Partners In Health

Dr. Jim Yong Kim was a respected individual in global health, before his presidency at the World Bank. When he was younger, his mother forced him to watch current events around the world. This forced him to understand issues around the world and inspired him to become a doctor. He was one of the co-founders of Partners in Health with Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl and other advocates for universal global health. Partners in Health (PIH) was an organization that provided for the poor to have access to medical services. Kim created a system of community health workers in Carabayllo, called Socios en Salud (Kidder, 2009). He also served as a director of HIV/AIDS department of World Health Organization (WHO). His goal was to treat three million…

goal. Farmer realized that his vocation was not only to be a doctor and serve the people, but more specifically, to serve those that have no other means of serving themselves. Haiti is the first manifestation of this, with the creation of Zanmi Lasante and Partners in Health. While he himself may not be able to finish the task of eradicating MDR, I do not believe that that is his vocation. I think his vocation is to work towards the goal of eradicating it, while leading and teaching locals how…

As a result of the recent assessment, Senior Health Partners has made an updated decision about the service we can provide to you. This letter is to notify you that Senior Health Partners has determined that the requested service will be reduced, effective 09/28/2015 The reason for our decision is: The requested service is not medically necessary at the present time. After a review of all information, including the most current assessment, as outlined below, Healthfirst is changing the…

the fact that no matter what a number of sexual partners one may have, there is a double standard. Being a male, one would be considered a “stud” for being able to attract multiple sexual partners, while a female will be deemed a “slut”. This social phenomenon of the double standard of name calling to degrade one person with harsh words due to her actions as her male counterpart receives praise. This situation will lead on a to a debate on whether society is taking action into ending this social…

The Summary The Four Corners Health Partners (FCHP) was a company that buys up health facilities in Colorado and the company was expanding into other areas of the country. A proposal for the County Hospital to turn over the management of the hospital to FCHP prompted the county commissioner to ask the board of physicians for their recommendations. The County Hospital Director of Medical Staff, Dr. Melvin Wood, held meetings with the Green River County Hospital Board of Physicians to discuss…

How to Restore a Business Relationship Gone Sour Initiating, developing and managing a strategic partnership can be an immensely challenging endeavor; one that most business owners are simply not prepared to engage. With all of the effort that has to be invested into building the ideal strategic alliance, it is of the utmost importance to manage it effectively. Due to the intricate details that go into selecting the right partner and nurturing the relationship, it is recommended that business…

A Beneficial Dance Course at YVHS How does building self-esteem and social skills, reducing stress, improving relaxations, strengthening the mind and body, controlling body weight, and being ecstatic sound? All of these benefits mentioned can be met by Yucca Valley High School introducing a dance class to its curriculum as an option for an elective. This course would provide adequate exercise, strong socialization skills, plentiful health benefits for everyone, and knowledge about personal…

your partner quickly. Hiramine includes in her article that “...ballroom dancing master Alex Moore proclaimed that he had ‘never seen anything uglier.’” Because Moore was partial to the ballroom dancing of his generation, he was inclined to disapprove of the new variations. Richard Powers writes in “Teen Dances of the 1950’s,” that “Teens’ dancing during the 1950s was widely varied in steps and styling.” It is also important to note, the 50’s introduced Elvis Presley’s hip thrusts which were…

Expertise, or simply a hobby, what matters, in this case, is the passion we have for a specific interest. I decided to share with the class a recent interest I have for Salsa dancing. I enjoy the rhythm that allows me to embrace both upper and lower body movement, with that Latin flare. For that reason, the purpose for the assignment was to incorporate a how to basic dance step routine that could roughly define Salsa dancing. I am quite content that I communicated primarily through my…

Universally, people are prone to use emojis on their specialized devices such as, smartphones, tablets, or computers. Furthermore, among the various categories of emojis that is offered there is an emoji called “Dancing Girl,” which is an eminently well known symbol for the literal meaning of dancing. The original intention was to be used as gender-neutral also, “Woman Dancing was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name ‘Dancer’ and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015” (Emojipedia) . Not…