Community Health Center

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Community Health Center


Community and Nurse-Managed Health Centers


Community and Nurse-Managed Health Centers


$55


Designated a Doody's Core Title!. Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!. A National Nursing Centers Consortium Guide. This book provides a step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining a community health center, with an emphasis on nurse-managed centers. The authors share their firsthand knowledge with readers, including information on developing a mission statement, pulling together an advisory board, writing a business plan, and getting funding. The process for obtaining Federally Qualified Health Center Status (and thus federal funding) is described. Of great value is the book's Appendix, which provides very useful examples. They include sample bylaws, a full policy and procedure manual, physician and nurse practitioner collaborative agreements, job descriptions, a contract with a local agency, and outcome and assessment guidelines. Donna Torrisi is the founder of The Family Practice and Counseling Network in Philadelphia, which provides primary health services to public housing residents; Tine Hansen-Turton is the Executive Director of the National Nursing Centers Consortium. For Further Information, Please Click Here!

Community Health


Community Health


$34.99


Community Health Giclee Print by Diana Ong. Product size approximately 9 x 12 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Community Participation in Health


Community Participation in Health


$35


An anthropological study of the failure of community participation in health-care in Costa Rica.

An Introduction to Community Health


An Introduction to Community Health


$70.9


An Introduction to Community Health, Seventh Edition, has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health.

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Normal Aging: Strategies for Optimal Health and Promoting Self-Care [VHS]


Normal Aging: Strategies for Optimal Health and Promoting Self-Care [VHS]


$1,250.00


This series of six half-hour videotapes emphasizes the normal aspects of ageing and examines nursing strategies for promoting and maintaining wellness in the elderly….

Que No Le De Verguenza! Hable Con Su Proveedor De Salud Sobre El Cancer Colorrectal! (Don't Be Embarrassed! Talk About Colorectal Cancer With Your Health Care Provider.) [SPANISH EDITION] (1 VHS/1 Audio CD/15 Pamphlets)


Que No Le De Verguenza! Hable Con Su Proveedor De Salud Sobre El Cancer Colorrectal! (Don’t Be Embarrassed! Talk About Colorectal Cancer With Your Health Care Provider.) [SPANISH EDITION] (1 VHS/1 Audio CD/15 Pamphlets)


$75.00


The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is pleased to provide you with a kit of colorectal cancer educational materials. These materials were developed in collaboration with Hispanic community based organizations around the country. Includes an educational video, an informative and entertaining video in Spanish with English subtitles introducing viewers to colorectal cancer and addresses the bas…

GIANT WPA Wall Sticker of: Community Center


GIANT WPA Wall Sticker of: Community Center


$44.00


Museum quality Wall Sticker of a poster from the WPA Poster Collection of the Library of Congress. Emerald Honeybee offers only the BEST in quality. Our posters are printed by a Professional Graphics Company using a MIMAKI Eco-Solvent Printer and archival inks. Which means your poster is UV protected and will not fade over time. Professionally printed on beautiful canvas. Shipped rolled in a tube….

GIANT WPA Wall Sticker of: Federal Music Project offers the following courses for adults - piano, voice, violin, cello, ear training, theory, and ensemble appreciation at the Chelsea Community Music Center


GIANT WPA Wall Sticker of: Federal Music Project offers the following courses for adults – piano, voice, violin, cello, ear training, theory, and ensemble appreciation at the Chelsea Community Music Center


$44.00


Museum quality Wall Sticker of a poster from the WPA Poster Collection of the Library of Congress. Emerald Honeybee offers only the BEST in quality. Our posters are printed by a Professional Graphics Company using a MIMAKI Eco-Solvent Printer and archival inks. Which means your poster is UV protected and will not fade over time. Professionally printed on beautiful canvas. Shipped rolled in a tube….



How To Assist Your Community

The model world would mean no more hardships, no more war, no more discrimination and no more poverty. Then again, we are not living in a perfect world. Not everyone is born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Markedly, there are people who still need to work and toil day and night just to deliver food for the table or to send the kids to good schools. Although, we are different and we have differences, it is basic that each of us do our part and improve the community. Everyone can make a difference. Eagerness and commitment are fundamental to reach out and to help others. Following are creative things that we can do to inspire people and to help the people in our community live a comfy and happy life.

Put Up Garage Sales For A Cause
Garage sales are very popular for profit or non profit. Garage sales can do good to us and the community. Aside from making people cheery, we are making our place greener and more organized. To begin, pick a good cause which the money will go to. Then get three boxes. Write the following labels: First box: things to stay. Second box: things to donate. Third box: things to throw away.

Go through old drawers and cabinets and find reusable clothes. Drop them to their appropriate boxes. However, get rid of those raggedy clothes that are no longer useful. Check the condition of the dresses in the second box, if they are still profitable. Besides attire, find other items that can be added to the sale like old books, lanterns, table and other cool stuff that are still useful.

After piling all the boxes, choose the date of the garage sale. Ask associates if they want to volunteer. During the sale, get another box to be used for money contributions. The donation box is for those who are not interested to buy, but would like to extend help through monetary support. Put up streamer to tell everyone about the garage sale. After the garage sale, donate the money to the chosen cause. Donate also those things that were not bought.

Organize A Soup Kitchen
Two of the largest problems, we are facing at present are poverty and starvation. Ideally, we should eat a healthy meal at least three times a day. Unluckily, not al can spare to eat a good meal. One way to extend help is to organize a soup kitchen. Find people who are ready to help in this project. Meet up and share creative ideas. Pick a date and plan the menu. List the group of people who will benefit from the soup kitchen feeding program. It can be the kids in the nearest orphanage or the group of sick children in the hospital. Discover organizations and groups willing to help in the endeavorl. To make the soup kitchen fun and bubbly, ask friends and family members to sing a song or prepare a dance number. There are groups of medical practitioners who are willing to help in proceeds and community work, ask them for their support. They can check the kids’ health while those in charge of the soup kitchen are dispensing bowls of soups and other nutritional food.

At the moment, people are being creative when it comes to giving. Giving is not all about money. We can dedicate our time, assistance and talents to make others feel that they are not alone. By being noble we are giving back to the community and making a difference today.

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 40 Years of Academic Public Psychiatry


40 Years of Academic Public Psychiatry


$198


The Connecticut Mental Health Center is a collaboration of the State of Connecticut, through its Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and Yale University, through its Medical School and Department of Psychiatry. The unique connection between the state and university means that the Center naturally attends to the mental health needs of the public, while at the same time conducting studies to learn about psychiatric illness and educating students of the mental health professions.The Center is located in a medium sized, urban setting and annually offers safety-net services to 5000 individuals, who have serious mental illnesses and addictions. Many of them have disabilities, co-occurring disorders, and legal problems. Also, many require supportive, residential and rehabilitative services in order to live in the community. The Center’s clinical programs designed to address these problems range from acute hospitalization services to ambulatory services, as well as special outreach programs for homeless individuals and those who are not able to come to the Center. Additionally, in satellite clinics, the Center offers substance use treatment, care to monolingual Latinos, and special services for young adults.The Center is the lead agency for a network of 16 community-based agencies that provide vocational and psychosocial rehabilitation, residential services, case management, support services, and education for families. By integrating these rehabilitative and support services with treatment interventions, the Center is dedicated to recovery in the community.The Center is home to a spectrum of academic programs related to its clinical services. Academic pursuits include programs on chronic illness, recovery, addictions, law and psychiatry, neurobiology, services evaluation, epidemiology, prevention, and cultural diversity. Each of the academic programs has both research and educational components that are carried out under the aegis of the

 A Gathering of Wisdoms: Tribal Mental Health: A Cultural Perspective


A Gathering of Wisdoms: Tribal Mental Health: A Cultural Perspective


$0.99


Used - Native American mental health workers, tribal elders, a psychologist, a psychiatrist & a community mental health center administrator have combined traditional Indian & modern mental health knowledge into a unique Indian cultural perspective. "A Gathering of Wisdom" is an outgrowth of an unusual tribal mental health program cooperatively developed between the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, the Upper Skagit Tribe & the Skagit Community Mental Health Center. This book offers thought-pro