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This 6 page paper provides a plan for a public health nurse to implement in order to improve the rate of immunization throughout the world. The target population is children in Africa.
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Cough away from children and adults. Of course, children are the most vulnerable population and most developed nations require a myriad of vaccines as a requirement for entry into school
systems. School nurses check records and make sure that the children are vaccinated. In the United States, for example, most children are vaccinated by their personal physicians, but many communities
provide free immunizations for those who cannot afford private health care. Most children in the United States are vaccinated and measles and polio are hardly seen. However, a larger problem
exists throughout the world in underdeveloped countries. Public health nursing is a niche that can help to eradicate deadly diseases in these underdeveloped countries. Harkreader & Hogan (2003) examine nursing
as a field that contributes a great deal to society. The public health nurse can give vaccines, but it is really through education that a large population can be helped.
Once parents understand the importance of vaccinating their children, they will be more apt to seek help. Of course, there are logistical and financial barriers in the poorer locales as
well. However, a public health nurse should be able to design a plan for the implementation of such a program. II. Population The target population for
this inquiry are children of the world. However, the population needs to be narrowed as healthy populations may not be in need of assistance. Tonn (2005) reports that "more than
27 million children worldwide who are less than 12 months old have not been immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, and more than 29 million have not been immunized against
measles, a study by UNICEF has found" (p.12). For the United States and other western nations, that statistic is much different as 95% (Tonn, 2005, p.12) of children are
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