very helpful, reading the scores form each of the sections has given me a lot of insight into what I am good at, and what I can improve on in my field. I scored high in the adapting practice and in linguistics competence and health and health care disparities. To me, this shows me that I am good at communicating effectively in terms of making sure clients understand what options they have and how we can help them find the best decision which will benefit them the most. The results indicated that “Items
Health Outcome: Recent immigrants enjoyed many health advantages compared to long term Immigrant and native born in many aspects like overall health status and chronic diseases. The immigrant women have greater life expectancy as compared to Canadian born women. [Ontario Immigrant Status Report Chen and Willkins and NG (1996)] and had longer lives without disability and dependency [Chen and NG and Willkins (1996)]. This is further evidenced by findings based on the rate of affected in chronic illness
Shared activity, I have acknowledged, the health system alone is not responsible and should not be taking the entire burden to correct the consequences of childhood obesity (Woolf & Braveman, 2011). I perceived the multifactorial ecological approach is necessary to help with solving childhood obesity health risks. Additionally, the social determinants of childhood obesity will require participation and involvement at all levels. However, looking at ethical issues is important in the implementation
individual’s chances of maintaining optimum health (Department of Health and Human Services 2015). In Australia, the health inequality between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have the largest disparity in the world (Markwick et al. 2014). Statistically, the life expectancy for indigenous Australians who are born in 2010-2012 is estimated to be 10.6 years lower when compared to non-indigenous Australians (Markwick et al. 2014). Social determinants
In 2012, Canada received approximately 23,000 refugees and their families (Statistics Canada, 2012). Canada welcomes an ethno cultural diversity and follows the international mandate to ensure safety, stability and accessibility to health services for refugees. The refugees come from different countries, which are socioeconomically unstable, and they are in search of stability and a better destiny. Canada is recognized as one of the most developed countries in the world, it is undeniable that the
Arizona General Hospital is examining ways to deliver and expand quality healthcare to as many of our clientele as possible in the rural community. I would like to propose an organized community health fair that will offer various practical benefits for the public as well as our facility. We can utilize our highly trained and motivated professional team along with community collaboration to resourcefully contribute to the needs of the community. A health fair will enable Arizona General Hospital
In the United States (U.S.) health disparities continue to graphically-impact the lives of many Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Access to health care remains inadequate for nearly 42 million of Americans that is 13.4% of the population with no health coverage (United States Census Bureau, 2013). In the Deaf and Hard (DHOH) population, health insurance deprivation may not be the only cause for the inadequate reason for the inaccessibility preventative cares. Therefore
Health of Wakulla County Wakulla is a small county that seats at Crawfordville, near to the Golf of Mexico. It was founded on March 11, 1843 when Port Leon was destroyed by a hurricane (Revize). The Wakulla community suffer for diverse health disparities. Similarly, in a community/ health nursing point of view, social determinants have a big impact on the health of the Wakulla community. Social determinants of health include factors such as: socioeconomic status, geographic location, and health
preterm birth (Livingood et al. 2010). Current interconception care efforts correspond with the growing public health trend towards the individualization and medicalization of social and health problems including adverse pregnancy outcomes, health disparities, and women 's health care access (Waggoner, 2013). In addition, clinicians and public health professionals often lack the knowledge and training to address those social and environmental
According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 1978), health can be defined not only in terms of absence of disease, injury or infirmity, but also, as a state of mental, physical and social well-being. Over the last decades, many studies have emphasized the role of social circumstances on health status. The tight link between health and a wide range of socioeconomic, environmental and demographics factors have been increasingly recognized and proffer an alternative perspective on how to consider