The current case study assesses the community risk and describes the human health impact of the heavy metal ground water pollution problem. The community risk will be measured by the epidemiological parameters such as prevalence measuring the burden of the resulting disease (outcome) and incidence/mortality rates indicating the risk of the disease or outcome. The socio-economic implications will also be discussed in this paper. Community risk assessment The purpose of community risk assessment (CRA)
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Name: Emma Burwell Module: Community Studies Word Count: 2049 ‘Explore the ways in which we can understand the concept of ‘community’. By Emma Burwell. The purpose of this essay is to explore the ways in which we can understand the concept of ‘community’. In doing so the essay will aim to introduce community with its many definitions and articulate a discussion around its ambiguous hidden
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The Problem of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals. Introduction Antibiotic resistant bacteria are bacteria who can survive after exposure to one or more antibiotics. Some bacteria present today can even be resistant to multiple antibiotics and these are sometimes referred to by the name Multidrug resistant (MDR). Today many clinically important bacteria are MDR’s and this is a direct result of past decades of antimicrobial use and misuse. If an infection results from this sort of resistant
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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This paper examines the case study at Clover Community College (CCC)‚ which is a small comprehensive institution located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The student demographic is comprised of 75% White‚ 10% Hispanic‚ 5% Native Americans‚ 5% Asian Americans‚ and 5% African Americans. The majority of the student population lives within a 30-mile radius of the campus. In fact‚ the College provides training for the economic engine of the area‚ which entails agriculture‚ mining‚ and tourism
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Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis‚ Missouri is a Catholic non-profit community hospital. SSM Health offers care through 20 hospitals‚ 63 outpatient care sites‚ nursing homes‚ hospice and more. One of those 20 hospitals include Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. (SSMHealth‚ 2017) Cardinal Glennon is among one of the leading academic medical centers in its region. Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is not just your day to day walk in Emergency Room type hospital. Cardinal Glennon is
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week‚ except for Hartmann’s‚ gave a lot of information on how community gardens are helpful. Mainly focused on were the student led gardens in the Edible School Yard programs invested in to primarily California schools and as mentioned in the reading even in Australia. In the following I will assess these readings‚ finding topics they have in common and disagree on and dissect them as best as possible. Starting off with “Growing Community: The Impact of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
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1.0 Description of Situation and Identification of Problems 1.1 Service The Shouldice Hospital competitive advantage is that it only conducts external hernia operations and is specifically designed and operated to provide the highest probabilities for successful treatment with “country club like” patient service. Hernia operations typically have a 90% success rate‚ with Shouldice hernia operations boasting over a 99% success rate. The Shouldice competitive advantage can be summarized into:
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The North Texas State Hospital has two locations one being in Vernon and the other in Wichita Falls. It is considered the largest state hospital in Texas serving over 30 counties. The Wichita Falls Campus provides general psychiatric inpatient services for child‚ adolescent‚ adult‚ and geriatric patients. Patients admitted to the state hospital are typically on a court ordered temporary commitment‚ 46-B commitment for competency restoration‚ voluntary or an emergency commitment. Patients are
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I chose UF Health Shands hospital in Gainesville‚ Fl as my healthcare setting. To give some background‚ with a combined 996 licensed beds ‚UF Health Shands hospital in Gainesville‚ Fl include UF Health Shands Children’s hospital‚ UF Health Shands Cancer hospital‚etc. The missions that the hospital upholds are patient care‚ research‚ education‚ and community service. Their values are centered around accountability‚ diversity‚ excellence‚ innovation‚ integrity‚ teamwork‚ and trust. The overall goal
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