Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria: Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day‚ Nigeria loses about 2‚300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus‚ maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013)‚ as shown in Figure 1‚ the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births‚ but that rate
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Introduction Banner health care is a large unsuccessful healthcare setting based in Phoenix‚ Arizona. The Banner Healthcare is found in the year 1999. They excel In keeping up with the legacies of their predecessor companies like Lutheran health systems and Samaritan health system‚ which are the hospitals‚ working under the banner. This paper will discuss about the future of banner health‚ strategy of developing in the fields of networking and nursing staff‚ incorporating the confinement of nursing
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations’ specialized agency for health‚ and was established on April 7‚ 1948. The WHO’s objective‚ is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO defines health in its Constitution as‚ a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The World Health Organization uses several categories to establish standards that show how countries stand up to others
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context of health and social care in relation to a particular health issue. The approaches and intervention strategies that needed to support the individuals with specific needs and evaluation of services and systems for supporting such individuals is the main part of the report. For this‚ the case study of Ahmed and his family is used. Ahmed is the 15-year-old British Pakistani that is suffering from the problem of cerebral palsy. Moreover‚ the parents are also suffering from health problems as
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The Health Information Exchange must evolve from traditional models operating independent and descriptive to a system data to allow processing information in an integrated manner and‚ therefore‚ generate knowledge‚ so that the NHS can be positioned advantageously to respond to the demands of society it serves and overcome the threats that limit their proper development. The Information System is‚ therefore‚ a key to meet the present and future challenges arising from our organizational reality and
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Health and social care services should be readily available to everyone within the UK‚ although people with learning disabilities may find access to such services extremely difficult‚ even in today’s society. This assignment looks at the issues surrounding access to health care services and aims to address the differences between health education and health promotion. It also highlights the legislation around health and social care and the importance for nurses to understand the inequalities in provision
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Health insurance is a topic which is broadly discussed through each nation. The definition of health insurance is a course of action in which people pay a periodical bill to an insurance agency in return for that organization paying most or the greater part of the expenses of there medicinal care (Cambridge Dictionary 2017). Since the preceding president of the United States‚ Barack Hussein Obama‚ put forward and passed the Affordable Care Act‚ people around the world paid more attention on the health
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Mental Health Treatment in Prison Luke Myers Argosy University What are the services provided by mental health courts? Mental health courts are criminal courts set up to deal with people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities who have committed crimes. Instead of putting these people in jail‚ mental health courts (MHC’s) look to enroll them in community treatment to deal with their mental health problems so that they will not commit crimes again. “MHC’s have been created
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By far‚ the Veteran Health Administration‚ is one of the largest integrated health care systems‚ not only nationally‚ but internationally. Nationwide‚ with “150 medical centers‚ 1‚400 community-based outpatient clinics‚ community living centers‚ and Vet Centers‚” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs‚ 2015)‚ this health care system provides a wide range of services to more than approximately ten million veterans annually. Internationally the Veterans Health Administration in combination with the Foreign
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Case study one Introduction Source of the patient referral Patient was referred to me from the dentist. Medical problem Presented was a 62 year old female‚ patient is an asthmatic and has bronchitis. Social circumstances She previously smoked 70 per week‚ but has since cut this down to 3 per day‚ due to cost and health issues The patient doesn’t drink alcohol. The patient has a relatively healthy diet. Patients presenting problem
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