Mental illness assessment in Pottstown‚ PA Located only 20 miles southwest of Reading‚ PA on the Schuylkill River you will find Pottstown is an area densely populated with mental illness. According to the last national census held in 2010‚ Pottstown Borough is composed of about 75 % Caucasians‚ 17 % African American and about 8 % Hispanics. Population in 2014 was about 22‚684 with 10‚988 males and 11‚ 696 females (US Census‚ 2010). The community is mostly composed of lower-middle-class income families
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According to Public Health Ontario‚ health promotion is the process of introducing a variety of social and environmental programs including promoting healthy behaviors‚ enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve‚ their health (2015). This is an important concept for many people in todays society especially here in Ontario as it is reported by Statistics Canada that 52.6% of people are obese or overweight (2013). Health Promotion doesn’t only refer to obesity but the whole well-being
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Health communication is the primary component of public health. It plays crucial role in achieving the objectives of public health. Without effective health communication‚ it is impossible to achieve the target of public health. Health communication can function in multiple forms. Verbal and non-verbal types of communication can be used in Health communication. The message communicated in local dialect can increase its effectiveness. Hence‚ local media plays an important part in the successful delivery
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In week six of Victimology and Crisis Management we analyze and explore the term “Crisis”. Identifying a mental health crisis and recognizing the complexity of the situation is essential when dealing with a child‚ teen‚ and adult when they are incapable of fully functioning emotionally and physically in their day to day lives. In module six we recognized the common causes of crises‚ and we became familiar with various treatments there are available for those situations. The word
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effective. Low health literacy‚ cultural barriers‚ and limited English proficiency have been coined the "triple threat" to effective health communication by The Joint Commission (Schyve‚ 2007). Forms of communication are important in everyday life but can be crucial in regards to health care. In communication the health care team must first understand where that patient is from to what and how they can address the situation to start the process. This is called cultural awareness. The health team members
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INTRODUCTION Psychology is the implication of mind which refers to a state as well as behavior. It helps in exploring the mental state of a particular individual. Perception‚ cognition‚ motivation‚ personality and behavior are some of the main concepts or components of psychology. Psychology helps in solving the problems and issues involving different areas and it is often used as addressing mental issues. It not only helps the humans‚ but also the animals/ birds. Thermoregulation‚ thirst‚ etc. of animals can
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Assignment: Case Study {text:bookmark-end} Mental illness is any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual’s normal cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning‚ and caused by social‚ psychological‚ biochemical‚ genetic or other factors‚ such as infection or head trauma. Also call emotional illness‚ and mental disease. (www.thefreedictioary.com). No mental illness can not be define as a physical illness such as diabetes‚ because mental illness is that it can not be diagnosed
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Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Professional communication requires skillful consideration of words‚ actions‚ and sensitivity to diverse cultures to achieve the best outcomes for health care teams and patients. This may also include evaluating beliefs and practices related to health promotion and illness prevention‚ educational level‚ family structure‚ roles and support and communication preferences (Denisco & Barker‚ 2016). Cultural competence is the key to thriving in the culturally
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Mental Health Treatment in Prison Luke Myers Argosy University What are the services provided by mental health courts? Mental health courts are criminal courts set up to deal with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities who have committed crimes. Instead of putting these people in jail‚ mental health courts (MHC’s) look to enroll them in community treatment to deal with their mental health problems so that they will not commit crimes again. “MHC’s have been created
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Potter and Perry‚ an individual’s worldview and decision-making process is guided by the individual’s culture. Many cultural aspects feed into individuals that affect what care can be given to the patient. Some of the traits a patient displays stem from his culture‚ such as: thoughts‚ ways of communication‚ values‚
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