...Public Health and Health Care Paper Health care focuses on the health of individuals whereas public health focuses on preventing disease and injury while promoting and protecting the health of populations. Public health is the science and art of promoting health, prolonging life, and preventing disease as a result of organized community efforts. Public health by way of systematic effort, identify the health needs of the community and then organize ample health service for the defined population (Association of Schools of Public Health, n.d.). The interdisciplinary approach of health services, biostatistics, and epidemiology are incorporated in public health. The purpose of this paper is to describe Center of disease control and prevention (CDC) as a public health agency and how it contributes to the core functions of public health. This paper will also examine the specific ways CDC influences the health care organizations and provider and will also discuss the roles of the agency workers including specific responsibilities, competencies, and skills. CDC as an agency and its contribution to the core functions of public health. CDC is the lead federal government public health agency and a key operational element of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC manages a variety of programs intended to control and prevent specific disability risks, injury, and disease on a national level through dissemination activities, program development, research, epidemiologic surveillance...
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...Health Care Paper In: Other Topics Health Care Paper Executive Summary The Report describes a proposal for the Renfrey Memorial Hospital Board of Directors with regard to the health care problems. RMH located in Midwest in US, is facing a problem of lack of nursing staff. It used various strategies, such as increased remuneration, provided good working environment and invested in technology to deal with this problem and retain nursing staff. The report identifies the strategies used by several others hospitals in US and among them two viable solutions are selected for RMH. Then an analysis of the selected solutions is done in terms of stakeholders groups involved and the one who are affected. In the end, best solution concerning the problem is discussed along with its impact on RHM. Managing the standards of care in hospitals and healthcare organizations is unique, yet delicate undertaking the demands for adherence to government regulations and absolute professionalism. Managers of healthcare organizations are expected to demonstrate leadership flexibilities by incorporating sustainable strategies while planning and implementing pre-determined organizational objectives for achieving the best standards of care. The entire organizational design and structure impact on the effectiveness of communication and feedback processes with the open systems approach providing for more interactive and consultative approach among employees across the organizational hierarchy. Introduction ...
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...This paper addresses the population of adults with diabetes in the hospital setting and focuses on the related topics of health literacy and health education. The first section of this paper will discuss the relationship between these three topics. Next, this paper will outline goals of care, how nurses can work to ensure continuity of this care, and the transition of patients from the hospital setting to outpatient facilities. The World Health Organization defines health literacy as “the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health” (WHO, 2015), making health literacy an important factor in the manage...
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...Problem Statement Health literacy refers to a person’s ability to read and understand basic health care information so they are able to make informed decisions related to their treatment and care. Unfortunately, the Medicare population (comprised generally of those aged 65 and over) displays a large percentage of patients that are at or below the basic level of health literacy knowledge (see Appendix A for information regarding health literacy level by age for adult patients) making understanding complex prescription dosing regimens difficult and confusing. Low health literacy results in the inability of Medicare patients to understand their physicians’ instructions, especially for patients that are prescribed more than one medication. “Although...
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...changing focus of public health by Maria Joyce Key sections include: Environment, infectious disease, locating public health, the enlightenment, the Sanitarians, national provision of services, the inception of the National Health Service, ‘crisis in health’, The New Right, The Third Way, new public health. Public health, the new ideology may be taken to mean the promotion of healthy lifestyles linked to behaviour and individual responsibility supported by government action; whereas traditionally the description tended to relate more to sanitary reform and ‘healthy conditions’. The chronological development of public health is mapped out, supported by the outlining and discussion of the emerging themes and influences pertaining to the study of public health. The approach to public health is positioned alongside the health of the population and the prevailing political/societal influence at the time. Public health is impacted on by poverty and environmental factors. Presently government policy to improve public health is delivered in a strategy that recognises the need for health improvement at times when the greatest impact on health is poverty and exclusion. The evidence reviewed demonstrates clearly that poor health without appropriate resources or intervention is cumulative and that the ‘right’ form of intervention can bring about long term health gains. Intervention from a national agenda needs to include individual’s health and the health of the community brought...
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...Health Care Utilization Paper I have chosen to conduct my assignment on Option A. Obama’s Health Care Reform, commonly called ObamaCare but officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or Affordable Care Act (ACA) for short, was signed into law on March 23, 2010 (ObamaCare Facts, n.d.). According to “HHS.gov/HealthCare” (2015), “the Affordable Care Act puts consumers back in charge of their health care…under the law, a new “Patient’s Bill of Rights” gives the American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health” (About the Law). In my paper, I will be discussing why health care reform is part of an ongoing debate and its recent legislation. In what ways have recent health care reform measures expanded or inhibited access to care? One of the ways health care reform have inhibited access to care is ending disapproved insurance coverage due to an individuals pre existing medical condition. In addition, another way recent health care reform has expanded in our society is the availability of affordable insurance to everyone. This is the most popular part of health reform: Health plans must sell coverage to everyone, regardless of pre-existing conditions, and can’t charge more based on health or gender ("Consumerreports.org", 2006-2015). Furthermore, health care reform have inhibited access to care by extending coverage for children up to the...
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...Health Promotion: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health promotion is a very vague term that can mean many things and has many definitions depending on who you ask. According to O’Donnell (1987, p.4) health promotion is “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health.” This definition makes a lot of sense and sounds like he is speaking of the physical aspect of health. There are different kinds of health including physical, mental and physical. I believe this is why there are so many definitions. The U.S. Public Health Service proposes that health promotion is more of advocating health in hope that it will become a “societal norm” for people individually as well as for the private and public businesses (Kreuter, 1980). The medical field is one “public business” that does a lot of health promotion for everyone, nurses especially. Nurses’ role in health promotion is necessary and critical. Nurses have a multi-disciplinary knowledge including many resources to help people understand their situation and get their health moving in a forward direction. Traditionally, nurses focused on preventing disease and changing the behavior of individuals regarding their health. Due to nurses becoming more diverse in their knowledge, their responsibility of being a “health promoter” is more complex. Currently, nurses are so focused on treating people who have illnesses and teaching them how to become healthy that teaching patients how to...
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...Running Head: SCH FAM Lacey Jackson Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University April 7th, 2013 Schauer Family Health Patterns “A family is a set of interacting individuals related by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption who interdependently perform relevant functions by fulfilling expected roles. Relevant functions of the family include values and practices placed on health or family health practice. Health practices, whether effective or ineffective, are activities performed by individuals or families as a whole to promote health and prevent disease. How families complete developmental tasks and how well families, including individuals within a family, generate health-promoting behaviors determine families' potential for enhancement of family health practices” (Edelman, 2010). When a nurse is conducting a family health assessment, it is important to understand each individual and family’s health patterns and the way they interact with and react to the environment. Marjorie Gordon is a renowned nursing professor and theorist who proposed 11 functional health patterns as a guide for collecting data regarding all aspects of human and health functions (Gordon, 1994). These are Health Perception and or Health Management Pattern, Nutritional and or metabolic pattern, Elimination Pattern, Activity and Exercise Pattern, Cognitive and Perceptual Pattern, Sleep and Rest Pattern, Self-Perception and Self-Concept Pattern, Role Relationship Pattern, Sexuality and...
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...Assessment Data Milwaukee is the city of focus for The Final Community Health Paper. The City of Milwaukee is populated woth just under 600,000 people. Milwaukee lies along the shores and bluffs of Lake Michigan, which supplies three rivers: the Menomonee, the Kinnickinnic and the Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s lakefront resembles that of an oceanfront Lake Michigan is too large to see across. Milwaukee's terrain is relatively flat, except for steep bluffs along the lakeshore that begin about one half mile north and four miles south of the downtown. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.9 square miles. 96.1 square miles of it is land and 0.9 miles squared of it is water. Included in this graph is some basic demographic information: General Characteristics | Number | Percent | U.S. | Total population | 596,974 | | | Male | 285,363 | 47.8 | 49.1% | Female | 311,611 | 52.2 | 50.9% | Median age (years) | 30.6 | (X) | 35.3 | Under 5 years | 47,545 | 8.0 | 6.8% | 18 years and over | 425,990 | 71.4 | 74.3% | 65 years and over | 65,123 | 10.9 | 12.4% | | | | | One race | 580,824 | 97.3 | 97.6% | White | 298,379 | 50.0 | 75.1% | Black or African American | 222,933 | 37.3 | 12.3% | American Indian and Alaska Native | 5,212 | 0.9 | 0.9% | Asian | 17,571 | 2.9 | 3.6% | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 301 | 0.1 | 0.1% | Some other race | 36,428 | 6.1 | 5.5% | Two or more races | 16,150 | 2.7 | 2.4%...
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...Health literacy is defined as "how well an individual can read, interpret, and comprehend health information for maintaining an optimal level of wellness (Bastable, 2011, p. 231). It is important for health educator to provide information that can be understood by the population. Patients need to have a good understanding of their disease process and how to take their medications. Being able to follow instructions can speed up recovery and even save their lives. For this post, this author will be analyzing this website http://www.mayoclinic.org/. Nowadays, a lot of people uses the internet to learn and search for information about everything and especially about their health (Mano, 2015, p. 2489). http://www.maoclinic.org is one of the popular websites that can help find information about a disease process....
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...In the physical element of the health triangle, I get 30-60 minutes of physical activity everyday, and I get more than eight hours of sleep. I also do not use any tobacco products, smoke, do drugs, or drink alcohol. I also have good hygiene by brushing my teeth, taking showers, and flossing everyday. Next, In the mental/emotional portion of the triangle, If I make a wrong decision, I take responsibility for my actions. I have a sense of control over my life and I express my emotions in appropriate ways. I always have an optimistic outlook in life, I make responsible decisions. For example, the other day I forgot to pick my trash I left in the living room, Instead of blaming my brother, I took responsibility for my wrongdoings. Lastly, in the...
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...Why have you decided to pursue a career in health informatics? How will this program help you to achieve your goal and contribute to the field? Prior to gaining admission to study medicine, I had opted for an Associate degree in computer science. Then it was meant to fill a vacuum but a passion was borne out of this. Medicine then took center-stage in my life. I loved anything computer science and information technology. I want to go beyond this passion to executing; blending my medical knowledge with the didactic learning of health informatics to making health care efficient while maintaining high-quality care, reducing cost and improve the ability of patients to monitor their own health. The determination to make a difference and armed with...
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...Family Health Assessment In order to provide proper care to families, one must be able to assess the patients holistically. As well as evaluating the patients physical, social, environmental, and spiritual domains (Grand Canyon University, 2011). The “ family defines health, makes decisions regarding health practices, and is the most frequent provider of health care to family members” (Nettle et al., 1993). Gordon’s eleven functional health patterns serve as a framework for clinical assessment and can be applied to the individual, family, and community (Grand Canyon University, 2011). Furthermore with the functional health pattern it will allow the nurse to develop interventions and a health care plan for the patient to prevent and treat...
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...Running head: Allied Health Professionals Allied Health Professions that Promote Better Patient Care Ashley N. Lee GCU: HLT-418V Trends & Issues in Health Care January 23, 2015 Allied Health Professions that Promote Better Patient Care Allied Health Professionals work together has multidisciplinary teams as well as interdisciplinary teams to promote better patient care on many different levels. Each specialty brings their own personal skill let learned from on the job training and from educational studies that equip them to handle various patients in various settings such as hospitals, acute care, long-term care, and outpatient facilities. This paper will look at two different allied professions and how they interact together to provide high quality care to their patients. . Allied Health The allied health profession makes up for about 60% of the health care workforce. They work collaboratively with nurses, physicians, dentists, pharmacists and other allied health professionals to provide high quality care to patients in various settings (Allied Health Professionals, n.d.). The ASAHP defines allied health professionals to be “the segment of the workforce that delivers services involving the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; and rehabilitation and health systems management” (Allied Health Professionals, n.d.). Among these many professionals two that work closely together are Physical...
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