Many serious diseases such as influenza and shingles can be prevented by a vaccine. By getting a vaccine you are protecting you‚ your family‚ coworkers‚ and everyone. This is because if you get a vaccine for the disease you cannot get it‚ and most importantly cannot spread it. When you get a vaccine you protect everyone and help to get rid of the disease. So many diseases or even deaths‚ can be prevented thanks to vaccines. Chicken pox is a disease that can later lead to the disease called shingles
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Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Licia Phillips NUR/405 July 8‚ 2013 Professor Cindy Januale RN‚ MSN In the Young’s neighborhood the community is family and community centered. The community nurse and their partners and the individuals of the community come together for the greater good of the community. The neighborhood health clinic offers free immunizations as long as he individuals bring a copy of their shot records. The community also holds annual health fairs to update
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Heart Healthy Family African American and Heart Disease Heart disease is the #1 killer for all American’s‚ and the fourth leading cause of death. As scary as this sounds African-Americans are at a much higher risk for getting heart disease‚ 44% men and 48% women. There is good news however‚ African-Americans can improve their odds of preventing this disease‚ by taking simple steps to prevent them. First you need to understand how the heart works. The heart is muscle‚ with blood vessels leading in
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anniversary of the demise of the old Department of Education and the birth of the Department for Children‚ Schools and Families. Now names themselves‚ especially names of Whitehall departments‚ are far less important than what goes on in their name – Titles‚ as Lord Mandelson could tell us‚ are far less important than the substance of policy. But the renaming of the old Department was no idle exercise in empty rebranding – it reflected a philosophical shift in how Government sees its role. Under Gordon
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Getting proper vaccinations is one of the most important things that a person could do in order to keep themselves healthy and the people around them healthy. It is rather important because it helps to keep the number or people at risk for communicable disease lower‚ it saves one time and money‚ and finally‚ it can save a person’s life. On top of those facts‚ immunizations are safer and even more effective than they have been in previous years. By getting proper vaccinations you are helping to keep
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Community Health Education Center Amy Humphreys Kaplan University HW215: Models for Health and Wellness Professor: Kristen Popp The Community Health Education Center has locally-based knowledge and cultural competence is emphasized in all training and health education materials. It has a program schedule that is the same statewide. All training costs are reimbursed by the company. In this paper I will be explaining this company’s success
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Why is journalism important? With the reference to the literature‚ critically assess the role of journalism in a democratic society. The responsibility of the awkward question has to be asked by someone and the journalist is the one who craves this duty. They are the ones who grab the challenge with both hands and seek for the truth. This is the essence of journalism and why it matters so much to free society. It’s offerings of informative answers in plain English make it accessible to all. In
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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Community mental health is a vast concept with various initiatives and programmes under its umbrella. The area chosen for the purpose of the assignment is to address community mental health initiative addressing psychosocial needs of the people who have experienced massive forced displacement and/or identify as refugees. People migrate due to economic crisis‚ natural disasters‚ construction of dams and various others reasons that lead them into search for other opportunities‚ away from conflict and
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How can community health nurses apply the strategies of cultural competence to their practice? A nurse can be a part of helping a patient’s cultural preservation in their practice. For example‚ some people in the Jamaican culture hold nine-day wakes for deceased persons. The wake is a time for respecting and honoring the departed soul. For nine nights‚ relatives and friends share food and sing hymns‚ thus saying goodbye to the departed one (). A nurse can advocate for a patient from Jamaican
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