...Center for Disease Control (CDC) Similarities When comparing the CDC to the HFAP and FEMA, there are some similarities. First, the CDC and HFAP work with hospitals and clinics to figure out the problems. Second, CDC and FEMA both have training classes to learn more about what each are working for. Third, the CDC and FEMA both work to protect our nation from any major disasters, such as an outbreak or even a flood. Differences The CDC is mostly concerned with outbreaks and ailments disturbing certain areas, where FEMA is used to control disasters such as fires, floods, or tornadoes. The HFAP works to gather information about Medicare and Medicaid. CDC The CDC uses control charts to measure the performance improvements. Control charts are graphical statistical tools that monitor the changes in a particular set of observations over time (CDC, n.d.). The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) is part of the CDC that helps to improve the quality of each health practice and the performance of public health (CDC, n.d.). The NPHPSP uses a strategic plan to communicate with leadership. This plan helps to acknowledge the leadership in public health and establishes objectives, goals, and strategic actions that will guide the research, policies, and partnership activities of the center (CDC, 2010). Performance Standards The CDC has a few performance standards that are used. First, they identify the relevant standards. Second, they communicate the expectations...
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...The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been challenged with the Ebola Virus. Still allowing people to travel to the affected countries, and healthcare workers not having the right protective gear to protect against the virus, shows that the CDC is not handling the containment of the Ebola Virus in the right way. Without the right protection and the government still allowing people to travel to the affected countries Ebola is only going to spread throughout the United States. (RT Op Edge) The CDC should find better ways of preventing the virus from spreading; such as allowing workers more protective clothing while working with Ebola affected patients.(RT Op Edge) Why are Americans so afraid of the virus? Why is it continuing...
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...CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign Ads From the common cold to deadly viruses, there are threats to public health everywhere in the world, whether they are caused naturally, intentionally, or accidentally. Providing strategic direction and support against these threats is a national health organization known as the CDC (or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The CDC is one of the most predominate national health institutes the United States and the world. Its main office is located in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the CDC website, the CDC organization has been dedicated for more than six decades to the sole purpose of “protecting the health of the public and promoting quality of life through control and prevention of injuries, diseases, and disability”. It promotes programs that are intended to lessen the health and economic consequences of the leading causes of death and disability, thus ensuring a long, productive, and healthy life for people around the globe (CDC). Around March of 2012, the CDC has launched the first ever paid national anti-smoking campaign called “Tips from Former Smokers” (or TIPS for short) in an attempt to raise awareness of human suffering that is being caused by smoking and to encourage young and old smokers to quit. It also targets nonsmokers as well, because it can potentially harm them as well. It encourages nonsmokers to protect themselves and their loved ones from exposure to second hand smoking. This campaign featured ads about real people...
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...facility may have infected egg products (The Denver Post, 2010). Anyone who has bought eggs can return the uneaten portion to the store for a full refund, the health department stated (The Denver Post, 2010). To make local residents more comfortable with the outbreak the Miller Times will present basic information to bring awareness to the infection. What is Salmonellosis? Color-Enhanced scanning election Micrograph showing salmonella (red) invading cultured human cell (The Daily Beast, 2010) Salmonellosis is an infection from bacteria call Salmonella. Salmonella can develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. The illness usually only lasts between four to seven days, and most people recover without any medical treatment (CDC, 2010). Some cases of Salmonella diarrhea may be so severe that a person must seek medical attention. In those cases, the infection could spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and to other parts of the body and could cause...
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...prepared for what the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is currently encountering. The author examines the pandemic of diseases such as Ebola, Enterovirus, and MRSA suggesting possible ways of containment to prevent further spreading in hospitals, as well as proper diagnosis, and handling. This information was obtained through interviews with the Infection Prevention Director of Columbia St. Mary’s via Fox 6 News. Information was also obtained, evaluated, and studied from media outlets such as the Journal Sentinel, research website, Center for Disease Control and Prevention and an Ebola symposium. Lastly, the author expresses the importance of clear and concise communication between all Administration and Staff at Columbia St. Mary’s. This communication stems anywhere from clear and plain signage on doors, and entry ways of Emergency Departments, Urgent Care facilities, and Physicians’ offices. This signage communication will help an individual detect any flu like symptoms associated with the Ebola virus disease (EVD), so the proper steps can be taken immediately to isolate the disease itself. Introduction This research proposal is intended to make clear to the reader the signs, symptoms, and severity of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). In addition to this, incorporating the importance of proper protection, such as hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), and what health care facilities are doing to enforce this. This pandemic disease has not only...
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...of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to protect the health of America and to “promote the quality of life through the prevention and control of the disease, injury, and disability (CDC, 2013).” The CDC has a concern about a growing disease that is normally found in children to young adults called Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD. This Rhetorical Analysis will be focused on ADHD. The CDC’s Website is trying to inform current or future patients, parents and care givers, and teachers on how to handle this illness. The CDC offers patients many different ways to find out information that is current about ADHD. As a patient or a future patient, the CDC informs the reader that the way how doctors accurately diagnosis patients by using the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth edition (DSM-5) (CDC, 2013). The website also provides a checklist to answer if the patient believes that he/she has the symptoms of ADHD that could be filled out prior to the patient seeing the doctor to help the physician diagnosis the patient. The CDC informs the patient on possible treatments that the patient would undergo to try to better control the illness of ADHD such as medication treatments and behavioral therapy. As a patient, the CDC tries to make the patient not feel alone by providing stories from other people. Besides just stories from other people, the CDC also includes links to other websites that can help...
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...Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 1 Management Interview Paper Lisa Patterson HCS413 December 13, 2010 Mr. Jeffrey Dodd Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 2 CDC Director- Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Administrator (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in June 2009. Dr. Frieden has worked with communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the United States and around the whole world. He worked for the New York City’s program from 1992-1996, to control tuberculosis and reduced cases by 80 percent. From there, he resided in India for five years and assisted with national tuberculosis control efforts. It has treated well over 10 million patients and has saved more than one million lives. From 2002-2009, he was Commissioner of New York City Health Department which is one of the world’s largest public health agencies with a yearly budget of $1.7 billion and a staff of more than 6,000. By being a part of Tobacco Act, he has reduced the number of smokers by 350,000, cut teen smokers by 50%. The first place in the U.S. which was New York has shrunk trans-fats from restaurants, to gather calorie information to certain restaurants and screen the diabetes epidemic. The New York City Health Department has also created colon cancer screening rates increased. The department also has furnished the biggest community electronic health...
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...Chad R Pais ENG 105 March 17, 2013 Bob Staples REVIEW OF THE CDC WEBSITE ON ADHD The center for Disease Control and Prevention is yet another source of information that offers to help educate and inform American’s about a growing awareness of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. “ ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder in children that can last into adult hood.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013) The CDC is trying to educate parents, teachers and all Americans of the signs and symptoms of ADHD so the disease can be easily diagnosed and treated. The reader needs to feel confident that the source of information creditable and is educated in a manner that will make them feel confident that they can live with ADHD with great success. “It is understandable for parents to have concerns when their child is diagnosed with ADHD, especially about treatments. It is important for parents to remember that while ADHD can't be cured, it can be successfully managed.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013). The CDC always’s tries to make the readers feel hope that make them want to keep reading. The writer knows how to approach each situation and bring the reader in with open arms, allowing the reader to feel comfortable, so that they are more acceptable to absorbing the information. As the reader begins to read on, the CDC starts to present to the facts. The tone changes slightly, and the hard information starts to be presented. The symptoms and ways...
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...between both the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and ProMedica Health System (PHS) will be presented as to their responsibilities and purpose in providing controlling, monitoring, evaluating, research, and education services while following regulatory health care guidelines will be presented. Introduction Regulatory agencies play an important and vital role in securing the protection, safety and welfare of our nation’s population. People, agriculture, health care industries and its affiliate employees need guidance and resources to protect the nation from dreadful diseases. Efforts to ensure the safety of the nation in the face of all kinds of diseases are developed through regulatory agencies such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (cdc.gov.od). Health care organizations that impact the regulatory agencies objectives of evaluating and monitoring conditions within disease control measures are found in associative organizations such as ProMedica Health System (ProMedica) as well as state and local governmental organizations. The CDC introduces the regulations, guideline and services available to our growing industrialized communities. Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) operates under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was created with the basic purpose of stopping and preventing infectious and chronic diseases. In keeping with their mission; the CDC has numerous educational programs, they track...
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...Prevention said. Emory University Hospital 's Infectious Disease Unit is where the first two U.S. Ebola patients — both health missionary workers stationed in Liberia — were treated and released in August. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where the nurses work, has only three isolation units. The announcement came only hours after the CDC confirmed that the nurse, identified by family members as Amber Vinson, had flown on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Dallas. CDC director Thomas Frieden said she had violated CDC guidelines against anyone using public transport while undergoing self-monitoring for exposure to Ebola. Frieden said Vinson did not report that her temperature had risen a small amount, to 99.5 degrees, before she departed for Dallas. He said her risk to other passengers was "very low." "We will from this moment forward ensure that no other individual who is being monitored for exposure undergoes travel in any way other than controlled movement," Frieden said. The CDC also asked the 132 passengers on Frontier Airlines Flight 1143 on Oct. 13 from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth to call the CDC at 1-800-CDC INFO (1-800-232-4636). Frontier Airlines said in a statement that the passenger "exhibited no symptoms or sign of illness" while on the flight and that the plane had since been thoroughly cleaned. Also Wednesday, Kent State University said the second nurse, Vinson, was related to three university employees and that they were asking the...
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...develops. According to the Center for disease control (CDC), “in 2008 there were 1, 034 food born disease outbreaks” (CDC, 2011, para. 2) that resulted in sickness. Usually an individual will know if food poisoning develops. Food poisoning can cause excruciating stomach pain, uncontrollable vomiting, and annoying diarrhea. In some cases can even lead to death. In 2008 CDC statistics stated that “22 people died” (CDC. 2011 para. 2). In regard to good sense this is a relatively small number of deaths, striking is the number of reported illnesses from the outbreaks. According to the CDC “more than 23,000 people got sick during these outbreaks” (CDC, 2011, para. 2). Undoubtedly numerous food poisoning cases go undocumented. Escherichia coli (E. coli) are one bacteria agent responsible for food poisoning. So what is E. coli? What are the clinical symptoms of E. coli? What happens in an outbreak? Certainly all these questions need to be understood. Above all else Escherichia coli is preventable by taking individual and precautionary measures. All E. coli share a similar anatomy and residences prior to infection. An E. coli bacterium is approximately three microns in length excluding the flagellum. Also featured in E. coli anatomy is D.N.A, cytoplasm, and the cell membrane. Usually E. coli can be found in the intestinal track humans where they reside doing no harm to humans (WebMD, 2011). In fact E. coli aids in the digestive process (CDC, 2011). However there are some strains of E. coli...
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...Communicable Disease Paper: Influenza John Doe HCS/457 Professor Monica Vargas September 13, 2015 Communicable Disease Paper: Influenza Malaria, Hepatitis, Polio, Tuberculosis, Pertusus, Ebola, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Influenza. These are just a number of communicable diseases that people are faced with. “Communicable diseases spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The spread often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or other bodily fluid. The terms infectious and contagious are also used to describe communicable disease” (Global Health, 2015). One of the most common known communicable disease is Influenza, commonly known as the flu. According to the American Journal for Microbiology, Influenza can send more than 200,000 people to the hospital a year, while having death as an end result from the flu or from flu-related complications (JVI, 2015). There are various environmental factors that are related to the flu, while having an influence by lifestyles, socioeconomic statuses as well as disease management. From all of this the public health department is trying to not only reduce the threats that are caused by influenza, but the data and evidence-based interventions are a start to a plan in ensuring quality health. Influenza and Efforts to Control it Influenza or the Flu, is a contagious illness that affects the respiratory system. It comes in forms of mild to severe, with the unfortunate ending...
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...Lately, I have been noticing a lot of anti-smoking commercials from the CDC interviewing people whom have been smoking for a long time. People, whom are being interviewed, have serious health problems due to the effects of smoking. These ads will explain how the ex-smokers live their life’s differently because of the damage from smoking. Terrie Hall was the most well known person in these CDC commercials. Terrie started smoking when she was in high school, and now she is facing the consequences for doing it for so long. Terrie was working with the CDC to show not only to teens but also to adults what smoking did to her. Terrie’s condition with cancer was getting worst and she requested the CDC to interview her while on her deathbed to show that smoking took her life away. Terrie Hall died in September of last year. It has been said that the last commercial of Terrie made a big impact to society because the emotion appeal it delivered to the audience. The emotional appeal was evoking negative emotions like fear, guilt, sadness, and anger towards smoking. The audience might develop the fear of smoking, knowing what kind of damage it can do to someone’s body. Audiences might build up the emotion guilt for the current smokers. Audience might develop sadness towards the victims of smoking. Lastly, audience might experience anger towards the companies that manufacture a product that kills their customers. CDC commercials can also evoke positive emotion appeals for people who don’t...
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...What is the "Frankenvirus"? The Frankenvirus was recently discovered in Siberia"s wasteland. It is a very old virus, and giant virus. It has the potential to kill many people. It is more dangerous than the smallpox virus. It is known as a giant virus, only a few "giant viruses" are known to us today. The CDC now wants to reanimate this virus. The Frankenvirus should not be reanimated, because the risk of it spreading right now is zero, but if reanimated it will have a chance of spreading. The reason scientists want to reanimate the Frankenvirus is because they want to create an anti-virus vaccine for it. There is no reason for an anti-virus if there is no chance of it spreading. The Frankenvirus is a very old and giant virus. It is a very big virus as well; it is so big that you can see it with on a high-powered microscope. Now scientists will say that all viruses tend to be specific about who they choose to be their host, so there is a chance it won't affect humans. If that is true, then why even reanimate it. The virus will have a chance to evolve, and then who...
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...culture and mission statement also help its employees make ethical decisions. The Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) organization is the national public health organization that is committed to protect the health and safety of our nation. CDC’s mission statement focuses on to protect the health and safety of our communities through prevention strategies and control of disease. The mission statement motivates the employees to do their best to prevent diseases and infection. The code of ethics provides guidance to ensure that CDC employees avoid situations that could violate ethics law (CDC, 2013). The organization’s mission statement and culture reflect its ethical values. Organization’s Goals and how they are tied to its ethical principles The organization’s goals are to provide protection for our nation’s health and safety. The CDC has pledged to treat all human beings with dignity, honesty, and respect. They have also pledged to provide an environment for positive personal growth and integrity. The CDC provides employment for over 17,000 employees and they work to provide a diverse work environment where everyone is treated equally, respectfully, and with human dignity. The ethical principles tied to the organizational goals are autonomy and integrity. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, and everyone deserves the truth. The CDC works to provide the most truthful information regarding disease, both treatment and prevention. They are using new technology...
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