HEALTH AWARENESS DATE: 10/03/2012 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Primary health care‚ often abbreviated as “PHC”‚ has been defined as "essential health care based on practical‚ scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination"
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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Thul Eng 151 January 22‚ 2013 Anesthesia Awareness As the patient lies on the examination table it seems as if everything is going as planned. General anesthesia has been administrated and the patient has lost all feeling in his or her body‚ the ability to remember has been knocked out‚ and the muscles have been paralyzed. Not until surgery is done however will the doctor know just how well the anesthesia worked on the patient. Anesthesia awareness is a rare occurrence when the patient is given
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Papadopoulos et al (1998) highlights the aspirations of cultural competence and looks at the attitudes and skills necessary for ongoing development. Papadopoulos et al. (1998) states that cultural competence is developed as a result of people gaining awareness‚ knowledge and sensitivity in relation to diverse cultural identities (The Open University 2010‚ p.94).Cultural competence encompasses
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Consumer in Market All the people participate in the market either as consumer or seller or producer. Any person who buys a commodity or service for direct use or ownership. I‚ you‚ we all are consumers when we buy a product or service. But people who acquires goods or services for resale or use in production and manufacturing cannot be considered consumer. In free market economics‚ consumers dictate what goods are produced and are generally considered the center of economic activity. Individual
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CONSUMER AWARENESS GUIDELINES Be an Alert Consumer ! Also be a Responsible Consumer !! Issued by Government of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department‚ Ezhilagam‚ Chennai-5. Phone: 044-28583222 / 28583422 Web: www.consumer.tn.gov.in E.mail: consumer@tn.nic.in A. WHO IS A CONSUMER? A ”consumer” is a person who buys any goods or hires any service for valuable consideration (including deferred payment). The term does not include a person who obtains goods or services for resale
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Disability Awareness (L22347) My name is Janet Long and I am going to write a case study on Disability Awareness. I have based this case study on one of my clients‚ Mary‚ who has a form of disability known as Lewy Body Dementia. In this case study. I will be focusing on the independence value of the social model of care. I will be examining the * The Social Model of Care * Supports that can be put in place * Strategies used by the client to maintain their independence * Recommendations
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NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care Katarzyna Nowaczewska Ace Homecare 2015 Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what mean by the term "dementia" The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer ’s disease or a series of strokes. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are - affected by dementia
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behaviour patterns‚ because they have seen and known people who have been killed by AIDS. Fear is the worst‚ and last way of changing people’s behaviour and by the time that this happens it is usually too late to save a huge number of that country’s population. Already‚ more than twenty million people around the world have died of AIDS-related diseases. In 2004‚ 3.1 million men‚ women and children have died. Around twice the amount who have died until now - almost 40 million - are now living with HIV
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Running head: DISASTER RESPONSE FOR THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION Disaster Response for the Pediatric Population: A Concept Analysis In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Disaster Response for the Pediatric Population: A Concept Analysis Disaster can strike in any place or at any time. The concept of disaster can have different affects and outcomes for pediatric patients. A disaster could be as localized as a multiple causality event or as global as terrorism
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