Community Health Issue

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses community health issues, in particular how tuberculosis (TB) is affecting the health of local and global communities nationwide. It goes on to describe the situation in the Sacramento Valley where the incidence of TB for 2003 was higher than the statewide incidence of 8.9 per 100,000 people and provides an explanation and data to uphold this fact as well as details of how it is being dealt with.

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Community
Reason
Background Factors
Local Data
Community Health Efforts
Nursing Theory
Summary

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"The Sacramento Valley is located in the heart of Northern California. The Sacramento community has a large population with greater than 400,000 residents. Sacramento is diverse in culture and population. Not one predominate business or employment type for the community exists. The community has job opportunities ranging from farming and agriculture to high-tech fields of computer science and information technology. The residents of the Sacramento region range from fourth and fifth generation to recent immigrants from across the globe. With three community colleges and two major research universities in the community, the student population is large."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Andrews, K. (2006). Tuberculosis on the rise in Sacramento. Retrieved April 6, 2008, from Department of Health and Human Services Web site: http://www.sacdhhs.com
• Dahlberg, C. P. (2008, March 14). TB cases increase in four Sacramento-area counties. Sacramento Bee. Retrieved from http://www.sacbee.com
• Department Of Health And Human Services. (2006). Tuberculosis: The Sacramento County Chest Clinic battles the rising tide of an old disease. Retrieved April 6, 2008, from http://www.sacdhhs.com
• Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. (2007). Questions and answers about TB, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2008, from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/tb/faqs/qa_introduction.htm
• Lynch, C. (2006). Refugee health assessment program. Retrieved April 6, 2008, from Department of Health and Human Services Web site: http://www.sacdhhs.com

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