Implementing a nursing plan for increased compliance with cancer screening in Flushing New York.

Disease Prevention : Flushing and Cancer Screening at North Queens

Introduction

Health is a personal concern and at the same time , it is a public concern . Individuals in the society may choose to disregard their health but this may have serious implications in the society as a whole especially if there are instances of dangerous diseases

In 2004 , the City of New York implemented Take Care New York , a program that seeks to improve the health conditions of New Yorkers . This program highlighted ten areas of concern that directly affects the health of

the residents of New York . These areas include (1 ) New Yorkers should have a regular doctor (2 ) reduction of tobacco use (3 ) keeping the heart healthy (4 ) HIV prevention and awareness (5 ) providing assistance for depression (6 ) reduction on dependence on addictive substances (7 screening for cancer (8 ) immunization (9 ) safety and health of the home and (10 ) promotion of the health of babies (Take Care New York 2005

Through the efforts of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene , the program reaped positive results as early as its first year of implementation . It was a good sign for the promotion of health in New York and the prevention of diseases . On the whole , the program is functioning well and the health of New Yorkers is becoming better

However , there are several areas that are lagging behind in complying with the health program of the New York City . One of this is the North Queens area , which does not company with the cancer screening component of the program . Cancer screening is necessary in promoting health and the early detection and prevention of cancer in the community (Gotham Gazette , 2007 . Hence , a way should be found in to help North Queens become compliant with the program

There are a variety of reasons why certain neighborhoods such as North Queens have a lower rate of cancer screening . Such reasons may include the access of people to health care facilities individual behaviors and concern for health the environment and the culture of the community as well as different kinds of social inequalities in the neighborhoods

Usually , those who are born in foreign countries tend has a lower tendency to undergo cancer screening than those who are born in the United States (Gotham Gazette , 2007 . This may be attributed to their lack of knowledge of where to get such screening and perhaps they fail to realize its importance . By looking at these two sources of the low cancer screening tendencies , it can be gleaned that access to health care and the knowledge about the health concern at stake is important

Health Care Promotion in North Queens

There should be a basic understanding of what the problem is at North Queens . The decreased number of cancer screening should be addressed in North Queens . This can be done by looking at the reasons behind this low turnover and at the practices of the minority groups within the community . When these...