According to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) (2012)‚ health indicators describe the health of a population (e.g.‚ group of people in a community‚ state and country‚ etc.). Some common health indicators which are used to evaluate health care system performances are per capita health expenditure‚ disease incidence rates‚ life expectancy‚ infant mortality‚ and acute care days (World Health Organization‚ 2000). Health indicators are normally numbers and statistics. They are very useful
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Appropriate Technology 1. Appropriate Technology There is unanimity among the economists over the choice of AT. According to Yale Brozen‚ “ the AT for an area depends on its resources‚ patterns and its markets. It is therefore defined as an amalgam of skills methods‚ techniques and equipments that can contribute towards solving the basic soci-economic problems of the concerned communities”. • AT should‚ be utilized for development purposes in the name of social justice
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Scientific Method Ra ’Nisha Bowen AJS/592 July 8th‚ 2013 Leonard Robinson Scientific Method The scientific method is defined as a procedure that scientist use over periods of time to assemble a precise interpretations of the world. These perceptions and interpretation of natural phenomenon’s can be influenced by a person culture and beliefs. The scientific method is made up of four steps. These steps include
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Oral Contraceptives: An Update on Health Benefits and Risks: Components of COCs COCs contain synthetic estrogen and progestin. A selected list of available COCs is shown in Table 1 . The two estrogen components available in the United States are ethinyl estradiol (EE)‚ the most commonly used estrogen‚ and mestranol. Mestranol is a prodrug that must be converted to EE by the liver.[5] No product has less than 50 mcg mestranol because lower dosages have diminished contraceptive efficacy. Most low-dose
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Oral Communication In the communication process verbal or oral communication has mentioned its own importance. It is true that in the God’s Creation ‘ma’ is the only species gifted with the language and the use of language is primarily in speech. In any organization our communication depends more in verbal form and it is builds up the human relationship in different manners. Without oral communication‚ the organization is just a body without heart. The oral communication‚ which is one type of verbal
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Communication Methods There are many groups‚ which the organisation must communicate with such as internal groups and external groups. A type of communication that may take place would be an oral communication. There are many advantages and disadvantages‚ an advantage would be that oral communication tends to be faster than written forms this allows interpretation and further discussion. A disadvantage would have to be that it lacks the permanent nature of written communication this means it cannot
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the benchmark on Oral Care solutions in India. Unilever is a leading manufacturer of oral care products in over 50 countries around the world. Around four billion people; that means approximately 70% of the world’s population‚ have access to Unilever Oral Care products. Pepsodent was launched in 1993 in India and since then the brand has raised the benchmark on Oral Care solutions in India. Pepsodent has a range of toothpastes and toothbrushes that could take care of specific oral care needs. Pepsodent
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A review of the literature revealed that there continues to be no clear staffing method based of patient acuity for inpatient psychiatric units. More research needs to be conducted once staffing models are developed‚ but there is a clear need for mental health units to have their own staffing models based on patient acuity (Hanrahan‚ 2012; McKee‚ Harrison & Smith‚ 2006). Research has been conducted on several aspect of how inappropriate staffing levels have an impact on the rate of violence on units
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How Nurses Use Written and Oral Communication Communication skills are a key part of an effective health care system. It is important for nurses to have strong communication skills because they are at the patient’s bedside the most. According to Margaret Hughes‚ Ray Kirk and Alison Dixon‚ an understanding of communication through nurses and patients can influence the outcome of a patient’s stay. (M.Hughes‚ R. Kirk‚ A. Dixon‚ 2017). Without efficient communication skills‚ all nurses need good communications
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African history because most of the African society was illiterate before the European intrusion. ’History ’‚ he said‚ ’only begins when men take to writing. ’ He‚ as well as others who had the same opinion‚ failed to realize that African communities existed long before colonialism and so had their own history‚ even though it had not been put into writing at the time. Oral traditions have played and continue to play important roles in the history of Africa as well as its present. Songs‚ folklores‚ superstitions
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