the attainment by all peoples of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Primary health care is the key to attaining this target as part
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Determinants of Health Introduction Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities. Whether people are healthy or not‚ is determined by their circumstances and environment. The determinants of health include: the social and economic environment‚ the physical environment‚ and the person’s individual characteristics and behaviours. The context of people’s lives determines their health‚ and so blaming individuals for having poor health or crediting them for
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cups a day may be healthy according to Harvard’s Women’s Health Watch. People who drink coffee on a regular basis appear to acquire some advantages compared to those who don’t drink it at all. These benefits include but are not limited to: a lower risk of type 2 diabetes‚ reduced risk of gallstones‚ lower colon cancer risk‚ and reduced risk of parkinson’s. “I think on average‚ the consumption of caffeine probably does create a public health risk.” Dr. Jim Lane claims. “Coffee drinkers put themselves
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Defining Health: Everyday Situations Can Influence Health NURS1016 Everyday Situations Can Influence Health: Defining Health Everyday within society‚ there are stresses and conflicts that can influence the health and well-being of an individual. There are twelve determinants of health that help not only to define health‚ but also to assist in understanding the problems and health concerns within society. All of these determinants are interrelated and can have different effects on someone’s
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Public Awareness of Diabetes Lynn A. Bailey HCA/240 August 21‚ 2011 Dr. Monica Reed‚ PhD‚ MPH Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people every year‚ and in most cases‚ this is a disease that is preventable. Increasing public awareness regarding risk factors and how this debilitating disease can be controlled and prevented may reduce the number of cases diagnosed each year. Throughout the years‚ scientists have developed a variety of treatment options and medications that are
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