Clinical Health
A clinic refers to a medical school or hospital. Clinical help would be the treatment of specific problems by a clinical professional. Your clinical health is any of the help you get from a doctor in regards to your well being. Visiting a doctor instead of caring for your injury or disease at home is an example of clinical health.
Some injuries and diseases are too serious for you deal with alone at home. Doctors and physicians are professionals who are qualified to help you when your well being is threatened. Doctors and physicians diagnose and treat diseases and injuries. They can provide you with medication, surgery and therapy to help. On your own at home, you would not be able to have access to all those treatments. There are good home remedies for minor illnesses but in some cases, going to a clinic and talking to your doctor is the best choice. There are lots of people who work in the clinical health profession. It is safe to trust someone in that profession because they have already shown true dedication and devotion to their career. The journey to become a doctor or physician is long and hard. Doctors need to have at least completed an undergraduate degree from a four-year university in addition to another four years of graduate school. That's already eight years of devotion to this career choice! After medical school, doctors attend a residency training program which can last up to another three to five years. That's at least eleven years of working up to being a doctor. To read more about the journey of a doctor click here. Obtaining Health Care Health care is the diagnoses, treatment and prevention of a disease, injury or aliment. Primary health care refers to the assistance health care professionals give at a visit to the doctors. There is secondary health care which can also be thought of as the hospital care a patient receives. Medical specialists are the professionals you don't typically encounter on a regular visit to the doctor. Medical specialists are like the cardiologists, urologists and dermatologist you may visit.
A great example of getting health care is in an emergency where you have to call 911 for the ambulance and to go to the hospital. There you can get immediate clinical help but the price of services can be steep. To help with hospital fees, more and more people are getting health insurance. Health insurance is an insurance coverage that helps to pay for the hospital health care you need. California has a health insurance called Medi-Cal that is designed for low-income individuals and families. As long as you meet certain eligibility requirements, you can receive the health benefits of this health insurance. Health benefits include:
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San Diego Health Events and ActivitiesSan Diego Healthy Living Calendar:
Using the link provided above, you may view several of the activities lined up to help you keep a healthy life. There are nutrition days where you and your friends can go around learn and eat healthy and fun foods. In these events, you can participate in all sorts of physical activities like cycling, running and tours/guided walks. You can also participate in mentally helpful activities like meditation and yoga. The calendar has activities lined up for every month with various activities each month. Health isn't just about your physical well being, your nutrition and mental health is also important.Stay healthy and active! Participate in the San Diego Healthy Living Events! Below is a schedule with some of the times where you can participate in guided nature walks throughout the month of May:
If nature walks aren't on your favorite activities list, try the Walk to Cure Arthritis on June 7th, 2014: Here's the information: When: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 Event Day Registration: 7:45AM – 9AM Expo & Festival Area Opens: 8AM Opening Ceremonies: 8:30AM – 9AM Walk Begins: 9AM Awards, Prizes & Post Walk Entertainment: 10AM – 11AM Where: NTC Park at Liberty Station 2500 Cushing Road San Diego, CA 92106 Sports/Activities After K-12 SchoolVAVi Sport and Social:
This is a website where people outside of the K-12 school system can participate with others who are interested in the same sports and activities they are. VAVi offers over 30 different coed sports leagues, fitness and dance classes. In 2011, VAVi ran over 500 leagues with about 60,000 participants. The goal of VAVi is to encourage people to keep playing in sports and to just have fun. San Diego Tourism:
Looking at this website, you can see a few of the many attractions that bring people to San Diego. There are many sports and activities available for you to do. You can see the kinds of action sports, biking, SCUBA diving, fishing, golfing, hiking, kayaking and surfing opportunities there are to participate in. Using this website you can get information on where to go to have the best time in San Diego. |
Health Care Facilities
There are many health care facilities and hospitals in San Diego that you can go to for help.
Family Health Centers of San Diego:
This is a non-profit community clinic organization that attempts to provide affordable, caring and high quality health care for low income individuals. There are currently 34 locations where these centers operate thought the County of San Diego. There are 17 primary care clinics, 3 dental clinics, an HIV clinic and 3 mobile units. These centers provide health care to about 70 community sites. In 2012, health care was provided to 173,000 patients throughout 650,000 visits. In the County of San Diego there are over 600,000 individuals who don't have health care. Family Health Centers of San Diego strive to provide care for those who don't have access to health care. SHARP- San Diego's Health Care Leader:
SHARP has been designated as a Quintiles Prime Site which means SHARP has helped enhance global clinical research along with new and more effective medicines. There are four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups and other medical facilities under SHARP. SHARP has a vision to be the best place for employees to work, physicians to practice medicine, patients to receive care and have the best health care system. The employees at this hospital all cherish integrity, innovation, excellence and caring. Rady Children's Hospital San Diego:
Rady is the largest children's hospital in California that serves San Diego, Imperial and southern Riverside counties. It is the sixth largest children's hospital in the country. Rady provides care to about 88 percent of the region's children and provided care to more than 192,000 children in 2013. The staff includes about 700 physicians, more than 1,200 nurses, over 4,300 employees and more than 500 active volunteers. Rady's mission is to restore, sustain and enhance the health and development of children through care, education, research and advocacy. |
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