States in April 2009‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC‚ 2010). By mid-April the same year‚ two other patients 130 miles apart were identified to have the virus. This raised concern that the virus was rapidly spreading and posing a major threat to the human population. The same cases were also reported in Canada and Mexico. On April 25‚ 2009‚ the director general of World health Organization declared H1N1 a health emergency of international concern (CDC‚ 2010). By
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1. Based on what you learned in chapter 1‚ discuss the forces that affect health and well-being in the community where your college is located. Give an example of each force. Which of these forces do you think healthcare managers can control and change the most to improve people’s health? The forces that affect our health and well-being in the community where your college is located include medical services‚ environment‚ and lifestyles. A medical service is described as the many medical services
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Epidemiology Paper NUR/408 July 23‚ 2012 Abstract Epidemiology is viewed as the fundamental science of public health and is key in endorsing optimal health in the community as a whole (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). Epidemiologic study and practice continues to reform public health and endeavors to prevent disease in communities across the world. This paper will address through descriptive epidemiology‚ the rising disease of obesity and will focus on the teen and adolescent population of the United
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Epidemiology of Rubella NUR 408 August 6‚ 2012 Epidemiology of Rubella Pregnant women are one vulnerable group susceptible to contracting a viral disease. One viral disease that pregnant women can contract is rubella. Rubella is often a mild disease that affects children‚ adolescents‚ young adults‚ and is susceptible to pregnant women. The disease can be devastating when transmitted to the fetus. This paper will discuss the definition and description of epidemiology as well as the steps and
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2011 Introduction to Epidemiology Epidemiology is considered the basic science of public health‚ and with good reason. Epidemiology is: • • • A quantitative basic science built on a working knowledge of probability‚ statistics‚ and sound research methodology A method of causal reasoning based on developing and testing hypotheses pertaining to occurrence and prevention of morbidity and mortality A tool for public health action to promote and protect the public’s health based on science‚ causal
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Running head: EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology Epidemiology Maintenance and restoration of health in collaboration with the prevention and treatment of illness is imperative to the health of the public. Contemporary medicine incorporates science‚ research‚ and technology not only to maintain and restore health‚ but also to prevent and treat illness. A holistic approach is necessary to the success of public health and must integrate epidemiologic theory and principles at the foundation (Stanhope
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public and community health. “Public health nursing focuses on populations. It is not about the setting where care is delivered. It is first and foremost a philosophy applied in any setting where populations exist” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008‚ p.191). Public health is designed to help improve the health‚ safety and welfare of the general public looking at the long term‚ prospective health of the entire public. Public health involves the health of the county‚ state and nation. Public health protects
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1. Public health systems are operating within a context of ongoing changes‚ which exert a number of pressures on the public health system. These changes include all of the following‚ except: A. Health reforms B. Existing and emerging environmental hazards C. New technologies for health care D. None of the above 2. In response to the changes of the times‚ the UN General Assembly adopted a vision of poverty reduction and sustainable development. This is exemplified
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Public and Community HealthTanyale BellHCS/457October 27‚ 2014 Rebecca BrownPublic and Community HealthIn today’s 21 century there are many national‚ state‚ local government‚ and health agencies with large amount of information that reflects on teenage pregnancy. For a long time teenage pregnancy has been a number one issue in the United States. Within‚ my paper you’ll find actually facts showing on how the information overlap‚ the type of structure you see at each levels of government‚ what functions
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Education is important to me because it is the key to freedom‚ key to having a better world‚ and the key to enlightening oneself. Education brings freedom to any individual mind who is trap from the cruel circumstances a person faces. The best example is Fredrick Douglas who used education to escape slavery. Education can make the world a better place to live in‚ which it can bring an end to poverty‚ end to racism‚ end of wars‚ and end life threating diseases. Finally but yet importantly‚ education
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