My paternal and maternal grandparents’ health history has provided me a knowledgeable background of my family and health history. I have learned some interesting information about my family’s health history from the family tree I created. Chong Nhia Vang‚ my paternal grandfather‚ was born healthy and now he has dementia/Alzheimer’s due to aging. He also has hearing loss. It is likely not a coincidence that one of my paternal uncles‚ Rauj Vang‚ also has dementia/Alzheimer’s at a younger age than my
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What is a health needs assessment? A health needs assessment (HNA) is a systematic method of identifying unmet health and health care needs of a population and making changes to meet those unmet needs. It provides information: (1) to improve health; (2) for service planning; (3) for priority setting and (4) for policy development. Health needs assessment is not a health status of population assessment. It aims to improve health and it incorporates the concept of a capacity
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Ethnicity and patterns of Health and Illness Age standardised ’not good’ health rates: by ethnic group and sex‚ April 2001‚ England & Wales Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women in England and Wales reported the highest rates of ’not good’ health in 2001. Pakistanis had age-standardised rates of ’not good’ health of 13 per cent (men) and 17 per cent (women). The age-standardised rates for Bangladeshis were 14 per cent (men) and 15 per cent (women). These rates‚ which take account of the difference
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Health Self Assessment In order to improve one’s health and quality of life‚ it is important to be aware of an individual’s health status. Our textbook authors‚ Meeks‚ Hait & Paige (2009) describe the importance of self-appraisals and health behavior inventories in teaching students about their practices that will impact their health. In order to become an effective teacher who is enthusiastic about health education‚ the author of this paper focuses on gaining a comprehensive understanding
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Running head: HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Focused Health Assessment Nancy E Gundersen Grand Canyon University NRS429v December 4‚ 2011 Family Focused Health Assessment This paper will assess a family interviewed using Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns. It will summarize the findings for each health pattern from a designated number of interview questions. The author identifies two wellness nursing diagnoses based on the author’s assessment of the family health patterns and the answers
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{text:bookmark-start} Personal Health Assessment {text:bookmark-end} Now that I have talked about the three dimensions that are my strongest which of the three remaining dimension of health do I feel I need improvement? Out of physical wellness‚ emotional wellness‚ and environmental/planetary wellness I feel I need improvement in my physical wellness. Now why is this? I feel that I have bad eating habits I exercise but‚ I don’t exercise enough. I don’t get regular medical checkups and I know I’m
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The family considered is considered as the most basic unit of society. It is shaped by forces around it such as values‚ beliefs‚ and customs of the society it belongs in. It is a unit of interacting persons bound by the ties of blood‚ marriage‚ or adoption. They constitute a single household‚ interact with each other‚ and perform respective familial roles. The Filipino family specifically‚ based on the Philippine Constitution is one which focuses on religious‚ legal‚ and cultural aspects on the definition
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Riverside County Community Assessment Riverside County is a vast geographical area in Southern California with a diverse population. It represents a melding area of different cultures‚ ideals and median income‚ resulting in a community full of variety. Geographically‚ Riverside County covers 7200 sq. stretches eastward from the Orange County border of Southern California to the border of Arizona. There is a variety of climate within the county‚ as it includes a section of the Cleveland National
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Grand caynon University April 22‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment Introduction Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns (2007) help organize basic family assessment information (Friedman et al.‚ 2003). The writer of this paper will focus on health assessment of a Nigerian family after a thorough interview of Mr & Mrs Amadi and their two daughters. Mr Amadi is 48yrs‚ Mrs Amadi is 43yrs‚ the first daughter is 14yrs and the
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will discuss the importance of the family health nursing for today’s nurses. It will also discuss the importance of understanding the history of the family and how it has changed and evolved. The paper will explore the concept of what constitutes a family today and will include a personal view of family health nursing. Family as an important focus for nurses In the ever-changing world of technology in the healthcare setting‚ it is important not to overlook the family as a very important part of caring
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