Essays on Health Department

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Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

Similar to other types of emergencies, disaster planning must also take into consideration the likelihood of a flu outbreak, which may, or may not be mitigated through the use of flu shots, which have been known to be unreliable in the past. The goals and objectives of Baltimore’s Office of Sustainability involve protecting the safety, health, and welfare of the residents and visitors of the City of Baltimore (Baltimore Office of Sustainability , 2017). This paper will analyze the case study considering the options and organizations required to deal with a flu outbreak in the community, and a high ...

Smoking is considered as a worldwide health issue. Apart from the usual notion that only the adults smoke cigarettes, the youth is also involved in this issue. Both the adults and the young ones smoke nowadays. Because of this, their health issues become a recurring problem that needs to be resolved.

Current Issues of Smoking in Kuwait

Based from the findings, the smoking habits in Kuwait are associated with different reasons. The first is for the purpose of relaxation and concentration. Memon et al. stated that Kuwaitis are usually busy because of work and school. During their free time, most of these people intend to ...

Introduction

Zika virus also termed as ZIKV is a known to have gained worldwide attention, especially in the USA, South East Asia, and Australia. The Zika belongs to the Flaviviridae family which comes under the genus Flavivirus (Wikan & Smith. 2016). The Zika virus is spread though day time mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes family. Some of the most common mosquitoes to contain and spread Zika include A. aegypti and A. albopictus. The name of Zika originated in 1947 where it was first isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda. Based on evidence, the Zika virus was associated with varying viral ...

Capstone Project of a Community Surveillance System in Kentucky: Evaluation of the Community Surveillance System and the HealthSIS system (Emergint technology Inc.) used in the Northern Kentucky Health Department and St. Elizabeth Hospital

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Surveillance Systems Overview 5 Disease Surveillance: Responsibilities and Procedures . 6 Project Goals .. 8 Emergint, Inc. (HealthSIS) .. 9 Monthly Log .. 11 Emergent: Health Department and St. Elizabeth Interface .. 12

Performance Issues at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 13

Questions Regarding Performance Issues at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital . 14

Performance Issues at the Kentucky Department of Health 15

Possible Solutions for Performance Issues .. 16

Using DCTS Computer Software 18

Conclusion and Recommendations .. 19

Works Cited 21

Appendix A .. 22 Abstract The surveillance systems for hospitals are crucial ...

Where there is sex trafficking, there is sex exploitation since it is often the vulnerable, the desperate, and the despondent who end up being lured into the prostitution trade. Prostitution is not beneficial to society as it evokes such problems as degradation of women’s rights, poor public health, and social disadvantages. Deshpande claims that, “Sex trafficking victims acquire adverse physical and psychological health conditions that require both medical and legal attention” (22). Basically, the author believes that young women and children face psychological trauma once they are free. They cannot make a fresh start because they have a ...

Diabetes is among the key health problems and one of the most widespread chronic illness in Alameda County that affects a conservable number of individuals. According to Alameda County Public Health Department (2014), about 6.4 adults in the county were diagnosed with the disease in 2014. Although, the disease is reported across all populations, various populations are at a higher risk in regard to the illness. In regard to this, American-Indians, African-Americans, Asians and Hispanics are among the key populations at risk of having the disease mainly due to genetic predisposition. In addition, individuals older than forty five years ...

Discussion 1

The Walden’s Social Change Quiz classifies me as a socially conscious consumer. Precisely, an individual who is focused on protecting the environment and enforcing social justice (Walden University, 2016). My agency, the Union County Health Department plays an active role in advocating and advertising communal progress through social media campaigns and traditional methods. While evaluating health policy alternatives, I would consider social determinants as they help one understand a community’s condition.

Discussion 2

The quiz describes me as an Ultra-committed, change maker. Specifically, I was introduced to social change at a tender age and engaging in such activities makes ...

Nowadays, many people are quite familiar with the “shadow business” that has many as many different directions and one of them is a prostitution. The following regulation must not have any kind of rights to exist in modern society as it yearly brings horrible consequences as sex trafficking, sex exploitation, and child sex trade. Deshpande et al., in his article Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls, illustrates how the illegal business made a fresh start more than one hundred years ago, and how the pimps searched the young girls in order to sell them into sex slavery. These young ...

It is evident that Top Foods has continued to advance in the development as well as the growth in revenue to hundreds of millions since it was founded. Recently, the company launched the Italian specialty soups, which have contributed exclusively to the growing revenue of the company. Although other products have been distributed through the brokers, the soup is being distributed through grocery stores. The company is currently is producing approximately 3000 cases per month. Over the past six months, the soup specialty has taken control of approximately 15% of the total sales of the company. However, the extensive ...

Part A: A Brawl in Mickey’s Backyard

The primary stakeholders in the SunCal’s plans are the; Employee unions and Disney. The secondary stakeholders will include; the Backers, Affordable housing advocates, the city council the other individuals and groups drawn by the prospect of reducing long commutes and the Save Our Anaheim Resort District group. The unions of employees are representing the Disney employees to ensure that they get affordable rental houses near their place of work. The Affordable Housing advocates are representing the employees; they are the voice of the employees for affordable housing. The other groups and individuals support the idea because it is ...

Abstract

In times of crisis, several people are involved. The first responders, recovery, as well as clean up groups, get into direct contact with several hazards. After their respective works, they report mental, social, and physical health problems. These issues can be curbed by ensuring that occupational health and safety services are offered to these people. Counseling and bio-monitoring are also crucial services during these moments. The medical health department, as well as the government, should strive to ensure that Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) is enforced at every place of work including crisis sites. This would protect every ...

Organ Donation

Abstract Increasing rates of organ donation is essential in maintaining a good healthcare system. The number of individuals waiting for an organ continues to increase with time, but the number of available organs is not increasing at the same pace. Understanding the reasons why people do, and do not, join the organ donation register is an important first step into creating campaigns that can increase awareness of the issue and get more people to enroll in the organ donation register. This research report covers some of the recent research on why people join the organ register and the barriers ...

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Health Science Department; Master of Science in Health Administration and Leadership    

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Acknowledgements

This project paper demonstrates the integration of the knowledge I acquired from the courses in Master of Health Administration and Leadership Program and the collaborative application with this project’s community partner, MidMichigan Health to improve the community health in Gratiot County, Michigan. I am thankful for getting this valuable opportunity to work with a large healthcare organization. First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents who worked really hard to financially and emotionally support me in pursuing further education overseas. They comfort me every ...

The reasons behind persisting health disparities across socioeconomic class in America are not fully understood. A 1.2:4.0 mortality rate ratio exists among people in the lowest socioeconomic class and those in the highest socioeconomic class (Cohen, Farley, & Mason, 2003). The difference in mortality ratios indicates that socioeconomic status plays a significant role not only in mortality rates, but also in the quality of life across socioeconomic classes. In the year 2012, a report by the New York City (New York City Health Department, 2012))Health Department indicated that hospitalization rates in neighborhoods with high poverty levels more than tripled ...

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The eleven blue men developed symptoms at different times of the day as listed below;

1st man at eight o’clock, 2nd man at 10:25am, 3rd ,4th and 5th men at 11:05am, 6th and 7th men at 11:20am, 8th and 9th at 11:35am, 10th at around 12:00pm, and the 11th man at around 6:00pm. All had been in misery for at least one hour. The epidemiologist need to know these information on the symptoms timeline framework in order to establish the the incubation period of the suspected disease (Roueché, 1955). 3.

Outbreak investigation was carried out in the following steps;

The outbreak having epidemiological characteristics was reported to the U.S. Department of Health Department as its required by the law and the ...

Food deserts are those areas within cities where the local population has no or little access to fresh fruits and healthy vegetables. There is evidence that the food desert areas are more prevalent in the lower income neighborhoods. Lack of healthy foods leads to obesity and health ailments such as heart disease and diabetes. It is also seen that the neighborhoods with low-income are mostly African American. The essay discusses the Food deserts, what they mean and who is affected and how. Research works on food deserts in Baltimore city are looked into and how a lack of nutritious ...

Abstract

Measles starts with fever, runny nose, and watery eyes, and a rash may develop after a few days. The illness is not serious but can get serious if the infection spread to other parts of the body and spread to the community. The patient can develop a lung infection, ear infection and may even die. There is no medicine as of yet that can kill the measles. What adds to the gravity is that it is a highly communicable disease that can easily spread. The essay discusses the epidemiological determinants of the outbreak of measles and the risk factors ...

Stakeholder Identification.

The state of Florida has numerous stakeholders that deal with various departments that provide services to the residents of Florida. The health department attracts numerous stakeholders that provide different services in conjunction with the state health department. Internal stakeholders form an integral part of the execution and provision of support services to the Department of Health Services according to Kamalesh and Subramanian (1998). Internal stakeholders in the State of Florida include the senior leadership, strategic planning committees, programme managers and technical employees. Senior leadership affects the state of Florida through decision making that impacts the provision of services and ...

Introduction:

The Chlamydia has been reported to be the most common sexual transmitted disease in the United States of America. It is most common among the sexually active people who include the young adults and the adolescent. State reports and surveys have revealed that from two to twenty percent of this age group have contracted this disease. The female adolescents have been noted to be having the highest rate of infection of this disease. In general, the young adults and adolescents who are infected with this disease result to a total of 4%. The black Americans are also noted to be ...

The Santa Clara County in CA for the tenth consecutive year along with the Public health department is co-sponsoring a number of health education, and health promotion programs. The events that are supported by community based organizations and volunteers in assisting the immigrants from Latin America in this country. Among these events, one of the largest is America’s Bi-national health week which involves collaboration among several government, private, and community based agencies. It ensures sharing of resources and services to improve health and well-being of the Latino population living in US. A number of associated events took place along ...

1. Why is data standardization so important in healthcare? Provide an example of a problem that may occur when this is ignored. Data standardization involves ensuring that the data recorded in health care facilities is uniform. Data standardization in healthcare is vital for a number of reasons. Firstly, it enables data to be exchanged electronically across entities internally or externally. Internal data exchange involves exchange of information within the same organization. This can be witnessed when different departments exchange information concerning a patient. External data exchange entails exchange of information between two healthcare facilities. Proper data management is only possible if all ...

Abstract

Health concerns have received much attention throughout the world. Governments, through research institutions, have set up research centers discover various methods that can be applied in controlling the prevalence of preventable diseases. There are various diseases that can be avoided simply by observing some simple rules. One of such diseases is Tuberculosis (TB). This disease is subject to this essay, which addresses the various ways through which the disease can be kept at bay.

Risk Management

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (1995), cases of TB infections in America had gone down, but the problem resurfaced between 1985 and ...

The Health Homes Act (Section 2703)

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided a wide range if avenues along which patients and populations at risk would be provided with better and improved channels for care access in spite of their economic, social and cultural restraints to access of care (Hofer, Abraham & Moscovice, 2011). One of the major aspects of the ACA mainly focused on the need to open up as many channels as possible for people with chronic illnesses or those at risk of chronic illnesses to aces quality care. The costs of treatment and management of chronic illnesses is one that has remained highly documented over ...

The problem of obesity in children in USA has taken the form of an epidemic. The rising obesity figures in children show consistency and are directly proportional to meals offered in the schools; these meals are being testified now (Menschik, Ahmad and Alexander 33). A lot of research and existing practice evaluations have been carried and practiced by the United States Department of Agriculture; to meet the nutrition standards and enforce compliance with dietary guidelines for children (Joshi, Misako and Feenstra 41). In 2013, USDA adopted a reformatory policy of serving healthier meals (rich in nutrition and low in fats, ...

Introduction:

Waiver schemes and the family waivers have been proposed by many states in the country, with each having various schemes to accommodate all those who are in need of help and support. There have been a lot of schemes by the department like the scheme for supporting military families with all their medical expenses, providing them with jobs in the health department, offering them support system in terms of medlineplus schemes etc. Many more such ventures by the public health department have made them unique in the whole world. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012) A family ...

Osteoarthritis commonly referred to as (OA) is caused by obesity, injury and by aging joints. The symptoms for this condition include stiffness and joint pain. Treatment for this involves exercise and medication depending on the affected joint such as the hip, knee, back, wrist, hand and neck. OA is a very common form of arthritis and stands as a leading cause of chronic disability in the U.S. The condition in present day has affected about 1.9 million people in Australia, 27 million in the United States and 8 million in the United Kingdom.

Databases

#1 DatabaseTitle of source: Prevention of injury-related knee ...

Independent and Dependent Variables

Measuring the current competency in the provision of vital public health services and training is crucial to enhancing competencies. The effort helps to ensure reliable leaders in the provision of health services. Hence, the Council on Linkages has undertaken the task of establishing various Core Competencies for public health personnel (Council on Linkages, 2001). In addition, the Council on Linkages (COL) has established a set of competencies for assessing the staff in public health (Council on Linkages, 2005).

The COL Core Competency set has eight substantive areas:

• Communication • Cultural Competency • Policy Development and Program Planning • Community Dimensions of Practice • Basic Public Health Science • Financial ...

The center for disease control and prevention define public health as, ‘the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases’ .The recent Ebola outbreak in west Africa and the first ever transmission of the virus in the united states soil have raised a lot of questions on how CDC handled the outbreak. The outbreak is termed as the worst Ebola outbreak in history with more than 6,000 people has died from the virus mainly in western African country ...

Introduction

In project management, four (4) factors have to be achieved in a successful project include, the requirement (scope) management, cost management, quality management and time management. Keeping in view the fact, a project is said to be a success, if all the project requirements (scope) and quality are achieved within agreed time and cost (Shenhar and Dvir et, al, 2001.). It is pertinent to mention here that a success is relative to the project client; therefore, the predefined project success factors can be amended or considered based on the requirements of the clients. Therefore, it can be stated that every project has ...

SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF BALTIMORE CITY

Baltimore city demographic features are characterized by slight increase in the population between 2010 and 2013. The city has more females than males as at 2013, while majority of the population is above 18 years. The city has a dynamic population. The city is largely inhabited by the black Americans. The black Americans form 63.3% of the population. On the other hand, the white form 31.6% of the population by 2013. The Asian Americans are about 2.6 % of the city’s population (State County Quick Facts, 2013). The family sizes are averagely large, about four people per household. Most poor ...

The visual of Ebola disease is an effective way of making people aware of the newly arrived disease in America. It is a very common proverb that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' One can identify the problem through the picture. The picture is a fine guide for a research. It can be discussed as a successful war of America against the dreadful disease Ebola. It means that American Health Department is fully prepared for the fight against Ebola and hence, the United States is not the suitable place for Ebola to stay. The flag of United States is shown in the picture, ...

Health status and well being of the people in the nation is the responsibility of those in authority. The people should be able to access quality health care services at any given time and at an affordable cost irrespective of where one is situated. To provide quality services to the people, the national ensure that it allocates at different levels people with managerial skills and know how to coordinate the operations at the medical care facilities in terms of finance, resource allocation, and to ensure qualified professionals offer services to the public. The people appointed to this work also ...

Introduction

The growing workforce shortages is a major challenge facing the healthcare industry in the U.S. Currently; the nation is struggling with improving the healthcare system to take care of the increasing number of patients and to provide better health care services at an affordable price. Primary care providers work hard to look after their patients as they influence the treatment, diagnosis, prescriptions and the overall quality of healthcare services. However, Americans especially those in rural areas are at risk of getting inadequate healthcare services due to the present and the ever increasing health workforce shortages. Currently, the U. S. is ...

Elizabeth Villanueva

Evidence Base Practice Abstract Tuberculosis is a bacterial caused disease which majorly affects the respiratory system with its effects with time, affecting the body and the entire immune system. Tuberculosis in this age of HIV/AIDs is a major opportunistic disease which if not detected early can exacerbate the health of a patient with HIV/AIDS (National Tuberculosis Conference (Bangladesh), Hossain, S, & National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh, 2009). Immigrants have traditionally been the most vulnerable groups when it comes to tuberculosis. Immigrants globally have been a hot bed for the deadly disease. The level of exposure of Tuberculosis among immigrants around the globe ...

Strategic planning is not only critical in business but also in almost every activity human beings engage in. For success to be part of those activities, proper strategic planning is inevitable, coupled with the effective implementation of the various steps outlined in the strategic plan. This process of strategic planning is also widely applicable in healthcare where various tools are accessed for their practicability, effectiveness and efficiency in service provision. For instance, needs assessment and demands analysis are key tools in determining the strategic plan as well as evaluating the various healthcare organizations. Briefly, these tools help to evaluate ...

Social determinants of health within the working population

Audience The project addresses the social determinants of health within the working population. The wellbeing level within the working population has a significant effect on the development of an economy. This project is addressed to the local health department as well as other government officials who play a critical role in policy development. The wellbeing of an individual is a holistic aspect that must be incorporates occupational, environmental as well as nutritional elements. The local health department plays a central role in ensuring that these elements are sufficiently catered for within the target population. The presentation will be done during the ...

The Effect of Local Violence on Children’s Attention and Impulse Control

The study is provides proof of the nature of effects and influences, localized interpersonal violence has on children. There is both direct and indirect exposure, with negative effects on the health and mental wellbeing of children. Furtherance is the presence of psycho-biological influences i.e. depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and difficulty in individual concentration. It is important, especially for public health, due to the fact that it portrays the nature of influences children experience, when exposed to various forms of violence, especially on their personal optimal functionality and general behavior. The research questions being asked include: the effects of exposure ...

Retain medicine are health care clinics that provide treatment for acute conditions such as minor skin problems and bronchitis , in additional to vaccinations and other preventive care such as cholesterol screenings and hypertension. Retail clinics offer services that are affordable, convenient and timely on a limited opportunity of walk-in basis. These health facilities are located in pharmacies and retails such a Walmart and Target (Mehrotra, Adams, Thygeson and McGlynn 2011). Basically, Physician assistants and nurse practitioners staff this retail clinics and who endeavour a high customer satisfaction level. These clinics continue to offer quality health care and create a threat to the financial ...

A local health department epidemiologist investigated an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness thought to be associated with a college cafeteria. There were many complaints about the quality of the cafeteria’s offerings, and it appeared that the student’s worst expectations were confirmed when several students visited the college’s infirmary during the middle of the night and the following day complaining of nausea, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and cramps. The health department’s investigation revealed that 24 students had eaten in the cafeteria and the development of active symptoms ranged from 24-36 hours. A list of foods eaten, the number of ...

Introduction

- Discuss New Jersey State health initiatives and their relationship to the DHHS National Prevention Strategy and Healthy People 2020.

List the state-mandated reportable communicable diseases.

Discuss the status of measles cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data. Discuss the status of pertussis cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data. Explain the Organizational structure of the state’s official public health agency. Present an overview of the state’s immunization program to include discussion of IIS (Immunization Information System). Conclusion Summary - Post of a summary of the paper to the Discussion Board in Blackboard with response to at ...

Catholic Charities are among the largest charities located in the United States. Catholic Charities is a non-profit agency, which was founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic. Catholic Charities is a network of charities whose goal is "to provide service to persons in need, to promote for justice in social structures.” As what is stated on the Catholic Charities main website, in 2008, Catholic Charities agencies served more than 8 million individuals. Catholic Charities received in grants approximately $2.9 billion from the federal government in the year 2010. Comparatively, the organization’s annual revenue was $4.67 billion. Approximately $140 ...

This paper serves as a compilation of several assignments undertaken pertaining to health assessment. The essay begins with a brief description of this student’s home county and follows this with the lengthy explanation about the primary health concerns of the elderly in Dupage County. Models on health assessments are discussed as well as the strategies to gather data for the health assessment.

Demographic information from US Census

Dupage, Illinois has a population of 22,241. Of this figure, there are 18,104 Whites or 81 percent of the population. Asians comprise 11 percent or 2,647 persons. The elderly population has a large share with 17% of ...

Society at present has become more diverse than ever. In response to this situation as well as changes in the public health agenda, the State intends to undertake an organizational cultural self-assessment. As the university has been selected to facilitate the self-assessment process, this researcher has prepared this paper to discuss several aspects of this project.

Cultural self-assessment

Planned activities The key activities that this project will undertake are enumerated as follows: Identity stakeholders. Project team need to map out the stakeholders. These would include the 1,500 members of the health department as well as the staff of ...

Role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, involved in the disaster.

The key roles of the public health personnel including the community nurse include the assessment of the disaster, policy development, and provision of health care needs for the affected victims of Franklin County. The community nurse provides direct care to the patients, families, or a group of people that were affected by the disaster through the door to door visits. The community nurse is collaborating with experts from other disciplines such as the epidemiologist (Sharon Kong), Fire department (Jim Anderson), EMS department(Cory Sanborn), Police department(Jeff Stackhouse), public health officers 9(Lane Harris), Environmentalists (Seth Stattmiller), and many other ...

Introduction

It goes without saying that life without good health and peace is of no relevance. The very purpose of living is defeated if there is an absence of good health that can sustain the need of life, learning, and future challenges. One of the challenges of modern times is deformities at the time of birth. According to Lannucci (2000), "Birth defects are abnormalities that are present in an infant at birth. They include visible, structural abnormalities as well as inherited disease" (P. 7).

Statement of research

The purpose of this study is to identify the elements and features of birth defects, and ...

Communicable Disease (HIV/AIDS)

Communicable diseases, also known as infectious, contagious, or transmissible diseases are diseases that result from an infection or presence of a pathogenic biological agent in the body (Fan, Conner, & Villarreal, 2011). Such diseases can be transmitted from one being to another through contacts of the body and bodily fluids. Examples of such diseases are: malaria, mumps, and HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is most deadly since no definite cure has been found for it, and what is available, is very expensive. HIV/AIDS is an acronym for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ and Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome. The HIV is a retrovirus that once it gets ...