...Believe it or not the united states at its beginning made a list of goals that it wanted to achieve. These goals are listed in the preamble of the constitution. But that plagues an important question; are the goals that were set it 17XX being met today in 2016? The answer is not as uniform and concrete as one would think. Some are being mostly met, such as promoting the general welfare and securing the blessings of liberty. Others, like insuring domestic tranquility and establishing justice are technically being met despite other ethical arguments. Additionally, some are being completely met, like providing for the common defence. Finally, for some, such as forming a more perfect union the answer is not so concrete. Of the goals in...
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...Goals and Objectives Damien Mohorne HSM/240 June 15, 2014 Ricardo Castro Goals and Objectives Knowing the differences between goals and objectives is vital for any organization. This is an essential part of being able to analyze their services and programs. Latent and manifest functions, long term and short term goals and objectives are parts of the program that needs to be understood in order for the organization to be successful. The organization that I chose is The United States Department of Human and Health Services. This organizations goals and objectives are clearly stated on their web page. The mission of the United States Department of Health and Human Services is: “to help provide the building blocks that Americans need to live healthy, successful lives”, (The United States Department of Human and Health Services [HHS], 2014). Simply said this organization is trying to give assistance to Americans that are in need of help in order for them to be healthy and successful in life. According to The United States Department of Health and Human Service, “We fulfill that mission every day by providing millions of children, families, and seniors with access to high-quality health care, by helping people find jobs and parents find affordable child care, by keeping the food on Americans’ shelves safe and infectious diseases at bay, and by pushing the boundaries of how we diagnose and treat disease”. The goals and objectives of this organization are manifest...
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...Comparative Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Comparative Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Healthcare Comparison of United States and Mexico The objective of this report is to give a comparative analysis between the United States healthcare system and Mexico's. Its key focal point will be centered on the countries policies, how their various systems are financed, who provides healthcare, the costs of the programs and availability of access. While some factors of these two countries are similar there are varying differences among them, especially cost and access. All of the components of the two countries healthcare systems will be discussed in depth in a non-biased manner, it is our goal to simply establish how they are similar and what differences there are among them. For starters a comparison of the overall health of the people of the two countries will form a baseline as to the quality of care being provided in each of the countries and give us an insight into the effectiveness of its preventative services. The mortality rate of citizens of Mexico is 4.86 per 1,000, whereas the U.S. has 8.38 per 1,000(CIA, 2001) This is due in large part to the number of citizens the U.S. has over 65 years of age, 13.1% of the U.S. population is over 65, Mexico's is half that with 6.6%. While the baby boomer generation is a large reason why this number is high, a correlation between the quality...
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...The United Nations Millennium Development Goals In September 2000, all 191 UN member states have agreed and signed a declaration to try to achieve eight goals by the year 2015. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, develop a global partnership for development are the eight goals developed by the members of UN (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). The purpose of this paper is to give an overview about Millennium Development Goal 6 which is, Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases. Implication for Millennium Development Goals The eight Millennium Development Goals are a global agenda to improve the wellbeing of people around the world. The progress report on MDG issued in 2009, shows that policies and actions backed by adequate funding and strong political commitment can yield results. Death rate due to AIDS, have significantly reduced and many countries are implementing strategies to combat malaria and measles. There are many challenges still remaining due to the current economic status of several countries (Mattson, 2010) Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB are major challenges of public health in the poorest countries of the world. Every 30 seconds, a child in Africa is dying due to Malaria. Many children who suffer from Malaria...
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...Key health issues High infant and childhood mortality rates from deadly communicable diseases. Perspective/goals Initially, the goal was to develop a medical treatment that was safe, effective, and economically feasible to be used for all births, regardless of race, creed, or culture, in the United States. Eventually, the goal included the global community with the objective of immunizing all infants and children. Role/functions In order to provide immunizations for as many children as possible protocols are in place to capture every opportunity available to administer the inoculation. Staff in pediatric practice check for childhood immunizations during each appointment by interviewing the parents, checking the computerized records. Education is an ongoing process for parents regarding the importance to their children, and the community as a whole, regarding childhood immunizations. Some of the educational instruments available were printed literature for handouts, questionnaires that will reveal why parents are resistant to childhood immunizations, and PowerPoint presentations. One of the newest forms of providing information that I have observed during recent medical appointments as the use of large screen television sets in the lobbies and waiting rooms. They continuously promote information, to a captive audience as they wait their turn to be seen by a provider. ("Www.aap.org", 2015). Health partnerships Center for Disease Control (CDC), Human and Health Department of...
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... The Centers of Disease and Control (CDC) is one of the leading national public health institutes in the United States and is located in DeKalb County, Georgia. The CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and within the United States. The main goal of the CDC is to “protect the public health and safety through prevention control, prevention of disease, injury, and disability” (Wikipedia, 2016). History of CDC On July 1, 1946, the Communicable Diseases Center was founded, as the successor to the World War II Malaria Control in War Areas program of the Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities. The Malaria Commission of the League of Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation were both global influences in malaria control. The Rockefeller Foundation sought to have the governments take over some of its efforts, and collaborated with the agency. The new branch agency was a branch of the U.S Public Health Service, with Atlanta being chosen as headquarters, because malaria was endemic in the Southern United States. Working on a budget, the objective of personnel was to control and eradicate malaria in the United States. Amongst the employees, the main jobs at the CDC were entomology and engineering. In CDC’s initial years, more than six and a half million homes were sprayed, mostly with DDT. Under Joseph Mountin, the CDC continued to advocate public health issues and also began to focus on many other communicable diseases. In 1947...
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...Women’s Health as a group aggregate Allen Foucht American Sentinel University Women’s Health as a group aggregate Community health nursing is crucial to providing communities with essential information about at risk populations and prevention strategies for them. Nurses employ the nursing process to aid in preventing unhealthy behaviors and diseases while promoting good health. The community includes individual people, families, women, men and seniors. The primary focus is prevention of disease and illness and promoting healthy practices in the community (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Past models of community and public health have started with issues that were focused around environmental hazards such as water and sewage issues (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Community health planning was dominated in the 1980’s and 90’s by political administrations (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Current trends now follow the Healthypeople 2020 (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2012) which have outlined a 10 year period of national objectives to improve the lives of all Americans. This paper will focus on the aggregate group of women and the group’s health as a community. Although women and men share health problems, some affect women differently. One example is heart disease where women may experience different symptoms than men. Another example is breast cancer where 12 % of women are at risk of acquiring the disease as opposed to less than 1% of males (United States Department...
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...related to prevention and monitoring of communicable diseases will be identified. The impact in which this organization protects and serves the health industry and its communities will be revealed. A primary health care organization that is directly responsible for reporting to the disease control agency will be described. The correlation between both the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and ProMedica Health System (PHS) will be presented as to their responsibilities and purpose in providing controlling, monitoring, evaluating, research, and education services while following regulatory health care guidelines will be presented. Introduction Regulatory agencies play an important and vital role in securing the protection, safety and welfare of our nation’s population. People, agriculture, health care industries and its affiliate employees need guidance and resources to protect the nation from dreadful diseases. Efforts to ensure the safety of the nation in the face of all kinds of diseases are developed through regulatory agencies such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (cdc.gov.od). Health care organizations that impact the regulatory agencies objectives of evaluating and monitoring conditions within disease control measures are found in associative organizations such as ProMedica Health System (ProMedica) as well as state and local governmental organizations. The CDC introduces the regulations, guideline and services available to our growing industrialized communities...
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...Diabetes Health Campaign - Part I HCS/535 March 4, 2013 Diabetes Health Campaign - Part I Diabetes is a disease that has reached epidemic proportions. In the United States approximately 23.6 million people are affected by diabetes making diabetes the 7th leading cause of death (Healthy People 2020, 2012). Diabetes is a disease that results in the body either not producing or not using insulin properly. Complications from uncontrolled diabetes can result in devastating effects on almost every system in the body. Diabetes is so prevalent that the disease has become a national health objective in the Healthy People 2020 agenda. In 2010 North Carolina had approximately 700,000 adults with a diagnosis of diabetes (North Carolina Division of Public Health, 2011). The unfortunate reality is that approximately one-third of the people in North Carolina have not yet been diagnosed and the screening test, a simple blood test, has only been utilized by approximately 60% of North Carolinians (North Carolina Division of Public Health, 2011). Diabetes is a very costly disease and plays havoc on a person’s body. In this paper the subject of discussion is the public health issue of diabetes and its effect on the communities and population of North Carolina. Diabetes and Healthy People 2020 Healthy people 2020 continues the three decades old national program that is scientifically based and identifies national goals and objective that span over a 10 year period (Centers for Disease...
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...A Comparison of Health care Leadership Roles in the United States and Mexico Cheryl K. Haggerty University of Phoenix - Online Contemporary Leadership Issues DHA733 Dr. Patricia Thomas September 06, 2010 A Comparison of Health care Leadership Roles in the United States and Mexico Mexico and the United States have each adopted a goal to provide the best possible, health care for all citizens. With this in mind, each country has identified a different approach to reaching this goal. A discussion of similarities and differences are addressed in the following paragraphs as well as an explanation of why different approaches exist. Similarities in Leadership Roles in the Countries of Mexico and the United States Similarities can be seen in the manner Mexico and the United States governments plan to provide funding for a universal health care plan. Both countries plan to fund universal health care through taxation. The countries leaders have a goal to provide health care for all citizens, regardless level of income or ability to pay. Mexico is unsure how to reach those in remote areas, just as the United States has concerns regarding those who live on the street or in extreme remote locations and finally, both countries are unsure how they are going to provide enough health care providers. This is especially true in more remote settings. Additional similarities are a desire for both countries to have best outcomes as a part of the universal...
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...governs health care. Particular agency governs health care. The following agency has a place in governing the health care industry and the people of the world. The paper shall begin with the agency role and structure and follow with the impact it effects within the health care industry. The agency that will be discussed in the paper is center for disease control. (CDC). After the completion of the effect the discussion will transfer into what the duties are of this agency along with the regulations that are governed by the other agencies involved with the CDC. Along with the final part which, will be the accreditation of the agency and how they affect the public. To begin first point or item expressed her is the agency’s role. Level one - the agency’s role or structure. The agencies’ role or information given by The Cdc - Laws and Regulations (2012) It is your single source for accurate, timely, consistent, and science-based information on a wide variety of disease prevention and health promotion topics. The subsidiary to this agency is the department of health and human services when asked or told by the CDC has the responsibility for preventing the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases in the United States along with other countries and allies. This agency has many other agencies’ attached or associated to them and what they do with the main agency which is to help in the operation of quarantine service to the health and well...
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...Problem Rising health care costs is a major concern for many nations, societies, and individuals. However, health care costs are far higher in the United States than any other developed country. Over the past 3 decades, health care spending in the United States have increased ten times, from $236 billion in 1980 to an estimated $2.4 trillion in 2010 (Kim, Tanner, Foster, & Kim, 2014) . More than one-sixth of the United States economy is spent on health care. Health care costs have been rising continuously faster than the overall economy and personal incomes for decades. Even though the U.S spends more on health care than any other country in the world, it is still ranked the lowest amongst the developed countries around the world. The goal...
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...In order to meet the goals of "physical, mental and social well-being" for all individuals, and ensuring that "equals are treated equally" in policy creation, it is perhaps best to look at models that are already achieving these goals and examine how they can be reapplied elsewhere. Even though places such as Japan, Italy, and Iceland are often referenced as being the healthiest countries in the world, I argue that taking policy ideas from other countries is not the best idea since they do not share the same deeply ingrained cultural and socio-economic problems as the United States. For the best example of policies that improved socio-economic, infrastructure, and health inequalities, I will reference the 2017 United Health Foundation report...
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...of the types of teams that exist as well as challenges faced working in or on a team. Additionally, I do not believe there has been a job that I have had, where I did not work on a team or as part of a team. I have worked in retail store, social services, and currently, public health all of which some form of teamwork is required. I will analyze my experience and background working in teams, and how my current employer utilizes or fails to utilize teams. Background. Throughout my undergraduate...
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...head: HEALTH PROMOTION Health Promotion: Educating The Nurse and The Public Kurt Luedtke Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Vicki Denson Health Promotion The Healthy People 2010 report designates nursing as one of the prime proponents of health promotion. Nurses are the largest single group of health care providers in the United States with an estimated 2.6 million registered nurses practicing (ANA) throughout the country. As the largest field of health care providers nurses will have a huge affect on health promotion and health education through community, hospital and legislative based activity. More importantly, health promotion will need to be a greater part of the nursing education curriculum as nursing education has had a heavy emphasis on acute care and health education but only recently has there been an emphasis on health promotion. The World Health Organization [WHO] defines health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health (WHO, 1986, p. 1). WHO broadly describes health as well being in the social, the mental, the environmental and the physical attributes of an individual or group not just a state from being free from disease. The idea that health promotion can help achieve health by assisting individuals and groups to become more active in their own health by various means such as education, promoting positive lifestyle choices, health screening...
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