Health Promotion Plan Marie St. Fort NSG4075 Holistic Professional Nursing Kathryn Sagess, PhD, PNP-ARNP Nova Southeastern University Thesis Statement and Introduction Despite the many services Delray Beach offers to residents, there are still major health concerns. This major concerns call for an effective health promotion plan to address the lack of adequate assistance to low-income pregnant women and their families. This plan will allow one to make a great impact in healthcare, attests
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oversee new programs focused on reducing and preventing falls among older adults. It also authorizes the secretary to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to design and carry out local education campaigns, projects, and effectiveness community-based programs to prevent falls among seniors. On September 27, 2007 Representative Pallone Frank had introduced a bill with the same name “Safety of Seniors Act of 2008” (Govtrack, 2016). There were not any significant changes applied to newer
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WORKING SAFELY IN COMMUNITY SERVICES 2ND EDITION OCTOBER 2006 PUBLIC SECTOR AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This publication is based on the Community Services Safety Pack developed by WorkCover New South Wales in consultation with its community services organisations, including the Council of Social Services of New South Wales (NCOSS). This version has been developed to ensure compliance with Victorian law and to incorporate helpful contact information. Consultation with Victoria’s
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Heritage Assessment: Evaluation of families, cultures and views on health Anniemae Stubbs Grand Canyon University Culture and Cultural Competency in Health Promotion NURS 429 Professor Alma Celaya June 19, 2016 Heritage Assessment: Evaluation of families , cultures and views on health Cultural Heritage is a concept that is passed on from one generation to the next that depicts how people live, act, behave, or think. It can be a noticeable or vague manifestation. It includes various customs
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crucial to produce positive outcomes. Nurses have a major role in health care promotion. Nurses should be treating the patient as a whole in mind, body, and spirit. This should be included in community treatment too. Individual, family, environment, and community assessments are necessary to provide the care and improve health care outcomes in the community as a whole. The World Health Organization’ s (WHO) definition of community is “a group of people, often living in a defined geographical area
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flooding, wildfires, super storms, and terroristic attacks impacts the lives of millions, and the affects will be felt for generations. A "disaster is an event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources" (Nies & McEwen, 2011, p. 562). The state of Texas has experienced severe drought conditions for several years. Severe drought conditions place Texas at high risk for wildfires and flooding
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Franklin County, the role of the public health personnel was fundamental for its success, particularly the public health nurse, since the nurse often times is a first responder in disasters like this. It’s especially helpful to observe the actions and techniques that were used by a nurse during this disaster simulator. Role of Public Health Personnel Maintaining emotional and physical safety of the community is part of the role of the public health personnel during a disaster situation.
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Stephanie Clancy HSM/230 Christopher Sites 8/20/2014 Glorified Healing Behavioral Health Clinic (GHBHC) is a nonprofit organization that provides treatment for psychiatric disorders, depression, and addictions. We help teens and adults who suffer from depression and psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorders, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. We provide outpatient for individuals to come and talk to a certified
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residents and interns practicing at YPCC opportunity to learn about Community Public Health Programs. The primary goal of this partnership is to offer the residents and interns a broad understanding of local public health programs their patients can be referred to. This system allows the residents and interns to be introduced to the roles public health and medicine share. In addition, it shows the importance of partnering with community agencies to address the burden of asthma. The Region had 10 residents/interns
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Stephanie Clancy HSM/230 Christopher Sites 8/20/2014 Glorified Healing Behavioral Health Clinic (GHBHC) is a nonprofit organization that provides treatment for psychiatric disorders, depression, and addictions. We help teens and adults who suffer from depression and psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorders, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. We provide outpatient for individuals to come and talk to a certified
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