The place is chose to conduct my Windshield Survey was, Sunnyvale, Texas, where I resided for the past 7 years. Windshield survey is conducted to observe the health of the community and its members. The factors affecting health is collected and community health nurses intervene to create a difference either to the entire community or its members. Community assessment helps identify community needs, clarify problems, and identify strengths and resources 351. Even though I lived and worked in this
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stemming from lifestyle issues, is a fast rising concern that doctors, governments and fitness experts are constantly trying to solve but with little success. In fact there’s not much they are able to do to even hasten its growth. Over the past few decades the percentage of obese people has increased to 33% whereas the overweight population constitutes about 20% of the total. The current state of our food habits and fitness levels doesn’t help the numbers at all. On the contrary we are aggravating the situation
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Running Head: Nontraditional Health Care Christina L. Seitsinger Grand Canyon University Transcultural Health Care November 13, 2011 Nontraditional Health Care When the words health care are thought about, it typically forces one’s mind to think of a doctor, nurse, or hospital. This is the typical Western idea of what health care is. The author has first hand experience of the typical health care, being she is a radiology technologist and works within a hospital. However, the author has
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The Box offers a different view on fitness than just the typical, Men’s Fitness issue with a front cover along the lines of “six pack abs fast” or “get lean in 6 weeks”. The Box front cover for september promotes a man who used crossfit to get his life back on track, and now he pays it forward and is helping others achieve their goals. The Box promotes healthy eating and supplements to the athletes who use a lot of energy for things like marathons and Iron man competitions. Mostly in every monthly
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Medical websites can be a great source of information for everyone regarding their health. For example, every person can use the Internet to find information about nearly any disease. Information about any drug that doctors prescribe is also widely available. Anyone can access this information. When your doctor prescribes a new drug that you have never taken before you can access medical websites and get the valuable information you need to take it safely. You can read testimonials from other people
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lifestyles. There are several benefits that we can enjoy when we keep our body healthy. The first and foremost is one can maintain good physical health. It is because it can improve the cardiovascular system. Not just that, it also can strengthen the muscular system. Then, it can build up body’s resistance to diseases. Next, one can maintain good mental health. If we are keeping fit it can increase our mental alertness. Besides, it reduces our stress. Maybe you cannot realizes that the stress at the
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Nurse practitioners have been playing a role in the primary healthcare sector for the last 45 years, but not until 2010 when the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health ( 2011 ) a blueprint for the advancement of the nursing profession. Stating nurse practitioners need to play a pivotal role in the long-term solution, and improving the quality and affordability of U.S. healthcare but also focusing on providing transcultural
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Many people today take advantage of the sports and fitness services of their local YMCA, or “Y” as they’re commonly known. However, even those familiar with the organization’s recreational programs may know little about the Y’s history or mission. Originally founded in London in 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association has enjoyed many successful years of operation. Today, active in over 10,000 neighborhoods, the YMCA continues its commitment to ensuring that every person, regardless of age, income
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Many people today take advantage of the sports and fitness services of their local YMCA, or “Y” as they’re commonly known. However, even those familiar with the organization’s recreational programs may know little about the Y’s history or mission. Originally founded in London in 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association has enjoyed many successful years of operation. Today, active in over 10,000 neighborhoods, the YMCA continues its commitment to ensuring that every person, regardless of age, income
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activity and fitness around the world. This essay will focus on the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. It is obvious that exercise helps people prevent a variety of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular, depression and Parkinson’s. This also raises an argument on whether government should play an important role in promoting physical activity. This essay will clarify that it is reasonable for the state to take responsibilities in order to make sure that social health would be
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