the field of Public Health Informatics PHI‚ over the past twenty years. Practitioners can now retrieve‚ analyze‚ share‚ and distribute information to other users‚ such as health organizations‚ non-profits‚ and CBOs (Community Based Organizations) (Narain & Ofrin‚ 2012). For example‚ early warning systems regarding diseases and natural disasters speed up the time for first responders thus decreasing the chance of disease by moving people away from ground zero to shelters. The World Health Organization
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Homelessness and HIV/AIDS NUR 408: Epidemiology: Global and Public Health University of Phoenix Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of diseases in populations and of factors that influence the occurrence of disease. Epidemiology examines epidemic and endemic diseases; it is based on the observation that most diseases do not occur randomly‚ but are related to environmental and personal characteristics that vary by place‚ time‚ and subgroup of the population. The epidemiologist attempts
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Public Health agencies played a significant role in the past and continue to contribute in improving the overall health of communities through various interventions‚ focusing on prevention rather than treatment. These preventative measures include but are not limited to sanitizing drinking water‚ implementing immunizations to eradicate infectious diseases‚ and creating many programs that promote behaviors beneficial for a healthy community. What is a healthy community? According to the publication
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Vaccinations have been marked as one of the top reasons for the marked increase in public health since the early 1900’s. This safeguard against infectious diseases has seen the elimination of polio and the control of many other formerly debilitating disease. Interrupting the chain of infection‚ is an important component of public health’s responsibilities in keeping society safe from previous debilitating outbreaks. However‚ this fourth link in breaking the chain of infection is only effective if
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The Public Health Problem in Ethiopia Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa with 72.4 million populations which over 50% of whom are under 20 year-old. Its GDP per capital is 470.22 USD ranked as the 11 bottom in the world. Malnutrition is a major public health problem in many developing countries‚ and it is one of the main health problems facing women and children in Ethiopia. The country has the second highest rate of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 4 major forms of malnutrition
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P1 Identifying health needs of the population – The health needs of the population are determined by the incidence of disease and trends identified. Nationally collated can identify health trends in the entire country. Statistics can be used to determine how health can be improved or how areas of concern can be highlighted and effects of ill health reduced or prevented. A responsibility of health professionals is to report incidences of specific diseases and illnesses so
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- Evaluate the effectiveness of promoting and protecting public health . Lung Cancer [pic] One of the campaigns is lung cancer campaign ‘got a cough‚ get a check!’ it shows the symptoms of lung cancer‚ saying that if you are coughing a lot or if you cough up blood‚ neck pain and shortness of breath to see your doctor. This will mean that people can be checked earlier than leaving it for it to just get worse. Lung cancer is the most common cause of death ‘’it is known that smokers and ex-smokers
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practice for people over 18 and under the age of 50 who are healthy. Some health experts say annual physicals are nothing but a waste of time and money for many people. However‚ that is not the same with other doctors. Recent essays debating the annual physical in the New England Journal of Medicine made it clear. Dr. Ateev Mehorta from Harvard Medical School and epidemiologist Dr. Allan Prochazka of the Colorado School of Public Health view the annual physical as a ditch on an already poor medical system
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James’ mother’s experience in a public school is very similar to James’ but also has some differences. When James’ mother attended a public school she changed her name from Rachel to Ruth because it seemed less “Jewish”. Ruth was racially divided‚ with a all white school and a all black school. Ruth only made one friend‚ a girl named Frances. Ruth was very serious about getting her education. Ruth says‚ “You’re a human being...Educate yourself or you’ll be a nobody.. if you’re a nobody… It doesn’t
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Based on the research I have presented in this paper‚ I believe it is reasonable to say that kratom presents very little (if any) threat to public health and safety and there is a lack of sufficient evidence‚ historic or scientific‚ to show that kratom presents significant danger despite many years of widespread use. There is not a kratom epidemic. Scheduling kratom under the CSA would only serve to‚ ultimately‚ drain resources from enforcing current drug laws in regulating much more dangerous
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