Health literacy

American Dental Hygienists Association and other nation organization have determined that the main problem for poor dental hygiene is due to the cause of poor communication. Dental Hygienist have been working on communication techniques for low oral health literacy patients in order to help their patients understand how to use simple tools, and how to perform simple task at home in order to clean and maintain clean and oral disease free teeth. According to the (CDC) Center for Disease Control…

(the lowest population density worldwide), the island continent Australia is quite a unique country (Australian Government, n.d.). Even though it counts as an industrial and well developed western country, it encounters many challenges in providing health care for 2.3% of the population due to it´s geography. These little over 500.000 people have settled in Australia’s rural areas, hundreds of kilometers away from the well developed metropolitan areas (Baxter, Hayes, & Gray, 2011). Looking…

talk about determinants of health. Different authors have come up with contrary explanations and interpretations about determinants of health. This paper would focus on the similarities and differences between the two different definitions of determinants of health. The two different definitions come from Mikkonen, Raphael and the World Health Organization (WHO). Social determinants of health are really important because they have a very substantial impact on people’s health and two different…

The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice was first created by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in 1986 to provide a framework to build an effective nursing curriculum. The expected outcomes of a nursing student are emphasized in the BSN Essentials once they graduate from a nursing program: core knowledge, professional values and behaviors, and role development. In addition, the BSN Essentials meet the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation for…

The theory focuses on people’s well-being and their mental health. It also focuses on the environment such as a learning environment. Per Riyadi (2016), Emotional intelligence is applied through Islamic religious education in high school and the implementation of the emotional intelligence allows the students to be successful by having emotional health and being able to manage their emotions. Goleman (2006), “In 1995 I outlined the preliminary evidence suggesting…

• Spreading the Use of Health IT Health information technology has a great impact in underserved communities in improving the delivery of care. Enhancing health IT can address and have an impact on the quality of care, access to care, health outcomes and status, and patient engagement. Health IT tools can assist in the improvement of decision-making and aid in health education within communities so they are willing to learn more about their condition and health. Challenges may arise, but gaining…

Community Health Assessment for Saline County, Kansas African-American Population and Diabetes Introduction Diabetes cost 245 billion in 2012 within the United States, with 176 billion towards direct medical cost and 69 billion towards reduced productivity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). The overall numbers of diabetes and prediabetes reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals 29.1 million American or 9.3% of the population diagnosed. The…

benefits that have arisen through previous public health initiatives, such as vaccination programs, restrictions on the use of tobacco, family planning, etc. I want to be able to mold my career is such a way that I am able to help a large number of people, emphasize prevention and primary care, and also continually be challenged in ways that motivate me to improve as a physician.…

to purchase, infrastructure for the health information exchanges are not satisfactory and no much knowledge about implementing the systems and the main important is that people need to be convinced that information exchanged will be private. The reimbursement was also one of the most frequently noted barriers to prescribing cited by the physicians (Netherland et.al., 2009). The recommender systems are not easily adopted by all the physicians. Earlier the health records were handwritten which…

Perez-Stable). When language barriers are present, patient safety suffers since language barriers contribute to health care disparities and poor health literacy (Pechak et al.). This is detrimental because poor health literacy is associated with fewer preventative screenings, greater use of emergency care, and errors about medical treatments. Miscommunication between a doctor and patient hinders health related outcomes and can even increase rates of physical injury (Mona Shattel). Another…