Population health

1.) In the past 5-10 years, what have been the most critical challenges of population health? In the past 5-10 years, there have been many critical challenges of population health in the United States. According to Public Health 3.0, a person’s zip code has more influence on a person’s health then their own genetic code. They mean many things when they say this. Many people in the same zip code are going to go to the same schools. Which means they are receiving the same education. For example,…

Introduction Rural populations are faced with many unique problems that those in urban areas don’t deal with. Some of the causes of these rural health disparities are access to healthcare, socioeconomic status, and health behaviors. Resolution is difficult, as there are many factors that intermingle, causing a more complex issue. For example, access to healthcare isn’t simply about being able to get to a clinic or hospital because of location, it is also related to being uninsured, which is…

Measuring health- Health and illness is measured by statistical trends. There are three main causes to this. Firstly is the government statistics. It is when the Office of National Statistics takes responsibility for the recent information’s about the health and care issues around the world. The periodicals involves the Social Trends, Population Trends and more trends that is involved with health and illness. All of the periodicals also takes responsibility for the birth, death, infant…

focusing on population health. This new paradigm results from health care reforms designed to improve community well-being. While the reforms have successfully initiated revised thinking among care providers, learning institutions must adjust as well. The shift in thinking is not complete, as provider networks have not fully utilized secondary medical services to support population health. Despite this, the new mindset has a profound effect on all communities and service providers. Improving…

Healthcare in the aging population Human health is of great relevance in every aspect of our social, emotional, and psychological well-being. This is because health plays a major role in influencing the productivity of individuals in all economic spheres. Therefore, health care is the benchmark for determining sustainability in all scopes of life. This implies that decisions regarding health care and nursing policies impact heavily and directly on those involved within the medical field (Arabi…

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…

NURS 6050N-11: Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health Discussion Post: Week 8: Nurses as Health Advocates Through near and beyond the United States are hauled into worldwide horror violence and that of September 11, 2001, have created a major sustenance for the men and women who serve Frontlines of the battle. The elder veteran has been the most deserted segments in spite of abundant veterans’ health care programs, and within the last two years, these programs have dwindled, now…

After reading the first few chapters of Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness (Nash, D., Fabius, R., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J., & Horowitz, M., 2016), it becomes apparent that population health is an all-inclusive approach to health and wellness that addresses a fragmented and costly healthcare system. Rising healthcare costs and lack of quality make it necessary to change the current healthcare system in the United States. Population health attempts to address some of these…

In terms of understanding how housing affects population health, a lot of recent epidemiological research has suggested that subpar housing environments increases the risk of developing chronic diseases. Specifically, these studies suggested that cold, damp and mould within houses is very strongly associated with asthma, cancer as well as other severe respiratory diseases (Krieger & Higgins, 2002). One of the key factors contributing to the cold, damp and mouldy conditions within houses is water…

Long-Term and Mental Health Care in Aging Populations To understand and solve the problems that face health care administrators with the ever growing population, we must first define what is needed or required. Long term care could be described as a variety of services that due to a chronic illness or disability, the individuals can no longer care for themselves for lengthy periods of time. A staggering 70 percent of people turning age 65 can expect to use some form of long-term care during…