practice OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING DIPLOMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2 (ABM) COMMUNITY HEALTH Writer: Mwansa David M. Contact: 0977744745/0968941175 Email:mwnsamumbad@yahoo.com CONTENT Unit 1: Introduction 1. Subjective 2. Subject overview Unit 2: The concept of Community health 1. Introduction 1. Definitions of community Unit 3: Community-based health care and raising health awareness 1. Introduction 2. Community Care Access Centres: 3. Community-Based Health Care Models Unit 4: Health
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of‚ whether it is a friend‚ work‚ school‚ or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has certain vocabulary‚ genres
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Literature Community Policing and Police-Community Relations in the US context Community policing is a philosophy of policing which emphasizes partnerships between the police and the public (Walker & Katz‚ 2013). This approach considers cooperation between the police and the community as an important mechanism that gives the police better access to information provided by the community‚ which in turn can make the police more responsive to the needs of the community. Historically‚ community policing
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SAMPLE ESSAY FOR THE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR TEENS As a teen I participated in community service work. It was one of the best learning experiences I ever had. I learned the importance of hard work and helping those less fortunate than me. I am not the only one who has benefitted from volunteer work according to John Frank in his article "The Benefits of Community Service for Teenagers." Frank writes about the many benefits of volunteer work teens can expect to have‚ and my experiences with
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An emergency occurs when a urgent situation takes place that can be detrimental to a person’s life. Emergencies are not a common occurrence; however do arise on occasion. The response and outcome of emergencies can be positively amplified with an organized plan or preparedness technique. In “The Neighborhood” community‚ there was an emergency‚ forest fires‚ which left the residents to experience unfortunate residual respiratory effects. The many that suffered include patients and staff in the hospital
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The Importance of School and Community Collaboration In the face of such overwhelming need‚ what does collaborative action offer? Most people would agree that it is considerably easier for children to develop and learn with the support of strong families who in turn enjoy the support of individuals and institutions in their surrounding communities. However‚ the increase in single-parent and dual-income families -- coupled with the gradual disappearance of villagelike communities -- leaves a growing
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sounds terrible. The Giver is a book about a community that people in the community do not have to be worry about anything. In other words‚ they never experience the joy of life and success. Jonas’ community is a strict community to avoid negative emotions. However (TRANS)‚ there are many things that citizens are not allowed to do by themselves. The purpose of this paragraph is to contrast the Jonas’ community to our community. First of all‚ in Jonas’ community everyone lives by the community’s rules
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Community policing is a proven method for lowering the crime rate in the United States. Community policing has been a law enforcement strategy for nearly thirty years. In august of 1994‚ the United States Department of Justice formed the Community Policing Consortium. The goal of this consortium was to develop a framework for understanding and implementing community policing in neighborhoods across America. The consortium consisted of representatives from the International Association of Chiefs of
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The skills that I have gained through community service will be beneficial to Seton Hall University by me having experience by working with different people in different environments and settings. A dilemma that I have faced in my life is extending my horizon. Definitely doing community service has helped me open up and work with people I have never met before so I had the opportunity to push myself and do what I normally wouldn’t do and it has helped me tremendously. A local concern of mine is the
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Kimberly Lewis NUR 408 May 7‚ 2012 Theresa White‚ MSN Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Preparing for an emergency and knowing what to do in case of an emergency is an important aspect every community should know. Preparedness can be the difference between life and death in certain situations. This is the case in Season two Episode five of this week’s assignment. A forest fire is raging out of control near the Neighborhood
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