Based on the health indicators of Healthy People 2020‚ how do you evaluate the outcomes of community health promotion interventions? The Healthy People 2020 initiative provides “science-based‚ 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades‚ Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to encourage collaborations across communities‚ empower individuals toward making informed health decisions‚ and measure the impact of prevention
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Is Fracking Safe? February 3‚ 2012 Is Fracking Safe Safe natural gas fracturing or “fracking” is on the rise and our country is benefiting from in on several levels. From meeting energy needs to creating jobs and helping the economy‚ natural gas is an invisible miracle. Many precautions are taken during the fracking process in order to ensure it is safe as possible. Natural gas is something I work around every day due
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CHEM 1000 May 10‚ 2012 Is BPA Safe? The Swedish government has elected to discontinue the use of bispenol A or BPA‚ in protective coatings in food packaging for children up to three years old. Though children’s food packaging is currently free of BPA due to the chemical industry volunteering to use BPA alternatives‚ the decision to ban the endocrine system disrupting chemical guarantees it is phased out permanently. Swedish officials have said they are taking such measures as a “matter of precaution
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A healthy community is a place where people can prosper both physically and socially‚ reaching their full potential. In these communities health promotion is adopted‚ and every member works at maintaining a healthy lifestyle free from injury‚ illness‚ and disease. These communities improve the quality of life of their inhabitants by providing its members with healthy‚ available‚ accessible‚ and affordable options. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014). These communities invest “in proven
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Safe guarding Self-esteem is a term used in sociology and psychology to reflect a person’s overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example‚ "I am competent‚" "I am worthy") and emotions such as triumph‚ despair‚ pride and shame.[1] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem‚ is the positive or negative evaluations of the
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The emerging theme in this novel is an individual’s fear is often the obstacle that stands between their success and happiness. In Safe Haven‚ by Nicholas Sparks‚ Katie’s fear of maturing the relationships around her‚ becomes her barrier to a good life. Most people’s fears hinder them from becoming the best they could be‚ but once you face that fear you find success and serenity. Katie is a young woman who runs away from her abusive husband and is terrified he’s going to find her. After hiding out
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These days‚ we Geeks don’t travel anywhere without our laptops. It’s a given that we need to have them on us! How would we survive?! Thankfully‚ Seth sent in the following tips to help us keep them safe while we are on the road. Pad The Laptop: Make sure the laptop bag or carrying case you transport your laptop in provides adequate padding. As you move about the airport or shove the laptop under the seat in front of you or into the overhead storage compartment‚ the laptop can be jarred and jostled
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muscles and joints‚ Headache‚ Weakness. | Contact parents immediately and inform them of the situation. Send the pupil home and notify the parents not to return the pupil until he/she is fully recovered. | Tonsillitis | Red and swollen tonsils‚ Pain when swallowing‚ High temperature‚ Pain in pupil ear or neck‚ Glands are painful to touch. | Contact parents and send the pupil home. Inform them to take child to the doctors to get appropriate medication. Notify them not to bring child back to school
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Competency Statement 1 To Establish and Maintain a Safe‚ Healthy‚ Learning Environment To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment I model safety practices and healthy routines in an environment that supports development and growth in these areas. My goal is to provide a clean healthy environment that meets each child’s physical needs. Making sure the classroom and playground are clean and safe at all times reduces the number of injuries of children while they are in my care
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Safe Sex or Protected Sex is a set of practices that became prominent in the late 1980 ’s as a result of the AIDS epidemic (Wikipedia . Safe sex practices are designed to reduce the risk of contracting an infection during sexual intercourse (Wikipedia . Nowadays ‚ due to an increase in risk taking behavior where sexual intercourse is concerned ‚ safe sex practices are used to prevent a number of infections commonly known as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI ’s ) or Diseases (STD ’s ‚ which
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