As I write this‚ thousands of miles from my homeland of Nigeria‚ I think on the path that led me to Public Health. I often wonder when people talk of healthcare disparities‚ if they can ever truly grasp what it means‚ what crushing poverty entails‚ and even what an underdeveloped nation looks like. I was born and raised in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria‚ a place where most people are suffering from one disease or another‚ conditions that are either unknown in the US‚ or are highly preventable
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Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help
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Policies‚ and Social Conditions that Contribute to Health Inequity Introduction Health inequalities inequities are unjust differences in health status that are experienced by certain populations or group preventable‚ this differences can be prevented. Individuals that belong to the lower socio-economic groups in the society‚ are more likely to experience chronic illnesses and die earlier than those who are more advantaged. Health inequalities are not only apparent between people
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Health Promotion The field of healthcare has been changing continuously. Healthcare was once viewed as the treatment and curing of diseases and illnesses. Currently‚ healthcare has begun to focus on preventing diseases and educating people about healthy lifestyles so that diseases do not have a chance to progress. This type of healthcare is known as Health Promotion. Health promotion encourages better health in communities through the collaboration between the community and the healthcare
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People is to provide evidence-based health objectives and strategies to help empower Americans to make informed decisions. Healthy People is a program that emphasizes prevention‚ including lifestyle choices. The program also endeavors to eliminate disparities in health behavior and health outcomes‚ because risk factors are linked to issues like socio-economic class (“About Healthy People‚” 2012). Objectives are linked to public policy‚ too‚ as many of the health objectives pertain to improving community
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My School Library Library is something which has a lot of importance in everyone’s life. And specially in the life of school going children’s. It is responsible for teaching those children the moral values which are required a lot in further run of their life. Library is something whose importance cannot be neglected at any point of life. I consider myself to be very lucky as I was being provided with one of the best library by my school. My school had a big and efficient library. Almost all
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Women ’s Health/Family Planning What services are included in women’s health? 1. PREVENTATIVE CARE AND SCREENINGS Regular checkups‚ including pelvic exams and breast exam Hormonal testing and menopause Breast cancer screenings Pap smears 2. BREAST CARE SERVICES- diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer Breast biopsy Genetic testing for women with a family history of breast cancer Mammogram Mastectomy and breast reconstruction 3. SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES-important part of the overall
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A. Role of Public Health Personnel | The candidate does not provide a logical explanation of the role of the major public health personnel‚ including the public health nurse‚ involved in the disaster. | The candidate provides a logical explanation‚ with no detail‚ of the role of the major public health personnel‚ including the public health nurse‚ involved in the disaster. | The candidate provides a logical explanation‚ with limited detail‚ of the role of the major public health personnel‚ including
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The aim of this case study is to provide a detailed account of a patients holistic health care needs from a health promotion perspective utilising the Tannahill Model which will be described. In promoting the health of the patient maintaining individuality within a diverse community will also be discussed by the application of the model to the patient. Mary‚ the patient the study focuses on (surname withheld to uphold confidentiality)‚ was chosen due to the writers involvement throughout the duration
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awareness in regards to their health and well-being. Nursing care is aimed towards all aspects of health care including prevention as well as treatment of disease. Prevention has become a major focus in the nursing industry and health promotion is an important responsibility of nurses. This paper will discuss how health promotion is defined and what purpose is serves in the nursing profession. It will review the evolving nursing roles and different ways to implement health promotion‚ as well as cover
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