Task 1- P1‚ P2 and M3 Public health is looking at the health of a community and population. It looks at factors affecting the health of community such as: diets‚ age‚ sex‚ working conditions and social class. The World Health Organisation (WHO) monitors the health of the world and promotes the importance of preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases in order to give people healthier lives. There are strategies set in place to help improve public health. The main for that I will be talking
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Describe the continuum of care and how health care is organized to respond to health issues In the United States (U.S.)‚ health care is organized to respond to health issues as needed. In recent years with the talk of health care reform‚ the continuum of care is a resurfacing issue. Most Americans seek health care only when needed. This could be because the fee for service‚ the payment received is only for that particular illness. In the continuum of care in rural community‚ based settings
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Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program Forest Park‚ IL By Susan Reighard Population Health Loyola University New Orleans Online Course Instructor: Dr. Angelique White-Williams May 2010 Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper: Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program‚ Forest Park‚ IL The purpose of this paper is to summarize and detail the observations
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many other in the line of health care and providing it to our citizens. Other countries have found a solution to their health care problems through the means of; universal coverage such as the United Kingdom‚ Germany‚ and Japan‚ are just a few among many of the countries that have decided to take this path. Some countries have relied on a different type of health care systems known as socialized medicine. Socialized medicine is a system for providing medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost
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Many employers are now requiring mandatory drug testing for applicants and current employees. Drug use has risen sharply over the past years and employers now need to take further precautions in order to maintain a reputable work environment. I believe this extra precaution will improve the workplace by creating a safer atmosphere‚ keep integrity and honesty in the staff‚ and eliminate many illegalities that go along with drug use in the workplace. These qualities would be further infused if drug
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Access to Health Care Access to health care refers to the individual’s ability to obtain and use needed services (Ellis & Hartley‚ 2008). Access to health care affects a multitude of people. Uninsured‚ underinsured‚ elderly‚ lower socioeconomic class‚ minorities‚ and people that live in remote areas are at the highest risk for lack of access to health care. There are also economical and political roles that complicate access to health care. Access to health care is a multi-faceted concept
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Heal and safety social care Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1. A working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. In your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you friends. 2. You work with different people doctors family colleagues give examples
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Running head: CULTURE AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN HEALTH PROMOTIO Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Renita Holmes May 17‚ 2012 Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion In nursing school‚ nurses are trained to value and understand individuals from many different cultures‚ maintaining the rights and dignity of each individual. In today’s society‚ nurses are responsible for interacting and caring for individuals
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million people‚ will be without health care insurance because coverage will be too expensive (CQ Health beat News‚ 2005). The United States spends more money on health care than other industrialized nations but is the only one that doesn’t ensure health care coverage for all citizens. Every year‚ approximately 18‚000 unnecessary deaths occur because of health insurance lacking in the United States‚ (Institute of Medicine [IOM]‚ 2002). Proponents of universal health care coverage say this problem is
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communities. The Australian Government spends in excess of 66 billion dollars per year on health care‚ averaging out to approx $3‚300 per person. (Medicare Australia 2009) This essay will discuss the structure of Australia’s healthcare system‚ known as Medicare. It will also discuss the role of the Government and Non-Government agencies‚ and Medicare’s strengths and weaknesses. It will also address the health and illness issues that aboriginal and people from overseas face‚ and also the significance
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