Comparison with Community Psychology and Public Health

The reason I applied for “Introduction to Psychology” is because I think there is value in knowing and understanding how the mind functions. It plays a crucial role in my field of study of health care. People in the healthcare field are dealing with real life humans, the basic knowledge of how things are perceived and derived in the human brain is essential to knowing “The Meaning of Care.” That’s our mission statement, as an institution and care giving facility. To comprehend the meaning of care, you have to start with the basic ideologies of how people understand and react to situations. To know the physiology of how the mind works and what senses may trigger as a result. When going into the medical field you have to be prepared for a plethora of situations and encountering diverse people. That being said people handle things differently from others, so you can’t fully predicate how someone may take news.

Prevention and wellness is a key focus in public health services. In Title Four of the PPACA, “prevention interventions are of two key types: services provided to individuals in clinical settings (e.g., cancer screenings), and programs and services provided to communities (e.g., ad campaigns about exercise)” (Redhead & Williams, 2010, p. 30). Many programs have formed in the hope of creating a comprehensive approach to prevention.

In my experience, small towns often lack the mental health competencies and capabilities necessary to meet the challenges that face their citizens both individually and collectively. Having volunteered more than 300 hours in small communities, numerous shortfalls and gaps as it related to treatment and psychoeducation were discovered. As a result of these findings, I would like to devote time and research to such areas in order to establish and implement community based programs that will allow for mentally healthy

It is crucial to understand what makes a community healthy, as public health is concerned with health promotion of population rather than an individual focus (Department of Health (DOH) 2012). Wanless (2004) defines public health as a “science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting through the organised effort and informed of the society, organisations, communities and individuals”. It focuses on an entire population addressing the health needs of the population, working in a partnership with an individual, communities, health worker, health agencies and

The purpose of this paper is to identify one health problem that is most prevalent in my community. Residential demographic information will be provided. I will use Milio's framework for prevention to analyze this health problem. Then, compare the health problem to Healthy People 2020 national goals. Lastly, I will introduce one long term goal and three short term goals with their interventions.

This report goes over the issues in the field of psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behavior. Many issues in Psychology can go in hand with Mental illness which affects a large amount of the world population, young and old. Mental Illness is a variety of conditions that affect, mood , behavior and mental process. These mental illness can be depression, ADHD and more. I then further explored how children being medicated for mental problems is an issue due to the lasting effects and alternative treatments. I also began further exploring mental Illnesses in the African American community, this is an issue because that racial group receives the least care and resources in mental health. Lastly, the overall use

The disease progress goes through a series of natural stages (The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, 2017). Health promotion interventions/preventive measures can be applied during any stage of the process. The interventions and measures are to stop disease progression; therefore, it is a critical step of health promotion. There are many collaborative actions to empower patients to make these decisions based on the best of their interest. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention are part of the collaborative actions. There are pre-extensive factors such as environment, economic, social, culture, and behavior factors which can increase ones’ risk for disease. The prevention health care is to decease or minimize these risks to hence the outcome. Primary prevention are intervention/measures that assists individuals take actions instead of preventing personal exposure to these risk factors.

To accurately strategize for implementation, an assessment of community themes and strengths, local public health systems, community

Health should be approached from a preventative point of view. Education is important as it

The Community Guide (TCG) is a website offering a plethora of resources useful to community health workers (Truman, Smith-Akin, Hinman, et al., 2000). It is one place in which professionals may seek information on which interventions do and do not work. The literature provided is valid and backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other supporting organizations, agencies, and researchers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) established this resource, also known as The Community Preventive Services Task Force, in 1996. As mentioned above, the original goal was to simply provide communities with interventions for disease prevention and health promote on in regards to what does and does not

Over the years, “the importance of the mental health expert in the management of medically ill individuals has grown with the proliferation of information linking health and behavior”. (Harris & Lustman, 1998) Receiving a diagnosis such as Diabetes Mellitus has been linked to psychological disorders that affect the way an individual copes with this disorder. We will identify treatments, controlled and uncontrolled factors, and the approach used by mental health professional to help these patients replace unhealthful behaviors in the midst of emotional distress. With years of

The overall objective of the Community Health Promotion Council (CHPC) is to focus on a more inte-

Choose a health topic related to primary prevention, secondary prevention, or tertiary care. Explain why this is an important topic of discussion based on your personal belief, and based on valid research. Paper should be 1.5 – 2 pages. APA format must be followed. Detailed assignment information will be provided.

In public health, as in many fields there are a set of conundrums that practitioners, leaders and law makers have to address in order to provide the most appropriate service to their populations. One of these conundrums is the battle between what is good for the community vs. what is good for the individual. This topic will be broken up to the community vs. the individual, and discussed based on research done by Kass et al, and Oriola, and will be concluded by presenting possible solutions.

Community care differs from the typical medical care. Medical care aims to manage diseases and or curing ailments. Community care aims to promote health and disease prevention. Improving well-being through allocated resources results in health promotion within the community. Disease prevention is often described in three levels. The levels are primary prevention activities, secondary prevention activities, and tertiary prevention activities. Primary prevention activities tries to prevent a problem before it occurs, such as immunizations. Secondary prevention activities is geared towards early detection. For example, screening for a sexually transmitted disease. Tertiary prevention activities tries to correct and prevent worsening of a disease.