Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program Website - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mch/chw.shtm Contact – chw@dshs.state.tx.us 512/776-2570 Background 1999 – House Bill 1864 - Established the Promotor(a) Program Development Committee 2001 – Senate Bill 1051 - Directed the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to develop a training and certification program for promotores or community health workers Texas Health and Safety Code – Chapter 48 - Provides
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Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Soeurette Joseph University Of Phoenix Population-Focused Health Care NUR/544 Louama Driscoll July 14, 2014 Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Prescription misuse is the non-medical usage of prescription drugs without doctor’s prescription. This has become a significant health concern among adolescent group ages” between “12 to 19. One-third of individuals over the age of 12 who have used drug for the first time, started by using prescription
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culturally competent care? Address specific interventions to improve aspects of care related to each of the identified categories: Culturally competent, Culturally appropriate and Culturally Sensitive. Introduction As a registered nurse in the healthcare field, it is extremely important to be well versed and mindful of each and every patient’s cultural background. Nurses encounter people from all walks of life so having the appropriate background knowledge on patients coupled with being sensitive
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Question 2: How would you organize the complex set of steps required in this transplant process to ensure that misunderstandings do not occur in hand-offs between professionals? In its discussion of communication networks, Shortell and Kaluzny's Healthcare Management: Organization Design and Behavior (ODB) describes several different organizations of communication networks (Burns et al., 2012, p. 181). One such network, known as the wheel, features a central coordinator who sends and receives information
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may hinder independent comparison of one’s personal values and those of NSW Health. This work will analyze the influence of these values on health teams and demonstrate how NSW Health leaders may use these values to impact effectively on patient’s healthcare. An independent evaluator needs to follow the criteria that ensure professional practice. I adopted my values in a collage characterized by strong family bondage and commitment, sharing, love, happiness and family pets. This collage values
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Short Paper At the creation of the United States, the states were assumed to have the power and authority of self-governing nations. Each state has the general power to protect the health of its population within its geographic borders as long as the laws do not obstruct the rights of individuals guaranteed by the constitution. The federal government regulates health matters through the powers granted to the federal government in the federal constitution. This allows the federal government to create
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prescriptions. It is considered one of the key features of an Electronic Health Record (EHR). CPOE’s can improve a patient’s safety, patient quality of care and physician’s efficiency. The implementation of CPOE’s in healthcare facilities have been recommended by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Quality Forum. CPOE - Computerized Provider Order Entry Computerized Provider Order Entry or CPOE is a computer application that accepts physician’s orders electronically and
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Ethical Dilemma Paper: Health Care Reform Ethics stands for morality. Morals involve having a sense of right and wrong, good and bad; all are notions that affect the human conscience. Morals inspire rules of actions. In today’s health care with longer life spans, increased dependency on technology advancements, diversity and staff shortages, new demands for collaborations are creating challenges for health care professionals. Health care departments and professionals are there to improve care, provide
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cost of health insurance and premiums, and The Health Care Reform Act. The financial aspect and technology has also changed healthcare. More money is being spent on technology which allows better treatment for patients. Advanced technology has led to better health care quality and the reduction of medical errors. There are social dynamics that also helped shape healthcare. The changes in demographic across the country play a major role in the type of health care that is needed and available for
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Doing good with limited resources About 25 million citizens of the United States are underinsured and 8 to 10 adults believe that the U.S. healthcare system needs to be completely rebuild (Ulrich & Grady, 2009) The health care system in U.S. need to improve the care for people who are underinsured or not insured at all. The effort must be made in order to keep the population healthy and the outbreaks of epidemics under control. Many of the U.S. citizens do not have access to health services or
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