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When analyzing the contextual aspect of any article, I start by identifying the author. For the specific article at hand “If Republicans Cared about Families, They’d Stop Blocking Paid Leave” id analyze Ellen Bravo. Ellen Bravo is the director of Family Values @ Work and a life-long activist. Family Values @ Work promotes a network of state coalitions working for family friendly policies. According to the Family Values at Work website, the coalition works with 21 states to provide family…

Unfortunately, in the United States, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in both males and females (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). It is indicated, “About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year, that’s 1 in every 4 deaths” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015, p. 1). Fortunately, many healthcare providers/organizations recognize the current issue and current interventions are being implemented across the nation with…

Public Health System The United States current system of health services is unbalanced and focuses more on curing an illness instead of prevention. It has been suggested that socioeconomic status is linked to health status and improvement will come from the effective application of public health techniques instead of focusing on persons already disease ridden. A scientific discipline within public health is epidemiology. This discipline studies the relationship between causative agents,…

It was relishing applying a holistic mindset to compile the legal resources used to write the manual. I am frequently complimented for my ability to communicate messages on text by both science-majors and non-science majors – a necessary skill for public health education. Especially in these region with one of the highest incidence of respiratory diseases in the nation because of industrial pollution. It dawned on me like the morning sun; any and all medical efforts against illness would be…

into structured data. Stage II, which began in 2013, involves the exchange of data between systems. The reporting of clinical quality measures and public health information was now being sent to the designated governmental agencies and registries. Stage III begins in 2015 and is about using the acquired knowledge to improve population health and public health, and to reduce disparities of quality healthcare. Large organizations that were quick to adopt EHR technology have shown the benefits…

Social action and influence consist of community involvement and empowerment, social norm and public opinion. While healthy public policies and organizational practice is the implementation of policy, legislation, resource allocation, supportive organizational practice and creating engagement with health promotions programs. The last impacts are healthier lifestyle…

accomplish this by providing advocacy, education, research and support activities, programs and services. My educational background in public health will play a significant role in the internship position there. My field practice preceptor will be Ms. Brenda Shelton-Dunston. She is the executive director of BWHA and has many years of experience in the field of public health. My responsibilities during my internship will include assisting with the planning, developing, and facilitation…

leading agencies in public health. By understanding the history, roles, and objectives of the CDC, one can better appreciate the role it plays in the public health sector. As stated on its website, the CDC’s mission is to work 24/7 to protect the United States from health, safety, and security threats (CDC Website). In addition, the CDC also serves to help communities fight disease. The CDC does this through scientific analysis and investigation in order to provide the public…

Should public universities pre-set the number of admitted applicants for each profession field? Most public universities have an over production of job career in a certain profession field. Public universities have an overload with different types of profession, though most admitted students aim for the most popular ones, but lacking on the least common field. Students today go for the most common profession which the field is always crowded because most of the students choose the same study…

Marni D. Brownell stated, “For every dollar the American commercial health insurance industry’s spent on health claims in 1988, it spent 33.5 cents for administration, marketing, and over- head, while the U.S. Medicare system spent 2.3 cents and the public health care system in Canada spent 3 cents” (DeCoster & Brownell, 1997, pg. 300). There is a tremendous amount of money being spent by the U.S on just having private insurances run and pay the physicians. If the U.S relocated that expenses…