1). What is community organizing? Community organizing is when communities are helped to identify common problem or goals‚ mobilize resources‚ and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set. 2). What are the assumptions (identified by Ross) under which organizers work when bringing a community together to solve a problem? There are seven assumptions that were outline by Ross. 1) Communities of people can develop the capacity to deal with their
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Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Understanding the Relationship Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Purpose of the research The purpose of this non experimental‚ predictive correlation study was to examine the relationship between self-care agency‚ self-care practices‚ and obesity among rural midlife women. Although self-care practices have been linked to the reduction of obesity‚ no prior studies
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Effects of Obesity on Mental Health Risks of Being Overweight Walter Taylor Community College of Vermont Abstract In America‚ over 35% of all adults are obese. Though obesity rates in Vermont are among the lowest in the country (25%)‚ the current obesity epidemic is still alarming ("Adult obesity facts‚" 2012). Heart disease‚ diabetes‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure are all directly linked to obesity. While the physical effects of obesity have been researched extensively
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As a community health nurse the most important elements to stress to the community is to ensure steps have been implemented to secure your family‚ property and business. Developing a Family Disaster Plan is an often overlooked but crucial part of disaster preparedness. Living in Florida we prepare annually for hurricane season from June through November and prepare a hurricane preparation list as follows: Assemble Important Documents In a waterproof container‚ put important documents like:
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Diploma In Health and Social Care Social Policy Submitted to Christine Pratt Submitted by Submission Date Table of content Introduction 03 Task 1 - historical and contemporary landmarks in social welfare provision 04 1.1 historical and contemporary landmarks in social policy 04 1.2 factors influencing the development of policy & legislations 07 Task 2 - origins of social policies 08 2.1 Process in key Health and Social Policy legalization
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Fam Community Heatth Vol. 28‚ No. 1‚ pp. 51-63 © 2005 Uppincott Williams & Wilkins‚ Inc. Health-Promoting Behaviors of Sheltered Homeless Women Meg Wilson‚ PhD‚ RN To expand the body of knowledge and provide further insight into the complex area of homelessness and health‚ health practices of sheltered homeless women were investigated using a crosssectional‚ descriptive‚ and non-experimental design using Pender ’s Health Promotion Model as the theoretical framework. The sample (w = 137) was
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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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discuss the structure of organized public health in the United States. Public health activities are performed at many levels from local to national to global. The organizations and agencies devoted to public health at these different levels share many of the same functions including dis- ease surveillance‚ policy development‚ and provision of access to health care. Local health departments are the point of contact with the individual residents‚ and care and data collection occur primarily at that
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NUR 420 Fall 2013 Final Exam Focus Areas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Health care for homeless‚ why is it so costly? They typically have to stay in the hospital for a longer amount of time because they have a lot more co-morbidities that need to be treated. Being brought to the ED is extremely expensive. Critical interventions are very costly‚ and so are all the diagnostic tests that must be done. They usually don’t have
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Community Assessment ROY TANDOC Kaplan University Community Health Assessment HA560 Prof. Francine Banasiak December 07‚ 2012 Abstract Section 1 presents a table reflecting the US Census data report on Orange County‚ California‚ while various graphs were used to show the weight status of the county’s adults‚ the percentage of those who are overweight or obese‚ and the weight status of children. On a personal note‚ I have noted the ways I have used the results of the assessment to improve
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