“Community Health Center or Health Center: An outpatient clinic that receives grant funds from the federal government through §330 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA).”(Taylor‚ Jessamy) Federally funded Community Health Centers began in the 1960’s as part of the Office of Economic Opportunity‚ to reach the regions of the United States that were medically underserved and to promote community “empowerment.” Formally operated under the Department of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare‚ it is now
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Global Health Challenge‚ The Plan Part 1 Benedictine University Global Health Challenge‚ The Plan Part 1 The incidence of childhood obesity is on the rise. In fact‚ childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ Division of Adolescent and School Health‚ 2010). Holtz (2008) states “Childhood obesity is also now considered a global epidemic” (p.378). Lack of physical activity is an important contributing factor
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These tools are capable of shaping the attitudes‚ values and behaviors of large numbers of people (Walsh.) By identifying and examining the various forms of health information contained in the media‚ problems arise because the media does not present it’s messages in a neutral and straightforward way. Because the media distorts reality‚ the public must become more conscious and critical of various medias in order to protect their mental and physical heath. Emotion focuses attention‚ determines what
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Health Promotion: A comparison between Primary‚ Secondary and Tertiary Levels Brandy Floyd Grand Canyon University: Family-centered Health Promotion NRS-429V September 9‚ 2013 Health Promotion: A comparison between Primary‚ Secondary and Tertiary Levels Health Promotion and prevention can be used interchangeably in that as a society we need to start promoting healthier lifestyles now in order to prevent disease and poor health later in life. This interchange of terms is seen in the definition
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universal health care and how to help get it put in place. INTRODUCTION • Attention-getter: Approximately 30‚000 infants die in the United States each year‚ the infant mortality rate‚ which is the risk of death during the first year of life‚ is related to the underlying health of the mother‚ public health practices‚ socioeconomic conditions‚ and the availability and use of appropriate health care for infants and pregnant women according to the CDC and National Center for Health Statistics
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429V Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University Introduction Family Health Assessment plays significant role in formulating an appropriate healthcare plan within a family setup. An appropriate health assessment is utilized as a tool for the evaluation of health issues for understanding health choices and assistance in making appropriate health - related choices for a targeted family. Every family is unique having variety of perceptions and different ways of life style. Health care professionals
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Maria Jelyn Engelhardt-Parales NUR/405 August 27‚ 2012 Amy Weaver Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing practice aims to improve community health by promoting a healthier group of people‚ individuals‚ families‚ and residents within the community. The goal is to maintain‚ preserve‚ and promote health by providing information‚ education‚ teachings‚ and health care services to the population. The focus is on the collective good of
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Cambridge TECHNICALS OCR LEVEL 3 CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION J/601/2406 LEVEL 3 UNIT 15 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS: 60 UNIT CREDIT VALUE: 10 PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION J/601/2406 LEVEL 3 UNIT 15 AIM OF THE UNIT PURPOSE OF THE UNIT In our modern society too many of us over eat‚ eat the wrong foods‚ smoke‚ drink too much alcohol‚ have unprotected sex‚ do too little exercise and spend too long in the sun or under
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Using the cardinal rules of medical ethics as a base‚ design a policy that you would implement as an administrator of a health care organization(s) for both public health and health services. Discuss any differences in your policy and rationale. As an administrator‚ I would seek to enact policy that focused on equal treatment‚ equal distribution‚ and respect. Regardless of financial ability all patients would have the same access to care and level of treatment. The current physician shortage underscores
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There are many high-priority health issues otherwise known as Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) selected by the Healthy People initiative to improve the health of all Americans (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS] (2017a). These LHIs encompass every aspect of a person’s life from pre-conception through old age along with actions that can be taken to help the Healthy People initiative attain their set goals. The public health topic that I have chosen to discuss is substance abuse in
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