MISSION & VISION Formed in 1980, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health’s (NPWH) mission is to ensure the provision of quality healthcare to women of all ages in both primary care and specialty care. This mission includes protecting and promoting a woman’s right to make her own choices regarding her health while […]
Introduction Affordable medical care provisions offers the best services for mental health, this is after the introduction of the Affordable Care Act. The act requires that all individuals and employers subscribe to the insurance benefit plan. Purity in mental health acts like a rectifier of unfairness in the health insurance. However due to the increasing […]
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Order nowWith extensive Internet penetration together with the enormous progress in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), the e-health strategy has been initiated and accepted as a vital and important component in healthcare systems. There remains however recurrent concerns regarding the adequacy of resources and the way they are currently used. Thus, user acceptance issues gain increasing […]
Introduction The ability of more than one person to interact professionally with a common goal of improving service delivery to patients is essential in achieving the objective of increasing patient satisfaction at places of work. The study indicates that the ability of healthcare professionals to work as a unit is a key component to better […]
Mental health disparities affect a large amount of population across the United States. However, nobody is more affected by unstable mental health than those members of the military and their families. With the increase in the need for security in different areas of the world, military soldiers are deployed to assist in securing and protecting […]
Abstract Prevalent health problems, in communities, will be addressed by providing health promotion programs (Kumar & Preetha, 2012, p. 5). Health promotion programs have the potential to change participants health behaviors and increase their knowledge about health problems (Kumar & Preetha, 2012, p. 8). Breast cancer is found in women of different ages and ethnicities, […]
Friends can be both a blessing and a curse. Having friends is crucial for maintaining your social health. However, depending on who you decide to befriend, friends can also negatively impact your health in many ways. Three ways your friends might impact your health negatively is through influencing food choices, pressuring you into trying drugs, […]
The risk on whole or part is covered by insurance of a person incurring on a person due to expenditure of medical related issues, saturating risk over certain number of people either large or small. The individual who purchases the protection of insurance has to make a minimum amount of per monthly payment, known as […]
Health promotion or rather social determinates of health begins within our homes, schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and/or communities (Healthy People 2020, 2018). It has been proven in numerous research studies if individuals regularly took care of themselves by eating well, made healthy food choices, stayed physically active, did not smoke or do drugs, maintained regular doctors’ […]
Abstract A health insurance specialist is a connotative term used to describe professionals in the health insurance field who are tasked with the responsibility of processing medical claims, keeping patients records as well as medical coding. They can also be known as medical coders, claims reimbursement specialists, medical assistants, and medical technicians and even claim […]
Child maltreatment often results in removal from the parental home and increases the risk for behavioral health concerns. The foster care experience can further increase this risk. It is therefore wise to consider aspects of mental health for children in foster care including prevalence, risk, treatment, and policy recommendations. Keywords: child maltreatment, foster care, mental […]
Not only does Public Health promote and protect the health of people, it has an impact on the communities in which these people live, learn, work and play. Public health professionals are constantly striving to solve community health issues in order to develop new policies. Prevention is key to public health as opposed to worrying […]
Domestic Violence is an issue that affects millions of Americans. This type of violence can be seen in same-sex couples as well as heterosexual couples. The term domestic violence is used interchangeably with the term intimate partner violence; due to the fact that the predator that’s conflicting this type of violence is usually from a […]
One of the main issues with the health insurance market in the U.S. is the nature of the market itself: oligopoly market. In America, health insurance markets are usually extremely concentrated with a single insurer commanding almost 50 percent of the market (Clemens 121). This nature of market correlates with cost, quality, and availability of […]
Access to healthcare has been a dilemma for many years in underdeveloped countries and communities. One reason is the feeble economical dynamics that people are faced with in that territory. However, one of the big issues that tends to hide in the shadows is the global epidemic of human trafficking around the world. There is […]
Many states and communities have developed innovative ways to ensure that key information about the health of older adults is available to those who need it to plan programs, set priorities, and track trends. The State of Aging and Health in America 2013 highlights the need to maintain the progress made on several health indicators […]
Executive Summary The “model minority” stereotype and lack of disaggregated data, emulate inaccurate representation of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, causing older adults, in particular, with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, to experience language and cultural discriminatory barriers, impacting the accessibility of appropriate health care services. Advocating for linguistically and culturally appropriate […]
When setting healthy fitness and diet goals there are important steps you should follow to create a balance in the things you do and the food you eat. You must consider every area of your life: self-love, eating habits, health status, fitness, sleep hygiene and relationships in order to achieve the outcome you desire, which […]
Overview of health problem In the modern society, health insurance is an imperative issue that helps with the firm address of major activities to be carried out. The identification of ardent activities that would drive the health service providers to have a package of insurance has led to a great level of difference in the […]
Introduction Over the years, Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) have come to represent an integral segment in health care benefiting both patients and practitioners alike. It contains interrelating components which ensure the collection of data from the secondary levels and transforming it into information. Here, a conceptual level provides analysis and feedback mechanisms that aid […]
I am a mental health social worker at a mental health agency. My major role in the agency is to counsel the mentally ill clients. The counseling is as a result of the ideology that individuals with serious mental illness are examined to encounter a variety of barriers that are likely to impede their development […]
Freedom is inarguably the most treasured right in the United States. But each year, roughly 18,000 men, women and children are trafficked in the United States. Human trafficking is a public health concern that affects individuals, families and entire communities across generations. The health care system plays an important role in identifying and treatment victims […]
According to the article, research has demonstrated a broad range of factors that influence the risk of diabetes which is an epidemic problem in the U.S. especially among immigrants. The article however covered three basic fear factors that prevent immigrants from seeking for medical care. Firstly, money concerns and constraints. Based on study, participants discussed […]
Over the years childhood obesity has become an epidemic. Working as a medical assistant in family practice for the past ten years, I have witnessed a lot of children struggling with being overweight and obese. Many children now in days lack whole foods that contain proper macronutrients for their bodies to use as energy adequately. […]
Introduction Grab – Health care professionals identifying victims of human trafficking Thesis – I will inform the audience on the importance of healthcare professionals identifying human trafficking, steps to take when trying to help a victim of sex trafficking, and who to call for help So What? – Sex trafficking is growing bigger every day, […]
Veronica Sutton COUN 603 Prof. Clarisse Domingo October 20, 2018 Foundations of Mental Health Counseling Based on some estimates, as much as 50% of the U.S. prison population suffers from some form of mental illness. As a consequence, each year thousands of mentally ill men and women are sent to prisons because of limited community […]
While many people enjoy their steaks and burgers, a growing population of the world is turning to a plant based diet. Being vegan, otherwise known as people who have cut all animal products out of their diets, is one of the fastest growing trends in the world. Over 6% of the world is vegan, with […]
A study done in 2002 found that, almost 14 million children are obese, that is 24 percent of the U.S. population from ages 2 to 17. This number just keeps rising as the years go by. Some people would argue that the increasing numbers are due to sugary dinks and foods sold in vending machines […]
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of continuous sexual health education in our schools and communities. The ongoing education of sexual health behaviors plays an important role in lowering the rates of sexually transmitted infections and early pregnancies in the adolescent period. Five published articles are referenced to support the great demand for sexual health […]
The role of a healthcare professional is to not only to care for those that are sick, but to also promote healthy lifestyles and choices to those in our community. In order to accomplish this task, healthcare professionals must be willing to research and understand the benefits and risks of certain healthcare practices. One such […]
