Relationship between at-risk communities and crime

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Relationship between at-risk communities and crime

The social ecology school highlights the relationship between at-risk communities and crime.  A strong sense of community, collective efficacy, and social altruism can guard against a wide array of social problems, even amongst the poorest neighbourhoods.

The relationship between at-risk communities and crime

The social ecology school highlights the relationship between at-risk communities and crime.  A strong sense of community, collective efficacy, and social altruism can guard against a wide array of social problems, even amongst the poorest neighbourhoods. For this week’s discussion, re-read the relevant sections of the text on pages 208-214 (230-237 of the 5th edition).  Once you have reviewed the central tenets of the social ecology approach, please answer the following questions:

Firstly, What are the community-level factors that contribute to higher crime rates? Secondly,  In your answer, be sure to include and highlight the key terms/concepts and components in pages 208-214.

Thirdly,  Based on this ecological analysis and perspective, what can be done to improve community life and minimize the risk of crime?

Fourthly, What efforts ought to be prioritized or do you consider most important in ameliorating the symptoms of community disorganization?

Further, Can you find and provide a link to a program, project, or community effort that has aimed to achieve the goals you outlined above (question 2) in London (or if unable to find an example particular to London, can you find an example in Ontario? or Canada?).

Also, If you are unable to find a concrete example, please hypothesize some of the reasons that such efforts are not readily found/applied.

4.  Write a short conclusion.  While there is no minimum length requirement for these conclusion , please aim for more than a mere one-sentence, superficial response.  Your reply ought to be thorough and thoughtful, showcasing your critical thinking skills and evidencing your knowledge and understanding of the assigned readings. Remember to be respectful

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Advanced Ergonomics -Take a look at your own life

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Advanced Ergonomics -Take a look at your own life

This paper focuses on ADVANCED ERGONOMICS. Take a look at your own life. What WMSDs might you face? Do you recognize all of the risks?

ADVANCED ERGONOMICS-Take a look at your own life

Firstly, In this unit lesson, we discuss the risk factors associated with the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Ergonomic injuries are prevalent in the healthcare industry due to the nature of the work required as illustrated in our lesson with Mr. Bach, a certified nurse assistant who injured his back while attempting to assist a resident from the floor to the bed. In recent years, many facilities have implemented policies, purchased equipment, and provided training to address ergonomic injuries. However, WMSDs, specifically back injuries, are still pretty commonplace within the industry. It is unclear if healthcare workers recognize the risks of lifting and moving patients.

Firstly, Take a look at your own life.

Secondly, What WMSDs might you face?

Thirdly, Do you recognize all of the risks?

More detail;

What is WMSDs?
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, and nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, and tension neck syndrome are examples.
What causes WMSD?
Examples of work conditions that may lead to WMSD include routine lifting of heavy objects, daily exposure to whole body vibration, routine overhead work, work with the neck in chronic flexion position, or performing repetitive forceful tasks.
Why are musculoskeletal disorders a problem in the workplace?
Exposure to these workplace risk factors puts workers at a higher level of MSD risk. It’s common sense: high task repetition, forceful exertions and repetitive/sustained awkward postures fatigue the worker’s body beyond their ability to recover, leading to a musculoskeletal imbalance and eventually an MSD.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍​Lung cancer screening – diagnostic and screening tools

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‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍​Lung cancer screening – diagnostic and screening tools

This is an essay which discusses the lung cancer screening and the available diagnostic and screening tools.

​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍​Lung cancer screening – diagnostic and screening tools

Firstly, identify a lung cancer diagnostic or screening tool. What is its purpose, and what age group it targets. Has testing on this specific tool done?

Secondly, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance

  • how do you know the test is reliable and valid?
  • What are the reliability and validity values?
  • What are the predictive values?
  • Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure? For instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme disease?
  • Would you integrate this tool into your advanced nursing practice based on the information you have read about the test, why or why not?

Thirdly, the below information may be helpful in about ​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍​Lung cancer screening FAQ:

  1. What is the meaning of…?
  2. Predictive value of a test:  (PV) is a measure of the probability of a positive test result when the disease is present.
    • Pos‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍itive predictive value:  The number of the people who test positive who actually have the disease.
    • Negative predictive value: The number of the people who test negative who truly do not have the disease.
  3. Sensitivity:  measure of a screening test’s ability to accurately identify disease when it is present. The higher the sensitivity of a tool, the fewer the cases that will go undetected and the greater sensitivity of the tool to detect disease.
  4. Specificity:  measure of a screening test’s ability to correctly identify those with the disease and to exclude the persons who do not have the disease.  The higher the specificity of the screening tool the fewer persons will be incorrectly identified at-risk.
  5. Validity:  ability of the tool to actually measure wh‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍at it says it measures.

Lastly, information for lung cancer screening screening may be found at https://www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/guide/index.html

Drug that has been recalled drug

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Drug that has been recalled drug

You are to write a 2 pages essay about a drug that has been recalled.

Write a 2 pages essay about a drug that has been recall ed

More details;

When I was twelve years old, a drunk driver hit the car my mother was driving while I was in the backseat. I have very few memories of the accident, but I do faintly recall a serious but calming face as I was gently lift ed out of the car. The paramedic held my hand as we traveled to the hospital. I was in the hospital for several weeks and that same paramedic came to visit me almost every day. During my stay, I also got to know the various doctors and nurses in the hospital on a personal level.

I remember feeling anxiety about my condition, but not sadness or even fear. It seemed to me that those around me, particularly my family, were more fearful of what might happen to me than I was. I don’t believe it was innocence or ignorance, but rather a trust in the abilities of my doctors. It was as if my doctors and I had a silent bond.

Now that I’m older I fear death and sickness in a more intense way than I remember experiencing it as a child. My experience as a child sparked a keen interest in how we approach pediatric care, especially as it relates to our psychological and emotional support of children facing serious medical conditions. It was here that I experienced first-hand the power and compassion of medicine, not only in healing but also in bringing unlikely individuals together, such as adults and children, in uncommon yet profound ways. And it was here that I began to take seriously the possibility of becoming a pediatric surgeon.

Application of Quality and Safety – AHRQ and the IOM report review

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Application of Quality and Safety – AHRQ and the IOM report review

This is an essay that involves analyzing Application of Quality and Safety Concepts looking keenly on a review of the AHRQ and the IOM reports.

Application of Quality and Safety – AHRQ and the IOM report review

I‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍n this assignment, learners are required to write a case report

Firstly. you are to perform the following tasks: Review the AHRQ and the IOM report (Too Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm) to develop the case report. Then, Apply quality and/or safety concepts to describe the understanding of the problem or situation of focus. Lastly, apply one or more quality and/or safety concepts to the recommended intervention or solution being proposed.

Secondly, you are to generate a report as follows:

1, Develop the case report across the entire scenario from the identification of the clinical or health care pr‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍oblem through the proposal for an intervention, implementation, and evaluation using an appropriate research instrument. Then, describe the evaluation of the selected research instrument in the case report.

Thirdly, explain in full the tenets, rationale for selection (empirical evidence), and clear application using the language of quality and/or safety within the case report.

in conclusion, your case report should contain the following:

  • Introduction with a problem statement
  • Brief literature review.
  • Description of the case from a theoretical perspective.
  • Discussion that includes a detailed explanation of the synthesized literature findings.
  • Summary of the case.
  • Proposed solutions to remedy gaps, inefficiencies, or other issues from a theoretical approach.
  • Identification of a research instrument to evaluate the proposed solution along with a description of how the instrument could be evaluated.
  • Conclusion.

Conflict management potential issues of healthcare conflict on members

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Conflict management potential issues of healthcare conflict on members

This is an assignment that focuses on the potential issues of healthcare conflict on members. Additionally, the paper discusses the strategies to implement to prevent dangerous patient outcomes.

Potential issues of healthcare conflict on members

Y‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍ou are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years. Many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short amount of time, you have witnessed several of the clinical staff engaging in heated arguments with each other, sometimes in-patient areas. You overhear an argument occurring today between two staff. You pick up a patient’s chart and notice a very low blood pressure that the medical assistant failed to notify you about.

When you confront the MA, she states that she was going to report the vital signs to you when she became engaged in the heated argument you overheard and forgot to notify you. Unfortunately, this pattern of behavior is not unusual in this pra‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍ctice. Working with staff who cannot cooperate effectively can negatively influence your ability to spend time with patients, can impede the flow of patients through the office, and could impact patient safety.

Case Study Responses:

Firstly, analyze the case study for potential issues for members of the healthcare team from office conflict. Contrast the potential effects for each member of the healthcare team based upon the required readings from the week. Discuss the potential ethical and legal implications for each of the following practice members:

  • Medical assistant
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Medical Director
  • Practice

Secondly, what strategies would you implement to prevent further episodes of potentially dangerous patient outcomes?

Lastly, what leadership qualities would you apply to effect positive change in the practice? Focus on the culture of the practice‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍

Global Health Goals and Disparities – Millennium Development Goal MDGs

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Global Health Goals and Disparities – Millennium Development Goal MDGs

T‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍his assignment is designed for you to examine global health goals and health disparities using the Millennium Development Goal.

Global Health Goals and Health Disparities – Millennium Development Goal

Firstly, select one Millennium Developmental Goal (MDG). Explore a specific outcome measurement (indicator) for a country of your choice to determine the progress towards achieving the MDG. In addition, you will explore nursing roles that would be helpful in achieving the MDG. We use the term “health disparities” to describe the phenomenon of different health outcomes. This will be for varied groups within a particular community. Ensure you search full text database for the term “health disparity.”

Secondly, choose at least two articles that describe health disparities of a particular population or group of people (gender, ethnic, or cultural minority). This assignment requires a minimum of two current, relevant,  and peer-reviewed, references. Furthermore, ensure the assignment has an introduction with an introductory paragraph. This paragraph to explain the importance of the World Health Organization and the Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs). Then, end with a clearly worded purpose statement.

  • Glo‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍bal Health Goals

Thirdly, select one MDG and include a description of that goal.Then, discuss how the MDG is important to global health.

  • Country and Goal Progress

Fourthly, select any country (from module four list). Explain the country’s current status. Then, use the status in relation to the outcome measurement being used to represent progress of the chosen MDG. Additionally, describe how the country is on track to meet this MDG or not. Include data and details.

Nursing roles and strategies

  • Nursing Roles

Firstly, select any two nursing roles. Then, explain how each role can help the country achieve the chosen MDG.

  • Health Disparity and Findings

Secondly, explain the term health disparity and discuss how health disparities can impact vulnerable or undeserved populations. Choose one population or particular group (ethnic or cultural, undeserved, vulnerable group). Then,  describe a health disparity occurring among this group. Includes evidence, facts, and details.

  • Nursing Strategies

Lastly, ensure you discuss how nursing can help to eliminate this disparity or health inequality. Discuss two nursing strategies for improving the health disparity or health inequality (such as access to care, health education, health promotion and prevention, earlier screenings).‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍

Leading causes of death to leading health indicators

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Leading causes of death to leading health indicators

This is an assignment that focuses on the leading causes of death to leading health indicators. The paper also investigates the complete overview of each healthy people 2020 objective.

The leading causes of death to leading health indicators

Assignment 2:
FROM LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH TO LEADING HEALTH INDICATORS
Firstly, the SLP assignment for this course will entail becoming familiar with Healthy People initiative. To the end, you will also view a series of videos presenting the key components of Healthy People 2020, illustrating the implementation, noting data sources available to monitor progress toward achievement of Healthy People goals objectives, and recommending strategies for incorporating Healthy People into the work we do as health educators.
Secondly, view the second of these videos. After watching the video, address the following questions:

Secondly, what are the “interagency workgroups” to which the speaker refers, and what is their role?
Thirdly, where can one go to find a complete overview of each Healthy People 2020 objective?
Fourthly, what type on information on leading health indicators is provided by the National Center for Health Statistics?
Lastly, how is progress toward Healthy People 2020 targets measured?
Additionally, you can use additional references and in-text citations

These are the additional required Readings for the assignment. Identify from each of the links the suitable information regarding to the questions above.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Healthy People 2020: Leading Health Indicators. Retrieved June 30, 2018, from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2016). Healthy People 2020: Leading Health Indicators. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/default.aspx
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2014). Public Health Learning Modules-Module 1: Using Healthy People 2020 to Improve Population Health. Part Three: Healthy People and the National Center for Health Statistics. Retrieved from https://vimeopro.com/aptrmodules/phlm/video/75910069

File format: Your work should be using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel depending upon the assignment instructions.

Effective solutions to obesity crisis

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Effective solutions to obesity crisis

What are the most effective solutions to the obesity crisis? Further, What foods cause obesity? Also, What can be done to combat obesity locally and nationally?

What are the most effective solutions to the obesity crisis?

Obesity Epidemic “Astronomical” But while obesity may not be the Black Death, it is a severe public health crisis. Experts agree that as more and more obese children become obese adults, the diseases associated with obesity, such as heart disease, cancer, and especially diabetes will surge.

Which foods cause obesity?
eating processed or fast food high in fat. not eating fruit, vegetables and unrefined carbohydrates, such as wholemeal bread and brown rice. drinking too much alcohol – alcohol contains a lot of calories, and heavy drinkers are often overweight.
How can we prevent and treat obesity?
Prevention
Firstly, Exercise regularly. You need to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week to prevent weight gain.

Secondly, Follow a healthy-eating plan.

Thirdly, Know and avoid the food traps that cause you to eat.

Also, Monitor your weight regularly.

Lastly, Be consistent.

 

What are some solutions to childhood obesity?

In an effort to combat and prevent childhood obesity, we have compiled a list of fun ways to encourage kids to eat healthy and get active.
  • Make a Favourite Dish Healthier.
  • Drink Water.
  • Incorporate Healthy Snacks.
  • Teach Kids about Serving Size.
  • Make a Favourite Dish Healthier.
  • Drink Water.
  • Incorporate Healthy Snacks.
How can be done to combat obesity locally and nationally?
Ensure that the available food and beverage options are healthy and help youth eat food that meets dietary recommendations for fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nonfat or low-fat dairy products. Create a Local School Wellness Policy to promote student health and reduce childhood obesity.
How can you best advice an obese person on healthy living goals?
The best way to achieve this is by eating a well balanced diet with a wide variety of nutritious foods. A successful weight loss program may include cutting fats and sugars from your diet while ensuring you eat lots of healthy foods such as wholegrain, fruits and vegetables.

Professionalization of the Physician

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Professionalization of the Physician

Read from “The professionalization of the Physician” to subtitle “The Control of Medical Education”. Compose a 2-3 Page APA formatted paper explaining how the Flexner Report changed medical education in US.

Read from “The professionalization of the Physician”

1.    Read from “The professionalization of the Physician” to subtitle “The Control of Medical Education”.
2.    Compose a 2-3 Page APA formatted paper explaining how the Flexner Report changed medical education in US.

More details;

Medicine is undergoing rapid changes. Health care reform will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the profession and will result in more patients with insurance coverage and less reimbursement per patient. Even without health care reform, pressures to control the cost of care will increase, because the US currently spends more on health care than other developed countries yet has generally poorer outcomes.

In addition, consumer groups have been questioning the quality of medical care since the 1999 Institute of Medicine Report that estimated that about 98,000 Americans die per year because of medical errors. The pay-for-performance model is now embedded within Medicare’s payment system, with as much as 5% of gross revenue dependent on star rating and another sizable amount of money allocated for meaningful use of information technology. There will likely be shortages of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers at the same time we face the challenge of providing coverage for more patients. Costs will continue to increase because of new technology, new and expensive medications, and the aging of our population.

The Control of Medical Education

The application of intelligent control system to the teaching effect evaluation of functional comprehensive experimental teaching is important. Intelligent control is to study and use some structure mechanism of human brain, knowledge and experience to control the system. With the intelligent control, the problem of control pattern can be regarded as the problem of recognition pattern.

The recognition pattern is the change of recognized signal into the action signal. Additionally, control system of neural network has good intelligence and robustness. It can deal with the control problem of complicated industrial production process with high dimension, nonlinearity, strong coupling and uncertainty. Its remarkable characteristic is that it has the learning ability, it can constantly correct the connection between units and store them, so it has good mapping ability for the nonlinear system which is difficult to model.