Demographic Paper HCS490 Demographic Paper The Tri-state area is rapidly growing and is only going to continue. Not only because our community is nestled along the beautiful blue waters of the Colorado River where California, Arizona, and Nevada meet but also because we are across the river from one of the nation’s most popular gaming communities. With year round sunshine that attracts not only vacationers but also retirees. The aging population in our community is substantially large and is
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Demographic Paper HCS/490 February 17, 2014 Professor David Dye, MPA Introduction The world is facing a situation without precedent: We soon will have more older people than children and more people at extreme old age than ever before. As both the proportion of older people and the length of life increase throughout the world, key questions arise. Will population aging be accompanied by a longer period of good health, a sustained sense of well-being, and extended periods of social engagement
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Demographic Paper HCS/490 Demographic Paper: AIDS Population demographics throughout the United States affect health care tremendously. Patients who are diagnosed with chronic diseases, those who require long-term care, and those who require emergency management each present versatile affects. Just as these particular demographics affect health care, patients with HIV/AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, does as well. There has been an impact in each community, and globally, from
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Ashia L.Clark HCS/490 December 13, 2013 Demographic Paper AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide and it affects millions of individuals daily. AIDS is an abbreviation for (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the final stage of HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus), which causes severe damage to the immune system. AIDS officially originated from a primate of chimpanzees in West Africa as the source of HIV infection in humans. Scientist believed that the chimpanzee version of the
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the disease surfaces more than before. Chronic Kidney Disease is a serious health condition that is life or death. Having the knowledge of the demographics is for this illness will allow a person to know what population is targeted, if changes in the demographics of the population will affect health care, and if the population within the demographics could address the challenges of decreasing patients with CKD. Demographics There is not a specific location that a person is more susceptible to being
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1 Health Care Issues in the United States Ashley Barnes Dr. George Ojie-Ahamiojie Health Services Organization Management July 15, 2010 2 Describe how health is affected by behaviors, economics and social structure. When it comes to our health, there are numerous factors that play a part in whether or not we stay healthy or not; some factors we can control(physical activity & nutrition), while others are not always up to us to decide (poverty level, income). There are
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Marketing Research and Segmentation Marketing for Health Care HCS/539 March 9, 2013 Marketing Research and Segmentation Marketing research is vital to the success of a health care organization. Researching patient demographics can prevent marketing errors that could close the doors of even the best hospital. Performing a lifestyle profile to be used as a demographic profile assists in segmenting the market, and provides insight into how community members will perceive the facility. Banner
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Changing Landscape of Health Care Review February 2, 2015 HCS/490 Review This week in review it is very apparent that health care is always changing, but with recent advances in technology health and government regulation health care is moving from a business to business model to a business to consumer model. This means that health care is shifting from a provider controlled model to a consumer empowered model. Empowering the consumer to take charge of their health care needs gives the consumer
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can happen in the future for our healthcare systems. Demographics and Disease trends can go hand in hand with one another because disease trends are so constant and unnoticeable that it continues daily, therefore having a particular group being affected by the same disease. Some people do not believe it, but all you have to do is look at the statistics and you will then see how greatly they affect one another. To break things down, demographics are groups of people with a common link, such as; age
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Demographic Paper Kris Schumacher HCS/490 Sept. 24, 2011 Marcia A Thompson Demographic Paper The aging population are making more doctors visits to offices and hospitals. Hospitals are seeing in increase in older people than they were ten years ago. The aging population have more complications and have to have more tests and more care that results in a longer wait time in hospitals due to the nurse shortgage. The average length of a hospital stay for older people 65 years and older was
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