Case Assignment Week 3 Page.175 Questions 1-4 1- Why was the succession of Ursula Burns to the top position at Xerox considered historic? Ursula Burns was the first African-American woman to lead a major U.S. corporation and the first female CEO to take the reins from another women in a company. After she was named CEO she was on a plane to Europe on a 30 day mission to meet with the staff outside the United States where Xerox has almost half of its sales. She wanted to meet the clients
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COLLEGE OF NURSING NCM 101 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Health Promotion and Public Health Health • A State of complete physical‚ mental and social well- being‚ not merely an absence of disease or infirmity (WHO‚ 1948). • A State of being well and using every power the individual possesses to the fullest extent (Nightingale‚ 1969). • Optimum Level of Functioning (OLOF) Determinants of Health (World Health Organization) • The health of individuals and communities are‚ to a large extent
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Community Health Strategies Nursing /405 June 25‚ 2010 Community Health Strategies Alcohol abuse and alcoholism affects every gender‚ race‚ and nationality. Abuse of alcohol is a major cause of preventable deaths associated with violence‚ motor vehicle crashes‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ and is a leading cause of death among youth (Ringold‚ 2006). According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)‚ (2010)‚ approximately 17.6 million people in the United States (about one in every 12
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Lemurs in Madagascar Donna Butler SCI/275 April 7‚ 2013 University of Phoenix ------------------------------------------------- Associate Level Material Lemurs in Madagascar Assignment View the “Lemurs in Madagascar – Surviving on an Island of Change” video. Using the information found in this video‚ and in Ch. 5 and 6 of Visualizing Environmental Science‚ answer the following questions in 25 to 100 words each. 1. What are Madagascar’s biomes? Discuss the major features of
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Community Health Project- Part One - Identifying the Project ’s Focus Kathleen Rogers King Walden University November 26‚ 2012 Community Health Project-Part One -Identifying the Project ’s Focus This paper will identify a significant health issue and a particular population for a health management plan. Support for the significance of this health issue‚ and rationale for the selection of this population will be presented. Evidence about the population will be examined and discussed in regards
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American citizens also continue to suffer from discrimination because of their background. After more than three generation of being born in America Chicanos decided to revolt. The Chicano movement bloomed in the 1960s when the generation was tired of the racial discrimination and decides to fight for their rights. They created organizations to help Chicanos‚ organize walkouts to protest against inadequate learning environment and they protested against unequal opportunists in jobs. "The United States
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One common definition of health used by many health care providers would include the idea that health is being free from disease or being in a state of wholeness: mentally‚ physically and spiritually (Stamler‚ Yiu‚ & Dosani‚ 2015‚ p.135). As a community health nurse‚ it is crucially important to take note of the community strengths and weaknesses to have a full understanding of the needs within the community. Completing an assessment of health determinants gives the health care practitioner an overview
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Community Organizing Participatory Action Research (COPAR) - is a continuous and a sustained process of: 1. Educating the people - to understand and develop their critical consiousness 2. Working with people - to work collectively and effectively on their immediate and long term problems 3. Mobilizing with people - develop their capability and readiness to respond‚ take action on their immediate needs towards solving the long term problems The process and structure through which members of a
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The term Chicano was a word used as a derogatory remark to identify Mexican- Americans of low social class. It wasn’t until the 1960’s when the term Chicano became popular during the Chicano Movement. Chicano was mainly popular among students who performed walkouts‚ teachers‚ and farm workers. It was until then that Mexican- Americans took pride of the term that was once a negative remark. Till this day‚ Mexican- Americans have many alternative identification terms they could adopt like; Hispanic
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What is the difference between a group at risk for poor health and a group considered a vulnerable population? Provide an example of a group at risk and a group considered a vulnerable population. * Explain why members of these groups cannot advocate for themselves or why advocating for these groups would be beneficial. * What would you advocate for? * What risk are you taking as a community health nurse when advocating for the aforementioned problem? A vulnerable population is a group
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