Regional Health Information Organization

Baumgartner 10/24/2014 HIMS 1410- Principles of Insurance Instructor: Jazmine Konyek BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) is a company that consists of more than 450 independantly, and locally operated BlueCross BleShield plans that give health care coverage to more than 80 million Americans. The BCBS is located in Chicago, Illinois, and establishes standards for new plans and programs, Assists local plans with enrollment activities, national advertising, public education,…

Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 (Australian Health Ministers’ Conference 2009) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (World Health Organization & Unicef 2009) Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding (World Health Organization & Unicef 2002) Infant Feeding Guidelines (National Health and Medical Research Council 2012a) The Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010–2015 works together with both government and non-government organisations, health professionals, communities,…

Global Health in Relation to Early Childhood Development OVERALL TOPIC The function of global health is to promote and improve health worldwide through research and intervention. Authors Frances E. Aboud and Aisha K. Yousafzai, in their review “Global Health and Development in Early Childhood,” discuss these goals with a focus on infants born in low- and middle-income countries. Their article reviews evidence from multiple studies showing how health and nutritional risks and inadequate…

the leading injury causes in Canada. This is especially true about elderly population. In this paper it will be discussed how the nurses can diminish the fall rates among seniors in long term care settings and in community. According to World Health Organization, “A fall is defined as an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level.” The consequences of the falls (if any) can range from very mild such as ecchymosis to severe such as…

created an agenda for 2030. Within this agenda, there are seventeen sustainable developmental goals (SDG) that aim to transform our world. These goals are to be met through numerous different means: government policies, public change, non-government organizations (NGO), and a variety of other ways. NGO’s are a large way to help meet these goals and impact the world for the better. LRBT, an NGO that focuses on eye care for those who live in Pakistan, concentrates on meeting the goal, ensuring…

Migration is not a recent phenomenon; it has been a part of the human history since its very beginning of time. Migration is defined as a process of moving, either across an interna¬tional border, or within a country. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are 1 billion migrants in the world today, of whom 214 million are international migrants and 740 millions internal migrants (WHO 2008). The globalized world of today is defined by profound disparities, demographic imbalances,…

However, countries who have booming economies, relatively high incomes, and a plush quality of life, still register very high suicide rates. In the United States, suicide rates have risen by 43% between 1999 and 2010 according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Though the economic stability of the United States has been increasing and the unemployment rate has been declining,…

According to the WHO, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the third leading cause of mortality globally and is the third leading cause of mortality globally and symbolize one of the greatest health challenges worldwide. The International Diabetes Federation estimated that there are 387 million people living with diabetes and it is also predicted that it will rise to 592 million by 2035 (Yates et al, 2016). Also the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase in the United States…

Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from suicide. The World Health Organization reports that the exact statistic claims there are more than 800,000 people who commit suicide annually ("Suicide"). This alarming number calls upon each individual to answer in a resounding voice that reduces the number of suicide deaths. Although, there is not one, concrete explanation on how to best prevent suicide, which is why all theories must be taken into consideration then applied where necessary.…

Question #2: Photographs are unwritten stories waiting to be deciphered. Photographers use their cameras as a medium for exploration of the human life, and their art is a reminder about reality. For the virus infection AIDS, photography not only helped bring awareness to the disease but also helped put human faces to the battle. Sometimes it takes a photograph or two to capture an epidemic for people to understand the existence of it. An example of such a photograph is Lucinda W. Bunnen’s AIDS…