Determinants The Social Determinants of Health: It’s Time to Consider the Causes of the Causes Paula Braveman, MD, MPHa Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPHb ABSTRACT During the past two decades, the public health community’s attention has been drawn increasingly to the social determinants of health (SDH)—the factors apart from medical care that can be influenced by social policies and shape health in powerful ways. We use “medical care” rather than “health care” to refer to clinical services, to
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Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition Narrative-Form Needs Assessment Outline FY2014 Coalition Name: Wichita TPCC Submission Date: July 15, 2014 Part I – Geographic / Target Population and Coalition Overview 1. Provide an overview of the target area, including geographic boundaries, zip codes, counties, etc. Wichita County is described as an urban community with a population of 130,835; with a total area of 606 square miles, the county is comprised of the cities of Burkburnett, Electra
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e. Air, light, nutrition, and adequate ventilation and space assist the patient to recuperate * Lillian Wald & Mary Brewster f. Founded the Henry Street Settlement in NY to improve the health and social conditions of poor immigrants g. Improve health and prevent illness by promoting safe drinking water, adequate sewage facilities, and proper sanitation Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) * “Lady of the Lamp” * Walked through the camp at night providing
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communication. 5. Utilize various methods to overcome communication barriers. Kristina L. Guo is an Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration in the Stempel School of Public Health at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Professor Guo graduated from Florida International University with a PhD in Public Administration in 1999, and she holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of Miami. Prior to joining the Florida International University faculty, Dr. Guo accumulated extensive
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handbook. 3 Late coursework will be accepted by Academic Admin Office and marked according to the guidelines given in your Student Handbook for this year. 4 If you need an extension (even for one day) for a valid reason, you must request one, using a coursework extension request form available from the Academic Admin Office. Do not ask the lecturers responsible for the course - they are not authorised to award an extension. The completed
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P3: Adults at risk: There are certain groups of people who appear to be more vulnerable to or at risk of abuse than others. They tend to be individuals with physical or learning difficulties or mental health problems. This can also include elder individuals who maybe suffering from dementia because they are in a confused state. Individuals in this group ten to be more accepting in what happens them, this could be because of their strong medication they may be taking. Individuals with a limited
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agency, service or operational group or individual to provide the specific service(s) or operation(s) needed. Recognition given to a person or organization meeting certain standards. Achievement Performance as determined by some type of assessment or testing. Action Plan A specific method or process to achieve the results called for by one or more objectives. May be a simpler version of a project plan. Action planning and processes Deciding who is going to do what, by
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required for venous leg ulcers, which is due to damage and loss of skin above the ankle that is the result of a problem with the veins in the leg. Although leg ulcers are not a life-threatening condition, it can have considerable effects, not only on health, but also on the quality of life, self-esteem and healthcare cost. Method: Extended literature review, to extrapolate best available evidence, in order to address the focus question. Computerised and manual searches of previous literature were
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Many consider Virginia Henderson a legend in nursing. Henderson viewed nursing as “doing for others what they would do for themselves if they had the strength, will, and the knowledge; and also that the nurse helps the patient to carry out the plan of therapy prescribed by the physician” (Smith, 1989, p. 69). She saw the function of the nurse as helping the patient. Virginia believed a nurse should focus on helping the patient recover and rehabilitate quickly. She saw the practice of a nurse as being
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