Certified Public Accountant

Introduction Australia is one of the countries in the world that is made up of different cultural groups with different cultural health determinants. Generally, the health of an individual begins from their homes, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces with some similarities being evident while differences crop up at some point (Nagata,et al., 2013). The social determinants of health refers to those conditions in the environment that surrounds a given group of people that in a way affects the…

The Queens Borough Public Library (also known as Queens Library) is one of the three library systems operating in New York City. The library has 62 locations all across Queens. Volunteering at the library for the past two summers has allowed me to further understand how Queens Library operates. I have always been curious about how the library system is able to be interconnected with all 62 branches. As a kid, I always wondered how they were able to keep track of everything. I could return and…

I support the intent of The Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill because of the wide range of benefits it will bring to the public health care quality, efficiency and accessibility. . As Matheson.D had highlighted at the association of salaried medical practitioners (ASMS) 21st annual conference in 2009 that New Zealand health system has to “maximise the benefits of early intervention, proper integration of services, health promotion, and…

Review 1: Ken Davis, How to Speak to Youth and Keep them Awake at the Same Time (Zondervan, 1996). SUMMARY In How to Speak to Youth, Ken Davis shares pearls of wisdom about communicating to modern youth. The keys to his presentations are “planning, practice, care and dependence on God.” He shares three truths about communicating effectively: “Very Hard Work”, “Learning”, and “Passion.” Preparation to communicate includes “preaching with the example”, knowing your audience, avoid imitation of…

immunisation requirements to receive childcare assistance and FTB Part A Supplement. Vaccine objection will no longer be an exemption category. Families with children that do not have a medical exemption (medical contraindication or natural immunity certified by an immunisation provider) will not receive childcare assistance or FTB Part A Supplement. (Guides.dss.gov.au, 2015) To incentivise families…

developed with federal funding appropriated by the public act (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2015a). The program served as the first federally mandated breast cancer prevention program for low- income and uninsured women. According to the CDC (2015a), the program had many successful attributes. For instance, the program was able to reach 4.8 million women and diagnose 67,959 women with breast cancer (CDC, 2015a). Without the adoption of public policy to address this population health…

Libraries all around the world are closing because of the advancement of technology that exists in our world today. There seems to be less need for libraries because of websites like Google, where you can get results instantly, where in a library it would takes a few minutes, possibly hours to find what you are looking for. Throughout the years, technology has become more advanced and it has introduced a type of book called an e-book, which is a book that can be read on electronic devices such…

Saving Gotham The novel Saving Gotham, written by Tom Farley, MD, is a significant piece of public health literature that dives into the details of the biggest and most influential campaigns of the modern century. It exposes the behind the scene workings of public health advocacy, policy and implementation, and tackles various topics that guide the overall outcome of health in a community. These topics include the removal of big soda sizes from the market and the addition of a soda tax, the…

Gastrointestinal Tract This essay will be reviewing the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), looking at the components and their functions. It will explore how the system works, how it can be assessed by a clinician and the ethical and practical issues related to when assessing the GI tract. In relation to this, I will also be analysing how the endocrine system and autonomic system correlate to the gastrointestinal tract. How it functions Marieb (2016) states that the gastrointestinal tract…

The PRECEDE/PROCEED Model The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, is an eight-phase framework used by public health professionals. It provides a comprehensive plan for assessing health and quality of life needs as well as provides a method for designing, implementing, and evaluating health interventions and/or programs. Originally, the model only included the PRECEDE portion of the acronym, but in the 1980’s it became necessary to expand the model to be more comprehensive and to provide a stronger emphasis…