1) Suzelle:

 

Florida has always been a mekka for vacation and leisure activity. It is a diverse city that has a large multicultural and very fast pace living. According to the Florida Health ranking and roadmap, Florida’s STD rankings are getting worse every year. According to the ranking Florida’s rank hast skyrocketed from 2007 being 214% in Miami-Dade alone and is now skyrocketed to 410% in 2014. This statistic is very alarming and indicated our sexual reproduction system needs attention if we want to decrease the amount of people with STDs (County Health Rankings, 2014)

  In Miami Dade county the amount of uninsured has improved and has decreased from 31% in 2007 to 26 in 2014. This indicated that more of the population has access to primary care. As providers we are responsible for educating our patients each visit. I believe that sexual health screening should be part of each visit and a topic of conversation. The statistics do indicate that there is no education and no discussion going on about sexual health and practices. The promotion of safe sex ie: use of condoms and birth control should be a topic and sexual health screening should be done annually for those at risk and sexually active. The health policy that should be enforced is the screening of STD and sexually transmittable diseases. This is crucial in the stop of spread of STDs (Mahajan, Stemple, Shapiro., King, Cunningham, 2009).

Reference

County health ranking and roadmaps (2014) Electronic source retrieved from:

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

Mahajan, A. P., Stemple, L., Shapiro, M. F., King, J. B., & Cunningham, W. E. (2009).

Consistency of state statutes with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV testing recommendations for health care settings. Annals of internal Medicine, 150(4), 263-269.

2) Elizabeth:

 

According to general statistics in Dade, county health sector stills needs a lot of improvements. Lifestyle diseases specifically disease related to physical exercise and weight is still causing a crisis in the health department. Obesity and overweight in adults according to the statistics have taken a different dimension. An indicator of one having obesity in adults concluded when one has a BMI of 30 or more. However, lifestyle diseases have an antidote if precautions of physical fitness taken into account.   

Dade County has shown commitment to fighting obesity which is the leading cause of death in the county. Through funding campaigns that were spearheaded 2010 by Disease Control and Prevention has realized some improvement, this happens after the rate of overweight, and obese adults hit 67.4%, 13% high school students. The overwhelming number of those affected about 25% of the adult population did not report any signs of physical exercises over the last 30days. Conversely, around 22% of adults did not accomplish the county federal government regulations for vegetable and fruit consumption. Resources available at hand to address this challenge were inclusive of revisiting childcare programs, implementation of sporting activities, installation of bicycle racks all over the country to encourage bicycle cycling and the application of sound applications of nutrition.

One of my recommendations solving this health crisis would be the implementation of healthy eating by limiting the fast food consumption and consistent physical exercise, and it would help in cutting weight. It is worth mentioning that facilitating this process would demand to educate the public on the advantages of pursuing such activities.

Reference

Dade County Statistics on Health, Retrieved from    http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ on 1100hrs on 28/09/2017Dade County, Retrieved from http://www.miamidade.gov/greenprint/planning/library/milestone_one/health.pdf   1100hrs on 28/09/2017

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 The Group Process

          The best team players connect their teammates with one another and spread ideas around.  They are exploratory, seeking ideas from outside the group but not at the expense of group engagement.  Communication is the single most important thing to measure when assessing the effectiveness of a group, we can begin to refine the data and processes to create more sophisticated measurements, dig deeper into the analysis, and develop new tools that sharpen our view of team members and team types. 

                                                                      Stages of How a Group Forms

      The first stage is named the forming stage where team members are positive and polite to each other.  The appear anxious and they really have no idea what they are asked to do.  Some of the members of the group are excited about what lies ahead and the work they will accomplish.  This stage can last for a long time because the group members are just getting to know each other.  The second stage is the storming stage where the members start to push the boundries of the group and where conflict may appear and this is where the team may fail.  The leader of the group needs to step in to resolve the conflict for the group to survive.  Third, is norming where the team or group moves into resolving their differences and make a strong commitment to the group.  Fourth, is the performing stage where the work of the team leads to the achievement of the goal (mindtools, 2012).

                                                                               Current Group

     The group that I am currently a member of is the assistant manager group.  Every month our Director has a meeting  with all of the assistant nurse managers of the units she oversees.  At this meeting, items are discussed that not necessarily pertains to each of us but does tell what is happening in the hospital.  New policies, patient complaints, regulatory items, and general knowledge issues.  She is the leader in this group, she communicates with patients, colleagues, and subordinates.  As Marquis & Huston (2015) explain, communication is perhaps the most important aspect of leadership. 

     As a member of this group we have had issues that we must find solutions.  One of these issues is the change in workflow for the admission of the newborn together with the mother on the unit.  The AWHONN guidelines do not want the infant separated from the mother.  The workflow is a difficult process to convey to the staff.  There is a push-back from the staff and our group needs to address this issue.  We have completed the first stage (forming) because all of the members have known each other for 12 years.  The second stage has progressed also because we are comfortable with interacting with each other because of the length of time we have been together.  The third stage we have progressed through because of the time spent in this group.  The final stage (performing) is where we have become “stuck”.  The group needs to come up with a solution on how to get this issue resolved.

                                                                                     Team Building

     Marquis & Huston (2015), explain that in each group there are specific group-building roles for the care and maintenance of the group.  Every member falls into specific roles, some have more than one role at the same time.  The roles that I go between are the encourager and the gatekeeper of the group.  As the leader to better facilitate this group into a solution to this issue, I would have the group focus on the job ahead, redirect if necessary (Chun & Chio, 2014).   Open communication plays a major role in how the group accomplishes these goals.  The problematic roles in this group are the ones who disrupt the flow of communication and disrupt productivity.  Those people will be addressed hopefully, this will lead to continuity and progress.

                                                                                         Summary   

     Communication is critical to the success of any group. To convey the message clearly, the mode of the communication needs to be specific.  Dynamic leaders inspire the group to come to a solution reach the goal.  Leaders also keep the members of the group on the right course.  As with any group, the leader is to provide support, understanding of each others roles in the group, and be a great communicator.

                                                                                         References

  Chun, J. S., & Choi, J. N. (2014).  Members’ needs, intragroup conflict, and group performance.  The Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(3), 437-450.  doi:10.1037/a0036363.

Mind Tools. (2012).  Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing: Understanding the stages of team formation.  Retrieved from Mind Tools: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article.newLDR_86.htm.

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015).  Leadership roles and management functions: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.