As a new measure‚ Healthy People 2020‚ has extended their scope to include global health. In cooperation with global agencies such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization‚ the agency is monitoring global health through surveillance‚ detection‚ and prevention. This
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One of the topics and objectives of healthy People 2020 is Diabetes: D-5 Improve glycemic control among persons with diabetes. School nurses play a huge role helping teenage students to control their blood sugar on a daily basis. The nurse monitors if students have appropriate supplies‚ checks if students withdraw the right amount of insulin. If the nurse notices that student’s blood sugar is constantly high for a period of time‚ he/she reaches student’s HCP and clarifies if there is a need to change
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improving the health of all groups of people. Healthy People 2020 defines health equity as the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ 2016). Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities‚ historical and contemporary injustices‚ and the elimination of health and health care disparities. Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular
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The Health Care-Based Vulnerability of Elderly Populations Megan E. Stratton HCS 531 June 11th‚ 2012 Dr. Arenz Russell The Health Care-Based Vulnerability of Elderly Populations Vulnerability‚ or the susceptibility to a form of harm‚ results from an interaction between the resources available to the elderly and communities and the life challenges they face. Vulnerability results from developmental problems‚ personal incapacities‚ disadvantaged social status‚ inadequate formal health
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Pick three locations‚ events or individuals in your location (county‚ city or state) and complete a 6 - 8 page assessment of their vulnerabilities and threats‚ putting their security in order of priority‚ explaining and defending your choices. Terrorism vulnerability assessments were created to criticize any “Achilles’ heel” in a security system that can be exploited by anyone willing to do harm to the location‚ an individual‚ or coordinated event. It assesses the weaknesses of facilities
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Jeramie Feenstra Richard De La Cruz Window 7 vulnerabilities Local Security Authority Subsystem Service There is a recently discovered vulnerability in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service which can cause a denial of service attack if a hacker sends a packet containing malicious files during NTLM authentication. NTLM protocol refers to the Windows NT LAN Manager which is used to authenticate logons to PCs that are connected to the network. The security update provided by Microsoft includes
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Comparison of Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing Abstract: Internet has opened unlimited avenues of opportunity by enabling organizations to conduct business and share information on a global basis. However‚ it has also brought new levels of security concerns and Cyber threats. It exposes valuable corporate information‚ mission critical business applications and consumer’s private information to more risk than before. But security of IT infrastructure is something that Organizations
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has major responsibilities in caring and safeguarding the vulnerable adult population. Reduction of health inequalities among vulnerable adults are top international healthcare priorities. Vulnerable adults are among most vulnerable of the populations‚ many people associate vulnerability with old age only‚ resulting in negative stereotypical views. Understanding the concepts of vulnerability as relates to adults population‚ examines how and why adults could be vulnerable will help nurse to educates
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Strategy 2020 Europe 2020 is a 10-year strategy proposed by the European Commission on 3 March 2010 for advancement of the economy of the European Union. It aims at "smart‚ sustainable‚ inclusive growth" with greater coordination of national and European policy. It follows the Lisbon Strategy for the period 2000–2010. On 26 March 2010‚ the European Council agreed on the key elements of the new strategy. President Herman Van Rompuy who chaired the meeting pointed out that the strategy sums up the
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Sharon Jalene KIN 175 SEC 1003 03-05-2014 The goal of Healthy 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
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