Preventive maintenance

Summary Human trafficking is a violent, insidious crime that thrives off the misunderstanding of general public and the misgivings of policy-makers. Trafficking, especially the trafficking of minors, is an injustice that has garnered national attention; whereas, a preventative response to this injustice has been deficient. The objective of this guide is to identify programs, practices, and policies that effectively prevent or reduce the trafficking of minors. The beginning part of the guide…

As a laboratory analyst, I took it upon myself to monitor common instrument issues and eventually developed procedures to reduce the frequency of these recurring issues. Epidemiology can be seen as preventative maintenance for human beings. An epidemiologist monitors the health of a population and attempts to pinpoint recurring health issues to a common source. Also, as a health crisis develops, an epidemiologist will need to identify and diagnose symptoms before…

One of the intrapersonal health behavior models that were used to create this fact sheet was called the Health Behavior Model. A theory that helps understand health behavior decisions and how to influence a persons desire to change their health behavior. The Health Behavior Model was developed in the 1950s, by a group of psychologists at the US Public Health Service. This was in response to why people did not want to engage in disease prevention strategies for the early detection of disease. One…

The Effects of Poverty on the Nutritional Health of Children Dorothy Greenstein lives in southern California and does not worry about where her next meal will come from. This has not always been the case for Greenstein. When Greenstein was asked to describe her childhood, the story is much different than her conditions now. Greenstein recalls that “since year eight years young I ate mostly potatoes with cabbage soup and stale dark bread” (Greenstein, 2016). She goes on to state that when she…

Plagued by chronic disease in recent decades, the health of America’s population has become a pressing matter. With the establishment of health-related organizations and increased sanitation regulations, an epidemiological transition occurred that marked a dramatic decrease in infectious disease and a surge in chronic diseases, such as obesity and depression. Consequently, the newly developed concept of preventative medicine has been gaining momentum among health care professionals. Stemming…

Heart Failure in Older Adults Heart failure (HF) is a preventable, complex, and progressive disease that affects most older adults. The enormous personal and national financial burden of HF is astounding. HF has become a global epidemic affecting over 23 million people worldwide with economic burden estimated at more than $108 billion per year (Dickson et al., 2014). This condition is predominant in adults older than 65, and is a chronic and progressive syndrome often associated with the…

Numerous studies have been completed and manuals are written to support teaching students prosocial skills. This includes providing training for teachers and staff to promote positive behavior support, active engagement in conflict resolution and peer mediation, and judicious discipline. A crucial element to implementing effective classroom management is teaching positive behavior and serving as a mentor to children regardless of socioeconomic status. Therefore, as school-aged children learn…

Explain the Most Common Health Disparities Found Among Clients Receiving Care at Your Clinical Site. Thus far, each and every patient I have assisted in providing care to, in the care management office at Penobscot Community Health Care – Brewer Medical Center, has had diabetes mellitus. Although a patient may be referred to care management due to health disparities other than diabetes mellitus, according to my preceptor, diabetes mellitus is the most common health disparity amongst the…

Conducting a Risk Assessment A 25-year-old patient has presented to the clinic today. The patient reports that she is homeless, a type II diabetic, HIV positive, and currently pregnant with a gestational age of 25 weeks. The patient also reports that she was previously seen at a community health clinic that has since closed due to monetary factors. At this point during the initial prenatal visit, the provider should perform a risk assessment on this patient. Prior to conducting the risk…

Simple, Yet Powerful Since the beginning of the 21st century, infectious diseases have become relatively less of a concern, while chronic diseases continue to grow rapidly throughout the world’s population (Buttar 229). Because of this, it is said that it is “obvious that a population health approach – ‘prevention is better than cure’ – would be the most appropriate model to adopt to deal with this” (Buttar 229), because according to Harpal Buttar, prevention of illness would lead to reduced…