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making a decision for an incapacitated patient

According to Devettere, when proxies make health care decisions for other people, they need to rely on some kind of standards to guide their judgment. During Session 5, we described three standards for decisions by medical proxies: Substituted Judgment, Best Interest, and Reasonable Treatment. Create a scenario where a proxy must make a decision for […]

Public health informatics

In a Word document, Write 600-800 words in an essay style answer to respond to the following question: Public health informatics is emerging as a new and distinct specialty area in the global scenario within the broader discipline of health informatics. The potential role of PHI is the use of information science and technology for […]

Controversial Mammography

•Please Research the latest recommendations for mammography. •Do these recommendations make sense? •Prepare a 3 page paper with at least 5 references to back your argument. References need to be .gov or NCBI And this is the Public Health Course Need to be done before midnight of Sunday.

public health response to a public health disaster

. Slideshow: Read the entire manual on public health emergency response. This manual describes a potential cohesive complete public health response to a public health disaster. Not all aspects will be used in all responses. Much like ICS it can be scaled as appropriate. Find one example of a public health emergency in the United States […]

identify an emerging public health issue

The purpose of this assignment is to identify an emerging public health issue that you are passionate about and write a letter to your elected officials to bring attention to your issue. Part 1: Identify an emerging public health issue that you are passionate about as the topic of your letter to the elected official. […]

Discuss the person’s view of the cause of their health condition, the person’s health literacy, and the person’s identity

Briefly introduce a person you have recently cared for in your nursing practice. (Be sure not to include any identifying information that would be protected by HIPAA!) Discuss the person’s view of the cause of their health condition, the person’s health literacy, and the person’s identity on the continuum of privilege-disadvantage (Table 4 in the […]

How does economics apply to health care?

. How does economics apply to health care? In your own words how do you define health? Conduct a search for the term health from a public health source and choose the one that you think is the best. Provide the reference for this definition and elaborate on why you think this is the best […]

create a list of measurable outcomes for your capstone project intervention

After working with your preceptor to assess organizational policies, create a list of measurable outcomes for your capstone project intervention. Write a list of three to five outcomes for your proposed intervention. Below each outcome, provide a one or two sentence rationale. The assignment will be used to develop a written implementation plan. APA style […]

Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Heart Attack Assessment

After taking the Heart Attack Assessment, https://ccccalculator.ccctracker.com/ and for more information, you can use code “AHA022” if you want to create a “My Life Check” profile (not required) https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/heart-health-risk-assessments-from-the-american-heart-association Plan a heart-healthy behavior change based on your assessment by choosing one risk factor. After researching your textbook, what did you learn about the risk factor? […]