Community Health Survey Task 1 Kinita L. Evans Western Governors University Author Note This paper is being submitted on March 14, 2016, for C228 Community Health and Population Focused Nursing course. Community Health Survey Task 1 Hillsborough County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,229,226, making it the fourth most populous county in Florida. Its county seat and largest city is Tampa. Hillsborough County is included in the
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America benefits when everyone has the opportunity to live a long, healthy and productive life, yet health disparities persist. A health disparity is a difference in health outcomes across subgroups of the population, often linked to social, economic, or environmental disadvantages (less access to good jobs, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of affordable transportation options). Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health on the
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In order to maintain a healthy diet, women are allotted six teaspoons of sugar and men are allotted nine teaspoons of sugar consumption a day. One article said that on average individuals consume around an extra 20 teaspoons of sugar a day. This fact is astounding because a woman is only supposed to consume ¼ of that. Although it’s so easy to consume added sugars you didn’t even know existed. For example, food items like yogurt and fruit juice may seem healthy but when you read the food label
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Running Head: ELDERLY LESBIANS AND BREAST CANCER 1 Elderly Lesbians and Breast Cancer California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Nursing MSN 533-08 Theoretical Aspects of Aging Running Head: ELDERLY LESBIANS AND BREAST CANCER 2 Elderly Lesbians and Breast Cancer Cancer health disparities have been documented in specific populations in the United States. Elderly lesbians are one such population, with factors related to lifestyle, socioeconomic status, healthcare practices
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geared towards SIDS is the October SIDS awareness month. During this month long promotion, there are community events aimed to further educate the population it directly affects and is also translated to various languages in hopes of reaching move people. Families directly affected by SIDS are encouraged to share their stories during this time. Fundraisers are also held during the month of October to be donated to SIDS prevention organization. Despite these efforts, more can be done in further decreasing
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Running Head: Change Project A COURSE PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING BY Desiree McGee, RN, B.S.N HOUSTON, TEXAS June 23, 2013 Primary Target Behavior My primary target behavior is to increase my cardiovascular fitness with eating healthier and continue my exercise regimen. I chose this particular behavior to change due to my increased weight gain
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When you hear the word poverty, the images which we come across may involve people in distant lands. We have seen people who suffer greatly from poverty from the effects of wars, natural disasters, famines and bleak economic situations. it is unimaginable that here in the UK, one of the worst poverty rates since World War 2(bbc poor kids 2012). We often feel impelled to do something to help, or contribute to a cause or campaign aimed at the response to a specific need or crisis, while it is important
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Assessing Population Health Introduction: This essay is about assessing a community profile of Lewisham population. The health issue to be discussed is childhood obesity in Lewisham Borough. The essay will define population health, and give a brief overview of childhood obesity. It will give the rationale why the writer decided to write on this issue. The essay will describe the population, and explain briefly why it is important. It will explore the factors that influence this particular
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Unit 1: A Healthy Foundation By: Jack Andrews, Peter Greene, Kurt Bruun, and Thomas Krisztinicz Jack Andrews Introduction In this chapter, we learn how to keep ourselves healthy in our physical activity, social life, and mental and emotional state in the health triangle. Spiritual health is very important to our well being and we also want to have a wellness or an overall state of well being or total health. many americans suffer from chronic diseases such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer. Hereditary
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Internal Cloud | | American Military UniversityISSC 340Professor Wang | | | George L Ragland | 11/19/2015 | | Introduction Cloud computing is a Web-Based processing, that allows user to share software , information, and resources provided to computers and other personal devices such as Smartphone's via the Internet. By utilizing the cloud, users have the capability to provide computing resources dynamically and corporate businesses can essentially change their Information Technology
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