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    determiners of health impact the various communities: Shoals‚ Ruby Lake‚ and Longley ("Riverbend City: Community Health Mission"‚ 2016). In the Shoals community the social determiners of health associated with cultural beliefs cause the greatest impact. This is evident with the community members open resistance to Western medicine or health care‚ and belief that their language and cultural beliefs are misunderstood and/or depreciated. In the Ruby Lake community the social health determiners associated

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    in the world‚ a tradition of playing sports and enjoying an active‚ outdoor lifestyle‚ access to plenty of fresh fruit‚ and vegetables‚ and some of the planet’s cleanest air‚ it’s people isn’t as healthy as might be imagined. South Africa major health public concerns are HIV/AIDS‚ malaria‚ smoking related disease‚ and tuberculosis‚ just to name a few of them but all of which affect the non-white population more than the white; apart form these. HIV/AIDS in Africa The rise of sickness in Africa

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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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    Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response WGU Community Health Nursing HAT1 (0310) Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response Whether a disaster is natural or man-made it can have immediate and lasting effects on a community the can affect the financial‚ environmental and health aspects of an individual or a community. Quick and efficient response is imperative in all aspects of emergency response including healthcare. Ongoing personnel training‚ establishing preparedness plans

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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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    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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    Throughout the years Chicanos have had to face many adversities‚ perhaps more than any other minority. Chicanos are considered to be those that are of the Mexican decent or of that origin‚ with that being said California had and has always had a vast population of Chicanos for many decades. Nowadays the triumph of many Chicanos and even other Latinos is very well seen in the Hollywood world due to the reason that times are different and many things have changed when you compare it to the early days

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    Essay: Community Mental Health Center Submitted by Audrey M. Cofield‚ M. A. Counseling Psychology Marriage & Family Therapist‚ Graduate Student May 11‚ 2013 Title: Psychotherapy and Education in Counseling Psychotherapy helps at risk individuals by allowing them time to talk confidentially to someone about problems‚ and work-through them in confidentially. Clients may have emotional issues because of experiencing violence or incest‚ rape‚ human-trafficking‚ neglect‚ abuse‚ bullying

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    being Chicano means being a rebel or even a “cholo.” However Chicana/o is not an ethnicity. Anyone can be a Chicana or a Chicano; it is ultimately up to the individual. What Chicanos generally want is equality‚ a better life‚ and a world where many worlds can coexist. In order to better understand the identity and desires of a Chicano‚ one must comprehend the reason why the term was necessary. The term Chicana/o was first defined by scholars in the Manifesto El Plan De Santa

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    Foundation Degree Community Health & Social Care Course Guide 2009-2010 School of Health & Wellbeing CONTENTS 1. WELCOME 2. ABOUT THIS GUIDE 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 4. KEY SKILLS 5. WHERE ARE MODULES TAUGHT? 6. WHO WILL TEACH ME? 7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF-STUDENT LIAISON 8. PATHWAYS 9. MODULE DESCRIPTIONS 10. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM 11. GLOSSARY

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