1. How long have you worked in health community? - I have worked in the health community for 13 years but only 8 years in the U.S.A 2. Why did you choose to work in health community? -Healthcare chose me 16 years ago. My father asked me if I would join the medical field and to be the first in the family to go to college. I knew nothing about medicine, I was in the finance market. But I took the plunge, learned the new language of medicine, and have never looked back a moment. 3. Have you ever
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Abstract Introduction The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible and its ministry is motivated by the love of God. The mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. (The Salvation Army 2003) The Salvation Army is funded by donations and voluntary support. The national headquarters is located in Alexandria, Virginia, while London
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Community and Cultural Competence The definition of the geopolitical community is a community that have specific boundary such as rivers, mountain as well as highways or jurisdictional boundaries which can be politically or geographically influenced Statistical and epidemiological studies are frequently based on date from specific geopolitical areas (Maurer & Smith, 2013). This is my geopolitical community because it is a geographical location. I may or may not have anything in common with
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Empowering the Kanawan Ayta Community To commemorate the Father of Modern Public Health in the Philippines the UP Manila College of Public Health held its annual Dr. Hilario G. Lara Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Room 407, College of Public Health, Lara Hall. This year’s lecture, “A Framework for the Development of the Ayta Community in Morong, Bataan”, was presented by Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz, a national scientist and former Professor of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute and a
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were intricate, secure webs of community. Each member of this community played a role for the better of the society. Community played a massive role in people’s lives, however, our society has changed. Neighbors no longer know each other, and pass each other on the street without exchanging words. In the given passage, “The Common Life”, Scott Sanders argues that humans of the twenty-first century have stopped realizing that human society is a dependent upon community and no longer realize that we
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Unit 2 Discussion Board Community Policing The basic concept of community policing is that it is a collaborative effort between the community and the police coming together to reduce and control crime in their neighborhood. It involves local citizens finding ways to help solve community problems and issues alongside the police. Better relationships and communication with the police and the local citizens are the key factors in this working. It should help improve the quality of life in the
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week long health camp which was a virtuous contribution towards the betterment of the community. Hence, my service was useful because it helped the organization and the community as a whole. “Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” This quote by the Light of Asia, Gautam Buddha, is content with the message for community service. The 42 hours of service at the health camp organized by K.B. Polyclinic was
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After reading the article “Reclaiming Community”, I have realized how saddening the issue of communities becoming displaced can be but also how real this issue is. With growing crime rates and an overarching feeling of fright within neighborhoods, people have taken the easy route of shutting themselves off rather than building their community. With locked doors, closed blinds, surveillance cameras on, and scared people inside of houses, humans have lost their gift of connecting with one another.
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and more high schools across America are beginning to incorporate community service as a graduation requirement as a way to build character and improve the community. As I begin to see this more frequently I find myself wondering what I would choose if I had to serve community service in order to graduate. I've never really thought about community service because I've never really had much of a reason, the closest I came to community service was when I walked dogs at the humane society to help out
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supplies and equipment, as well as our initial payroll. The TFTP will give at-risk youth in our community a reliable income source and a fulfilling real world job experience that they may not normally have access to. In some areas of our community there is a long-standing issue of our youth not having solidified programs set up for them outside of school hours. In many of these same communities, the parents of these teenagers forced to work long hours or multiple jobs. This leaves their children
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