Architectural Firm: CS STUDIO Year of implementation: 1996-1999 Client/ Organisation: Langa community‚ Western Cape Reason: Community empowerment What is the balance of power? During 1996 the Langa Development Forum asked CS Studio to work on a Cultural Centre to create a space for community and culture upliftment. Firstly‚ house hold surveys were undertaken to establish the needs of the community‚ workshops were then held with various local organisations of Langa‚ this was taken to large
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Regulatory Issue in Health Care Rannya Abdul-hadi June 8th‚ 2015 Jeanette Fetter Regulatory Issue in Health Care The importance of the healthcare sector cannot be understated as far as the overall wellbeing of any society or country is concerned. Indeed‚ almost every other aspect of any country is dependent on the healthcare sector‚ particularly considering that only individuals that are sufficiently healthy would be capable of undertaking wealth creating activities. Essentially‚ governments
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Policy Topic: Stem Cell Research Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future: HCS/455 A very controversial subject in the United States has been Stem Cell research. The United States has a very complicated legal and political history when Stem Cell laws and policies come into play. Scientifically speaking‚ the practice of stem cell research and treatments consists of the use of cells found in all multi-cellular organisms. There are two different types of stem cells‚ adult stem cells and embryonic
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and even on coffins. This essay charts the evolution of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicano art‚ from religious icon to feminist mascot; I examine the forms in which contemporary Mexican-American artists have adopted this image‚ in the tradition of the Chicano art movement‚ to galvanize communities toward a common social or political cause‚ and‚ as Chicana artists will co-opt her image as a vehicle to assert gender issues within the larger agenda‚ I will argue that the opposition to such efforts reveals
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Ethical Case Study Week #2 Selina Meehleib American Public University Masters of Public Health Dr. Barbara Kreling PBHE 532: Ethical Issues in Public Health September 22‚ 2016 Abstract Case Study Week #2 Case Study Week #2 describes a scenario of Mary‚ a young nurse‚ who has recently accepted employment with Dr. H.‚ a fertility specialist. In this Case Study Mary experiences a number of ethical challenges. In obtaining this position‚ Mary relocated her life and career to be near her ailing mother
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specifically medical paternalism. I will start to support my argument by stating that the person that is directly affected by the problem in question is the patient‚ which is why his decision has to be considered the most while solving this ethical issue. Moreover‚ the patient has the right of knowing all of the treatments and side effects he could possibly be exposed to‚ in order to maintain a healthy‚ and at the same time‚ a
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Infectious Mononucleosis and Community Health Nursing Infectious mononucleosis (IM)‚ or "mono‚" is a communicable disease that is most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is one of the most common human viruses found all over the world‚ and most people will become infected with it at some point in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2014a). However‚ not all people infected with EBV will develop IM. By understanding the epidemiologic triangle of IM and
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Community Health Nursing Task 1 Jeanne MacDonald Western Governors University Student ID 000287537 I chose as my community El Dorado County in the foothills of Northern California. I live in this community. We are a very healthy and active community with a large
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and Ethical Issues of Healthcare Adequate medical care of an individual or family requires the use of services of general practitioners‚ specialists‚ nurses‚ technicians‚ and laboratories (Journal of the National Medical Association‚ 1949). The Journal further reports that the quality of these services must meet high standards which include regular periodic examinations as well as inoculations and other measures. According to this context‚ this girl is not receiving adequate health care. This is
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P3 Explain specific health psychology issues Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes an individual to change their eating habits and their behaviour. There are several types of eating disorders that can effect an individual physically‚ psychologically and socially. The two eating disorders which I will be discussing is anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition which can be life-threatening. Anorexia is an irrational
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