National Healthcare Group

The National Psoriasis Foundation is a self-sponsored nonprofit organization with a goal to cure psoriasis and improve the lives of those afflicted with this disease. Yes, the organization is authority on the subject, founded in 1966 from a tiny classified ad in a Portland, Oregon, newspaper, the Psoriasis Foundation has evolved to become the leading patient advocacy group for the more than 8 million Americans living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. As emerging research continues to demonstrate the serious, systemic effects of these chronic autoimmune diseases, the foundation’s highest priority is to find a cure. Also, The Board of Directors, approves and evaluates the Psoriasis Foundation's long-term plans, determines the goals and provides financial oversight. The Board of Directors, current board chair; was elected board of directors in 2010, and medical is doctor, with a specialization in dermatology. I clicked on the National Psoriasis Foundation Staff link to verify the author, it was not listed, it had a login box for user name email address and password, however there was a statement posted below that stated the foundation is in the process of updating its website so it can launch new features and provide its visitors with an even better user experience. There were no spelling errors, grammar errors or other problems that indicated a lack of control.…

National CLAS-Standards for Cultural Competence in Healthcare Service Delivery Health care disparities and inequities among ethnic and racial minorities have been persistent in the U.S. healthcare system. Health disparities occur when one group of individuals face poor access to care, disproportionate rates of disease or death, and lack of quality in healthcare delivery (Longest, 2016). With the efforts of healthcare reform and the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable are Act of…

CULTURAL COMPETENCE Abstract Cultural diversity is increasing more and more each day in all healthcare systems around the world. This reality requires health care providers to show a high level of cultural competence. One of the biggest factors that has contributed to the increasing cultural diversity is immigration, and it has led to complex interpersonal connections. Consequently, there has been a big cultural and demographic change that has made healthcare providers manage these differences…

Payment policies, where funding comes from, grants, and investments have all been adjusted many times. The simplest way to summarize Canada’s health care is that it is mostly publicly funded and privately delivered to the people (Hutchison, Levesque, Strumpf, & Coyle, 2011). The early 2000’s were a time of major changes to the healthcare system. New policies were being introduced that allowed for some distance from complete uniformity across the country. As explained by Hutchison et al,,…

orphans, sending them into the village to run errands and slowly integrating them back into the community. Community resilience came in the form of all ages, from young children who bring hope to elders who have survived and can provide wisdom for the community. On a smaller level, self-help and support groups also proved useful (X, H). Methods such as relaxation, getting back into routine, and getting back to family and friends often improved the overall mental state of survivors (H). In one…

Like many of the Asian countries, an improvement to Vietnam’s healthcare sector is met with a plethora of challenges. Hanoi has not taken this lightly and has already had its Ministry of Health commence a 5 year development strategy with a partnership with the International Health Partnership (IHP+) group. The partnership with the IHP+ and enhancement policy was scheduled to run concurrently from 2010 to 2015. Vietnam joined the IHP+ in April of 2010. Its current IHP+ agreement is piggy backed…

countries have medical systems that share some quality but have aspects that are extremely different from each other. France uses a health care system that is paid for by the national insurance program through general taxation. France relies heavily on compulsory employer and employee contributions from payroll taxes for prepaid revenue of health care coverage for approximately 96% of its entire population. France spends roughly 11 percent of its GDP on health care. As Italy 's healthcare system…

health, but illness was described as ‘ill in health’. So who defines illness? When a person feels ill, they may feel discomfort, pain, and depression, for instance, everybody knows when they have a cough and cold, but the remedies identified to make them feel better will vary, especially between social classes. The chosen remedy will depend on which social class and cultural attitudes they identify with at that particular time. Is it the healthcare practitioner, who has studied for many years…

Limited health literacy has been associated with enhanced health variations, lower clinical results, improved use of healthcare services, and various medical safety problems containing medical and prescription mistakes. Promoting health literacy for all Americans becomes been recognized as one of the 20 essential steps to develop healthcare quality on a national scale. Elderly adults have higher chronic diseases and utilize primary health services than another segment of the people, and they…

Architectural elements harmonize and organize architecture. Without order confusion can set in, using architecture elements and principles there will be order and harmony. An architect uses these methods to create an emotional and balanced design. Case studies chosen to analyze are Howard House in West Pennant, Nova Scotia designed by Brian MacKay-Lyons, second chosen was the B2 House in Ayvacik, Turkey by Han Tumertekin. Both buildings have elements and principles of architecture that will we…