Epidemiology: Global and Public Health March 25‚ 2012 Bonnie Copland‚ RN‚ PHN‚ MSN The purpose of this paper is to describe the history of public health‚ including pertinent dates and significant events and the different aspects of public and community-based health. Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals (Winslow
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PUBLIC HEALTH This script is an analysis of a critical incident which occurred during a home visit in one of the suburbs of Cape Coast Metropolis. A brief description of the incident will be given including the interventions that were given and recommendations for future occurrence. I will apply the Gibbs (1988) reflective model to identify strengths and weaknesses observed in the analysis and how they may be enhanced. In conclusion‚ the lessons gathered from the incident will be stated. Pseudonyms
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Maria Jelyn Engelhardt-Parales NUR/405 August 27‚ 2012 Amy Weaver Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing practice aims to improve community health by promoting a healthier group of people‚ individuals‚ families‚ and residents within the community. The goal is to maintain‚ preserve‚ and promote health by providing information‚ education‚ teachings‚ and health care services to the population. The focus is on the collective good of
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1.3 : Within any health and social care setting‚ interpersonal communication is vital between service provider and service user. During the process of interpersonal communication‚ there is always a sender‚ which sends a message across and a receiver on the opposite end to give feedback/reply. It was mentioned by Podmoroff (2013) that interpersonal communication skills are learned and can be improved. There are many methods and techniques that can be carried out to deliver appropriate interpersonal
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Chapter 1 Introduction Factors of Community Health * Physical factors – industrial development‚ community size‚ environment‚ geography * Social and cultural factors – beliefs‚ traditions‚ and prejudices; economics; politics; religion; socioeconomic status; social norms * Community organization – identify problem‚ mobilize resources‚ work toward change * Individual behaviors – takes the concerted effort of many—if not most—to improve community health Chapter 2 Organizations under
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Community Health Assessment Alex Goenaga Lehman College Assessment of a community for health care purposes revolves around the goal of treating the community as a client and improving its overall heath. This involves knowing the customs of the community‚ identifying their needs‚ and the usage of their current resources and optimally applying them. Beyond these measures nursing intervention can also include advocating for the community through legislative procedures
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Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response WGU Community Health Nursing HAT1 (0310) Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response Whether a disaster is natural or man-made it can have immediate and lasting effects on a community the can affect the financial‚ environmental and health aspects of an individual or a community. Quick and efficient response is imperative in all aspects of emergency response including healthcare. Ongoing personnel training‚ establishing preparedness plans
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in 1965. He added a fifth stage‚ adjourning‚ in the 1970s. The progression is: Forming The leader has a high dependence for guidance and direction. There isn’t much agreement on team focus other than getting information from the leader .Peoples role and responablitiy are unclear. Leader must have preparation on doing a lot of answering questions about the team’s aims and on things that need to be worked on. Some processes are on the level at times ignored. Storming Decisions aren’t made straight
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Community health Nursing is a population based nursing practice which promote and protect the health of a population‚ while Public health nursing is “the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing‚ social‚ and public health sciences” Public Health Nursing Section (2013).It focuses on improving all population health by emphasizing prevention‚ and attending to multiple determinants of health. It is almost impossible to talk about public health without
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Paolo Quezon BSBI4A Journal Entry 1 Sir Jose Valentino Martinez Typhoon Haiyan The devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan is still somehow incomprehensible. This caught everyone off-guard and the events during and after are more than abhorring. It was the first of its kind and it might not be the last. I am so thankful for the people that really go out of their way to help the victims of this calamity. I can go as far as saying that I idolize them actually
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