Penobscot Bay Case Study

The North East LHIN provides health care services and support to the community and people who reside across Northeastern Ontario. The geography and demographics of an area have a huge impact on how healthcare is delivered and received. The Northeastern Ontario landscape has a enormous land mass compared to population, therefore it makes it difficult to make sure there are enough health providers through the North East LHIN facilities (NE LHIN, 2014). There are some areas that are a part of the NE LHIN which are only accessible by air or by ice roads (communities along the James and Hudson Bay Coast) (NE LHIN, 2014). This impacts the way healthcare is delivered to the people who live in these areas and makes it difficult for health professions to go and improve assistance and medical attention in these areas.

The fact that there are broad spectrums of services available within the Kaiser Permanente network makes it easier to coordinate patient care. For example the Northern California site has implemented programs that focus on five “imperatives of personal care”, which are: patients have to have a primary care doctor, they need to be able to see that physician, patients that call have a short telephone wait, patients should receive timely appointments and have a great care experience (Commonwealth fund June 2009). Care management definitely plays a crucial role in health care. When the patients needs are met and quality care is received the result is patient satisfaction and potentially cost saving for the organization. Patients not only have to deal with health issues, many experience challenges within their environment and certain limitations depending on socioeconomic status. Therefore , coordination of patient care is key to the success of any health care delivery system.

Haiti and Tonga are on the other side of the world from each other, 7,480 miles from each other to be exact. Both of these island countries have different ways of approaching medical care and unique health care practices. Combining religious and supernatural rituals with medical care is the norm in both cultures, though the differences being that Haitians will rely on their home remedies and only seek medical care if health gets worse and the

During colonization, there was less facility of medication in rural or remote areas, this can be reflected even today. People living in rural or remote areas do not have the facility to travel to get the medical facilities for their treatment. In some remote areas of Australia, health care providers travel around to treat the indigenous people in remote areas.

While implementing Primary Health Care models, identical to those in metropolitan areas, in a rural setting is not practical, I feel there is an obvious need to improve primary health care in remote areas. This is due to the significant health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, in rural and remote areas

Medical travel can be very stressful physically, emotionally, and financially. Moreover, due to very high unemployment rate most of the families cannot afford to have their own transportation vehicles to access primary care in the community. Transportation issue can also lead to missing appointments or delayed treatments. There are minimal health care services in the aboriginal communities, particularly those that are in rural, remote, and in north with limited to access to medical technology, equipment, supplies and medications (HCC, 2013). Majority of Aboriginals do not have access to technology, therefore, access to health information and promotion is limited. Telehealth and other virtual or mobile health care programs are available; the problem is that communities do not always have adequate information and communication technology and other infrastructures to reliably deliver these programs. The lack of a modern

According to EPA (2011), "In order to garner support for local community IPM efforts and to promote prevention, communication and outreach with local citizens is imperative. People are less likely to be interested in preventive measures if they have limited understanding of the problem and risk involved. One question concerning communication and outreach in communities, posed by Karl Malamud-Roam, is who should educate whom?" Against this backdrop, program stakeholders were identified by considering group that will be willing to learn, comprehend, and pass on the information on Lyme disease to the grass root level. Also considered are the issues of who is at risk, and community involvement. So stakeholders include Maryland Department of Health, K-8 school children, school teachers, parents, and local community groups.

The variety of options for health care have improved greatly over the last years. With the introduction of Platte Valley Medical Center and the Advanced Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine center Fort Lupton residents are able to get their medical care without leaving town except for hospitalization or

Thesis Statement: “According to the Center of Disease Control, Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector borne illness in the United States”(Lyme Disease: Data and statistics, 2016).

Lyme disease has emerged as the most common vector borne infectious disease in the United States and has presented a growing challenge to public health officials over the past three decades. The infection represents a significant disease burden to the population of the United States with nearly 30,000 new cases diagnosed per year and an estimated additional 270,000 annual incident cases that go unreported. The disease results from a bacterial infection with the spirochete bacteria B. burgdorferi. This bacterial agent is transmitted to humans from the bite of a tick and is most commonly associated Ixodes species blacklegged ticks. These ticks represent the largest genus of the family Ixodidae and mainly inhabit temperate forest or grassland

(Mann, 2014, p.2) These strategies include: broadening access to primary care services; focus on individuals who frequently utilize the emergency department (super-utilizers); and targeting the needs of individuals with behavioral health problems. (Mann, 2014, pp 2-4) Many resources and processes have been implemented in order to help decrease inappropriate emergency department visits. This paper is going to demonstrate some resources and processes that are in place to help individuals obtain health care at the appropriate health care setting.

For more than two decades, Medi​Center in Kenai, Alaska has been the area's trusted family medicine clinic. The staff covers a wide range of medical expertise. From women's health and nutrition to pain management and physical therapy programs, patients have loved coming to MediCenter for all of their urgent care and treatment needs.

One area where access to care is a problem is in the rural communities. Healthcare professionals including physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses all affect the quality and cost of care (Derksen, & Whelan, 2009). Going forward importance needs to be placed on using recourses more efficiently and effectively; these resources include but are not limited to tests, prescriptions,

“Health is not valued till sickness comes” (Fuller). Healthcare in the Virgin Islands has been declining for the past couple years now. Patients complaining since they’re waiting long hours to see one doctor that’s attending to many other patients. Some patients decided to use home remedies such as herbs and bush tea before they look to professional help. The three major points in the lack of healthcare in the Virgin Islands are medical insurance, health issues, and lack of staff.

In rural areas, the hospitals are basic and inefficient, sometimes they are not even there when people need them. Most people in Fiji have to drive hours to get to a hospital. Pharmacies in Fiji do not always have the right kind of medication for people, and it can be a long process to get them there. It is also very hard to find a pharmacy in rural areas. Healthcare programs have faltered in the past, but they got better in the 1970s. Primary healthcare was brought to the villages of Fiji, and has reduced sicknesses and diseases in the