Components of Kangaroo Mother Care

23 Mar 2015 06 Jul 2017

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Keywords: components of kmc, kmc analysis The literature search has been divided in different categories to present the effects of kangaroo mother care (KMC). After stating the organization of the paper the first section will provide the definition, history, and components of KMC. The second section will describe the Universe of Developmental Care Model and its components. The next section will reflect on the effects of KMC ...

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Oxford Strengthening Technique Analysis

23 Mar 2015 03 Jul 2017

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Keywords: oxford technique, oxford technique of strength progression Strengthening exercise was used comprehensively in sport training and rehabilitation setting which recognize as an important exercise mode for sport performance as well as health purposes. The term strengthening exercise and resistive training was used interchangeably which targets to improve the maximum amount of force that can be generated by a particular muscle group. It can be define as ...

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Pre-activity Health Screening Case Study

23 Mar 2015 29 Jun 2017

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Keywords: pre activity screening, pre activity readiness When an inactive person decides to participate in physical activity for the first time, there is a risk of possible major coronary problems. Sharkey and Gaskill (2007) state that inactive people who decide to start an activity are five times more at risk during vigorous exercise. The risk of engaging in exercise varies by the type of exercise and intensity, ...

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Partnerships in Healthcare

23 Mar 2015 27 Jun 2017

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Keywords: nhs partnerships, healthcare partnership types The partnership is a formal official arrangement of entities and or individuals to work together. The partnership importantly helps to find the problem and to solve the problems in local communities. So, the partnership can be defined as an arrangement where entities and individuals agree to work together to achieve a common goal. So it is also define as relationship which ...

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Increasing Cervical Screening for BME Women in the UK

23 Mar 2015 14 Jun 2017

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Keywords: cervical screening bme, cervical screening limitations, cervical screening ethnic minorities It was not until 1988 that the NHS cervical screening programme began; since then it has proved to be a successful scheme in the detection and prevention of cervical cancer saving 4500 lives per year (NHS Cervical Screening Programme 2008, Care Commission 2008). Despite the effectiveness of smear tests, evidence shows that only 80% of women ...

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Reflective Essay on Smoking Cessation

23 Mar 2015 14 Jun 2017

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Keywords: nursing smoking cessation interventions, smoking cessation essay, health promotion smoking This essay provides a reflective account of the delivery of an opportunistic smoking cessation intervention. In constructing this account, Gibbs (1988) model of reflection has been utilised, which incorporates the following components: description; feelings; evaluation; analysis; conclusion; and action plan. Description Whilst shadowing a practice nurse, I was provided with the opportunity to implement a brief ...

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CMOP-E Case Study Example

23 Mar 2015 13 Jun 2017

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Keywords: cmope institutional environment Mrs. B is a 54 year old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia. After being stabilized with medication and receiving treatment, she struggled with finding and maintaining employment but eventually found a job as a sales associate. Recently, she was referred to see the OT because she was beginning to feel dissatisfied with her job and wanted to explore other options. In the past, she ...

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Agency Roles in Health and Disease

23 Mar 2015 13 Jun 2017

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Introduction Health is a one of the main are in any country. Public health and social care is the area which has more government concern. Due to different factors there are many health hazards reported all over the world. These factors need to consider very seriously and within the country health management policies and procedures need to be updated to control some of the issues. The health ...

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Tissue Types in the Human Body

23 Mar 2015 12 Jun 2017

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A tissue is a large collection of cells that carry out a specific function together. Organisms are made up of groups of different tissues. There are four main types of tissues, these are: Epithelial tissue, Muscle tissue, Connective tissue and Nervous tissue. These four tissue types each have their own specific function vital the human body. Because of this, each type of tissue contain cells with specific ...

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Mental Health Service User Case Study

23 Mar 2015 06 Jun 2017

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1.1 "Decision making by nurses is now firmly established in practice, policy and educational agendas. New constantly evolving, roles, and a policy context that is challenging traditional professional boundaries mean that, more than ever, nurses are being given autonomy and power to be able to exercise their decision choices (Thompson, 2001)". 1.2 Clinical decision making may be defined as having a variety of options and choices and ...

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Socioeconomic Determinants Of Health

23 Mar 2015 01 Jun 2017

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1.1 Explain the effects of socioeconomic influences on healthRecent evidence suggests that the health of the population in the United Kingdom continues to improve. However, despite this many people will experience an inequality in terms of their health and the chance of living in good health is unequally distributed within society (House of Common Health Committee 2009). Socio-economic status is one of the most important determinants of ...

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Prevention and Control of Locally Endemic Diseases

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Keywords: control of endemic diseases, locally endemic diseases Worldwide, countries are facing various public health problems but at unequal intensity. Low and middle-income countries are more suffering from high burden of disease than developed countries (Lopez et al., 2006). Public health issues in the world have existed for hundreds of years and to cope with them different interventions from different people have been put in place and ...

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Nosocomial Infections: Literature Review

23 Mar 2015 31 May 2017

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Nosocomial infections are infections that are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare unit. These infections are identified at least forty-eight to seventy-two hours following admission, so infections incubating, but not clinically apparent, at admission are excluded. It may also be within 30 days after discharge. With recent changes in health care delivery, the concept of nosocomial infections has sometimes been expanded to include ...

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Public Health And Health Promotion

23 Mar 2015 30 May 2017

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Keywords: community health messages, promoting health In this research paper I discussed the role of Public Relations in communicating health and delivering healthy messages to the public or community. It is more or less the same working with other ministries but Ministry of Health (MOH) are more focused on educating and promoting healthy lifestyle. There are five strategic SMART objectives that as a PR need to be ...

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Effects of Dementia | Considering Gender and Age

23 Mar 2015 26 May 2017

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Keywords: dementia effects, dementia and age, dementia and gender Dementia has been associated with impaired memory, poor orientation, low thinking capacity, low comprehension, language problems, poor calculation, poor judgment and learning capacity. With such effects there is need to establish the magnitude on the patients so as to paint a clear picture of the pandemic. This proposal seeks to identify the effects of dementia with patients in ...

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American Vs Australian Healthcare Systems

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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The following essay discusses personal observations of the United States of America's health care system and breaks it down in terms of equity efficiency and access. These observations are then compared with knowledge of the Australian health system and produce detailed evidence of the positive and negative aspects of both. Through this comparison the Australian use of the mixed market of operating healthcare is seen to be ...

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Zancolli Classification Hand Function Scale

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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Zancolli classification hand function scale was formed by Eduardo Zancolli in 2003. He first used this scale in assessing the children with cerebral palsy who underwent reconstructive surgery. In this scale he explained about the grasping and release patterns between the wrist and fingers and hand appearance of the spastic children. He explained the hand appearance in degrees and that, degrees of extension can be measured using ...

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Injuries Associated With Tenpin Bowling

23 Mar 2015 19 May 2017

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Tenpin bowling is an indoor sport in which a player scores points by striking down as many pins as possible with a bowling ball rolled along a wooden or polyurethane lane. According to an estimate, more individuals play bowling than any other sports; with the notable exception of football. Also, bowling is considered to have more registered players than any other competitive sport. The governing body for ...

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Study Of Falls In The Elderly

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Aging is a normal phenomenon in all over the world so that the necessity of old age care is very important. WHO states that world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a definition of elderly. Nowadays, world is developing too fast I all the sectors especially in medical science and technology. It makes great differences in the life span and the quality of ...

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A Professional Development Plan

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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In reflecting on my professional development, I consider that my skills and competencies have developed significantly and that my level of responsibility has developed to reflect this. Leading the production of the Neighbourhood Plan is a challenging task that has drawn on my skills across a very broad range of areas. It has also however been a very rewarding area of work and one that I feel ...

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Type 2 Diabetes Health Inequalities

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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This paper will discuss diabetes mellitus, which is a chronic medical condition that worsens over time. The levels of glucose in the blood become too high because the body cannot use it properly. The pancreas fails to produce enough of the hormone insulin which controls the levels of glucose (WHO, 2002a). If diabetes is not treated, it can lead to heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, lower ...

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Radiation Protection Personal Protective Equipment

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Introduction: The assignment, consist of three parts including this introduction, which mentions how the assignment will take shape. Ideas and concepts taken from elsewhere for the preparation of this document will be cited appropriately within the work. The document which will be given to staff will address the issues pertaining to the appropriate use of personal protective equipment(PPE), legislations associated with their use, the principles of physics ...

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UK Health Policies on Obesity

23 Mar 2015 18 May 2017

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Social, economic and industrial changes have changed the patterns of life globally. Changes in diet and physical activity patterns have been central to the rise of obesity among many of the world's population. Obesity was traditionally seen as a disease of high-income countries only, but it is now replacing malnutrition and infectious diseases as a problem transcending social divides. Obesity carries a higher incidence of chronic illness ...

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Role Of Nurse Promoting Health

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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This essay will look at the role of the nurse in promoting health of female adults (25-45) in terms of sexual health and behaviour. It will give definitions of Sexual health and promotion, which will also cover areas such as health models in relation to sexual health and behaviour. It will give an overview of what the role of the sexual health nurse is and throughout the ...

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Alcohol Consumption Interventions

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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To investigate how interventions may work we will look at the effects of alcohol consumption on individuals and populations, and draw attention to the search for policies that protect health, prevent health problems such as liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease and disability, and address the social problems associated with the misuse of alcohol consumption. What alcohol policy is why it is needed, which interventions are effective, how policy ...

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Health Risk Of Cell Phones

23 Mar 2015 16 May 2017

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The cellular phone is a pervasive technology that has evolved from a luxury item justified only by the rich businessman to a necessity to some and an addiction to others. According to Portio Research Limited approximately 4.344 billion cell phones are in use globally. Since the latter part of 2008 one fifth of households in the United States have chosen this technology as their sole method of ...

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Electronic Health Record Benefits

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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The electronic health record is a mean of organizing patient's data making use in the field of information technology. Its purpose is to fulfill the various needs for information not only of patients and healthcare providers but also of other beneficiaries. The implementation of electronic health record system in health care organization is very complex and involves many parameters. Introduction Electronic health record is currently used by ...

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Australia's Health Care System | Analysis

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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The key principle underlying Australian healthcare system is equity to universal access to most health care regardless of the situation or ability to pay. This is achieved since revenue for this healthcare comes from taxation. Health services are funded through Medicare and pharmaceuticals schemes which are highly subsidized by the government while public hospitals and public healthcare are partly funded by commonwealth and state funding agreements. The ...

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Decrease Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Patients on ventilator support are very prone to respiratory infections. These patients have no means or control over what enters their lungs or what does not. One prevalent infectious process that can occur in these patients is ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), and affects many patients every year who require ventilator support. Ventilator associated pneumonia is a form of pneumonia, a lung infection, which occurs in mechanically ventilated ...

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Major Functions Of The Skin

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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The skin is the largest organ of the body. Measuring between 1.5 and 2.0 square metres in an adult, it forms an extensive contact area with the environment. This contact presents a variety of important challenges, which the skin must meet in order to protect the body. It also provides important opportunities, which the skin uses to maintain homeostasis. Consider the challenges and opportunities posed by contact ...

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Corruption In Health Care

23 Mar 2015 15 May 2017

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Our optimism is derived not from theory but from our day-to-day work, which ranges from health policy leadership roles to the management of an academic integrated delivery system to hands-on patient care. From this work, we have a frontline view of the good that an organization can produce, but also the inefficiency, missed opportunities, confusion, and occasional harm that cycles the working of a health care organization ...

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Factors Influencing Calprotectin Levels

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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Several factors have been reported to affect faecal calprotectin levels. Some of these factors have been investigated in this study through the survey. Referring to Figure 3.1, 34% participant are aged between 50-59 years. From this study, a correlation between age and calprotectin level is positive, meaning that, as age of participant increases, calprotectin level increases (p <0.05; R=0.249) (Table 3.6). Another study also reported that calprotectin ...

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Principles Of Primary Health Care

23 Mar 2015 12 May 2017

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This essay will discuss the principles of primary health care and its applicability in in Australian Indigenous communities. First it will discuss how and where primary Health Care came about. Secondly, this essay will talk about the social determinants of health and its principles, and the importance of community development and its principles. Finally it will discuss its relevance in Indigenous communities. The international movement to implement ...

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Factors Which Are Affecting Health

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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The social determinants of health consists of various factors that determine health and wellbeing, for instance, socio-economic factors, genders, cultures and education (McMurray, 2010). Some groups of people are healthier than others. There is a relation between income and health, as well as they are strong predictors of health. People with low economic status have poor education, unemployment, job insecurity bad working conditions and lower class jobs ...

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Quality Care In The NHS

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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1. What is meant by 'quality' in the phrase 'quality of care'? Quality, broadly speaking, is a subjective measure of excellence and when applied to health care, 'quality' can be understood as systems and provisions of care said to be free from defects, deficiencies, and significant variations. Within the NHS, this encompasses the provision of high quality primary, secondary and community care in which the interests of ...

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Complication In Grand Multi Parity

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Grand multi parity is the condition of giving birth after the 28th weeks of gestation, following 5 or more previous viable babies. Grand multiparae is relation to obstetric performance is labeled high risk. High risk pregnancy is define as one in which the mother, fetus or newborn will be at increased risk of morbidity or mortality at or after birth. The risk to the mother and child ...

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Health Promotion And HIV

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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The origins of health promotion lie in the 19th century when epidemic disease eventually led to pressure for sanitary reform for the overcrowded industrial towns. Alongside the health movement emerged the idea of educating the public for the good of its health (Naidoo and Wills, 2000). In 1977 the World health Assembly at Alma Ata committed all member countries to the principles of Health for all 2000 ...

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Utilising Health Promotion Models

23 Mar 2015 11 May 2017

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Health promotion is a new public health initiative which has been integrated into governmental strategies to improve health either within a family, a community, health institutions and work places. It refers to effort to prevent ill health and promote positive health with the aim of enabling people to take control over their own health (Wills, 2007). This essay primarily seeks to discuss how a health promotion model ...

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The Sociology of Dentistry

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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Sociology as applied to dentistry is an essential part of training for dentists. The case for asking, even requiring, medical and other students of the health professions to engage with the multiple ways in which health-related phenomena, from individual behaviours through classifications of and strategies for coping with medically defined disease to the funding of healthcare systems, are embedded in the social world remains undeniable (Scambler 2008). ...

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Various Global Health Issues

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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1.1. Identify the global health risks (due to either internal or external sources) that threaten the health of the UK population. Global health is focused on people across the whole planet rather than the concerns of particular nations. It recognises that health is determined by problems, issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries (HM Government (HMG), 2008). Health risk is a disease precursor associated with a higher ...

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Philosophical Basis Of Occupational Therapy

23 Mar 2015 10 May 2017

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This paper aims to explore the defining of occupational therapy together with its philosophical basis, discussing the relationship between the philosophy of occupational therapy and practice, including the role of the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) and the Health Professions Council (HPC). This paper is going to be structured in essay form, beginning with a discussion of definitions of occupational therapy and the development of occupational therapy ...

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Road Traffic Accidents In Oman

23 Mar 2015 09 May 2017

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RTAs are the direct cause of three-quarters of all accidental deaths of people between the ages of 15 and 24 years (ROP, 2005). In 2005,688 men, women and children were killed and 6,500 injured in 9247 crashes. There have been nearly 45,000 injured since the year 2000. For every death in a road accident, 2 to 3 young people are permanently disabled (ROP, 2010). Factors Influencing THE ...

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Explaining CAM And Its Followers

23 Mar 2015 09 May 2017

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BASIC DEFINITION OF CAM "A cam is a mechanical component of a machine that is used to transmit motion to another component, called the follower, through a prescribed motion program by direct contact." INTRODUCTION TO CAM AND FOLLOWERS A cam follower, also known as a track follower,[1] is a specialized type of roller or needle bearing designed to follow cams. Cam followers come in a vast array ...

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Class Inequalities in Health

23 Mar 2015 08 May 2017

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The Black Report (Black et al, 1980) was commissioned in 1977 by the Labour Secretary of State. Though there had always been a public concern about social class difference and mortality, it was the first ever review of the Health of Britain's working age population. The initial purpose of the report was to measure the impact of ill health within the workforce (Macintyre, 1997). However, the report ...

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The Challenges In Paediatric Radiography

23 Mar 2015 08 May 2017

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In generally paediatric radiography is take the radiography image of children. The purpose to take the radiography image has two purposes which are for the diagnostic and therapeutic purpose. Diagnostic purpose commonly is for evaluate or see the children body condition in anatomical and pathological aspect. But therapeutic purpose mainly is for treatment like surgical repair the fracture such as insert plate to join the bone that ...

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Patients With Complex Needs

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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A learning disability (LD) is a combination of a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information and the inability to cope independently (Department of Health, 2001). The assessment of the severity of LD is open to interpretation as there are no distinct differences between the classifications of LD (Royal College of Nursing, 2009). The level of disability is determined by the patients IQ score (Swanson ...

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Causes Of Global Health Issues

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the so called HIV, is still one of the most influential global health issues. According to the investigations of WHO (2011), it is estimated that approximately 34 million people were infected and 25 million people died because of HIV and related diseases. However, the numbers are still increased by 2.7 million of the newly affected and 1.8 million of death per year (Averting HIV ...

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Case Study: Pregnancy Gestational Diabetes

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance of variable severity, with onset or first recognised during pregnancy1. This definition includes women whose blood glucose goes back to normal after giving birth, those with undiagnosed type I or type II diabetes and also those with monogenic diabetic2. GDM is believed to complicate approximately 1% to 5% of all pregnancies and is associated with increased foetal and ...

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Biomedical And Biopsychosocial Models

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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Health may be defined as 'the absence of disease and infirmary' (Stroebe, 2000) or alternatively 'not merely an absence of disease or infirmary but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (World Health Organisation, 1948). One definition more elaborate than the other, the latter suggesting health is effected by other factors that cannot be physically measured. Since the start of evolution people have looked back ...

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Animal Assisted Therapy

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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The man-animal bond has existed since time immemorial and has always been a beautiful one. Keeping a pet is a wonderful and rewarding experience and has many advantages. Animal therapy, also called Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), consists of a wide range of activities and a diverse group of animals that are able to help. [Animal therapy, also called Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), is a blanket term for a wide ...

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Episiotomy Rates Vary Widely Worldwide

23 Mar 2015 05 May 2017

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Labour is a wondrous act of nature and unique to every childbearing women. It is a transformative and special event in a women's life. It is the magic of creation. The very process of giving birth is the most beautiful one on earth and the mother attains unique capacities and true nobility through childbirth. The onset of motherhood present a unique set of physical, emotional and psychological ...

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Educate People On Pusher Syndrome

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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The brain is a very complex organ. Everything we do or think takes place in a very confined, small space. Any injury that occurs in the brain can affect the whole body. Pusher syndrome is a disorder following right or left brain damage. Pusher syndrome occurs when the patient pushes away from the nonhemiparetic side.2 Pusher syndrome is observed in about 10 percent of acute stroke patients ...

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Comparing US-Canadian Healthcare Systems

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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Health care in many parts of the world is considered a basic right that should be given to people. Access is crucial in order to ensure the efficient delivery of basic health care services. In general, health care systems are organized in order to provide treatment of diagnosed health care problems and these systems are usually government-run, meaning they utilize the people's taxes. Though most of the ...

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Drug Addiction In Pakistan Youths

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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Drug addiction is a state of periodic or constant intoxication produced by the repeated consumption of a drug. Its characteristics include Uncontrollable desire to continue taking the drugs, a tendency to increase the dose after interval of time, a psychological and physical dependence on drugs, effects of drugs on individual and society. Drug addiction is an abnormal condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder ...

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Professional Philosophy And Occupational Therapy

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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The definition of occupational therapy as gradually metamorphosis from its genesis till date, yet it has gradually evolved from its first definition in 1914 by George Barton who stated that 'if there is an occupational disease, why not an occupational therapy'. While in 1919, he further postulated that 'occupational therapy is the science of instructing and encouraging the sick in such labours as will involve those energies ...

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Ottawa Charter Influences Health Promotion

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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In recent years there has been a growing expectation of new strategies concerning Health Promotion and a number of conferences have been held around the world. One such conference on Health Promotion was held on the 21st day of November 1986 in Ottawa. The objectives of the conference centred on the needs in industrialised countries, and their main concerns were the Declaration on Primary Health Care at ...

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The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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Introduction Paediatric is a field which comprises of many complex and interesting issues which always related with child development. The development of child that begins from simple to complex that revolves on each of components such as physical, sensory, psychological, cognitive and social issues have always being discuss by many researcher who always doing their studies to understand more about the earliest stage of mankind in the ...

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Complementary Therapies in UK Medicine

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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There is an increasing use of complementary therapies and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) nowadays, and its use has steadily increased over the last ten to fifteen years in United Kingdom (UK) (Ernst and White 2000; 35). A more specifically data obtained within the UK has shown that there is a rapid increase in the use of complementary therapies and CAM with an estimated 15 million users ...

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Management Of Minor Injuries

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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Introduction: As part of this minor injuries course we have been asked to provide a 3000 word assignment utilising a case method as means of researching a patient scenario we experienced during clinical practise. Case study method enables a researcher to investigate an individual and evaluate these findings and relate this evidence to clinical practice ( REFERENCE 1) Case studies are also often subjective and based around ...

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St Jude Children's Research Hospital

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital located in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. It is an internationally recognized hospital that pioneered research finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. It treats patients from all 50 states and around the world, without regard to ability to pay, never requiring families to pay for treatment not covered by insurance (St. Jude Children's ...

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Role Of Public Health Practitioner

23 Mar 2015 04 May 2017

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The writer seeks to critically analyse the role of the public health practitioner in general, taking into consideration the current socio-political context, the knowledge and skills needed for the role, challenges that exists in fulfilling the public health role and the approaches. In the second part of this work, the writer has chosen an initiative and will critically appraise how well the identified initiative meets the criteria ...

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Why STIs are called 'silent infections'

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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In the following paragraphs I will be discussing why sexually transmitted diseases are called silent infections. I will also be discussing the topic of urinalysis and its components and how these components may reveal if the body is functioning normally or abnormally. . The information pertaining to these subjects relates to the knowledge I have gained through my readings of The Human Body in Health & Disease, ...

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Women's Reproductive Health: Human Rights

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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Women's rights to reproductive and sexual health are fundamental to women's health in the United States and abroad. Efforts concerning women's rights to reproductive health have been essential in expanding women's human rights. Adoption of a health and human rights framework encourages logical applications about the correlation between women's health and human rights, social justice, and respect for human dignity. Hindrance to reproductive health rights is political, ...

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Public Health Issue: Diabetes Mellitus

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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This assignment will address the public health issue of the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (diabetes) and explore links with health inequalities both nationally and locally. It will discuss the frameworks available which give guidance for standards of care for diabetes patients and their influence on diabetes care. It will then critically discuss the issue of diabetes management in relation to patient education and the ability of ...

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The Review Of Randomised Control Trials

23 Mar 2015 03 May 2017

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The effectiveness of the methodological approach used in any study most certainly determines the accuracy and reliability of the research hence the need to select the most viable methodology. Subsequent studies indicate that the use of a poor methodology is not only misleading but it could also lead to detrimental consequences in the event that the results of the study are used as a basis for decision ...

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Pathophysiology Of Emphysema

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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This essay will describe the pathophysiology of emphysema and the effect it had on a specific patient that I have chosen for this assignment. It will accomplish this by referring to the patients presenting symptoms and diagnosis and then by examining the changes that occur in the airways of an individual suffering from this chronic disease. The essay will continue by exploring the aims of treatment and ...

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Amniotic Fluid Volume In Pregnancy

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Objectives . To assess the relationship between the amniotic fluid volume (AFV) in low risk pregnancy and the perinatal outcome, using either AFI or SDP, and to evaluate the effects of different fetal positions and Attitudes on those measurements Methods . A prospective study was performed, in which a sample of 3000 low-risk pregnant women were studied using routine ultrasound, including fetal biometry and measurement of AFI, ...

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HIV/AIDS And Stigma | Essay

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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HIV/AIDS is one of the challenges to human life and dignity. It affects all levels of society and has a massive impact on global economic and social development, (Rowden, 2009). Studies have been conducted on its impact on human life and how it could be controlled. This review was conducted by exploring literature from a variety of sources for published articles on HIV/AIDS and its stigma. Literature ...

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Health and illness: Social and biological constructs

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Define both health and illness as social and biological constructs. Examine the ways in which both constructs differ in your answer make reference to health patterns in two contrasting cultures The everyday absence of disease or illness is known as our health (Bilton et al 2002). Health is simply a biological description of our bodies, and if something is not right, then we deem ourselves ill (Bilton ...

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Advantages, Disadvantages: Electronic Record Systems

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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In the recent past there has been a significant emphasis for the need to implement Electronic Medical Record systems. However, the benefits and shortcomings of these systems need to be evaluated (Amenwert et al. 2004) and a sufficient evidence base gathered using a well structured scientific approach to justify the change and measure the organizational impact (Wager et al. 2000). This essay will address the benefits and ...

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Prevention Of Pressure Ulcer

23 Mar 2015 02 May 2017

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Pressure ulcers, or bed sores, or have been affecting humans for ages, and addressing the overall prevention of pressure ulcers is now a prominent national healthcare issue. Despite of all the advances in medicine, surgery, nursing care, pressure ulcers still remains a major cause of mortality. Pressure sore is a common problem among old people and those who are immobilise or limited activity like post-operative and other ...

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Occupational Theory And Well Being

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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This discussion will be looking at the health needs of an individual and impact these have on health, illness and well-being, in relation to occupational therapy. Firstly it will look at the individual, identifying key aspects of their health and wellbeing. Then it will focus on Occupational therapy, looking at the impact occupational therapy can have on health and well-being. There are 2 appendices attached to enhance ...

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Diabetes Mellitus: Causes And Effect

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Diabetes Mellitus is considered one of the major health threats diseases that affect people nowadays. It affects both genders male and female within different age group. However, it is mainly occurs as a result of insulin secretion disorder. Every person is different, so Diabetes Mellitus treatment will be tailored to needs. There are lists of common drugs prescribed in Bahrain clinics which are along with a proper ...

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Benefits Types Of Wheelchair Ramps

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Most people who use wheelchairs face the difficulty of climbing stairs since they are seated on the wheel chairs. They also find it difficult to go over a platform due to the upward slope that they will have to drive over. Wheelchair users also experience problems when getting down or stepping inside a car or when they go to a building that does not have a ramp. ...

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Promoting Good Health Primary Care

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Health professionals, particularly those working in primary care, have an important part to play in promoting good health. Therefore it is the intention of this essay to explain the theoretical base that underpins the nurse's health promotion practice. Reference will be made specifically to promoting good nutritional intake and healthy lives for children. The essay will identify how evidence-based research concerning the subject of health promotion can ...

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Trauma Radiography And Procedure

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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Trauma radiography can be an exciting and challenging environment for the radiographer. However the performing trauma procedure can be intimidating and stressful. The difference depends on how prepared the radiographer is to handle the situation. To reduce the stress associated with trauma radiography, the radiographer must be properly prepared for multitude of responsibilities encountered in the emergency room (ER). Trauma is defined as a sudden, unexpected, dramatic, ...

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Structure Function Of Axial Skeleton

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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The axial skeleton consists of the 80 bones in the head and trunk of the human body. It is composed of several parts; the human skull, the sternum, the rib cage, and the vertebral column. There are also some major bones included in this skeleton. The skull, which is located on top of the vertebral column, is one. The axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton together form ...

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A Socio Ecological Model

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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A Socio- ecological model focuses on the influences on behaviour with focus on the environment and policy and reorientations of organizations such as the health system. The use of e ecological model presents a problem from other models, whereas other models can be specific, ecological model only give domains and does not give specific guidelines as to which domain to use for what specific behaviour. Where as ...

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Cell Tissue Organ System

23 Mar 2015 01 May 2017

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The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organism. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing and is often called the building block of life. Some organism such as most bacteria, are unicellular (consist of a single cell) and other organism such as human, are multicellular. Each cell can take in nutrients, convert these nutrients ...

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Hyperthyroidism Case Study

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Introduction Patient A is a 49 year old female of 76 kilograms and height of 161.5 centimetres. The patient has attempted to diet but has gained 11.3 kilograms in the previous months. The patient also sleeps for 14-16 hours a day. Her movements were slothful. The patient's signs consisted of a slight enlargement of the neck area, coarse textured hair and dry skin. When her blood sample ...

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Verbal And Nonverbal Communication

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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When we pursue to convey our thoughts to another person, we use three different modes, methods, or channels to transmit our intentions. These modes are important to let people know who we are, how we view and experience the world, and how we describe our experiences. This communication is done verbally and non-verbally, and sometimes with varied signals or noise. When two people, A and B, are ...

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Health Care Of The Elderly

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly. This is the study of the aging process itself. The term comes from the Greek geron meaning "old man" and iatros meaning "healer". Geriatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the aged and the problems of the aging.The field of gerontology includes illness prevention and management, health maintenance,and promotion of the quality ...

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Sociological Concepts In Understanding Obesity

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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This essay will look at sociological concepts and concerns that can help in understanding why obesity is a public health problem. I will begin by giving a definition of obesity, and then address the public health concerns of obesity in relation to sociological concepts such as socioeconomic status, ethnicity and stigma. I will make reference to obesity health inequalities throughout this essay. Relevant contemporary literature and policies ...

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The Maternity Leave Benefits

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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The governments of every high-income economy in the world take measures to support parents in their efforts to care for newborn children. These policies reflect the national interest in promoting the health and well-being of infants and young children as well as society's recognition that the first months and years of a child's life require substantial and sustained attention from parents. THE LEGAL BACKGROUND OF MATERNITY LEAVE ...

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Public Health Delivery In Mauritius

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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As the saying goes "health is wealth", the provision of proper healthcare is extremely important as this implies well-being, happiness, and a good quality of life. A healthy population is essential for the growth and prosperity of a country. A nation's health system should thus aim at providing quality healthcare to its population. The Ministry of Health & Quality of Life, to whom an overall yearly budget ...

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Psychological factors affecting health

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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How does psychology affect ones physical health? Several psychological factors including stress, behavior due to chronic pain, depression, and cultural beliefs can have adverse affects on the body's physical condition. The treatment of both physiological and psychological aspects of poor health are crucial for patients to have successful treatment outcomes, maintain and improve wellness, and improved adherence to medical regimens. Adding a team of five psychologists to ...

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The Leisure Ability Model

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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Therapeutic Recreation seeks to promote the capacity and ability of groups and individuals to make self determined and responsible choices, in light of their needs to grow, to explore new perspectives and possibilities, and to realise their full potential. (reference) Within this assignment I am going to critically compare and evaluate the use of the following models in the Therapeutic Recreation Service: The Leisure Ability Model and ...

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Health care in the Amish culture

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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The religious and cultural beliefs of the Amish culture have led to variations in health care practices that are different from main stream American culture. The Amish have a health care belief system that includes traditional remedies passed from one generation to the next. Amish families are without health insurance and though concerned about paying medical expenses, most of the time the extended family, friends, and the ...

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The Importance Of Health Communication

23 Mar 2015 28 Apr 2017

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The healthcare systems around the world are making full use of the communication methods to improve quality of healthcare services provided and people's life. They are utilizing the newly developed information and communication technologies to bring required socio-economic changes in the areas as diverse as health and education system. In this modern era the consequence of media and communication is vastly increasing. According to Mann and Colven, ...

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Factors Affecting Health Communication Campaigns

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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A comparison of HIV Aids and Polio Campaigns in Aligargh, Uttar Pradesh Introduction: Last two decades of the century has seen a renewed interest in the field of health communication, disease prevention and health promotion. This was because it was realized that continued investments in clinical health research brings diminishing returns if it is not accompanied with strategic information, education and communication(IEC) efforts. (Pencheon, Guest, Melzer, & ...

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Modern Global Epidemic Of Obesity

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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In his Annual report of 2002, the UK Chief Medical Officer has described it as a health time bomb. Overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood with increased risk of associated major chronic diseases. Consequently, socioeconomic disparities observed in obesity supplement socioeconomic inequalities in health (Law et al., 2007). Prevention of childhood obesity therefore is critical. In this paper, the author will examine ...

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The Consumption Of Alcohol

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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INTRODUCTION Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. In order to develop programs that protect the health of your family and community, public health professionals analyse the effect on health of genetics, personal choice and the environment. It is concerned with threats to health based on population health ...

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The Alma Ata Declaration

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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The Alma Ata Declaration was formally adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care in Alma Ata (in present Kazakhstan) in September 1978 (WHO, 1978). It identifies and stresses the need for an immediate action by all governments, all health and development workers and the world community to promote and protect world health through Primary Health Care (PHC) (ibid). This has been identified by the Declaration ...

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Quality Life For Older People: Dementia

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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There is no mental disorder that is inevitable in old age. Older people describe their overall well-being as good. Hence there is such a thing as "normal" ageing in terms of mental (as well as physical) health. Nevertheless, as in all age groups, mental disorder is not uncommon in older people and there are some disorders that become more prevalent as age increases. Mental disorder in old ...

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Discuss The Concepts Of Health

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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This assignment is a reflection of team work in the first enquiry. This assignment is going to discuss the concepts of health, my beliefs about health and illness, and how the unit may have altered my views on health. 'Health' as a concepts means different to different people. Some believe health as a state of being free from disease but some believe that this definition is limited. ...

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Case Analysis Of Ethical Conduct

23 Mar 2015 27 Apr 2017

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The nonprofit hospital has the duty to provide healthcare to its poor and indigent citizens. They charge these patients list prices for their healthcare services. This subgroup of the population functions without the security of healthcare benefits and is expected to pay the highest prices for their care. The hospitals that operate as their area's not for profit facility accepts tax dollars to support its operations and ...

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Health Promotion: Post Natal Depression

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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The issues of health and health promotion initiatives have gained much significance in the recent past. Stephens (2008:5) comments that from a social perspective health are understood as much more than a matter for individual experience and responsibility; health behaviour is seen in terms of relationship with others and health is structured by society." World HealthOrganisation(WHO) constitution of 1948, defines health as a state of complete, physical, ...

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Drinking And Smoking In Students

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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This chapter reviews the literature in relation to drinking and smoking behaviour. It also looks at the concurrent use of alcohol and tobacco within student life. For the purpose of this study the author had two research objectives, which were, to explore the reasons students consume alcohol and smoke tobacco and to investigate the relationship between both. Numerous studies have shown an association between cigarette smoking and ...

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Time For A Fat Tax: Obesity

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Obesity has been a growing worldwide problem for the past three decades, especially in European countries and the United States of America. Between 1980 and 2004, the prevalence of obesity in Europe and the USA doubled, from 15% to 32%. At the moment in Britain, most adults are overweight and one-third of all Americans are obese (Yaniv, Rosin Tobol, 2009). All over the world, one billion adults ...

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Yoga As A Health Benefit

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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The classical techniques of Yoga date back more than 5,000 years. While Yoga has been used in India for centuries to treat disease, only recently has there been scientific evidence and growing interest in the benefits of therapeutic yoga as a specialty treatment which combines postures, breathing exercises, mindfulness, and meditation. The cross-fertilization of Western science with ideas from ancient Eastern wisdom systems has been adding scientific ...

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