DIPG: The Silent Killer By: Natasha Mitchell University of Phoenix In Memory of Jose Miguel Toledo Natasha Mitchell COM/156 March 23, 2015 Week 9 DIPG: The Silent Killer Cancer was the second leading cause in children’s death in the year 2007. Over 1300 children from the ages of one years old to fourteen years old died from cancer. Children today have so much more to look forward to such as graduation, proms, going off to college but this disease is hitting them at very young ages sometimes causing there future to be unseen. You see today’s children have more serious issues that they have to face when it comes down to sicknesses and diseases. Cancer is one of them.
Analysis and Application of a Clinical Practice Guideline: Child Passenger Safety Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505 Advanced Research Methods May 2012 Analysis and Application of a Clinical Practice Guideline: Child Passenger Safety Motor vehicle crashes are identified as the leading cause of death in children under 19 years of age across the United States (Sauber-Schatz, West, & Bergen, 2014). Due to the large number of child deaths that occur each year, education regarding the proper use of child passenger safety seats must be provided to families. According to Basco, Hletko, West, and Darden (2009), although death and injury caused by motor vehicle accidents are deemed accidental, they are preventable. Due to the fact that deaths and injuries that occur are accidental, The American Academy of Pediatrics recognized the need for standardization of recommendations for child passenger safety seats and initiated and funded the development of the Child Passenger Safety clinical practice guideline. Nurses and physicians working in the community and in the inpatient hospital environment have access to multiple resources that can aide in providing education to family members.
Even as a 15year old the texts case, Kristen, thought that she should look like everyone in TV with big breast and so forth. The text writer, Camille Sweeney, actually mention, that a part of being adult is having a plastic surgery. In text 2 there is a survey that determine, that plastic surgery done for “youths 18 or younger is more than tripled over a 10-year period”. The text suggests that parents have to learn how to say no to the teens. It also states, that what we’re seeing with the many plastic surgery is an epidemic of low-esteem girls.
Community Health & Population C228 Western Governors University VWT Task 2 The Ohio measles outbreak of April 2014 accounted for more than half of the reported cases that year. In Ohio Amish country of Knox county, three hundred eighty three people became ill after unvaccinated Amish missionaries traveled to the Philippines, only to return infected with the measles virus (Newsmax, 2015). It was on an April afternoon when the Knox County health department received a call from an Amish woman reporting that her family and her neighbor’s family both had measles. The health department immediately began to test the families by collecting samples, nasal swabs, and draw blood (Tribble, 2014). Once the measles virus had been confirmed it was reported to the CDC of the outbreak.
Shar Harriott March 7, 2012 Composition 101 Mrs. Lamm Durable as a car? Not. According to the US census every year thousands of children are involved in car accidents and hundreds of these accidents result in child fatalities. Advertisements that discuss car accidents involving children are effective in having appeal on pathos. The ad is a picture of a child with a dent in her head that looks as if she is made of car metal.
VIOLENCE AGAINSTTolman, Rosen / DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WELFARE WOMEN / February 2001 Domestic Violence in the Lives of Women Receiving Welfare Mental Health, Substance Dependence, and Economic Well-Being RICHARD M. TOLMAN DANIEL ROSEN University of Michigan Using data from a random sample of women from the welfare caseload in an urban Michigan county, the authors investigate the prevalence of domestic violence and its association with mental health, health, and economic well-being. Nearly a quarter of the women experienced physical partner violence in the past 12 months, and almost two thirds in their lifetimes. Recent victims had significantly higher rates of five psychiatric disorders (depression, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress
Buckle your helmet and adjust the straps, on the side so that your helmet fits secure, fitting no more then 2 fingers underneath it. Finally. Do a test to make sure it fits right, yawn really big, if the helmet should push down on your head, then it’s a good fit. Also, it’s a good idea to have a bell, let cars know your there. Bike check Now you should also check your bike to make sure its safe to ride, you can probably do this with an adult.
Safeguarding is promoting children's welfare and is putting measures in place to improve children's safety and prevent abuse. Child Protection is part of the safeguarding, where it is necessary to take action where a child could be at risk from significant harm. Current guidelines: • Every Child Matters • September 2003- the government made this green paper after the Lord Lambing inquiry into Victoria Climbie - an 8 year old girl from the Ivory Coast, who died in London in 2000 after months of malnutrition and torture. A post-mortem found 128 separate injuries on her body and a public inquiry under Lord Laming identified at least 12 occasions where she might have been saved by social workers, police or NHS staff: Victoria was known to 3 housing departments, 4 social service departments, 2 GP's, 2 hospitals, an NSPCC run family centre and 2 police child protection teams across several London Boroughs. Her death highlighted that agencies were not exchanging information on child who they felt were at risk from harm.
Assignment 1: Helmet Awareness Leona Wiens Northern Lakes College, La Crete NFDN 2006: Nursing’s Foundation: Community Nursing Instructor: Taralynn Lyons February 8th, 2013 Helmet Awareness Introduction In the community of La Crete, Alberta there is a group of people that are at risk for injury/death due to not wearing helmets; that group belongs to the youth and teenagers. In the community of La Crete, the population to be served is around 2500-3000 people. The health concern is not being met because people of La Crete are not being educated about safety prevention. Program Logic Model for Helmet Safety Program Goal | To decrease incidence and severity of all-terrain vehicle–related head injuries and death in La Crete | | Target Group(s) | Youth age 8-12 and Teenagers age 13-18 | Parents | Components | School-based education and community-based education | School-based education and community-based education | Long-Term Outcome Objective | * To increase 100% helmet use among youth and teenagers in La Crete * Reduce injuries related to participating with ATV, bike, motor vehicles | To increase 100% helmet use among youth and teenagers | Short-Term Outcome Objectives | * To increase 50% of youth and teenagers who have knowledge about role of helmets in head injury prevention * To increase 50% of youth and teenagers who demonstrate correct skills in i) selecting helmets ii) wearing helmets * To increase 50% of youth and teenagers who have increased positive views of personal use of helmets * Increased knowledge, attitudes acknowledging one’s own responsibility to prevent injuries * Increased youth and teenager mastery and safe handling of ATV, bike, driving, sports and recreational vehicles | To Increase 50% of parents who intend to purchase helmets for their children | Process Objectives | * To provide
Learner Record Introduction In this learner record I will discuss all the many topics we covered during the 40 hours spent on the module 'Person Centred Focus To Disability'. I will try to give examples where ever possible to display my understanding throughout. For the purpose of this exercise I used fictional names. Language and the Medical Model Up to 15/20 years ago people with disabilities were described by some of the following words and many more not listed. We didn't include people with disabilities into what we consider normal every day life.