Essays on Community Health Centers

Introduction: Australia is made of 6 state and 2 territories. It has one the best performing healthcare system in the world. At present, Australian healthcare system is a mix of public and private health care providers. The public health care system is funded by the government. Australia has a three tier government: the federal or commonwealth government, the state/territory government, and the local government. The health care system in Australia is complex. Given below is an overview of the system and its functions. 1. The structure of Australian Health Care System: The system of health care delivery is fragmented ...

Through collaboration with organizations in the community; community health centers can benefit from the committed participation of local community leaders and also identify specific health needs of the community. Committed participation from community leaders will encourage the participations of members. It will enable better resolution of conflicts that may arise in the process. It helps build trust on the health centers and enables easy management. Certain risk factors for chronic diseases tend to cluster in a specific group of people. Community health centers can identify these risk factors and promote healthy behavior in the members. (Cashman, Flanagan, Silva, & Candib, ...

Evidence Based Practice for Type 2 Diabetes in the United States

I. Introduction Type 2 Diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease. It is currently the fastest growing disease in the world (Franz & Splett,2007).The health burden of diabetes as it currently stands is that the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes is high among people aged above 25 (Narayan , et al., 2009). This segment of the demography is highly productive and dependable for the growth of the global economy (Narayan, et al., 2009). For every one person diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, there is one other person who goes undiagnosed. Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, ...