...After watching the video about Dr.Rankin’s ideas of health I am rather swayed to her conception that health is not just about the body but is about your entire being. The idea that not just your body but especially the mind and your relationships all come together to form the basis of your health is a unique perspective and one that really stands out in the myriad of what is exactly health (Rankin). Callahan noted that the idea of health being something that we can simply ascribe as something being physically wrong with us and can be fixed through science seems further and further from the truth as the ailments of industrialized societies continue to worsen even as the drugs continue to flow more and more steadily (30-31). With the idea that...
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...Health Essential Concepts Allopathic –cure based – the biomedical approach takes this approach via surgery, drugs etc. Alternative medicine – see complementary medicine Altruism – the idea that some medical professionals are motivated by the need to put society first rather than financial reward – functionalists such as Barber often argue this. Artefact approach – an approach that believes that the statistics about class and health exaggerate the real situation. Bio-medical model of health – the conventional Western model of health which sees the body as a machine under attack from germs etc and which insists on diagnosis of symptoms by medical professionals. Birth rate – the number live births per 1000 of the population each year. Clinical iceberg – the idea that most illness never comes to the attention of doctors because it is self-medicated. Complementary medicine – alternative forms of health therapy, usually disapproved of by the medical profession, e.g. homeopathy, acupuncture etc. Cultural explanations of health – blame the victims (or their culture) for engaging in unhealthy behaviour and lifestyles, e.g. smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise etc. Cultural relativity of health and illness – the idea that different cultures explain and react differently to illness, e.g. some take a holistic approach, some blame witchcraft or magic, Hindus refer to chest pains as a ‘sinking heart’ etc. Disability – a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and...
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...knowledge within health care organizations settings have a widening array of resources that are inside and outside the company. This widening array can be co-workers, consultants, off-site employees, and/or other resources. In order for the organization to be successful sharing knowledge is critical, however the boundaryless form the organization takes it could be contacts outside and inside the organization. There are many techniques that an organization can utilize for sharing information and ideas in an effective manner. However there are some ways that can be ineffective. Another thing that needs to be taken into consideration is how technology impacts this process of the sharing of ideas or knowledge in formulating solutions to problems. The ways in which the organizations that I currently am employed at shares knowledge or involves employees in formulating solutions to problems is done in different ways. Primarily the way to share this information at my place of business is through a program called CRM through Microsoft. Basically all workflows and case management are located through this program. They are also tracked through this program. The technique that’s been the most effective for sharing information and ideas has been team meetings or through e-mail. The technique that was the most ineffective was verbal communication. This was ineffective due to everyone’s interpretation was a little different therefore when this idea was shared to another the idea or knowledge...
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...paper 1 You Decide Chocoberry Case Study Idea Generation 1. What techniques will you propose to CB to generate ideas that can be developed into viable concepts? There are three types of idea generation that could help into developing a viable concept: * The evolutionary idea derives from somewhere else, taking something that already exists and improves on it. (1) * Symbiotic: method of idea creation when multiple ideas are combined, using different elements of each to make a whole. (1) * Computer-assisted discovery: uses a computer in order to widen possibilities of research and numeric possibilities. (1) 2. Of the many methods for ideation offered in contemporary literature, which represents the best for CB in this situation, and why? The first and most important will be the evolutionary idea because Chocoberry should market chocolate products with basic health claims for the United States’ retail consumer market. They already make the base and distribute it so it is a great idea to get into that market. After using the evolutionary method I would recommend using the computer-assisted discovery as a method of crowdsourcing that can give ideas that the customer need/wants. These products are being developed by the technical departments as bar goods, such as one ounce or larger molded slabs of chocolate in dark, milk, inclusion-containing (nuts, fruit, etc.) products. 3. Who might be selected to perform the ideation, and why? Why might you not select certain groups...
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...Name: Institution: Course: Date: Rhetorical Argumentative Essay: Charge Master The author has written the text with an aim of showing how the high cost of health care services is destroying the health care in the United States of America. The text is intended to show the long term impact of overpricing health services on the American economy. For instance, the author argues that a lot of money from the government is being spent on the provision of health care wrongly bypaying for services that are overpriced through its insurance programs. The author argues that the government and other stakeholders are contributing to the high cost of health care due to them failing take initiatives aimed at reducing this cost. Therefore, the author uses the text as a tool of convincing Americans on the need of reducing the unrealistic cost of health services in order to reduce the negative implications of the high cost of health care to the economy in the future. For purposes of ensuring that his message gets the attention of the readers he uses different persuasive strategies. First, the author uses the strategy of social proof as his persuasive strategy. The author uses the findings of other researchers to support the argument relating to the impact of the high cost of health care to the economy. For example, the author uses the study conducted by MCkinsey&Co.consultingcompany to support the theme of the text. Secondly, the author uses comparisons as a persuasive strategy. In...
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...2010). When the United States Congress met on July 4, 1776, the men who enacted the United States Constitution had no idea what the health care section would turn into. According to Shi and Singh (2008), health care products and, services were delivered by “anyone who had the inclination to set himself up as a physician” (Shi & Singh, 2008, pg.85). In 2012, the theory of all men are created equal is proved wrong because not every man, woman, and child is privileged to be covered by a health care plan. On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama put into act the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act will benefit children at first and eventually all the people of the United States. The Affordable Care Act will ensure that insurance companies will no longer be able to deny people coverage because of a pre-existing condition, will end lifetime limits on policies and, will let patients chose the physicians he or she wants to see. The Affordable Care Act will also ensure that the “most egregious practices of the insurance industry” (United States Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. para. 2) are stopped and businesses and patients will be able to use the health care system appropriately. The Affordable Care Act has nine titles dealing with the reform. One title or mandate is to ensure that all Americans will have quality, affordable health care. The information provided in this paper will be described how this mandate was developed , who was involved...
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...National Health Care Debate Kristina Teaster Critical Reasoning: WINTER14-D-8-HUM101-3 Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Linda Eilene Sanchez March 1, 2015 National Health Care Debate The national health care debate is an issue that has dramatically affected everyone in the United States. The new laws and regulations in place have helped some but had a drastic negative affect on others and several businesses. Though similar systems are already implemented in several other countries the big question still stands. Is a national health care plan the best idea for the United States and all those within the system? Will everyone truly benefit in the long run? National Health Care Goal The national health care goal is to provide all United States citizens with insurance. Not only insurance but the same insurance card and coverage for all. The money for this idea would then be coming from one specific fund that has several contributors. With this fund everyone would be responsible for contributing employers, citizens and even states would all be included. While this idea sounds like a great idea to some, others feel it would be completely unfair. Naturally anything that sounds too good to be true, often is indeed hard to obtain. The overall goal of a one system national health care plan is to ensure that all U.S. citizens are covered by insurance. Ideally the health insurance companies would benefit as would all the patients. By having one source...
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...Scholarship, Practice and Leadership Lisa Hoffman University Of Phoenix Scholarship, Practice and Leadership People have an ability to manage his or her span of information regarding his or her own health and the health of those they care for. With the increasing complexity of health information and health care settings, most people need additional information, skills, and supportive relationships. Societal expectations of health care professionals are rapidly changing and increasing. Society has high expectations of health professionals, expecting them to provide leadership roles in the community. In addition to societies’ expectations of leadership, universities expect faculty to demonstrate leadership in a scholarly manner. Scholarship is a fundamental expectation for anyone in an academic role. Scholarly leadership proceeds through the academic ranks of a university demonstrating evidence of effectiveness of teaching, research, professional activities, and community contributions. Boyer (1990) defines scholarship as “those actives that systematically advance the teaching and practice of nursing through rigorous inquiry that is significant to the profession is creative; can be documented; can be replicated or elaborated and can be peer-reviewed through various methods” (p. 129). Colleges and universities across the nation are striving to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing educational...
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...Public Health Challenge of AIDS Public health seeks to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote health through organized efforts of society, organizations, and community. The goal of public health is to create a safer and healthier society through prevention of possible health issues to society, while also helping to respond to health challenges that are negatively impacting the public. One of the greatest public health challenges of the current century is HIV/AIDS, which kills millions of people worldwide each year. In developed nations, there has been a reduced death rate from the disease due to increased access to antiretroviral therapy which has been very successful in prolonging the lives of those infected with HIV. In developing nations, there is less access to this treatment because of the lack of technology the nations possess, and due to the high costs associated with the treatment. There are different theories of public health and disease causation that changed from the 19th to 20th to now 21st century, which influenced and can explain certain policies that were made for handling HIV/AIDS. Policymaking for this deadly virus also came with the stigmatization of certain groups of people, and these stereotypes about people with HIV/AIDS even hampered policymaking to an extent. “The Age of AIDS” is a PBS Frontline documentary that looks into the disease and the public health response to it, showing how all of this really worked. There are many theories of disease...
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...effective communicator it is necessary to understand communication is about not only providing information, but also the sharing of ideas, and feelings, but also the ability to receive feedback. Communication allows individuals and groups to share their thoughts, ideas, and feelings about the subject manner. The basic elements of communication are feedback, the message or subject, the sender and the receiver of the information/subject. An effective communicator provides clarity while speaking to avoid misunderstanding; this is especially true when speaking in a health care setting. The speaker must ensure that the receiver’s interpretation is correct, while simultaneously observing the receiver, and interpreting their reaction to the information presented. This exchange of verbal and non-verbal interactions are two people communicating or in a group their thoughts, ideas, and feedback. Each understanding the other’s feelings, exchange of feelings, and discussion and mutual understanding of each other, and the subject matter (Du Pre, 2005). Health care professionals need to master the art of public speaking, interpersonal and business relationships. When speaking with patients, it is very important that the patient feel comfortable to communicate their fears, or lack of understanding of what the health care professional has presented to them. How health care professionals communicate information to patients is key to establish trust between doctor and patients. Speaking in non-medical...
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...Abstract of the Idea- Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health, poor productivity and human error. It can result in sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance and a possible increase in accidents due to human error. Research provides strong links between stress and: ■ physical effects such as heart disease, back pain, headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances or various minor illnesses; and ■ Psychological effects such as anxiety and depression, loss of concentration and poor decision making. Stress can also lead to other behaviors that can have an adverse effect on psychological and physical health and well-being, for example, social withdrawal, Aggressive behavior, alcohol/drug abuse, eating disorders and working long hours. Research has shown work-related stress to have adverse effects for organizations in terms of: ■ employee commitment to work; ■ staff performance and productivity; ■ accidents caused by human error; ■ staff turnover and intention to leave; ■ attendance levels; ■ staff recruitment and retention; ■ customer satisfaction; ■ organizational image and reputation; ■ Potential litigation. By taking action to manage the causes of stress in your workplace, you can prevent or reduce the impact of these problems on your organization and bring about business benefits. Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor-more so than even financial problems...
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...GNED 139 W2015 swalke27@my.centennialcollege.ca Assignment 1 “Studies suggest that the distribution of income in a given society may be a more important determinant of health than the total amount of income earned by society members. Large gaps in income distribution lead to increases in social problems and poorer health among the population as a whole. Only 47% of Canadians at the lowest income level rate their health as excellent or very good, compared with 73% of Canadians in the highest income group. Low-income Canadians are more likely to die earlier than Canadians with high incomes. It is estimated that if the death rates of the highest income earners applied to all Canadians, more than one-fifth of all years of life lost before age 65 could be prevented.” Toward a healthy future: Second report on the health of Canadians Some perspective Minimum wage work is not distributed equally in Ontario: women, racialized workers and recent immigrants are more likely to be working for minimum wage. In 2011, the share of racialized employees at minimum wage is 47% higher than for the total population – 13.2% as compared to 9%. Fully 19.1% of recent immigrants are working at minimum wage, more than twice that of all employees. Young workers are much more likely to be working for minimum wage than those who are over 25. But almost 40% of the 183,000 Ontarians working for minimum wage were 25 years of age and over in 2011. The share of adult employees at minimum wage more...
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...My idea of a healthy community is what my spouse and I looked for when we were looking to buy a house. Some place where there are resources available for the essentials of living (clothing, food), one that has a good school system, and a place where you can tell other people want to live (not someplace everyone is trying to get out of). A place where I can raise my children and feel safe, where my children would be able to go outside to play without having to worry about them all the time. A place that has clean air (no pollution), one where there is good health care available (hospital, physician), safe water (tested regularly), and has a low tax rate (making cost of living more affordable). If my idea of a healthy community did not match the community’s idea of a healthy community, first I would have to look at the community from the people of the community’s eyes. Everybody’s ideas of a healthy community may not be identical; this does not mean both are incorrect. First I would need to look at the security of the community (what the crime rate is). If the crime rate is high work with community leaders to help develop community action groups (neighborhood watch) permitting people to assistance themselves so the community does not feel that somebody from the outside is trying to come in and take over. Developing a form of health care available for the population that is in the most need close to where they live is something that could be done. Not feeling safe can be...
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...Diffusion of Innovation Theory Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory, developed by E.M. Rogers in 1962, is one of the oldest social science theories. It originated in communication to explain how, over time, an idea or product gains momentum and diffuses (or spreads) through a specific population or social system. The end result of this diffusion is that people, as part of a social system, adopt a new idea, behavior, or product. Adoption means that a person does something differently than what they had previously (i.e., purchase or use a new product, acquire and perform a new behavior, etc.). The key to adoption is that the person must perceive the idea, behavior, or product as new or innovative. It is through this that diffusion is possible. Adoption of a new idea, behavior, or product (i.e., "innovation") does not happen simultaneously in a social system; rather it is a process whereby some people are more apt to adopt the innovation than others. Researchers have found that people who adopt an innovation early have different characteristics than people who adopt an innovation later. When promoting an innovation to a target population, it is important to understand the characteristics of the target population that will help or hinder adoption of the innovation. There are five established adopter categories, and while the majority of the general population tends to fall in the middle categories, it is still necessary to understand the characteristics of the target population...
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...Effective Communication Paper HCS/325 November 21, 2011 James Morello Effective Communication Paper Communications can help to support understanding within the health care organization and it is a necessity in order for the organization to thrive. It is not only for the staff to implement communication among each other, but it also important communication is expressed to each patient. If staff members fail to communicate effectively, clinical mistakes can arise leaving the patient’s lives and health in jeopardy. Communication is imperative in life and is the pinnacle of every successful relationship. According to Merriam-Webster, communication a method by which information is exchanged among individuals through a familiar system of symbols, signs, or behavior (Merriam-Webster, 2011). An effective ways of sharing important information and knowledge is by ways of implementing structures. In consensus with Lombardi, Schermehorn, and Kramer, (2008) “an organizations structure is the system of workflow, tasks, relationships, communication channels, and reporting that are all linked the diversification plans of the organization”. Sharing of the ideas builds a sense of trust within the group. The staff members will then feel that person who offers their idea will seek the value of their opinion. This type of exercise strengthens a team’s identity. As a result, it helps build a team’s effectiveness and efficiency to grow (Kevin Watson, 2010). A multi-divisional structure...
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