to adopt positive health choices by providing information and resources to the community so people can take an active role in their health maintenance. The unique knowledge of nurses working in the community and public health specifically, can affect care and treatment of pts. Public health nurses (PHN) with appropriate skills can improve the health of communities and populations. Promoting health is complex and nurses require a range of knowledge, skills and experience to become competent health
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Education in the People's Republic of China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at age six or seven, followed by six years of secondary education for ages 12 to 18. Some provinces may have five years of primary school but four years for middle school. There are three years of middle school and three years of high school. The Ministry of
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today's healthcare needs. Today, patient education is the primary focus with the emphasis on prevention of disease by screening for risk factors and encouraging patients to practice behaviors that foster good health. In the past patients would seek medical care only after symptoms had developed that interfered with their lifestyle. Todays’ trend reflects patients taking a proactive approach to preventing a disease after they have been exposed to the education through mass media such as commercials
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Volume VII, Issue II, December, 2011, Page 01 ‐ 14 FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ QUALITY OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL M.S. Farooq1, A.H. Chaudhry1, M. Shafiq1, G. Berhanu2 1University of the Punjab, Pakistan 2University of Gothenburg, Sweden ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine different factors influencing the academic performance of secondary school students in a metropolitan city of Pakistan. The respondents for this study were 10th grade students (300 male
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promotion and compare the three levels of health promotion prevention. Health promotion is more important today than ever before and the focus must be on teaching people how to remain healthy. Today nurses are playing an important role in promoting public health. Historically, the focus of nurses on health promotion has been on disease prevention and changing patient behaviors with respect to their health. Because of today’s society and the changing healthcare system nurses play a variety of roles
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dana FROM: Tim DATE: May 31, 2011 RE: SWOT Analysis of Xueda Education Group Introduction: Xueda Education Group (“Xueda”) is a leading personalized tutoring service provider for primary and secondary school students in China. Xueda listed in New York Stock and Exchange on November 2, 2010 (NYSE:XUE). Strengths: 1. Leading Brand As the founder of personalized tutoring service in China, Xueda is highly-recognized in China tutoring industry and
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Table of contents......................................................vii Prof. (Mrs.) N.Y.S Ijaiya - Re-Engineering Educational Management for Quality Education in Kwara State, Nigeria....................................1 2. Prof. Bade A. Agboola -Current Issues in Educational management in Nigeria: The Challenges of Open and Distance Education………………………………………….........15 3. Dr. M.A. Ogunu - The Present Status of Expectancy Theory...........................................................
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standard of health care. Community-based care has much more emphasis than it ever has in the past. As patient acuity continues to rise, the need for better community-based care and health prevention education has never been clearer. Promotion of wellness is one of the main curriculum taught in nursing education and is also built into the job description of the nursing profession. Nurses are able to have more interactions with patients than any other health care discipline, which helps provide the opportunity
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Education scenario and needs in India: Building a perspective for 2025 Suman Sachdeva SECTION-I The Indian Constitution resolves to provide quality education to all and in an effort to fulfill the educational needs of the country specifically for the diverse societies and cultures of the country the government has chalked out different educational categories: Elementary education, Secondary education, Higher education, Adult education, Technical and Vocational education. Despite serious handicaps
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Historically, nurses provided care to the ill and provided treatment for diseases without necessarily emphasizing health education. As healthcare has evolved, promoting wellness has become a fundamental part of the nursing profession. Nurses are in a position to influence health modification in individuals, families and communities by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices and to provide education that increases health knowledge. The singular purpose of health promotion is to encourage healthy personal
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