Identify at least two different public health issues in your community or state (Georgia). Describe each issue to include identification of the target population, impact to the population and community, relevant statistics, current interventions, and involved organizations. Based on the current situation, discuss any changes that you would recommend and why. (Note: Use websites for…
Using the NACCHO link, review each section of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) framework. Using the same public health issue from previous weeks (Drug Abuse), develop a hypothetical program that will address that issue. Evaluate how each section of the framework could be used to address the selected public health issue….
Sociologist C. Wright Mills coined the term “Sociological Imagination,” which he defined as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society” (Mills, 1959). What Mills was describing was our ability to connect our personal experiences to public issues and to perceive our individual situations and circumstances in a wide social context….
There is evidence that vaccinating school-aged children against influenza assists in limiting community-level transmission. Historically, the U.S. has had a long-standing, government-led strategy of recommending that vaccine distribution should be concentrated primarily in high-risk groups and distributed to individuals who operate the health system and social infrastructure. For this assignment, assume the role of a…
As the head health care administrator at USA Community Hospital, you are required to review compliance reports on issues relating to the ethical conduct of the professional staff at your hospital, patient review registries, and standard procedures surrounding the ethical treatment of patients with HIV / AIDS. Intermittently, complaints surface from patients with HIV /…
People in the United States vary widely in their acceptance of the sexual and gender choices and orientations. Recent changes in the legality of same sex marriage, the changing role of women in the military, and increasing awareness of transgender issues have highlighted how much has changed in recent months. Choose one of these sources:…
Instructions 1. Identify a problem or crisis that affects the community where you live (hypertension). 2. Write a nursing diagnosis based on the problem identified in your community. 3. Identify, what and why did the nursing theories discussed above apply to the problem identified in your community? 4.Redacta five (5) nursing interventions aimed at the…
Research your chosen health care organization to complete this table, and then share it with your learning team as you collaborate to write your paper. Include your tables as appendixes to your paper. 1. Provide a name of or link to a specific organization. Summarize key products or services provided by the organization and identify…
The U.S. population continues to diversify, increase in average age (primarily due to baby boomers), and to be influenced by national legislation (e.g., Affordable Care Act, Medicare Modernization Act, HITECH Act). Select a specific type of health care organization. Which market segments pose opportunities for growth, and which pose threats to the organization’s survival? Provide…
Over the past several decades, education, medical advances, and public health efforts have tempered the public image of HIV/AIDS. Despite these efforts, patients with HIV/AIDS continue to experience stigma and discrimination, which may negatively affect a patient’s mental health status. The stigma impedes patients from seeking HIV tests, particularly in certain ethnic and racial groups….
How can you apply transformation leadership into nursing management and change the attitudes of the staff and encourage a more cohesive team atmosphere? What effects would this leadership style have on management and how will affect retention of the work force in a healthcare setting (Nursing Specific)? How this style of management when providing transformational…
1. Find information on the goals of the following health-related organizations. a)The World Health Organization (WHO) b)The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) c)The Latin American and Caribbean Association of Public Health Education d)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English) f)Healthy People 2020 g)Redacts a summary of the functions of…