Urban areas are the amalgamation of complex processes in which environmental, social, cultural, demographic and economic factors influence the health and wellbeing of its residents. Health in urban areas is therefore linked to various processes inherent in urbanization itself and quality of natural, built and social environment. Presently more than half of the world`s population is living in urban areas and that proportion is expected to grow in coming decades. The recent UN estimates suggest…
Health disparities can be described as imbalances that happen in the implantation of healthcare, and access that can negatively affect different socioeconomic and racial groups. Health services and Services Administration define health disparities as “population" detailed varieties in the factor of diseases, accessible healthcare and health outcomes. In the U.S minorities such as African Americans, Asians and Latinos, Asians and Native Americans (Robertson, 2014). Asthma is a common disease…
Harnessing the power of social media (SM) in Healthcare communications: an anonymous survey Social media has evolved as a versatile platform for social and professional communications. Many of the government as well as healthcare institutions are transitioning to the technology to encompass the revolutionary platform for effective dissemination of information. People seldom access emails, especially busy professionals such as clinicians; hence emails might not be an effective tool for…
health outcomes of mortality and life expectancy, disease incidence, and behavioral and physiological factors. Population health management requires the distribution of health care services in the defined population to be grounded on health condition and need (Block, 2014). Deliver Healthcare with a Focus Healthcare organizations should deliver healthcare with a focus on population health because it allows for better health outcomes, care management, and emphasizes on the specific population…
Heroin abuse is associated with a number of serious health conditions, including fatal overdose and infectious diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Chronic users may develop collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, constipation and gastrointestinal cramping, and liver or kidney disease. Pulmonary complications, including various types of pneumonia, may result from the poor health of the user as well as from heroin’s effects on breathing. Using cost-of-illness…
achieve the goal of this study, by evaluating young people with depression and their satisfaction with the quality of care they receive from a primary care youth mental health service: a qualitive study. Understanding this study is important because it will help with the appropriate primary care and early intervention for young people who suffers from depression and other mental health issues. The results will not only help improve faculty employer’s interactions and care for these youths, but…
As a nation, 75% of our health care dollars goes to treatment of chronic diseases (CDC). Heart failure is among these chronic diseases. About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure (CDC). Currently, heart failure has no cure. The disease can be medically treated as well as managed through lifestyle changes. There are many symptoms that people with CHF endure throughout the disease process. Congestive Heart Failure often leads to a lack of energy which we will be expressed as…
perception of health is important in determining health behaviors and health outcomes among individuals. “Self-perceived health is one of the leading health indicators reflecting a person’s actual health” (Nielsen et al., 2010). In other words, how people view their health is an important indicator of their health behaviors. While many factors contribute to a person perceived health, health behaviors also determine that perception of own health. Many researchers agree that health behaviors are…
as they transform research program into health policy. The research process brings changes to health policy at the local, community, state, national, and international level. Research programs are used in nursing to guide practice and make changes in health and science policy. Different strategies and lessons are learned when moving research programs to health policy. Authors have identified five main issues that arises as research programs moves to health policy. (Hinshaw and Grady, 2011) The…
allows the endorphins to flood the mind which helps with over-all mental health well-being.…