Nr443 discussion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

There are many factors that make people healthy or ill. This week we will focus on the social factors and determinants that impact health. It is time to get out into your community! • Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau at o Input your local zip code, city, or county. Try to get as specific data as possible (city, township, county). o Next, identify the:  Total population  Median income  Percentage or number of persons living in poverty • Go to your local grocery store, use...

Week 5 Discussion: Healthcare Policies and Population Health 1. Healthcare policies impact all populations. Now, with the use of social media, policies involvement and awareness are rising. 1. Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that are related to healthcare policy and are directly impacting your community or those you care for. 2. Give an overview of a policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negativel...

1. Choose one of the following population health problems to focus on: a. Substance use and/or abuse b. Environmental health (air, water, ground, energy, climate, etc.) i. c. Violence d. Abuse 2. Research and share an overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community. You must use one (or more) of the resources from the Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis assignment. The Webliography (link) also has many resources. You may choose to ...

There are many factors that make people healthy or ill. This week we will focus on the social factors and determinants that impact health. It is time to get out into your community! • Go online to the U.S. Census Bureau at o Input your local zip code, city, or county. Try to get as specific data as possible (city, township, county). o Next, identify the:  Total population  Median income  Percentage or number of persons living in poverty • Go to your local grocery store, use...

Week 3: Social Media Discussion: population Health Problems Problems that impact populations are vast and now more than ever social media is getting involved. 1. Choose one of the following population health problems to focus on: a. Substance use and/or abuse b. Environmental health (air, water, ground, energy, climate, etc.) i. c. Violence d. Abuse 2. Research and share an overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community. You must use one (or mor...

NR 443 Week 7 Discussion with Responses; Communities and Disaster P

NR 443 Week 7 Discussion; Communities and Disaster Preparedness

NR443 Week 4 the setting and role of the Community Health Nurse For this week’s topic of discussion, I chose to talk about the setting and role of the Community Health Nurse in the school health setting, as well as an objective from Healthy People 2020 regarding that of bullying among adolescents. At-risk health behaviors typical for teens among the school-aged group tend toward things like violence, irresponsible sexual activity, poor dietary intake, suicide, inadequate physical activity, re...

Essay NR 443 (NR443) Demographic and Epidemiologic Assessment

Week 3: DQ Resources Assurance is one of the three core functions of public health. Knowing what resources are available is part of this function. Find a resource in your community that could be used as a referral source and share information about the services provided. Who is eligible for the services? What could be done in order to improve the accessibility, acceptability, affordability, or availability of this resource in your community? Make sure to address all four of the A's in your pos...