have been statistically shown to suffer from a substantial disadvantage in terms of health status in comparison to that of non Aboriginal Australians. This is typically due to impoverishment and associated with inequality of interconnected health services including limited access to a multitude services‚ education‚ employment and environmental factors‚ all of which contribute to the overall physical and mental health of an individual. Impacts of such are shown to be an increased risk among the indigenous
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Resource-Based Course Package for Community Mental Health a non-formal course offered by the Faculty of Management and Development Studies University of the Philippines Open University Developed by Dinah Pacquing Nadera‚ MD‚ MSe‚ MIMH Associate Professor‚ UP Open University and Lourdes Ladrido Ignacio‚ MD‚ FPPA Professor Emeritus‚ University of the Philippines‚ Mania mental health_front matters.pmd 1 8/26/2011‚ 9:56 AM Community Mental Health By Dinah Pacquing Nadera and Lourdes
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The Cause/Effect of health issue such as heart disease The easiest way to define cause and effect is “one thing leads to another”. The one thing is the cause that leads to (or results in) “another”‚ the effect. Although you can focus on one cause and effect‚ frequently you’ll find that a single cause generates many effects or that one effect is the result of multiple unrelated causes. Example: Smoking can cause heart disease‚ lung cancer‚ and emphysema or heart disease may be
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Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation Name University of Phoenix Economics: The Financing of Health Care HCS440 instructor date Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation Castor Collins is a health insurance company that offers health maintenance organization (HMO) to organizations. This health insurance company was founded in 1999 in Pantome. Two organizations are trying to seek coverage for their employees and have chosen to see what Castor Collins has to offer them. The
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Examing the Current State of the Profession Multi-Cultural Issues in Mental Health Counseling November 18‚ 2013 Examing the Current State of the Profession “Multicultural counseling/therapy means understanding the worldviews and life experiences of diverse groups in our nation” (Sue‚ 2013‚ p.89). Understanding people’s attitudes and past experiences shape who they are as individuals. The true beauty of our society is the ability to encounter all walks of life and learn from each other
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A Place of Safety It is important to be part of a particular community for the simple fact that one must feel welcomed by someone or something to live in prosperity. The Christian community has not played a major part in my upbringing; to me it is the most significant community. Belonging to this church has taught me several values such as living a moral life and being generous with time and money. Before becoming a part of the City of Refugee church‚ I found myself lost‚ which is the way most
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Concerns Surround Medical Records Privacy Issues Juanita Newell HCS/430 May 13‚ 2013 Melissa Borrelli‚ Esq. Concerns Surround Medical Records Privacy Issues The health information of Americans is expected to rise in the coming years because millions of patients’ medical records are changing into electronic medical records. Electronic medical records give the healthcare providers‚ regulators‚ insurers‚ and researchers the right to analyze the patient’s health information. These concerns have patients’
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Ethical Health Care Issues Paper HCS/ 545 May 19‚ 2014 Ethical Health Care Issues Paper Ethical health care topics vary in the news and media currently in the healthcare field. Many health care issues can involve the patient’s care‚ or the policies set forth by healthcare regulatory agencies. In many instances‚ ethical issues can arise during a patient’s treatment when religious or cultural discrepancies arise that would affect the manner in which the patient receives
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Ethical Issue Facing Health Care Cynthia Battle University Of Phoenix November 30‚ 2009 Health record breach violations are an ethical issue facing healthcare. In the article from the Journal of AHIMA titled “Reports Pour in under CA’s New Privacy Laws‚” the writer Chris Dimick discusses record breach violations. Reports have been pouring into the California Department of Public Health since the state began requiring healthcare entities to report all incidents of unauthorized record access
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Apart of a Community? What is a community? A community is a group of people who have similar characteristics in common. They provide is with a sense of stability‚ they serve our needs‚ and they also accept us for who we are. When most people think of a community they automatically think about the neighborhood‚ town or city they live in‚ or the religious group they are apart of. No one really thinks about the people who are involved in high-risk behaviors as being apart of a community. Groups engaging
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