Health Volunteers

I volunteered at Lenoir Memorial Hospital the Summer of 2015. I received about 58 hours of community service. Ms. Ann Durusky is the Director of Volunteer Services at the hospital. Volunteering at the hospital entails admitting and discharging patients from their rooms, escorting patients or guests to where they need to be, delivering emails, flowers, and gift baskets. At first, I was sent with the lead volunteer of our group and a partner, until I was able to remember what procedures to take in different situations.

To address these needs, the clinic expanded its services to include dental, vision, and mental health care alongside primary care. Volunteers: The Heart of HUDA Clinic Volunteers are the lifeblood of the HUDA Clinic, driving its mission and ensuring its success. From licensed healthcare professionals to students pursuing careers in medicine, volunteers play a crucial role in delivering healthcare services and creating a supportive environment for patients.

An article by Bahr discusses importance of community outreach and involvement in the treatment of heart attack patients (Bahr, 2017). Bahr found heart attacks have beginnings which can be identified and acted upon at the community level before reaching the hospital (Bahr, 2017). Bahr’s article describes a community intervention in the past which improved heart attack survival rates by sixty-two percent by increasing bystander and community participation (Bahr, 2017). A different evaluation by Lachance showed programs which emphasized self-participation and health literacy by utilizing community health workers showed positive patient outcomes (Lachance, 2017). Utilizing community health workers in the Hmong population could be beneficial population as they suffer from being stuck in low-wage jobs (Fadiman, 2012, p. 206).

A big part of the grant money was invested in creating a unique project which purpose is to involve community agencies that could work directly with this culturally complex community. The name of the project was The Border Health Strategic Initiative or Border Health ¡SI! (Cohen et al. 2005) However, the evaluation of this initiative showed the need to enhance it by implementing promotores (health workers) that could educate the community and also that could interact with the University personnel. An existing curriculum was modified to fit the needs of the targeted community.

Please answer all of the following questions regarding the Wechsler et al. (1994) study of binge drinking: Describe the design of the study, including the researchers’ target population and sampling design, including the sampling frame(s). The target population of the study was composed of all full-time undergraduate students enrolled in 4-year colleges and universities accredited by one of the six regional accrediting bodies covering the United States. The overall sampling design was a two-stage cluster sample.

Public health has serve under advantage people for several years. According to the article, many public health agencies provide services such as prenatal education and counseling, childhood and adult immunizations, family planning and birth control, chronic disease screening, and diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and AIDS, and tuberculosis. According to the article many public health agencies also offer outreach and support services such as transportation, on-site child care, and home visiting that are designed to encourage appropriate use of these services. I feel that this is important to be able to offer transportation assistance and children care for some of the percipients.

Furthermore, the volunteers do different projects depending on if they do agriculture, education, health, or environment. For example, agriculture volunteers work with

Volunteering for the Peace Corps for at least one year would be a beneficial experience eighteen year old. It will add to their college application as well as a reference and for employment networking. Volunteer will be provided with a monthly living and housing allowance. Travel to a new country, learning a new language (cross-cultural experience), full medical and dental coverage is also provided.

One of the most concerning health burden for the public health department is health disparities in the population. The public health goal is to improve health and prevent diseases among the population and in the individuals to create a healthy population. To achieve this goal, it important to involve the individual and the population needs. The need to develop and establish a program that can benefit everyone. In this view, it is important to identify the social and environmental factors that greatly influence the health of the individuals and the population.

As a volunteer I assist the nurses and doctors in various jobs and endeavors; these can range anywhere

I have chosen two roles that are integral to the Health Care Industry. The first being Health Educator and the second being Medical Coder. The following discussion will be looking at what a day in

Often in life, we come across situations that may stretch us and challenge us, finding ourselves forced to get out of our comfort zone. Volunteering is definitely not for everyone, people may not have the adequate time, confidence, knowledge. But that does not mean you avoid the situation at all times, you must allow yourself to step out of your comfort zone and experience things that you would never think about doing. On the first week of volunteering it was a bit intense for me, as I found it difficult and little bit sad to watch the women living the way they do, for some reason I felt that they were always missing their children and grandchildren. Some of the residents did not even have family so they never got visitations.

Volunteering is not an exclusively novel activity throughout the human history. During world war one, just in British there were 90,000 volunteers worked at home and abroad providing vital aid of caring for sick and wounded soldiers as recorded by British Red Cross. During wartime, no matter in which society there were people that spontaneously engaged in helping others in need. Volunteering does not only exist during the time of emergency or crisis, in fact it is always an indispensable resource for providing social service and improving our community.

VI. So today, I hope to persuade each of you to take a part as volunteer in any kind of situation. VII. Because, by being a part as a volunteer, it can increase your socialization yet it can make you physical and mental health more better and can improve your career level.

The responsibility of protecting and fulfilling the right to health not only lays with medical profession but also with governments public functionaries. The term health has an inter-relationship with aspects such as the provision of a clean living environment, protection against hazardous working conditions, education about disease prevention and social security