Community Diagnosis A Community Health Epidemiology Study with Community Diagnosis HGT Community Health Practicum/HAT1 Erika J. Schnell‚ R.N. 11/05/2012 Western Governor’s University Community Diagnosis Abstract The following is an assessment of an Eastern Washington Community known as Chelan/Douglas Counties which will lead to a community diagnosis. This community diagnosis is based on publicly available statistical data gathered using the concepts of epidemiology of birth rates and leading
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framework of public health and medical ethics needs to be separated‚ it is critical to recognize specifically what public health contains. The future of public health as a philosophy does equally to assure the conditions in which individuals can be healthy (Marckmann et.al‚ 2015). Public health is a organized movement of development to support‚ protect‚ increase‚ and restore the health of people in the whole population. With many broad ideas of the field‚ many procedures and ideas for public health ethics
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1. Describe the population/community in terms of their demographics (age‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ etc.) and their current health status (mortality‚ illnesses‚ etc.). How do you gather this data? Infant mortality is a huge issue affecting public health in the United States. For the past three years the maternal mortality rate in Miami-Dade County has been increasing‚ due to racial disparities. The percentage of preterm birth and births of low birth weight and very low birth weight babies are higher in
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The Public health practitioner‚ who I admire most is Fitzhugh Mullan. He is a Professor of Health Policy in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University‚ Professor of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences‚ and Co-Director of the George Washington University Health Workforce Institute. He served 23 years in the US Public Health Service starting as a National Health Service Corps physician‚ subsequently serving as director of the NHSC. Professor Mullan’s
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Community And Population Health Task 1 San Diego County WGU April 19‚ 2013 Community Assessment San Diego County is in Southern California. Mountains‚ beaches and deserts are all within an hour’s drive from anywhere in the county. San Diego is the second largest city in California measuring 4200 square miles. Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) We have warm dry summers and mild winters with relatively low rainfall
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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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The subject of this essay however‚ is whether or not it is a Public Health issue. We will argue strongly that it is and produce evidence to support this stance. The Wanless Report (2002 ) defines Public Health as The science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts and informed choices of society‚ organisations - public and private‚ communities and individuals On that basis we would suggest that the argument is already made since there is
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Littering is a public health issue because every time a person litter it adds to the degeneration of our planet. It is an important environmental issue. Every time a person litters it causes harm to the people and animals‚ damages our waterways‚ it cost us money‚ and it suggests that we do not care about the environment. Everyone is affected by the issue. There are several sources of littering. Pedestrians who drop garbage in the streets and roadways. Motorists litter by discarding garbage out of
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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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similarities and comparisons in Community Psychology and Public Health to Social Problems. Contents: 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………..Page 3. 2. Historical Background…………………………………………………….Page 3. 3. The different Approaches/Models to social problems……Page 3. 3.1. Community Psychology…………………………………………...Page 3. 3.1.1. Mental Health Model………………………………………Page 3. 3.1.2. The social Action Model………………………………….Page 3. 3.2. The Public health approach………………………………………Page 4.
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