Population health

As the term indicates, population health is a group of patients that are have similar traits, like same disease, healthcare provider, or lives within a specific region, in which a health care provider or organization focuses on improving the group outcomes while reducing costs (Roux, 2016). Population health differs from public health by focusing on the “broader view of the drivers of health” instead of the personal service of health that is incorporated with societal factors…

1) Share your initial thoughts (prior to taking this course and prior to starting your clinical hours) on the role of Population and Community Health Nursing (PCHN)? My initial thoughts of Population and Community Health Nursing (PCHN) is that this nurse deals with more than just a patient medical diagnosis. From my readings I came to learn that this is very true. The PCHN not only deals with the patient but families in the community and in their own home environment. I learned a great deal…

Determinant of Health - My chosen determinant of health is social - Individual health is not only shaped by various forms of medical treatments but also by living conditions as well as lifestyle choices as determined by their social environment - Social determinants include the quality of the individual’s community, housing, work setting, availability of social health services and educational institutions. - By looking at the various factors, we can better understand how the health of a…

Public Health Issue Cardiovascular Disease is at a high level of prevalence in the Indigenous Populations of Australia Video This video outlines the health issues that Indigenous Populations in Australia face and describes the fact that Indigenous groups on average die earlier than other Australians. It focuses on multiple reasons for this statistic not just the prevalence of CVD however is interesting to look at to introduce the realities of the health crisis facing Indigenous Australians. It…

increase in total population (Table 1). However, in 2010, the total population of Japan decrease while Australia steadily increases. Demographic transitions contribute to the varying size of population. In turn, this transitions may impact society as a whole. Hence, this essay aims to describe and compare population size of Japan and Australia, in terms of the relationship between the three main demographic processes and its potential impact, drawing primarily upon United Nations population…

islands are Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido. Japan’s population surpasses one hundred and twenty seven million, which makes it one of the largest populations in the world. The capital city, Tokyo constitutes a population of thirty million making it the biggest urban area in the world. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and the third lowest mortality rate in the world and highest life expectancy. The biggest group of the population is the Yamoto, leading social ethnicity is the…

States made substantial progress in improving health (Murray et al., 2013). Life expectancy at birth and Healthy life expectancy increased, all-cause death rates at all ages decreased, and age-specific rates of years lived with disability remained stable. However, morbidity and chronic disability now account for nearly half of the US health burden, and improvements in population health in the United States have not kept pace with advances in population health in other wealthy nations. Although…

Child Mortality and Population Growth The theory is that population growth has a positive relationship with child mortality. In order to know if the theory is correct, one has to define all the parts of the theory, the concepts, and the indicators. One needs to make sure that the theory and concept are testable, logically sound, communicable, parsimonious, and general. The theory I have presented may be all these things except one; it is not very simple. Theories are created to describe, explain…

TThe world Health Organization (2002) describes growth in the number of older people as “one of the humanity greatest triumphs” as well as “one of our greatest challenges”. The proportional growth of geriatric population in comparison to total population (described as graying of the world’s population) is a global phenomenon. In Australia, elderly population aged 65 and above currently accounts for 13% of total population which is estimated to be projected around 25% by 2056. The group aged 85…

Diabetes is a chronic disease and has a lot of effects on patients’ lives. Direction effect from diabetes are increasing serious health problem, infections developing and this bring people to be disability. There are several studies about negative effects cause by DM, indirect effects to people with diabetic are less quality of life, sexual life, loss a job led to financial burden. After got diabetic patient have to change life style, diet control especially food proportion. Exercise limiting.…