Amongst Americans, health maintenance entails a set of programs aimed at preventing diseases , maintain function and promote health .Health maintenance is the center of nursing care.(THE FREE DICTIONARY, 2003-2015).Health maintenance programs can be grouped as per ages .Where ,from birth-17years there is a scheduled program of immunizations. There are also screens for chlamydia, yearly for sexually active women starting from 15,HIV screening for ages 15-85 which is voluntary .Health education
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Physiological Disorders Nature and diagnosis of physiological Disorders In this assignment I am going to be creating a workbook for level 3 students who study health and social care course which can help them with their studies and support I will be talking about two types of disorders which are Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA). P1 Explain the nature of two named physiological disorders. The two types of physiological disorders I am going to be talking about are
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are two diseases that can be compared and contrasted according to the type. Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces insulin. Diabetes can be classified according to two types; * Type 1 * Type 2 Compare and contrast Type 1 and Type 2 * Similarities * Differences Preventative Measures * Prevention * Causes * Treatment Type 1 and 2 diabetes are two diseases that can be compared and contrasted
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school-aged children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The distribution of these ADHD medications have steadily increased over the years, which has, on one hand, presented a possible solution to the escalating diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and on the latter, brought into question the ethics and effectiveness of these medications. Health officials, parents, and the children themselves struggle to come to an agreement when deciding whether or not medication is the
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many individuals can become depressed as a way of reacting to loss of a love one, a job, life's struggles, or a low self-esteem. When depression occurs, many individuals experience feelings of intense sadness including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless. These symptoms may last for days to weeks and may keep a person from being able to function normally.I chose this topic to understand why individual may become victims of depression as well how different treatment alternative can assist individuals
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health from diseases on a regular basis. Hindus Hindus follows religious teaching practice for prayers, ritual cleaning, social life and family harmony. They strongly belief in 'Karma,’ or repercussions for the deed and result of their past lives can affect the present life (Sonia Gordon, 2006).The Hindu religion followers believe that the body is made up of natural elements: earth, air, fire, water, etc. Ones state of good health is indicated
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ADHD During, childhood one of the most common neuropsychological and behavioral disorders affecting behaviors emerges in children and adults pertains to ADHD (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, pp. 64-65). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder disrupts the process of learning in children as well as others in the classroom, home, and the workplace. Often, children demonstrating these behaviors are impetuous and reckless thereby disruptive in activities at home, school, and play whereby
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professional students in order to apply an optimal plan for health promotion and restoration (Schmidt and Owens, 2012). The first family is an African American family, the Carters. This family consists of a mother, father and four school age children who speak English. All members of the Carter family were born in America, as
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services, and tracking of quality indicators. DEMOGRAPHICS Demographics: Marcus Island has thirty million residents; the population is growing. Family size is generally large compared to other nations, with the average family having four children. Nine percent of the population is over the age of sixty, with a life expectancy of 68 years. The median age is 20 years. Island wide, one in five residents is unemployed (20% unemployment rate). With regards to access to healthcare, the majority
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antigen (HBsAg) is used to find the presence of the virus in the blood. When serum comes back with a positive HBsAg result it is indicative of active HBV infection that can be passed on to others (Mast & Weinbaum, 2009). Determining immunity to HBV can be done by the Hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) blood test. Having antibodies can mean prior HBV infection from which the person has recovered or that the person has received the vaccine. A positive anti-HBs test also means that the person is protected
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