experienced phenomenon‚ however‚ the reactions and sensitivity to pain varies widely among individuals‚ especially for the geriatric population (65 years and older). Pain is a common experience for many elderly individuals that has negative consequences on their health‚ functioning and quality of life (Monti & Kunkel‚ 1998). This is of particular concern because the geriatric population is the fastest growing segment in the United States‚ and is projected to double to 72 million by the year 2030 (U.S
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Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment‚ one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects
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Health Campaign Part I Angie Torres HCS/535 April 1‚ 2013 Dr. Michelle D. Rose‚ PhD‚ MHA‚ MPH Health Campaign Part I Beginning in 1980‚ the Untied States initiated a 10-year plan delineating marked national health goals considered achievable during each 10-year period. The dynamism of these initiatives includes the integration of the medical care with health promotion and education‚ disease prevention‚ integration of individual‚ and community health care needs‚ and provision of increased
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1 APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO YOUR LIFE: DEVELOPING YOUR STRESS/HEALTH PROFILE Applying Psychology to Your Life: Developing your Stress/Health Profile Melinda Stewart National University Stress is something unavoidable in our lives. After taking the scales and scoring what I cannot say‚ I was surprised with my results. There were eight scales that we had to take and then score. With this process‚ we then create our own stress profile. The first scale was “Stressed Out” on
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Introduction Generally‚ the three key sectors of education‚ health and population are primarily focused feeble to contribute to social development. The evidences from United Nations (2003) showed that human capital‚ health and education have important economic benefit to society. These three sectors have a close relationship‚ but the important relationship between educational and health‚ education and population‚ and health and population. There are many researchers have been conducting a research
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Yvon Serge Dimiyo Final Paper. Migrating population and health research project. INTRODUCTION: This humble study about migrating population health project is to determine the diabetes-related health needs of West African immigrants living in and around Central Harlem. I will inquire about the economic‚ social‚ environmental‚ cultural‚ and political contexts in which this population lives in. To enhance my understanding of diabetes in this group‚ I will analyze the mechanisms
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References: UN estimates[edit source | editbeta] World Population Prospects‚ 2010[11]
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Generations‚ 29(4)‚ 61-63. Dauenhauer‚ J. A. (2006). Mindfulness theory and professional family caregivers in long-term care facilities. Journal of Aging Studies‚ 20(4)‚ 351-365. Gingrich‚ N.‚ & Kerry‚ B. (2006). Report calls for change to long-term care. Geriatrics‚ 61(12)‚ 9. Gregory‚ N.‚ Widmer‚ T.‚ & Gesell‚ S. A. (2007). Improving Assisted Living Care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality‚ 22(1)‚ 50-58. Hernandez‚ M. (2006). Assisted Living in All of its Guises. Generations‚ 29(4)‚ 16-23. Levin‚ C. A.‚ & Kane
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Advocacy for Diverse ClienteleName Capella University Advocacy for Diverse ClienteleOne of the populations that has a lot of culturally diverse individuals is the military and veterans. In veterans there is a lot of cultural diversity with individuals ranging in backgrounds from all over including African-American‚ Asian-American‚ Hispanic-American‚ and Caucasian-Americans. Veterans suffer from a wide range of mental illnesses including depression‚ PTSD‚ anxiety‚ suicide‚ and substance abuse. PTSD
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Running Head: ADVOCACY Advocacy for Diverse Clientele Capella University Dealing with the everyday hustle and bustle that life throws at them. African-American women continue to rise above and stand out while doing so. They have been labeled as different‚ from their parenting style down to their style of dress. These women have also been ridiculed‚ labeled in a negative manner‚ and even mistreated. For example‚ they have earned lower wages than African-American males and whites
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