...The Public Needs to Know 1 The Public Needs to know ( About Free Clinics) Christy Phillips Strayer University English 115 ALENE Morrison 04/28/2014 The Public Needs to Know 2 The people in Douglasville, Georgia need to know that the health care of the community is crucial. It is because of the price of the insurance today too many people go without medical care that they need. If Douglasville, Georgia had a free clinic more people could get the health care of that they need. There are more people dieing everyday because they cannot afford to get the medical care they need. That is why now more than ever the community needs to open a free clinic here in Douglasville, Georgia for the low income families and the uninsured. The public needs to know why a free clinic would be beneficial to Douglasville, Georgia. To begin with the state of Georgia population is 9,687,953 and of that 132,493 live in Douglas county (US Census Bureau,2010). According to ( healthyfuturega.org) nearly 2 million people in Georgia are uninsured that is among the highest in the nation. There is a total of 44,131 uninsured in Douglas and Carroll County it is the third highest in the state of Georgia. The presence of free primary care clinic reduces hospital costs associated with non-urgent ED use and inpatient care (Journal of Health & Human Services Administration. Mar2012, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p456-470. 15p). That is why someone needs to find a way to help the uninsured...
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...The Public needs to Know - Draft Version Tonya Addison Dr. Ryan ENG115 11/02/2014 Opening a free clinic can be a very good way to give back to the community, but is also a challenging thing to do. There are many legal, supply, volunteer recruitment, fund-raising and management issues to be considered. First step would be to recruit a team consisting of doctors, office help, an accountant and legal attorney. Keep in mind your legal help should be familiar with medical laws and setting up nonprofit businesses. Be sure to get someone with plenty of experience in knowledge of how to fund programs, like Medicare or other local, state and federal programs. You should advertise in the newspaper, with local businesses and at local hospitals to bring volunteers. It would be good to hold meetings to discuss your future clinic needs and requirements of the staff. It would also be a great idea to consider recruiting volunteers for cleaning, reception and office work from local high schools or universities. Second decide on the main services that your clinic will offer which should be based on your local demographic. You can get information about the main needs of the local uninsured from the health department. For example, you can determine that there may be a large number of uninsured adults and children in your community or a large migrant population. In that case, you would want a bilingual staff or at least a people who can communicate with clients and patients that speak...
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...The Public Needs to Know By: Drea Johnson ENG115 February 24, 2013 The homeless population in America, as well as the metro Atlanta region is not what it used to be 20 years ago. The Giving to Live organization is working hard and often to see that the rate continues to decrease as well as offer up as much help as they can to take care of those who are still in need. The Giving to Live organization feeds about 50,000 homeless people per year. 40%-60% of those homeless people are employed but cannot afford meals. This organization not only provides food assistance to the homeless but also to others with varying circumstances on a daily basis. This is not an easy task. Several steps and precautions go into making sure this happens. Sometimes, circumstances that are beyond man's control causes changes to take place without notice and some may suffer still. But Giving to Live works diligently with many community workers and volunteers to see that meals are prepared and food is available for homeless families/children, low-income families with children, the elderly, transitional facilities, and orphanages. The number one benefit of Giving to Live is to decrease the number of hungry people in city of Atlanta and in the southern region of America. This factor, though not the only one, is what keeps our director, Ms. Miriam Wilson and her team working around the clock to take care of so many. As a member of this organization, I have been doing some research on Child...
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...Assignment 2.2: The Public Needs to Know – Revised Version Christina R. Quillin Professor Lindsay Ludvigsen ENG115: English Composition February 8, 2015 The Public Needs to Know Are you or someone you know a victim of domestic violence and looking for a safe place? Domestic violence victims in Johnson City, TN are given access to services, such as a safe place, transportation, and food because it can improve the victim’s life. In the following pages, we will examine domestic violence, a local, domestic violence organization program, describe the process and benefits of the program for your local community members. What is Domestic Violence? “Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm”. Stewart, S. (1998, January 1). What is Domestic Violence? Retrieved January 31, 2015, from http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/what.htm. Women in the United States between the ages of fifteen (15) and forty-four (44) leading cause of injury is due to domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence have available help through local police departments and victim assistance programs. Safe Passage a Domestic Violence Shelter for Women and Children Safe Passage established in June of 1996 in Johnson City, Tennessee. The First Tennessee Human Resource Agency provides the Safe Passage facility through them. The shelter not only provides service to those in need within Johnson...
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...The Public Needs To Know Christina D. Cromwell Professor Wayne Marshall English 115-English Composition January 31, 2015 People in the community, without typical means, should have a place to go for medical treatment just like everyone else. Unemployment and no insurance should not be what keeps people from getting the proper medical treatment. The new free clinic opening in our community will be available for adults and children who do not have traditional means of obtaining medical treatment. There will be several doctors on site with a wide range of specialties. Many have practices focusing on certain types of medical problems and some who can assist with any general issues. In some cases, patients may have to visit doctors off site. Because we are aware that some patients may not have the means to get to other areas, we will provide a shuttle service on preassigned days for this very reason. Doctors are volunteering their knowledge as well as their time to raise awareness and help those in the community in which some of them grew up in. We are aware that examination and knowledge is but a portion of what is needed. For this reason, we have partnered with some local pharmacies who will provide medication at a substantial discount and even free of charge in some cases. Patients will be informed of everything every step of the way and be given the same assistance as if they were paying customers. Each new patient will complete a short questionnaire informing...
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...The Public Needs to Know – Revised Version Holly A. Easton Strayer University, Florence Campus August 16, 2012 It is common knowledge that the recent economic downturn and high unemployment levels have put serious pressure on the ability of many families to provide adequate nutrition for themselves. There has been a definite uptick in the dependence on Food stamps and other government resources to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, that is not always enough. The fight against hunger is not just about being hungry. Lack of proper nutrition is a hindrance to our children. Our children growing up hungry can potentially affect their overall health, education, and adult economic stability. The direct economic impact of hunger and food insecurity in America resulted in Federal expenditures for food assistance programs totaling approximately $103.3 billion in fiscal year 2011. This was an 8 percent increase from the year before. This was also the eleventh consecutive year that food assistance expenses increased and the fifth where they exceeded previous historical record. (Oliveira, 2012) The following graph shows the drastic monetary increase in billions for the SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from 1970 to 2011. The indirect economic impact of hunger and food insecurity in America is shown in many different ways. One very important example is the rising costs of special education. Food insecurity has been shown to have a direct impact on a child’s...
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...The Public Needs to Know William J. Pruitte ENG 115 Professor Laura Weber 5/17/2013 Introduction The Public Needs to Know Life is the possible price a cancer patient may pay while a new cancer drugs are being produced. Why do cancer drugs cost so much for the patients that need the drug to cure or prolong their life? We have all this technology, but why does all the Corporations that handle the product have to put a high price on what saves a life? Who has the last word on if the drug meets the standard to cure the cancer and why does it take so long to find out if it works or not? “A number of innovative cancer treatments have recently entered clinical practice. Some treatments cost as much as $100,000 per year but it has become apparent that many of these expensive new drugs offer uncertain benefits. Some drugs add only a few weeks of survival at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars. If the cost of cancer care continues to rise, the oncologists are likely to be pressured by payers to consider the economic factor. The high impact of cancer care continues to rise and so does the price tag on many of the agents that have become available during the past few years. Because of the tremendous difference in treatment cost, it is crucial to consider the actual benefits associated with treatments that are more expensive.” (Nelson, 2008) Developing new drugs for treating cancer is a...
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...Throughout this paper, my intent is to describe to you in detail the benefits of these programs and the process that is involved in implementing them within the school district, as well as to talk about some of the challenges that may be faced with the adoption of such a program. The Process and Benefits The USDA describes the national breakfast and lunch programs as federally assisted meal programs which seek to provide low-cost or free lunches to public school children across the country every single day. For taking part in these programs, our school district would receive subsidies and also food provided to us for every meal by the US Department of Agriculture. These meals would need to meet certain health standards that are determined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which currently seeks to increase the intake of items such as fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains within these school meals. Along with the inclusion of more healthy ingredients, there are also specific caloric and sodium intake standards that we would need to adhere to as well. These limits are determined by the age of the children who are being served and would be different for each age group. Although this may seem to limit the freedom that we have within the district to choose what items we serve during meals, it does quite the opposite. Although Federal standards must be met, the school itself does indeed have the ability to choose what specific foods are chosen and how they are prepared (UDSA...
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...The Public Needs to Know Personalized medicine uses molecular analysis to obtain maximum medical benefits in the treatment and management of patient’s known diseases. It can also be used to predict the predisposition for inherited deceases such as cancer. Personalized medicine’s goal is to begin a whole new level and standard for healthcare. Personalized medicine is a rapidly growing field within the healthcare industry., and environmental disposition and or variables. Due to the fact that specifics are sometimes different from person to person, the type of the diseases, to include the start, the duration, and how the decease may respond to the forms of treatment available or other clinical solutions is totally individual to the person who has the disease. One key tenant of the Human Genome Project was stated as; to learn the sequences of the 3 billion units of DNA that makes up a human genome, the genes in the DNA including the individual elements that control the genes are currently being studied, identified and cataloged. The information obtained thus far has suggested that the human genome may contain in excess of 22,000 genes and may even possibly eclipse 23,000 genes. This information is crucial to how modern genetic technology could lead to personalized medicine. Be sure to include the citation as well. From which one of your sources did you find this information? Include the author’s last name and the publication year. If you cannot find the author, use the title...
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...The Public Needs to Know Brittany Griffin Strayer University ENG 115 November 11, 2013 Professor Ogden The Public Needs to Know There is a range of 600,000 to 2.5 million people whom are homeless within the United States (FAS.org 2009). The streets that we drive on many of our fellow American consider those streets home. The economic issues, special needs and the process of trying to help our fellow citizen feed themselves is difficult due to the issue we face to help feed and shelter these individuals new drug for cancer patients make it difficult to undertake such a venture, thus eroding the benefits reaped from such a program Here in our community we face issue like poverty, homelessness, unemployment and most of all, our children being left behind. With the lack of jobs we see more and more poverty in our local community. The unemployment rate has manage to stay at a level rate however for our local area 11% is pretty high. We’ve been stagnant at this rate for the past five years. People are losing their homes and having to let their children go with others while they seek shelter for themselves. While low income housing is available you don’t qualify unless you have some type of income. Our kids are left behind at school and pushed aside due to the teacher lack of caring. Our children are either obese or underweight. Poor dieting and poor supervision is putting our kid’s future at risk. This must stop as of yesterday. It’s clear our community is in dire...
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...------------------------------------------------- the public needs to know Kimberly A. Waters May 22, 2013 ENG115- ENGLISH COMPOSITION Professor Tammy Finch May 22, 2013 ENG115- ENGLISH COMPOSITION Professor Tammy Finch What is cancer? Cancer is basically the roof that houses many diseases. It is a general name for all the different types of diseases that fall under the category of the true definition of cancer. Cancer: a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis or an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors. Statistically, half of all male population and one third of women will develop cancer in their lifetime. New drugs for Cancer are being researched and tested constantly. There are thousands of new drugs being developed to treat and cure the disease known as cancer that affects so many of us daily. Not only for those who have Cancer but for the loved ones around them as well. The support for research is crucial. Many have realized that research is vital for the discovery of new treatments and the benefits for the different ranges of cancer. As stated in Project Management for Healthcare by David Shirley, Rogaine started out in the lab as a possible medication for the heart. After research it turned out to be better for hair loss and to this day is known for its benefits and results in hair growth. Most of the human race relies on prescription medications to cure ailments and according to the...
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...The Public Needs to Know – Draft Version Harikrishna osuru Strayer university Prof. Dennis Millan English 115 08-04-2014 In many states, the nutrition of our children has come under review. Our children are getting fatter, and the school lunches have become less healthy. Something needs to be done to correct this tragedy. Due to the heightening number of obese children, the school board has decided to change the breakfast and lunch menus to include healthier choices and exclude the options very high in sugar and fat. The main economic issue is that the high sugar and high fat items in the grocery store are being marketed toward children. Candy often has very colorful packages and pictures of popular cartoon characters to catch the attention of the children that see it. A contributing main issue is the fact that the parents either do not have time or just do not want to cook for their family. The result of this is a family that will always dine out and spend money eating unhealthy food. Fig.1 The cost of healthy meals will be more expensive than the normal meals would be. The school and the parents would have to meet in the middle with the cost. The cost would be split in the middle with the parents paying half the extra cost and the school paying the other half. When the children aren’t eating unhealthily, they are not exercising. Video games and television have replaced outdoor activities that require running and sweating. Water had been...
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...The Public Needs to Know The Public Needs to Know With obesity and type 2 diabetes being on the rise in school age children, it is time to change the eating habits of today’s children. This change starts in schools by offering healthier breakfast and lunch choices. With the help of school officials, nutrition experts, and parents/guardians, our children can start to have their nutritional needs met beginning each day at their school. Healthier eating habits are becoming more important as the economy falters, health crises arise, and school performance levels fall. We are making those changes today with changes to the breakfast and lunch programs offered in today’s schools. In a report written by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) it states that “according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the United States economy had been in a recession since December 2007” (SNA, 2008). With fewer jobs available and unemployment on the rise, more families are taking advantage of the nutrition programs offered by schools. With more children being approved for the free or reduced meal plans offered at schools, children get most of their daily meals at their school (SNA, 2008). We hear on the news all the time about children going hungry, families having difficult times making enough money for food and bills. It seems like it is cheaper today to eat fast food than a healthy meal at home. The costs of food in grocery stores are slowly rising while people are still trying to...
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...Assignment 2.1: The Public Needs to Know – Draft Version Lewis G. Hymon Strayer University English 115 February 5, 2012 Professor Traci Wilmoth Personalized Medicine: Cancer and the Human Genome Personalized medicine uses molecular analysis to obtain maximum medical benefits in the treatment and management of patient’s known diseases. It can also be used to predict the predisposition for inherited deceases such as cancer. Personalized medicine’s goal is to begin a whole new level and standard for healthcare. Personalized medicine is a rapidly growing field within the healthcare industry. Personalized medicine is designed to fit into each person's unique medical profile including their genetic, genomic, and environmental disposition and or variables. Due to the fact that specifics are sometimes different from person to person, the type of the diseases, to include the start, the duration, and how the decease may respond to the forms of treatment available or other clinical solutions is totally individual to the person who has the disease. One key tenant of the Human Genome Project was stated as; to learn the sequences of the 3 billion units of DNA that makes up a human genome, to include the identification of all of the genes located within the enormous amounts of information obtained. Sometime in 2003, almost all of the pairs of chemical compounds that the units are comprised of had been put in their exact sequence. The genes in the DNA including...
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...The Public Needs to Know-Revised Version Susan Poston Professor Nancy Christine Foreman ENG 115-English Composition November 25, 2012 The current status of school meals is that they are full of fat and do not contain enough nutritious value, so in order to preserve the health and well being of the children in our society, there needs to be changes in the school breakfast and lunch programs. The first section of the paper will discuss the economic issues. The middle portions will examine the needs of the population being served along with the process that is involved in implementing the program. The final part will elaborate on the benefits of the program. A major economic issue that the people of society face today is the rising rate of unemployment. The rising rate of unemployment has caused society into a time filled with burden. The burden occurs when the unemployed families have to figure out how to feed their children. This burden has caused a rise in the number of children participating in the breakfast and lunch program. The increase in participation has gone up by about 84 % for free and reduced lunches alone. The participation is also rising because it is cheaper for a family to feed their child at school than it is to send their lunch (School Nutrition Association, 2008). The rising rate of participation shows that families are in dire need of assistance. The families are turning to the schools for assistance to ensure that their...
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