Youth Gang Prevention EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gang prevention‚ intervention and suppression for youth at risk and gang members are strategies for addressing the recent increases in youth and gang related problems in the city of Norfolk‚ Virginia. State and local policymakers as well as citizens are concerned about public safety and want to avoid a continued increase in gang activity and membership. An effective response to the problems of youth must be built on a thorough understanding of the problem
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Fall Prevention Shannon Cournaya Nursing 6052 July 21‚ 2013 Fall Prevention “A fall is an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level” (Who). “Falls are problematic in all care settings and can result in serious injuries including death. “More than 40% of people hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home and are not capable of living independently again; 25% of those who have fallen pass away each year” (Stop Falls). Falling
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Pressure ulcer prevention is an important clinical issue in the renal unit that causes patients in the hospital setting unnecessary pain and discomfort‚ an increased risk for infection‚ and an increased need of resources for treatment. According to the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC‚ 2012)‚ hospital admissions are “resulting in annual costs of $11 billion for treatment related to the ulcers.” Another issue that hospitals have come across with the prevalence of pressure ulcers is the responsible
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The Colman model is a care transition intervention that is evidence based and supports self-management for older adults The model focuses on teaching self-management skills and it promote independence for senior. When clients are actively engaged‚ they transition from a passive non-engaged
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have chosen for this paper is Suicide Prevention in your Area. Suicide is a serious problem that has effected the entire country. Recent studies have shown that suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States. It is my belief that if more and more people are educated about suicide‚ the warning signs‚ whose most at risk‚ and how to help prevent suicide; perhaps‚ the suicide mortality rate will decrease in the United States. The need for suicide prevention should be quite obvious
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A Brief Overview of Swine Flu and Its Characteristics‚ Prevention‚ and Treatment Several years ago‚ the pandemic H1N1/09 virus‚ better known as “swine flu” plagued the world. People may wonder why this still matters today‚ but when looked at in retrospect‚ it can be seen that the 2009 outbreak of swine flu can we used as a great learning experience. Evans‚ Cauchemez‚ and Hayden (2009) suggest that with the study of swine flu‚ we can study these so called novel diseases‚ and prime the population
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443/2 Research paper Psychological Intervention Models Dr. Joe Beltempo‚ Ph.D Mariana Kaplun November 6th‚ 2013 Concordia University Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most complicated disorders that a therapist has to face in his career. Much research has been done regarding treatments‚ but not many have been promising. In some instances‚ results were even deteriorative to the patient (Verheul et al.‚ 2003). Research around several cognitive treatments has found contradicting
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questionnaire‚ weekly (for the two weeks) information training with daily tips and tricks‚ and a posttest questionnaire. The intervention program will be based online for a two-week duration. This group of mothers already has daily communication through the Fit4mom Riverside community page on Facebook. There are currently seventy-one members in the group‚ this intervention will be open to all who are willing to participate and will be based on those who complete the pretest questionnaire. The training
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variety of methods and interventions have emerged to address the problem. Professionals working to prevent child abuse have worked to expand public awareness as well as to increase the success of interventions provided by incorporating strategies from various disciplines to guide and influence practice. The greatest influence has been the public health framework‚ consisting of three levels of prevention programs; primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary prevention. Primary prevention activities are directed
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The ABC Model of Crisis Intervention Prevention and Crisis Intervention; Unit 5 9/25/2012 The ABC model of crisis intervention is a method created by Gerald Caplan and Eric Lindemann in the 1940s. The purpose of this crisis intervention method is to conduct a brief mental health interviews with clients whose functioning level has been lowered following a stressful precipitating event. The ABC model is a problem-focused approach and has been known to work best when applied within 4 to 6 weeks
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