Stayin' Alive Through Health Education in a Correctional Setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Amy Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Adult Transition ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
Educational Offering ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Health Need ◽  
The University ◽  
Nursing Course

Individuals who are incarcerated are disproportionately affected by chronic disease, mental health concerns, and substance use, compared to the general population. Despite the need to improve health in individuals who are incarcerated, the delivery of quality health care, including health education, often meets with challenges. Quality health education lays a foundation for improved health, and is one strategy nurses can use to improve the health of incarcerated individuals. To address this pressing health need, students in a community health nursing course at the University of Illinois at Chicago provided health education to men finishing their prison sentences at an adult transition center. Verbal and written statements from the men and the students indicate that the educational offering was a positive experience. One man's attendance at a health education class had a life-changing impact on another man at the center.

scholarly journals Imunização contra papilomavirus humano em escolas municipais

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larysse Gonçalves Feitosa ◽  
Débora Leão Alves ◽  
Elayne Carolyne Torres Pereira ◽  
Viviane Reis Nunes ◽  
Ulisses Vilela Hipólito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Vaccination Status ◽  
Municipal Schools ◽  
Educational Groups ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
The University ◽  
Nursing Health ◽  
Education Groups

Objetivo: descrever a experiência da realização de atividades educativas, análise do estado vacinal e imunização contra o papilomavírus humano (HPV) em estudantes da rede municipal da região norte de Palmas - TO. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, do tipo relato de experiência, desenvolvido a partir de ações do projeto de extensão universitária “Imuniza Escola” do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Tocantins em parceria com quatro escolas municipais e Centros de Saúde da Comunidade de Palmas – TO. Formaram-se grupos de educação em saúde alertando sobre a importância da vacinação contra o HPV e foram solicitados os cartões de vacina para análise e imunização. Resultados: organizaram-se grupos educativos com 1756 estudantes, sendo que, destes, 440 apresentaram os cartões de vacina para análise e 237 estavam com estado vacinal contra o HPV em atraso. Imunizaram-se 161 estudantes com a primeira dose e 73 com a segunda dose da vacina contra o HPV. Conclusão: observou-se que a experiência proporcionou, aos extensionistas, a oportunidade de vivenciar, na prática, os conteúdos ministrados na academia, além de contribuir para o aumento da cobertura vacinal e, consequentemente, a diminuição do número de casos de câncer evitados pela imunização contra o HPV. Descritores: Enfermagem; Enfermagem em Saúde Pública; Educação em Saúde; Imunização; Cobertura Vacinal; Papillomaviridae.ABSTRACTObjective: to describe the experience of conducting educational activities, analysis of vaccination status and immunization against human papillomavirus (HPV) in students from the municipal system of northern Palmas-TO. Method: this is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, developed from actions of the university extension project “Immuniza Escola” of the Nursing Course of the Federal University of Tocantins in partnership with four municipal schools and Health Centers of the Palms Community-TO. Health education groups were formed warning about the importance of HPV vaccination and vaccination cards for analysis and immunization were requested. Results: educational groups were organized with 1756 students, of which 440 presented the vaccination cards for analysis and 237 were in delayed HPV vaccination status. 161 students with the first dose and 73 students with the second dose of the HPV vaccine were immunized. Conclusion: it was observed that the experience provided, to extensionists, the opportunity to experience, in practice, the contents taught in the academy, besides contributing to the increase of the vaccination coverage and, consequently, the decrease of the number of cancer cases avoided by the HPV immunization. Descriptors: Nursing; Public Health Nursing; Health Education; Immunization; Vaccination Coverage; Papillomaviridae.RESUMENObjetivo: describir la experiencia de realizar actividades educativas, análisis del estado de vacunación e inmunización contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) en estudiantes del sistema municipal, en el norte de Palmas-TO. Método: este es un estudio descriptivo, del tipo de informe de experiencia, desarrollado a partir de acciones del proyecto de extensión universitaria "Immuniza Escola" del Curso de Enfermería de la Universidad Federal de Tocantins en colaboración con cuatro escuelas municipales y Centros de Salud de la Comunidad de Palmas-TO. Los grupos de educación sanitaria se hicieron advertir sobre la importancia de la vacunación contra el VPH y se solicitaron tarjetas de vacunación para su análisis e inmunización. Resultados: se organizaron grupos educativos con 1756 estudiantes, de los cuales 440 presentaron las tarjetas de vacunación para su análisis y 237 tenían el estado de la vacuna contra el VPH en mora. Se inmunizaron 161 estudiantes con la primera dosis y 73 con la segunda dosis de la vacuna contra el VPH. Conclusión: se observó que la experiencia brindó a los extensionistas la oportunidad de experimentar en la práctica los contenidos enseñados en la academia, además de contribuir al aumento de la cobertura de vacunación y, en consecuencia, a la reducción del número de casos de cáncer prevenidos por la inmunización contra el VPH. Descriptores: Enfermería; Enfermería en Salud Pública; Educación en Salud; Inmunización; Cobertura de Vacunación; Papillomaviridae.

Academic Medicine

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Hellman
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Modern Biology ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
High Quality Health Care ◽  
A Site ◽  
The University

The proper education of a doctor must not be restricted to the sciences but rather must include study of the humanities and the social sciences. This is best achieved by having an interactive and physically integrally located medical school. Not only must medicine be based on modern biology, a biology education is also essential for all college undergraduates. One cannot consider genetic engineering if one does not understand what a gene is and how it is controlled. Unique to medical education are the places of medical practice. Besides providing a site of learning, the teaching hospital must provide excellent patient care and be responsive to the surrounding community. The university must embrace these other goals. Society should provide high quality health care for all. This cannot be achieved if only the lowest cost is the goal. While resources are limited, economic efficiency cannot be the only parameter.

scholarly journals Joining Forces: Collaborating Internationally to Deliver High-Quality, Online Postgraduate Education in Pain Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Devonshire ◽  
Philip J Siddall
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
The University

The effective management of pain is a complex and costly global issue, requiring a range of innovative educational strategies to enable culturally appropriate and high-quality health care provision. In response to this issue, the Pain Management Research Institute at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) has established several strategic alliances with other overseas universities to deliver online postgraduate education in pain management. The present article discusses the rationale for joining forces, and the approach adopted in creating and maintaining these alliances. It also provides insights into the benefits, challenges and opportunities associated with collaborative educational initiatives of this nature, from institutional, academic and student perspectives.

scholarly journals Analysis of Teaching Strategies and Perception of Nursing Scholars at Risk Communication to Workers in Situations of Social and Economic Risk

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Fernando dos Santos Salazar ◽  
Thaís Cristina Coelho de Ornelas Salasar ◽  
Roberta Cattaneo Horn ◽  
João Fernando Zamberlan ◽  
Rafael Pivotto Bortolotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Retrospective Survey ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Health Project ◽  
Positive Strategy ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Nursing Course ◽  
Analysis Of Teaching

Unfortunately, the aging of the population and the increase in the incidence of Chronic No-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are challenges that affect the whole of Brazil. And these besides to adversely affect the economically active population and mainly affect the health of the worker. Aware of this reality, the students of the fourth period of the discipline of Health Education, of the Nursing course and a student master of the course of Integral Attention to Health, in the year 2017, of UNICRUZ, carried out the extension project "Women's Health Project", Aiming to present activities that encouraged the interest of the participants in health care and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases. For the methodological execution of the project, it was used the Retrospective Survey, with a report and discussion of the activities carried out. The project took place in the dependencies of the Profession Project "Profissão Catador", in the city of Cruz Alta, RS, with the participation of approximately 12 women, aged 30-60 years. It is believed that Health Education along with the University and Community connection can be a positive strategy to reach those who do not have access to important information on prevention and health.

scholarly journals Nursing Student’s Perception Regarding Health Promotion and Health Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
The University

Background: Promoting health is a key component of nursing practice- By helping nurses change individuals, society and healthcare system by promoting the health of individuals, families, communities and populations. Purpose: The aim of the study is to show the understanding of nursing student’s perception regarding health education and health promotion. Study design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Lahore School of Nursing, the University of Lahore. Duration: 4 months from September 2019 to December 2019. Methodology: this study was done on 135 nursing students selected through convenient sampling method from Lahore School of Nursing, the University of Lahore. Data was collected by modified questionnaire adopted from (Halcomb, 2010) to understand the perception of nursing students regarding health promotion and health education [1]. Results: This study finds out that 90% n=122 participants have positive perception regarding health promotion and health education. Although there were some signs that nursing students were introduced to the concept of health promotion as a socioecological strategy that integrates changes in the economy, policy, organization and climate. This socio-ecological approach was not viewed by the majority of student nurses as having a role modeling faculty or nurses. Conclusion: students nurses to be recognized as future high quality health promoters, collaborates with wellbeing advancement leaders, and effectively teach nursing education. There is a need to made changes in the nursing curriculum to reflect appropriate and accurate health promotion concepts and performed health promoting behaviours which have strong impact on individual health.

James Lawrence Cabell, One of the Most Influential of America's Early Surgeons

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-335
Author(s):  
Joseph Dubose ◽  
Curt Tribble
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
American Medical ◽  
The United States ◽  
James Madison ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
National Board ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
The University ◽  
The 19Th Century

Dr. James Lawrence Cabell was one of the most important, farsighted, and influential surgical educators and leaders in the United States in the 19th century. He was appointed as Chair of Surgery and Physiology at the University of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson's successor as Rector of the University, James Madison, and held that Chair for over 50 years, the longest tenure of any American medical academician. He was a founding member of the American Medical Association, the American Surgical Association, and the National Board of Health. He is best remembered as an articulate, incessant, and early proponent of public health and the delivery of quality health care in the United States. His legacy and that of his protégés has continued to influence health care in this country, especially in the realm of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, even into the present time.

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