Co-sleeping Issue

This summer South Carolina launched a campaign to halt "co-sleeping' of parents and infants in the same bed. The South Carolina concern occurred when the incidence of adults rolling over and suffocating children rose. Do you see this as a community health issue? How do you think you should target the population??

Diabetes: How is diabetes related to nutrition.

What organs does this disease affect and what are their actions?

Sunburns

The Cancer Society cites the top five states for adult sunburn as being: Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, Colorado and Idaho. As a public health nurse in these areas how would you try to reach susceptible populations to inform them of this? What roadblocks might you find?

School Lunches

Ms.Tara Parker-Pope, of the Wall Street Journal, reported on that American families should not think schools safe from dietary woes just because Coke is being removed. In her article,The Good News: No More Coke in School The Bad News? Snapple Is Replacing It, points out that Snapple has just as many calories and sugar as Pepsi. The schools are in a bind as they make money off of the vending machines yet what is their responsibility to the 2/3 of overweight Americans? What are schools serving up for lunch? Does the community see this as a health issue?

Standards of Community Nurses

Professional standards are developed to assure quality and consistency of practice. What practical value is available through the standards for community nurses undertaking an immunization program for children in a day-care setting?