The purpose of this paper is to complete a family assessment on a family that is at least two people in the home and have a health issue. A family assessment includes gathering information such as demographic and environment data; family structure and function; and health care function. The Shega’s family is a nuclear type of family consisting of the parents and their children. The father named Enton is 40 year old that works as truck driver here in the USA with a baccalaureate degree on English
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1. Define public health PG.6 What we as a society collectively do to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy. Mission in public health is to generate organized community effort to address the pubic interest in health by applying scientific and technological knowledge to prevent disease and promote health. Examples: access to care‚ healthy food‚ clean water and air‚ roof overhead. 2. Contrast medical vs. public health impact on the gains in life span years Medical:
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Principles and Foundations of Health Education and Promotion‚ 5e (Cottrell et al.) Chapter 1 A Background for the Profession 1) Which of the following phrases best describes the authors’ view of the status of health education? Health education is A) a calling. B) a profession. C) an applied discipline. D) an emerging profession. Answer: D 2) The body of knowledge‚ principles‚ and concepts used in health education/promotion come from a variety of disciplines. Which one of the following is not
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increase facility efficiency‚ better manage care and streamline costs. One item is renovating hospitals to cut down on operating expenses. Hospital executives allocated 21% of their budget to renovations compared to 16% for new construction in 2012 according to an ASHE 2012 survey. 2.New model of care: Hospitals are moving away from the contemporary fee-for-service model‚ a contributing factor for our excessive healthcare spending‚ and are switching to value based models of care. Before‚ the more services
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Head: Health Promotion Health Promotion October 14‚ 2011 Health promotion‚ as defined by Edelman and Mandle‚ is “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health”. It is a multifaceted approach to encouraging a lifestyle change among individuals as well as the community. An important aspect of health promotion is health education. One of the main responsibilities of a nurse is to provide health teaching and health promotion
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Values and Health Perception 1. What is your perceived ability to control your health? 2. What is some self-care measures used? Nutrition 1. How many servings of fruits and vegetables do you eat daily? 2. What is your idea of healthy eating? 3. What has your diet consisted of over the last 24 hours? Sleep/Rest 1. What is your normal sleep schedule (Time you go to bed‚ and time you wake up?) 2. Do you have any uncommon sleep patterns or difficulty sleeping?
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The Chipko movement In the 1970s‚ an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word ’embrace’‚ as the villagers hugged the trees‚ and prevented the contractors’ from felling them. Not many people know that over the last few centuries many communities in India have helped save nature. One such is the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan. The original ’Chipko movement’ was started around
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Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. How to complete and send your Assessment: Save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course title and the Unit and
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how adequate sleep and treatment of sleep disorders improve health‚ productivity‚ wellness‚ quality of life‚ and safety on roads and in the workplace. Poor sleep health is a common problem with 25 percent of U.S. adults reporting insufficient sleep or rest at least 15 out of every 30 days.1 The public health burden of chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders‚ coupled with low awareness of poor sleep health among the general population‚ health care professionals‚ and policymakers‚ necessitates a well-coordinated
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SOURCE: PHILLIPS‚ D. Health and Health care in the 3rd World‚ Chapter 2‚ “Epidemiological transition: the range of third world experience”‚ pgs.32-62‚ Longman group‚ UK Ltd and John Wiley‚ 1990 ABSTRACT: Phillips organized an epidemiological and demographic approach to understanding the health transitions in third world countries that dealt with mortality‚ morbidity‚ population‚ and life expectancy indicators. Such indicators have been focused on children’s health profiles within the third world
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