Community Teaching Experience Paper

Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper Roshanda Dixon
Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V
April 19, 2015

Abstract According to the Healthy People 2020 the goal for America is to increase the life expectancy which will help in children survival. Having goals such as more immunizations and less infectious diseases is one of the major goals. Acknowledging the disease and then coming up with the proper prevention will help the disease from expanding and becoming stronger. The proper use of hygiene and the use of other defenses will help prevent as well. There’s so much money you can save if you use your primary prevention methods. Attending screenings and testing’s will help and building a great rapport with the doctor
Diseases such as viral hepatitis, influenza and tuberculosis till are one of the leading causes of death. Having the proper use of vaccines, medications (antibiotics), along with screening and testing will help the diseases from advancing and even spreading. Saving the buck by staying up to date on vaccines is the most effective primary prevention of care in the world. According to Healthy People 2020 it saves 33,000 lives, prevents 14 million cases of disease along with reducing direct and in saving in indirect costs. According to the studies 42, 000 adults and 300 children die each year from vaccine preventable diseases. Another issue that we face as professionals are providing the proper care culturally as the United Stated is constantly growing. There are new diseases that are constantly being detected and further research in international travel and trade. The US is also looking into migration, importation of foods and agricultural practices along with threats of bioterrorism have also played an effect on diseases that we have been exposed to (Healthy People, 2015). According to NCBI the issues with immunizations lie in communities such as the urban
According to WHO the distance and the health staff’s motivation and attitude can play a role to why people don’t get vaccinated. There are other reasons such as lack of resources, funding and even false contraindications can be another factor as well. Distances have a major impact as well you have medical centers that are far and families that are unable to get there. Although difficult access clearly is a key barrier to vaccination in many, especially rural, settings, this factor does not always affect families equally (WHO, 2009). For families sufficiently motivated, distance simply makes getting their children immunized more difficult, but for others it is a barrier that is too difficult to overcome (WHO, 2009). It is worth considering that in many countries, BCG and DPT1 rates, which can be considered as indicators of access, are over 80 or 90%, yet full coverage rates are significantly lower (WHO, 2009). The Kentucky Immunization Program works to provide services aimed at preventing and reducing the risk and incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases for all Kentuckians (CHFS, 2015). Kentucky’s mission statement is to prevent, promote and protect through education and collaboration to eliminate vaccine preventable diseases. While polio is no longer a concern in Kentucky, many of the articles in the earliest issues of Epidemiologic Notes and Reports addressed