...The word health means different things to different people, depending on the situation. If somebody says "I was worried about my husband's health when he climbed Mt. Everest", it is clear that the woman is referring to her husband's physical health, possibly his heart, skin (frostbite) and risk of developing hypothermia (when the body's temperature drops too low. On the other hand, if you hear the phrase "With all these deadlines, presentations and working weekends, I wonder what the effect will be on her health," most likely the word "health" refers more to mental health than physical health (although the two are often linked). The words "health" or "healthy" can also be used in non-medical contexts. For example "A healthy economy needs an ideal GDP growth rate that is sustainable, one that remains in the expansion phase of the business cycle as long as possible." The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, being whole, sound or well,". Hale comes from the Proto-Indo-European root kailo, meaning "whole, uninjured, of good omen". Kailo comes from the Proto-Germanic root khalbas, meaning "something divided". World Health Organization's (WHO's) definition of "health" The most famous modern definition of health was created during a Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official...
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...What is Health Promotion? Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V August 04, 2013 What is Health Promotion? This paper will discuss the meaning of health promotion as defined in the textbook Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span. The author will also cover the purpose of health promotion in nursing practice as well as nursing responsibilities and roles that are evolving in health promotion. Lastly, the author will explain implementation methods for health promotion that encompasses all areas of nursing as well as comparing the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health promotion prevention. Health promotion can be defined in many ways. One definition from the textbook Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span defines it as “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health” as well as “the process of advocating health in order to enhance the probability the personal (individual, family, and community), private (professional and business). And public (federal, state, and local government) support of positive health practices will become a societal norm (Edelman & Mandle, 2010).” If the term health promotion is broken down and defined individually then health is defined as the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit and promotion is defined as the act of furthering the growth or development of something (Merriam Webster, 2013). In the nursing practice the purpose...
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...What is health education? Health education is making people aware of what health problems exist and how to prevent, deal and live with them. Health education is really important in order to keep us up to date with our health. The World Health Organisation says that health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The three types of health education that I am going to talk about are mass media, 2 way communication and social marketing. Chegg textbook says that "Mass media consists of the various means by which information reaches large numbers of people". This could be through things like social networking sites, TV advertisements, national campaigns and many more. An example of health campaigns through mass media and adverts is Change 4 Life, mass media is a major part of their campaigning as they wouldn't be as bug of an organisation as they are now without it. As the media and content reaches a larger audience, it is more likely to affect or change their opinion or attitude towards the subject matter. Although mass media reaches large amounts of people, it cannot offer personal help or support. Mass media is good for organising events of spreading news quickly, mass media isn't so good at offering two way information- which is basically an actual conversation, with both sprite involved. Mass media also isn't very good at providing solutions to certain problems because where it can't use...
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...What are social determinants of health? How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example. Readings within your text covering international/global health and the following websites will assist you in answering these questions: 1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm 2. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Global Health website: http://www.globalhealth.gov/index.html 3. Families USA - Why Global Health Matters—Here and Abroad website: http://www.familiesusa.org/ 4. World Health Organization (WHO) website: http://www.who.int The social determinants of health are defined as the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness. (WHO, 2008). An individual born into poverty may be exposed to poor sanitation, little or no available medical care, no education, and no pre-natal care. The determinants of early childhood death can be correlated to a lack of pre-natal care. The social determinants related to work are the kind of work, the health or safety risks involved in performing the work, and the wages that allow a person to sustain themselves in housing, healthcare and food are also part of the picture. As...
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...This brief abstract is a concept note on the subject of sociology of health and illness. It is going to give a brief sketch background of medical sociology, highlight various definitions of what is health, illness and how the production, distribution and patterns of diseases are influenced by the context in which they occur. The biomedical understanding of health and illness was entirely in the context of bacteriology and immunology dominated the subject of heath care systems for centuries. The history of medical sociology began in the 1800 with extensive contributions of Virchow to social medicine (Virchow, 1864). The resurgence of medical sociology and its institutionalization emerged in the 1960s and 1970s following the deficiencies of biomedicine to account various diseases which came about on the eve of industrialization and urbanization. Some diseases have their roots in the economic, social, cultural, political and environmental context. It is in these backdrops among other reasons that the sociology of health and illness gained recognition and institutionalization. Medical sociology did not discredit biomedical explanations and practice but have attributed that production, patterns, distribution and reproduction of health and illness is socially constructed (Waitzkin et al., 2001; Foucault, 1977; White, 2006). Sociology of health and Illness uses sociological perspectives such as the Sick role (Parsons, 1951), historical materialist approaches (Engels, 1844/1973), interactionist...
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...Pediatric Day Health Services N.J.A.C. 8:43F 2. Adult and Pediatric Day Health Services N.J.A.C. 8:86 3. New Jersey Patient Safety Act Three examples of healthcare policies that fall under the regulation of the federal government: 1. HIPAA- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 2. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 3. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2. As consumers, we obtain most of our healthcare needs from the market rather than through our government. In certain situations, lack of resources can make it difficult to purchase goods and health services directly from the seller, therefore the government puts specific programs in place. For example, Medicare, a universal program for those with financial struggles and who are 65 years or older, is put in place to treat people who have been diagnosed with a serious illness regardless of their ability to pay. Another healthcare service that is offered to the underprivileged population is Medicaid. “Because of its selective nature towards a particular subset of people, this type of program is offered on a need base for care only and is often less expensive” (Nickitas, D. M., et al., 2011, p. 11). Therefore, the offered benefits of Medicaid are more wide ranged than a universal program such as Medicare. Both of these services are managed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and cover inpatient hospitalizations, outpatient care, and health services...
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...HSA 300 Prof. Date: 11/25/2013 Topic: Women’s health issues and what is being done to ensure improved health of women. Women have unique health issues. And some of the health issues that affect both men and women can affect women differently. Women in the United States can now expect to live almost eight years longer than men, but they suffer greater morbidity and poorer health outcomes. Compared to men of comparable age, women develop more acute and chronic illnesses, resulting in a greater number of short- and long long-term disabilities. For instance: • Heart disease and stroke 42% of women who have heart attack die within a year compare to only 24% of men. • Not counting some kinds of different types of cancer for example: Lung cancer (52.4/100,000), Colorectal cancer (35.4/100,00), breast cancer in the United States is the most common cancer in women, no matter your race or ethnicity (118.7/100,000) In 2010 • 206,966 women and 2,039 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer. • 40,996 women and 439 men in the United States died from breast cancer • The differences between men and women are equally pronounced for mental illness. For example: anxiety disorders and major depression affect two to three times as many women as men. • Clinical depression is a major mental health problem for both men and women; however, an estimated 12% of women in the women in the U.S, compared with 7% of men, will suffer from major depression in their lifetime. Eating...
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...1. Effective communication ensures safety and collaborative understanding of patient goals and direction for treatment, leading to an overall more satisfying health care experience for all involved in care. Non-verbal communication including body language and eye contact are just as, if not more important than the words you say. Effective verbal and non-verbal communication enable optimal participation in health care decision making. A Croatian lady I know was told that she needs a total knee replacement, but was given no real explanation of the procedure, steps involved and outcomes. Jelena spoke with other family members back in Croatia about this procedure and used the internet to find negative experiences and is now terrified of having...
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...Supply and Demand In health care physicians are important commodities. Although the overall number of physicians is growing, demand is growing at a much faster rate. Understanding the specific aspects that influence supply and demand for physician services can aid in identifying the problem. Gauging and trending future supply and demand needs can also assist in preventing shortages and ensuring the health needs of the population will be met. Some studies have proposed that “current primary care scarcities are due to geographic maldistribution, which may not improve even if the supply increases without specific policies regarding training, recruitment, and retention” (Petterson, et. al., 2012, p. 2). Estimating the number of needed physicians...
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...The Health Care Crisis and What to Do About It Ashford University MHA620, Health Policy Analyses March 13, 2013 The cost of receiving treatment- cost effectiveness Hard-core diseases have proved to be hell for most people because of the high costs of treatment. In a country like the U.S. that is a world leader in advanced medical care, a significant proportion of its total gross domestic product (GDP) is used to fund health care. A lot of money is used in treating some of these diseases and there is no guarantee that the disease will be totally suppressed. The private sector spends more on health care and the government provides funds in enhancing the health sector. The aspect of spending more in health than in food triggers massive debate. The U.S. sees exorbitant spending on health care is an indicator of growth. Why not invest more in the food industry and spend more on the most nutritious diets? With this, you not only prevent many diseases but also improve the life span of many people. Most of the Americans are middle-class and always find it hard to access the health facilities due to the high costs. This is illogical because the government can pump a lot of cash in agriculture by purchasing the best farming equipment and putting aside funds for intensive research on the various types of nutritional foods. What we are seeing is a case of misplaced priorities where the government is trying to spend more on non-essentials in the name of providing...
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...What the Roles and Functions are as a health care Manager By Sophia Ward HCS/325 University of Phoenix Nicole Stagalas March 23, 2012 Managers have many important roles and functions to perform on a daily basis in the health care field. There is always going to be a need for health care managers, as the health care system continues to evolves. Every manager’s main duty is to succeed in helping the organization achieve high performance while using most of the organization’s human and material resources (Lombardi and Schermerhorn, 2007). Managers in the health care field must strive to improve daily operations and make future planning on ways to improve efficiency and productivity. On a daily basis, health care managers must recognize performance problems and opportunities, make good decisions, and take appropriate action. (Lombardi and Schermerhorn (2007)) This is obtained by using the process of management, planning, organizing, controlling the use of resources, and leading to accomplish performance goals. Health care manager will be informing their team members about what will be expected of them on a day–to-day basis. Health care managers must also recruit, train, and develop team members (Lombardi & Schermerhorn, 2007). Some other responsibilities that managers have are coordinating with other teams, plan meetings, figure out the work schedules, and clarify goals and tasks. The most important responsibility of a health care...
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...My theme of exploration is Oskar’s mental health. I think that the way Oskar chooses to express himself is different than how other people might act in a situation like losing his father in the deadliest terror attack to ever happen at that point and time. That’s why I chose to explore Oskar’s mental health deeper than what the book let readers get. I want to better understand Oskar’s actions and thinking. For my creation I made a collage that represents Oskar’s brain and what’s going on inside. I tried to make it as chaotic, yet put together, as possible. Because in the book, even though Oskar tends to go off topic and some of the things he says are random, his thoughts are structured so they all fit together and I wanted to present this project...
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...hearing loss may become problematic as a result of technology dependency (Madan, 2015). According to the Pew Research Center, 24% of teens are online “almost constantly” due to the ever increasing availability of technological devices (Lenhart, 2015). This incessant use of technology has dramatically affected the health of these users. To further substantiate this claim, video games and other technologies have been proven to increase obesity rates as a result of decreased physical activity rates (Nigg, 2003). By decreasing time spent on physical activities, an individual endangers one’s health. Developing diabetes, becoming obese, and increasing the chances of a heart attack become grave possibilities. Furthermore, individuals are prone to developing nomophobia. This is the separation, anxiety, and depression associated with realizing that one is disconnected from friends, family, work, and the world as a result of a lost, stolen, or...
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...Tort Law plays a major role in the world of health care. Torts, an act that is under the civil law category, describe wrongful actions executed against one without an established contract. There are three key zones that are incorporated within the Tort Law and they are as follows: infliction of mental distress, negligence, and intentional torts (Buchbinder and Shanks, 2012). Intentional torts are considered to be defamation of character, battery, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, and assault. In order for these cases to be effective, one must prove that they were the victim of deliberate injury. A patient is considered to be a victim of defamation of character when there is evidence of written or oral false representation of them....
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...What You Know Can Save You Health Fair Eric Hamilton Axia College University of Phoenix HCA – 250 The Psychology of Health Instructor Robbie Johnson February 28, 2010 What You Know Can Save You Health Fair The objective of this wellness program is to develop and implement a health fair and educational seminar for the warehouse, delivery, and administrative staff at the Kraft Birmingham and Montgomery sales facilities in Alabama. All employees are between the ages of 25 to 55, with an educational range of high school through college. The combination of the greater Birmingham and Montgomery metro area and the type of work performed would place this group in the middle to upper middle-class category, with a mixture of blue and white-collar individuals. This health fair and wellness educational seminar will help in these areas of daily life, increase awareness, understanding of critical health behaviors within the workplace, homes, and communities. The “What You Know Health Fair” will tap on areas of health-related challenges including • Obesity and Diabetes • Heart Disease • Substance use and abuse • Physical, mental, and social well-being Realizing the importance of a healthy lifestyle and consciously making the decision to adopt one is a necessary first step toward improved health and well-being. Dedicating resources to empower employees to take an active role within their...
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