ELDERLY HEALTH ISSUES Community Diagnosis: Developing Health Issues and Costs Western Governors University Community Diagnosis: Developing Health Issues and Costs A community can be any social group that has a common cultural and historical heritage. Every community has their own health issues that they have to deal with. Each community’s issue depends of several factors. Age, location, religion, and political views are just a few of the factors that affect most communities.
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and interpreted using concepts of epidemiology that include population/economic status; cultural; neighborhood/community safety and disaster assessment and planning. An appropriate community genogram to present the data collected in the assessment will be created. Provide a short interpretation of the genogram, including the health indicators for Fort Bend County. In addition, this paper will formulate a community diagnosis based on the data collected. A1. Community Description Fort
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Community Health Task 1 Alisha Diehl Western Governors University Community Health Community Description and Data Interpretation Located in South Central Pennsylvania, comprising a total of 910 square miles, York County was founded in 1749. It was formed out of Lancaster County, and became the fifth county established in Pennsylvania, as well as the first county established west of the Susquehanna River. A dispute grew between Pennsylvania and Maryland, as both states claimed a portion of
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assignment was to perform a case study of a healthy child. Developmental considerations and data analysis were used to formulate and prioritize three nursing diagnoses. A complete health history interview was performed on a 17-year-old female. A genogram was developed to help determine potential genetic predispositions. J.K.M. is a 17-year-old female born on May 9, 1994. The first part of the interview was done with her mother present. Her mother was then asked to leave to continue to interview
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OVERVIEW OF THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS TO SOCIAL WORK GENERALIST PRACTICE The following is a very general outline summarizing the theories covered in the NCSSS foundation classes of SSS 571: Human Behavior & the Social Environment. Theory application & integration with practice are demonstrated. This outline is only a summary of highlights; all theorists, ideas, and concepts are not included. Because human behavior is complex and the social work profession
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to wreak havoc, (whether they know it or not). Focusing on the family can be a powerful tool to therapeutic healing because a healthy family respects one another, communicates well, supports one another, and even solves their problems. From Stan’s genogram you get a vivid picture of sin being passed down from generation to generation. I like how each member of the family is brought into the therapeutic session because it opens the door for the therapist to see how Stan’s family interacts with one another
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Community Health Nursing Ashley Dalton Community Health Practice April 4, 2014 The community diagnosis done in this paper is for children affected by malnutrition in America. Malnutrition results from a diet which is lacking in nutrients and it affects children most because they are in great need of the right amount of nutrients in their growing years. Malnutrition is also associated with rich diet lacking in nutrients which is the case with many of the developed countries of the world.
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Using the strengths perspective and your knowledge of assessment explain how you may approach the problems being experienced by the client. The Siegel family is a disengaged family that have several communication and belief barriers. Each family member has their own personal strength that they bring to the family. The expectations and roles they expect of each other seem to be causing chaos in the Siegel home. Mr. Siegel is a dedicated family man who loves his wife and daughter very much. He
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The American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (APA, 2010, p.4) clearly states that practitioners are to act without bias to all people so as to decrease prejudice and act in a multiculturally competent manner. Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity states: Psychologists are aware of and respect cultural, individual, and role differences. Psychologists try to reduce the effect on their work of biases based on those factors,
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Community Health Nursing SZT Task 1 Western Governors University Community Description Located in Eastern Oregon, Deschutes County is the fastest growing county in Oregon. Deschutes County is adjacent to seven other counties. There are four incorporated communities: Bend, La Pine, Redmond, and Sisters. There are 19 unincorporated areas. As of 2012, the U. S. Census Bureau reported the population of Deschutes County to be 157,733. Deschutes County experienced a 36.7% population growth since
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