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The Health Services department at Cosumnes River College looks to provide the students and faculty with basic health services such as first aid administration, evaluation of medical problems, health screenings, and reproductive health services. They also work with programs like WEAVE (a program that provides help to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Sacramento County) to provide more specialized services. They are equipped to handle small emergencies and has a large pool of services they can refer people to when need be. They have created a warm, welcoming atmosphere that users of the service are able to feel comfortable in. Despite facing limitations such as the lack of a health fee, lack of more than a single full time nurse, and not being able to provide full health services, they succeed in being a dependable provider of basic health services and being the source of reliable and accurate medical information. The CRC college nurses describe their goals as “prevention, the maintenance of health, and the reduction of risk factors which result in injury and disease.” Any institution, regardless of their purpose, must have a comfortable setting that users of their facilities can feel a sense of ease and calm in. This is especially important when providing health services, as a lot of the people looking for help are distraught and confused by their situations. As I was setting up for my interview with the nurse, I had the most pleasant experience – the…

staff and volunteers. Although this was, in part, due to the shifting and competing agendas that came with being both a local and national organization, their low retention rate was also due to the fact that the majority of volunteers and staff were either still in school and/or seeking employment with increased pay and benefits (Silliman et al. 2004). Evolution/Conclusion After 19 admirable years of service to the local and national community, the NLHO officially came to an end soon after the…

The country of Germany is located in Western and Central Europe, neighboring Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, France and Switzerland. Germany has an estimated population of 82,727,000 people; where 13% is under the age of 15 and 27% is over the age of 60. In this large population the life expectancy at birth is 81 years and a health life expectancy at birth is 71 years old (“World Health Organization”, 2015). Within this country there is an estimated 701.6 thousand live births and an estimated…

rates. Maternal health is a significant aspect of the health of populations and the repeated emphasis placed on this health issue by global institutions and local governments over the years, reiterates its importance. Maternal health was a central component of the Millennium Development Goals; and the twenty five years which followed the adoption of these goals were characterized by tremendous efforts geared towards improving maternal health worldwide.(Alkema et…

The United Nations aims to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” (UN Charter) by promoting international peace and security. Founded in 1945, the UN had 51 member states. Today there are 193 member states, yet the system remains unchanged. While disputes are tangible and concrete, conflicts are processes in which actors express dissatisfaction or disagreement with organizational structure (Constantino & Merchant 5). The intangibility of conflict makes it difficult to diagnose.…

leaders remains crucial in maintaining peace. With that being said, several nations around the world remain conflicted with an ongoing feud between good and evil. As the world's population continues to rise, other facets of humankind remain in peril. To expound further, numerous nations around the world look forward to warfare. A perfect example includes North Korea. For those unaware, North Korea has remained embattled in conflict with South Korea since the Korean War in the 1950s. Due to the…

I argue that humanitarian aid is no different from other American foreign policies because it serves the interest of the United States. The PEPFAR program is an example of humanitarian aid that was initially received as a merciful and generous program, but it soon showed many altruistic flaws. The United States could have donated the allotted AIDS relief fund to the United Nations to spend on AIDS relief, but instead created its own relief program. Some issues with PEPFAR are that it…

The United States has the moral responsibility and it is in its best interest to invest time, money and aid in Côte d’Ivoire to prevent imminent widespread starvation in the country. If this problem of food insecurity is not immediately addressed, it will result in a humanitarian tragedy and open the possibility of portions of its northern region being overrun by ISIL militants from across the border. This deteriorating condition in Côte d’Ivoire was originally ignited by the country’s…

The United States is one of one hundred and twenty-three democratic countries in the world, and it is also an immense active democratic promoter. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, “...one of the few truly robust findings in international relations is that established democracies never go to war with one another” (Lagon 1). The promotion of democracy to foreign countries will create less conflict and develop positive relationships with countries where conflict currently exists. Any…

Critics of aid have argued that development works when there is accountability at both a micro and macro level, with both donors and recipients participating in the process (Winters, 2010). As will be discussed later, corruption can be a major part of the problem, but one could also argue that lack of transparency is just as damaging. This leads to the money being spent in the wrong areas, which causes projects being rushed or incomplete. International development funds, such as the World Bank,…