Archive for April, 2010
Food Hygiene
The term food hygiene has been defined, by Codex Alimentarius (an international organisation for the development of food standards and guidelines) as “all conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety and suitability of food at all stages of the food chain.”
As will be seen from this definition the term “food hygiene” encompasses a wide range of measures that can be applied from the growth of food products and the raising of food animals, through harvesting and slaughter, processing, delivery, storage and final sale. However, for many, food hygiene will be equated with cleanliness; the cleanliness of food premises and food handlers.
Whilst the cleanliness of those who handle food and their equipment and surroundings is essential for good food hygiene to occur it is only one of the measures necessary if food is to be safely prepared.
Of equal or perhaps even more importance in maintaining good standards of food hygiene is the avoidance of cross-contamination and good temperature control. Cross-contamination is the passing of food poisoning bacteria from contaminated, usually raw food to ready-to-eat food. Such cross-contamination can occur in three ways, direct contact of e.g. raw meat with ready-to-eat food, the drip of raw food juices such as blood onto a ready-to-eat food and the use of unwashed hands or equipment to handle both raw food and ready-to-eat food.
Frequently asked questions about home health care
Q: What is home health care?
A: Home health care is a service that permits patients to receive personalized health care, maintaining their quality of life in the privacy and comfort of their homes.
Q: Why home health care?
A: Home health care is a cost-effective option for receiving health care services. Returning to one’s home and family can quicken recovery and improve the quality of life for both patient and family or caregiver.
Q: Who pays for home health care?
A: Most health insurance companies, HMOs, PPOs and Workers Compensation cover home health care. In addition, Medicare and Medicaid pay for home care services. Some insurance providers do not cover all home health services. Our staff will verify health coverage for the patient.
Q: What criteria are required for Medicare to approve services?
A: The following criteria are used to meet Medicare requirements:
• The patient is a Medicare recipient.
• The patient must be homebound. This is defined by Medicare as “normal inability to leave the home and that leaving the home requires considerable and taxing effort.”
• The skilled care must be medically necessary as determined by the physician.
Q: What if I have a problem at night or on the weekend?
A: We have registered nurses on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Q: Do I need a physician’s order for home health care?
A: Yes, all health care provided in the home occurs under direct order and supervision of the patient’s physician.
Hepatitis B Cure – There Is A Natural Way To Quickly Cure It!
If you’re reading this article, you probably have hepatitis b. Don’t worry – there is a way to quickly and naturally treat this illnes. Just visit this site and follow the instructions: http://www.squidoo.com/hepatitis-cure
Why doesn’t medicine offer a cure, that completely cures hepatitis b. There are a couple of reasons. Recently, australian researchers proved that you can easily and naturally treat this illnes. However, if you go to your doctor, he will still give you lots of pills, which are likely to worsen your health even more, despite stunting the growth and multiplication of hepatitis b viruses. On one side, there is the conspiracy theory that medical companies don’t want you to get well – they want you to keep buying pills. That’s true. But there are more reasons.
There is no medically available hepatitis b cure, for the same reason there is no cure for the common cold. The cold is also a viral disease. The viruses multiply until your body finds a way to kill them. That usually lasts a day or two, but since the viruses attack your tissues, you still continue feeling sick for a few days. Hepatitis b is similar to that, only the viruses are more stable.
The main research on hepatitis is currently done in australia, and some researchers have gotten quite an impressive results. The main focus of the research has been this: Why do so many people(almost everyone) come in contact with the hepatitis virus, and yet – so few actually develop the illness? You are very lucky, because today there is a hepatitis b cure, and it’s actually surprisingly simple. Just follow the link I submitted in the beginning of the article.
Why Health Care Reform Could Leave Us All Worse Off
The health care reform bills being debated in Congress threaten to shut out millions of immigrants. But Congress’ exclusionary policies toward immigrants will not simply leave immigrants worse off. They will inevitably jeopardize the nation’s economy and the health of all of us.
President Obama has prioritized health care reform to ensure that millions of Americans have a fair, affordable and efficient health care system. For immigrants, this vision is far from a reality. First, the current health care reform bill treats legal immigrants unfairly. Individuals who have waited years to come to the United States will be required to wait years in order to obtain affordable health care.
Immigrants are generally younger and healthier than the U.S. population at large. However, no one is immune to falling ill or having an accident. The current health care bill would require recently arrived, legal immigrants to wait five years to obtain the only option for affordable health care coverage, Medicaid. While low-income citizens will have access to Medicaid, the most vulnerable among us will continue to wait for affordable health care despite the fact that they pay taxes for the very programs from which they are excluded. There is no sound reason for Congress to discriminate against these individuals and prevent them from receiving basic medical care.
Basic Food Hygiene CD
The requirement of the Food Hygiene Regulations that “The proprietor of a food business shall ensure that food handlers engaged in the food business are supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities” means that many are seeking ways of obtaining such training conveniently and economically.
The discovery that food hygiene training can be achieved through the use of a Basic Food Hygiene CD can come as something of a relief. The use of a Basic Food Hygiene CD avoids the need to arrange for staff to attend an all day course somewhere, and cope with the need to employ replacement workers to cover the absences. Instead, those requiring training work at a computer and access the Basic Food Hygiene CD course at convenient times during the day.
In some food businesses food handlers are given a Basic Food Hygiene CD to use at home and they study the course outside normal working hours. This, of course, avoids any disruption of the business at all.
Other scenarios which benefit from the use of a Basic Food Hygiene CD include an individual operating a catering business serving a number of large functions at irregular intervals, e.g. wedding breakfasts and employing temporary staff. A Basic Food Hygiene CD can be used to train food handlers in the temporary staff pool, between functions.
A number of employment agencies use a Basic Food Hygiene CD to train staff when they are recruited to work in the food trade.
What is home health care and why do I need it?
What is Home Health?
Home Health Care is skilled nursing care and certain other health care services that you receive in your home for the treatment of an illness or injury. This could also include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Medicare Part A will cover home health expenses at 100%. Private duty home care is not covered by Medicare and is paid for by the individual receiving the service. This type of service usually includes housekeeping and other routine personal care services (cooking, laundry, and shopping, and live in care givers.).
This could also include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Medicare Part A will cover home health expenses at 100%. Private duty home care is not covered by Medicare and is paid for by the individual receiving the service. This type of service usually includes housekeeping and other routine personal care services (cooking, laundry, and shopping, and live in care givers.).
***FREE OF CHARGE***if Medicare approved
Call or email now to see if you are Medicare/Medicaid Qualified
If you or someone you know needs help with
1. Diabetes
2. High Blood Pressure
3. Wound Care
4. Arthritis/Joint Pain
5. Any Chronic Illness or Disease
We Also Provide:
1. Light House Keeping/Laundry Services
2. Senior Transportation
3. Meal Preparation
4. And Much More At No Charge to YOU!!
CLICK LINK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO ABOUT HOME CARE http://www.tahc.org/associations/1626/files/TAHC new VO.wmv
II. How to get Medicare Home Health Care:
• Your doctor must determine you need medical care in your home.
