Essays on Immunization

Nurse Home Visiting Programs

Nurse home visiting programs are used by public health nurses who work with families in communities. The nurses make visits to assess the needs, health status, and the environments in which the families are living in order to make the appropriate interventions and provide the available resources (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). The nurses assess the environmental status, such as paint conditions, aged houses, and dangerous equipment in playgrounds that pose safety hazards. The families benefit from the visits by getting recommendations such as the installation of fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the houses. The nurses also ...

Immunizations

Immunizations There are numerous needs that can be addressed in the focus area of immunizations. This process builds on the needs addressed in the first paper while addressing multidimensional needs and expectations of community endeavors. In this analysis, Erie County will be identified within the context of specific focus areas and program strategies. HP 2020 objectives are also used and can describe results for the key intended population. Intervention and related programming can be used to achieve variegated objectives. Several key aspects of the program and the parties involved with executing them will be explored. These aspects contribute to ...

Influenza injection program

Abstract Influenza which is at times referred to as flu is a highly communicable disease that attacks the respiratory system. It is a viral disease caused by the Influenza virus (CDC, 2015). The severity of the condition can range from mild to serious depending on the immunity of an individual towards the disease. In extreme situations, hospitalization or death may occur. As such, from the proverbial prevention is better than treatment, it is imperative that persons who are likely to be affected by this virus receive vaccination to cushion them against the effects that are likely to be brought ...

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Patient Initials: Patient H Age: 65 yrs old Gender: Male SUBJECTIVE DATA: Chief Complaint (CC): Patient H reports cough associated with with shortness of breath, and fever, as verbalized, “I do (have cough). And it's getting worsehad chills and sweats and it took forever to get to sleep” History of Present Illness (HPI): Patient H is a 65 yrs old Caucasian, male who presents self in the outpatient ward with productive cough that was, according to the patient “getting worse”, accompanied by shortness of breath and fever with chills and sweats. He has difficulty bringing ...

Kenya has depicted some interesting trends in the socioeconomic sphere, since its independence some of them are portraying consistency like urbanization and fertility rate while others like per capita income, life expectancy and official development assistance, etc. show some marked changes. Some of these changes and their reasons along with their mutual correlation are explained in the following lines.

However, in the 90s the per capita income started decreasing and with it the average life as well. The downward trend in average life is also accompanied by a decrease in income and the reasons are no different from the ...

Child immunization is the program that needs to be done frequently. The immunization of children can help both the parents and the children in several ways. The outcomes of the immunization of the children will lead parental awareness of the benefits of the vaccine, reduced prevalence of the disease that is vaccine-preventable, reduced burden of the preventable diseases through the vaccine in immunized children, and change of attitude in the parents.

The different types of evaluation that will be involved in this immunization program will formative, process, impact and outcome evaluations (Hodges & Videto, 2011). The formative evaluation evaluates ...

The human race is facing serious threats from killer diseases caused by mutated viruses. Killer epidemics are one of the major predicted reasons for the extinction of human race. Kibola the newly identified epidemic is a matter of high concern for medical practitioners as well as pharmaceutical companies. This epidemic spreads through air and water which makes preventive mechanisms very difficult. Since this disease is caused by a mutated form of Ebola virus, the symptoms are almost the same as Ebola. However the mortality rate is three times higher and the spreading rate is also enormously high. The symptoms are high ...

Annotated Bibliography

Brewer, N.T., Chapman, G.B., Gibbons, F.X., Gerrard, M., McCaul, K.D., and Weinstein, N.D. "Meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and health behavior: The example of vaccination." Health Psychology, 26(2) (2007): 136-145.

The study examines the relationship between perceived risk of flu and health behavior shown by the people. The study informs how higher perceived risk can increase the immunization rate and result into positive health behavior of the people. The source is very useful in understanding health behavior shown by different groups of the people, and also in understanding how rate of flu immunization can ...

Prevention is better than cure a wise say goes. This is what researchers in this article opt to pass across to the people. They spent time researching on parent’s decisions on their children’s immunization. Research methodology used here is quantitative research; this is seen by the use of numerical data in providing information about the number of people with their opinions. Quantitative approach has also been employed, and it is evident in the procedures of data collection. The use of tables, calculation, numerical and focus groups proves that the quantitative research approach was employed.

Research is regarded as ...

Introduction

Ethics represents an extremely wide field of inquiry, which addresses variety of issues, concerning the way a person should behave in a particular situation or, in more general terms, what kind of person one should strive to be, importance of different values, choosing life-governing standards and principles etc. Business ethics is the study, which focuses on determining the rights in wrongs of persons’ behaviour in business context. Due to the change in social meaning of business from being related exclusively to money-making to establishing its links to global decision-making and business corporate social responsibility, developing enterprise’s reputation and creating prerequisites ...

Book review for

“The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy” is a book that developed a reasoned argument about the vaccines versus autism debate. The writer of the book, Seth Mnookin, is aware that the vaccine has been an explosive issue not only in the United States but also across different cultures in the world. Mnookin provides an insight on the effects of biotechnology and how parents, scientists, sociologists, and politicians, among others have perceives it. In other words, the author injects a dose of reality to into the commonly known myth about the link between vaccination and autism (Taylor et al. ...

Introduction

Poverty is a condition in which a community or an individual lacks financial resources and the essentials that are crucial to enjoy a standard of life that is minimum and well being which is considered as acceptable in a society. Poverty status in many countries is actually assigned to the people who fail to meet a given threshold level that is set by health and human services department in that particular country. In less developed countries especially those that are found in Africa, poverty is identified as a state symbol. Poverty is actually not an economic construct but it is regarded as a human condition.

Therefore, ...

Description of the chickenpox as a communicable disease.

Chicken pox is also refers to as varicella, is a communicable disease (CDC – ACIP, 2015). Chicken pox is a viral disease and it is characterized by an itchy red rash in body which mainly begins on face then chest and eventually to the back before spreading allover the body. Herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. The oozing blisters or bed linens of an infected person, or contact with the clothing, or droplets as a result of sneeze or cough are all means of spreading the chicken pox. The person infected by the virus will show the symptoms after ten to twenty days of ...

Education has long been one of the most divisive issues in American law. In the time since the formation of the United States, there has been a struggle between the American government and parents regarding who has the right to control a child’s education (Browne-Barbour, 2006). Browne-Barbour (2006) notes that even still, school was not compulsory in all states until approximately 1918, and before that states were able to control the specific circumstances surrounding schooling for children in their own state. Some schools chose to maintain much more significant control over the children in their specific state than others; ...

The Public Health issues always pose a concern to the governing bodies and the society itself. Though the governing bodies will come out with many programs for ensuring that better healthcare reaches all the levels of society, there is still a gap where people do not use them effectively. This is especially true of preventive healthcare, in both the cases of regular immunization or preventive treatment for an epidemic in the surrounding. The driving force here would be the need to focus on a better and foolproof way of achieving this. In the case of the system trying preventive measures for ...

Immunization

Parents have the ability to protect their children from numerous diseases before they attain the age of two years. Immunization is a sure way to prevent over fourteen serious illnesses that can lead to diverse consequences. Vaccines offered to infants are meant to introduce antigens that are essential in preventing diseases, which may occur in a given jurisdiction. Immunization is the only way to ensure that children are protected from diseases that may have devastating consequences hence limit the growth and development of an infant. Immunization helps in strengthening the immune system of an infant hence protecting him from diseases that ...

Abstract

The Nelson – Siegel – Svensson model is one of the preferred methods by which investors determine the value of bonds in the long run and thus make informed guesses as to the viability of each investment option. It is an accurate method of prediction when an investment portfolio needs to be set up. In this paper, by using the Nelson – Siegel – Svensson process, an attempt will be made to inform investors like to the best option for a fixed income portfolio. The paper would demonstrate how the process is to be used and applied to the data related to treasury bonds ...

Final Report

Background of the Study The research majors on immunization of newly born babies and children aged below 5 years in Canada, New Brunswick. Children below the age of 5 are prone to infection by contagious diseases. Vaccines come in handy as a preventive measure that reduces the chances of infection for this vulnerable section of the population in Brunswick. However, the administration of the vaccines is only possible after the children’s parents given their consent. The primary objective of administering vaccines is to attain global health for children all over the world. Vaccinations are secure and effective ...

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Influenza Vaccine among Health Workers

Introduction

Evidently, the human body possesses a remarkable capability, which can however be jeopardized by disease. Influenza occurs as one of the widely discussed diseases whose influence on humans has and continues to raise immense concern across various contexts all over the globe. This can be accredited to the fact that this disease occurs as one of the leading causes of respiratory infections. In fact, influenza remains a significant cause of mortality amongst the elderly populations aged above 65 years. Worth noting is the fact that the pathogenicity of influenza is dependent on environmental factors; hence grouping ...

Introduction

The United Arab Emirates’ became independent in 1971; it records an economic freedom score of above 70. This has made the economy of UAE appear in 28th position among the freest in the 2014 index. It has increased its rating and this year it has reordered a 0.3 point higher than last year. This has been made possible by improvements in labor freedom, business freedom, and monetary freedom which have outweighed the control of government spending. The first assessment of UAE was made in 1996 index and since then it has been a regional leader in economic freedom, this is the ...

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Hepatitis B Vaccination to Infants

Introduction Hepatitis B is considered to be very common in the United States. A study that was conducted shows that over one million Americans are considered to be infected by Hepatitis B and over half of them have no idea they are infected (London, 2011). It is an illness that is very infectious. The virus responsible for Hepatitis B is called Hepatitis B virus. It spreads when un-infected person comes in contact with the semen, body fluids and blood of infected person and it founds itself inside his immune system. This mostly happens through sharing of needles during ...

Music is an art widely appreciated for its effect on the human psyche. Researchers are increasingly drawn to study the effect of music in the day-to-day lives of people with a bias toward quantifying its scope of impact and understand it as they do science. Personality theorists, cognitive psychologists and applied psychologists alike are interested in how a musical distraction has varying effects on the cognitive task performance per individual. Uhrbrock (1961) noted that amongst other observations, the quality of work can be adversely affected by the use of music in the work situation and Instrumental, rather than vocal, music is ...

Vaccinations

Part 1: Vaccinations are mandatory for most babies and school-aged children as they build the body’s immune response. What are some pros and cons of vaccines? Despite some reported risks of vaccines, for many medical professionals, these risks outweigh the benefits children get from them. Vaccines are believed to be responsible for the decline and prevention of infectious childhood diseases. However, vaccines do not guarantee 100% protection from illnesses. If a child contracts (who has been vaccinated) a particular disease, he or she experiences milder symptoms and complications (“Pro & Con Arguments,”2014), making it a lot easier to treat and ...

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic problem with major infections to lungs, pancres, intestine and liver. The main characteristic of the disease is abnormal transport of chloride, and sodium in the epithelium leading to thick secretions. It usually results from mutation in the gene for a protein known as cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This is a hormone which is usually involved in various body excretion processes. The main method of transmission of the disease is through genes. However, research has proved that it can be still transferred among people with no DNA connection The disease is ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive nursing care plan in relation to a case study. The nursing care plan is a structural framework that is developed by a health care provider for the purpose of ensuring harmonized communication that will eventually result to secure and valuable care for the patient (Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C., 2005). Maternal health care is a sensitive area of health care provision as it involves handling two lives at once; that of the mother and the unborn child. In this case, developing a maternal care plan requires adequate familiarization with the psychological, ...

Introduction

The governor of the state of Texas Rick Perry authorizes availability of the HPV vaccine that will be dispensed through the Texas Vaccines for Children program for suitable young girls up to 18 years of age. The health and Human Services Commission shall avail the vaccine to Medicaid-qualified young girls from age of 19 to 21.The rules concerning the administration of the vaccination program shall be based on the standards that the Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner uses during the admission to the sixth grade. The governor creates exclusive public awareness concerning the vaccine as he pushes the ...

SECTION ONE: QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Question: At what age did you have your first child?

Answer: I was 21 years old.

2. Question: Were you married by then?

Answer: Yes.

3. Question: Did you discuss with your partner what time to have a child or did it just happen? Answer: We had planned to have children after two years of marriage as I was still in college be we discovered I was pregnant after our honey moon. 4. Question: How did your husband take the news of your pregnancy earlier than you had planned? Answer: He was surprised and feared that it would affect my education but all the ...

Proposal to a Local Organization

Introduction I am a clinical doctor by profession and have been a volunteer in the March of Dimes organization since my enrolment in college for my course. Since the first year of my school life in college, I have been working as an intern in your organization until I completed my studies. The exposure and experience that your organization has given me has been of immense help in my career as well as in real life. Throughout my internship in your organization, I have managed to have got a few contacts of people who have played a role to motivate and who ...

Question:

When drawing up heparin, does applying a clean needle (i.e. not using the one used to draw up the medication) reduce injection pain?

Introduction

Heparin is a blood-thinner (anti-coagulant) used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Heparin is a frequently used in the prevention of blood clots in the veins, arteries and lungs. The drug is commonly administered through injection (intravenously) and as such administration of injection should be guided by proper clinical procedures to reduce pain and unwanted injuries resulting from wrong use of needle (Ives, 2007). As much as the use of clean needles during heparin injections is recommended, it ...

Introduction

Measles is “a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the measles virus” (CDC, 2014). Another term for this is rubeola, as opposed to rubella, which is a term for German measles. Measles can lead to fever, a runny nose, cough and rashes all over the body. One out of ten individuals with the disease also develop an ear infection, while one out of 20 individuals with the disease will contract pneumonia. For every 1000 children with measles around one or two children will succumb to the disease and/or its complications. Adults can contract measles if they were not vaccinated earlier in life ( ...

Introduction

Bacteria are the very first life forms in the history of our planet. Since the beginning they were exposed to extreme changes of temperature, pressure, pH and nutrients; hence, to survive, they had to adapt themselves. One strategy of survival is to go into suspension or dormancy, by converting themselves into a seed form or spores. When conditions become normal, these spores germinate back to vegetative form. This property is also seen in pathogenic bacteria that infect higher animals such as humans. One such group of bacteria is from the Genus Bacillus.When exposed to stress, these bacteria go into dormancy ...

Importance of Health

Introduction In order to understand the importance of health, one should focus on the statistics on a particular aggregate group. Various indicators are floated in order to describe the health status of this particular group. This paper will consider the children of America as an aggregate group. Using literature from various scholars, the paper will examine this aggregate group with regards to various indicators. The paper will also examine where the responsibilities for the health of this aggregate group fall. In recognition of the raging disparities to access of health services for this group, this paper will evaluate how ...

Fixed Income Securities: Basic Concepts

Accrued Interests: When a bond trades between two coupon dates, the seller is entitled to receive any interest earned from the previous coupon date through the date of the sale. This differential amount is known as accrued interests and is payable by the buyer(new owner) of bond.

Clean Price:

Clean Price is the price of the coupon bond which the buyer(new owner) of the bond has to pay excluding any accrued interest amount.

Dirty Price:

Dirty Price is the price of the coupon bond which the buyer(new owner) of the bond has to pay and includes accrued interest on the ...

VACCINES, VACCINATION AND IMMUNIZATION, AND DISEASES CONTROL

Introduction to Biology, SCI 120

Vaccines, Vaccination and immunization, and disease control Vaccines are defined as chemicals prepared from antigens (disease causing agents) that are injected into the human body, in order to activate the body’s defense mechanism against harmful diseases. Vaccines are made mostly for diseases that are fatal or incurable. Vaccination is defined as the process of injecting vaccines into the body in order to initiate disease protection. Immunization is the process of developing resistance against harmful diseases, most commonly through the use of vaccines. Vaccination is carried out to prevent from numerous diseases including ...

A critical analysis of the different attitudes of mothers towards the immunization of their children in rural and urban area in Nigeria 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background information and justification for the study Child survival beyond the age of five in Nigeria is a great concern in both academic and professional circles with statistics indicating that only 194 out every 1000 children live beyond the age of five. A United Nations study revealed that the Nigeria ranked 15th among the nations with the highest under five mortality rates. High infant mortality rates in Nigeria are attributed to immunizable ...

Introduction

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is from the papillomavirus family which infects the cells in the skin or the mucous membrane. HPV is a non-enveloped double stranded virus which carries its genetic code from early (E1-E7) and late (L1-L2) proteins. The early proteins promote viral replication while late proteins are responsible for structural support or capsids of proteins. Two viral oncogenes together with the non-structural early proteins (E6-E7) were associated to the transformation of the tumor from benign to malignant stage. The aforementioned proteins influence carcinogenesis by promoting both the retinoblastoma (Rb) and p53 proteins. These proteins regulate cell growth and ...

ID Number Build up of immunity happens after a person is exposed to different kinds of germs. But there is a single method called vaccination that prevents germs from multiplying. Vaccination functions by protecting the immune system brought about by bacteria or germs before the onset of infection. Vaccination grants resistance against diseases. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of vaccinations.

How Vaccines Function

The vaccination procedure imitates what would occur when a harmful virus or bacterium breaks the defenses of the body, however with a fundamental distinction, no dangerous germ involved. Rather, the vaccine is made up of an unidentifiable adaptation of the ...

VaccinationsName

Vaccinations: A public health controversy What is vaccination? Immunization is the point at which an infection, or microorganisms, is deliberately managed to you (for the most part by infusion) so that your resistant framework can plan to battle a future contamination. The ideal approach to do this is to open your body to murdered or debilitated infections or microbes (or parts of them), that can't result in disease. How can it function? • Most antibodies hold a smidgen of an ailment germ that is powerless or dead. Antibodies do not hold the kind of germ that makes many debilitated. A few antibodies ...

Question 1: environmental health

- What were the main themes that first emerged after the spill? The first themes from the newspapers that were covered touched on the chemical spill from Kooragang Island Orica Plant. They all touched on the chemicals that were spilt at the plant and the area in which the chemical covered. The carcinogenic chemical exposure was communicated to the residents of the area three days after the event took place (Johnson 2011, p. 1). According to all the articles, the chemical that glided on seventy homes in the area for half an hour was hexavalent chromium (Fairfax Media ...

Yellow fever is a classic viral hemorrhagic fever and is an example of diseases of antiquity. It was first described in 1667 in Barbados. The name of the disease is derived from the appearance of those infected (usually a yellow tinted skin). It was earlier called as Yellow Jack because jaundice is a prominent sign in severe cases. Devastating epidemics of yellow fever were prevalent in the Americas, Europe and Africa from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The mortality rate for yellow fever is about 20% (Narins 2003).

Cause

Yellow fever virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus (Family: Flaviviridae) and is the ...

- Definition of EHR It is vital and relevant in the present times to understand what exactly is EHR? One definition is that “Electronic health records or EHR is the managing of patient care electronically by utilizing a whole range of data capture and retrieval methods. This, in turn, supports patient review, encounter, and follow up. It is possible to move all of the patient information accession to records in multiple locations, without the involvement of patient charts, by using the electronic environments for data retrieval and documentation”. - Components of an EHR For incentive payments, it ...

The selection of India comes as no surprise for a number of reasons. It has an ever-changing population rate and a rich history that stipulates and rationalizes population trends. Mortality and population growth have historical underlying reasons. The point is that the Indians would incur multiple waves of incursion. Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan conquered parts of the Indian subcontinent while the British troops sent the whole region into the vassalage of English royalty. An increase in exploitation is always in inverse proportion to population growth and life expectancy. Since the region was the lucrative sources of spices, cotton, and ...

The request for proposal (RFP) document for this project will be designed to address the following issues contained in the sections and subsections outlined: - Cover page This section will contain the following: name of the department (department of public health), which seeks to recruit technical team to develop the database; title of the request for proposal, date, due date for submitting the proposal, and the officer to contact. The information will be written in that order centered at the cover page. - Table of content

The table of content will contain sections within the document

- Request This section will state the department that ...

Advertisement for Business Manager in Australia

Apple stores in Australia have advertised for a business managerial post according to the advertisement that was dated on 6 April 2014. The holder of that position will be the catalyst in discovering and levering the business power (Apple store, 2014). Business manager will be required to create an innovative solution by working together with entrepreneurs and business professionals. The work will be to help in building the success for both the customers and the Apple Company (Apple store, 2014). Crucial issues that require attention when seeking for successful application, which would not be used when applying for local jobs ...

The life expectancy of an individual is the expected number of years of the life at any given time. By analyzing the life tables or the actuarial tables, the life expectancy can be predicted. According to the World Health Organization, the healthy life expectancy is the “average number of years that a person is expected to live in full health, subtracting full health due to diseases and injury” (Kabir, 2008, pp. 185--204). The life expectancy has been drastically low in the developing countries; this issue has been shocking for the whole world. Despite the fact that there has been a rise ...

Various communicable diseases exist. These diseases pose a major threat to the current population living in the developing world (Sullivan & Amor, 2012). Examples of the communicable diseases are Malaria, Tuberculosis, Measles, HIV/AIDS, and many others. It is the second only to HIV/AIDS the disease that is the greatest killer worldwide. The disease is so dangerous that 8.6 million fell ill in 2012 with 1.3 million people died from the disease (WHO 2014). Despite their existence, it is an issue of major concern that very few people in the developing world have sufficient knowledge or tools concerning these diseases. For example, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) can be explained as an infectious disease caused by bacterium referred to as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It affects the lungs primarily although it can spread it effects to the other organs such as lymphatic system, nervous system, and circulatory system. When the diseases are contracted, the bacteria multiply to cause pneumonia in the lungs with chest pains, prolonged cough as well as coughing of blood. The lymph nodes near the lungs and the heart enlarges. As the disease spread in the body, it encounters body immune system that prevents the entire spread of the disease to the other ...

Couse:

Introduction On June 3 2013 New Jersey Senate’s Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens committee vice chair Senator Fred H. Madden and Senator Madden introduced the Bill S2832; an Act concerning the pertussis vaccine and supplementing. The bill proposes that birthing facilities and hospitals make available information on pertussis vaccines for adults to new mothers. The bill serves as a cautionary measure against the infection of infants by pertussis through transmission from adults in their immediate environment. Pertussis, also called whooping cough, is a respiratory infection caused by a bacteria Bordetella pertussis and it is highly contagious. It is ...

Abstract

Performance measurement is an important aspect that is of great concern to many health institutions. Health organizations are striving to improve the delivery of healthcare basing on performance measures that they have developed. Transformative developments in healthcare will require the use of performance measures and parameters in order to inform and enhance quality in the provision of services. This paper will provide a summary of how performance measures can be used to understand the levels of micro, macro, and meso in healthcare system. The information that will be obtained from this paper is intended to be used by those working ...

Importance of immunization in children

Health they say is wealth, hence maintaining good health is the key to longevity. One important key to achieving this good health is preventing diseases which immunization helps to achieve. Immunization has always helped children to fight against several forms of infections especially those which are life-threatening. Immunization (vaccination) has several important benefits as regards to children. Benefits range from saving their lives, protecting children against more diseases especially those that were deadly before, effective especially in terms of protection for long, cost effective, help protect those around hence prevent the spread from or to loved ones, and protect ...

Vaccination is the application of antigenic material, also known as a vaccine, in order to trigger the immune system of a person to create adaptive immunity to an infective agent. Vaccines can preclude or improve morbidity from disease. The vaccination’s efficiency has been broadly analyzed and confirmed. For instance, the HPV vaccine, the influenza vaccine, as well as the chicken pox vaccine (Fiore, Bridges, & Cox, 2009; Chang, Rinas, Schmitt, & Smith, 2009; Liesegang, 2009). Vaccination is regarded as the most effectual way of preventing communicable disease. Widespread immunity on account of vaccination is mainly accountable for the global obliteration of smallpox, ...

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 ...

1.0 The role and leadership traits of Public Information Officer In the present scenario, the public information officer is charged with the responsibility to advise the president on the public communication and the expected outcome on the communication. In the advent of the impending bioterrorist attack, the public information officer has to study the recorded video tape and advice the group on whether, how and when to communicate the information therein to the citizen. The aim of such communication would be to seek the citizen’s cooperation in the government’s plan and to prevent mass panic that ...

Question 1

Marriage institution has existed for many years and plays a pivotal in the society. However, it is one of the most sophisticated institutions as it faces many challenges, which tarnish its reputation. Divorce has remained the main challenge facing the marriage institution in the last few years, thus evoking a concern from various quotas. Marriage counselors and policy makers have proposed the introduction of premarital education before the state issues a marriage license (Schacht, Caroline &David Knox, 176). However, to what extent should premarital education exist prior to the issuance of marriage license, remains the question under discussion. Professionals offering premarital ...

Introduction

Immunisation is a health procedure done on healthy persons that involves insertion of destabilized pathogens and other medical compounds into the bloodstream and cells of the healthy persons so as to generate an antibody reaction as a means to keep the body armed and ready to prevent a specific illness. The first immunization was established to prevent smallpox, and required the insertion of a strong and dangerous substance into an individual. This mode of immunization was coupled with an elevated risk of getting the disease that was being prevented i.e. Smallpox, and as a result a lot of parents rebuffed the idea of having their children ...

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 ...

And Educational Plan

Introduction - Physical activity - Overweight and Obesity

Body

- Tobacco - Substance Abuse - Mental Health - Responsible sexual behavior - Injury and violence - Environmental Quality - Immunizations

Conclusion

Access to health care And Educational Plan Introduction Physical activity: - My partner NA is uses public transportation and takes daily walks for about a mile while conducting. She is not enrolled in a gym, but has a schedule of physical activities daily from which three to four are chosen every day. She loves participating in athletics

Overweight and Obesity:-

What did the client eat ...

1. Scenario One: A medical assistant is working at a Catholic hospital but does not practice this religion. The Catholic hospital does not believe in the practice of performing tubal ligation procedures as birth control. The medical assistant has a patient who is 23 years old and currently has 5 children. She is requesting assistance in having this procedure done. The policy of this hospital is not to discuss any forms of birth control with patients. What should the medical assistant do since she does not believe in this policy?

Scenario One Commentary

Catholic hospitals are governed by Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic ...

Culture of a community is known to influence the health of the community, both positively and negatively. Man living in a social environment is affected by his surroundings and how he reacts to it. Many cultural practices in Nigeria either have a positive health impact or a negative impact. We will discuss below how health ties into Nigerian culture and how certain beliefs influence health. Certain cultural practices like “Tamako” – a system of offering assistance to the sick has positive health effect e.g., it is helpful in reducing the hospital bills (Idehen, 2007). Some practices like offering food and gifts to nursing mothers ...