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Contents [ hide ] Introduction Actually, what you are experiencing is a normal physiological process that begins once a girl reaches puberty. The first menstruation in a woman’s life is referred to as menarche , this could happen between the ages of 10 to 15 with most (the average) girls having theirs around age 12. It involves bleeding from the uterus at regular intervals. The end of menstruation is termed menopause , this usually happens between the ages of 45 to 55. Menstruation is therefore defined as the cyclical or monthly flow of blood and shedding of endometrium including mucus, some enzymes and unfertilized ovum. So, what really happens? Well in simple terms, it all begins with changes in hormones in the body. You can think of hormones as messengers that are sent by some organs of your body to tell other cells to do something. In this particular case, an organ called hypothalamus which is found in your brain begins the process. [Fast forward] The ovaries release f...
Scope of Public Health Nursing PowerPoint Presentation
Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Explain the concept of public health
- Discuss the dimensions of public health
- Explain the meaning of public health
- Identify the features of modern public
- Explain public health nursing
- Explain the objectives of public health nursing
- Identify the role of public health
- Discuss the qualities of a public health nurse
- Discuss the scope of public health nursing
Introduction
- Public health is the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
- The goal of public health is the biologic, physical, and mental well-being of all members of society.
- Unlike medicine, which focuses on the health of the individual patient, public health focuses on the health of the public in the aggregate.
- To achieve this broad, challenging goal, public health professionals engage in a wide range of functions.
- This function includes;
- biological sciences
- technology
- social sciences and;
- politics.
- Public health professionals utilize these functions to
- anticipate and prevent future problems
- identify current problems
- identify appropriate strategies to resolve these problems
- implement these strategies and;
- to evaluate their effectiveness.
- Public health is a global issue
- It will become even more due to:
- The increasing in interconnectedness of nations through modern communication
- This has resulted in the need to deal with epidemics of communicable and non-communicable diseases and environmental issues that require transnational solutions.
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