1000 Search Results for The Problem of Obesity in the US
Human and societal benefits and costs of pig farming.
Most are not aware that intensive pig farming really has turned into an agricultural industry that basically operating by raising live pigs for slaughtering after that it is made into pork for hu Continue Reading...
Food Inc.
Food, Inc.: How the Industrial Food is Making us Sicker, Fatter and Poorer -- and What You Can do About It (Karl Weber [editor])
Quotation
"When you think of the California economy, you think of high-tech industries like Silicon Valley, Continue Reading...
Health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance are related terms that all pertain to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) defines health promotion as "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to i Continue Reading...
Technology in the Classroom
In today's society, technology has become an accepted medium for communication. From email correspondence that has taken the place of mail, to texting instead of talking, advances in technology have become integrated into Continue Reading...
Maternal Perceptions of Weight Status of Children
Maynard et al. 2003
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Previous studies have found that a signif Continue Reading...
Patients with aphasia struggle with language disorders including both oral and written communication problems. Also, clinical depression is found to be common among many stroke victims. [NINDS]
Stroke Prevention
Given the high stakes involving bot Continue Reading...
I have been discriminated against, which has caused my self-esteem to fall, and now I am stuck, with few role models to follow. Bill's success has probably been thwarted by more sources than the today's average black or female, but there is no provi Continue Reading...
Therefore, a nurse must be fully aware of these sensitivities when providing care to a patient, especially when the patient is a member of cultural group from outside the U.S.
The third criteria is social organization. For example, most African-Ame Continue Reading...
This includes self-vomiting and/or the misuse of laxatives, diet pills, diuretics (water pills) excessive exercise or fasting." (2000) the American Psychiatric Association states of individuals with Bulimia Nervosa, that while they may "...may frequ Continue Reading...
The suggestion that lies behind this study is that healthcare professionals must look into the details of everyday life and seek to understand how the aspirations of diverse groups affect their choices and goals.
On deeper cultural levels, African- Continue Reading...
S. (Larson-Duyff, p.412).
As cable television increased the availability of youth-oriented television programming and children spent even more time in front of the T.V., several sociologists made observations similar to those previously published in Continue Reading...
According to the U.S.A. Today (Borenstein, 2007), the latest IPCC report states that within twenty years "hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water." And while safe drinking water may not be available to those millions of people, tens Continue Reading...
("Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)," 2007)
5. Breast Reduction (Mammaplasty): Breast reduction in women, performed 160,531 times in 2005, closely follows tummy tuck as the 5th most popular cosmetic surgery procedure in the United States. It is directed Continue Reading...
What hurt the most is that I felt that my personal integrity and the right to be myself were being unfairly obstructed. I am no longer a child and while I am not an experienced adult, yet I feel that I am old enough to make my own decisions. In fact Continue Reading...
For nutritionists, who continue to issue dire warnings about the obesity epidemic, a diet soda surge is good news, although the soda industry discounts the link. The shift to diet is being felt across the industry, including the many small regional Continue Reading...
career in sports nutrition, including the background necessary for the career, the necessary education, and job opportunities for sports nutritionists. Sports nutritionists can help people from every way of life lead healthier, happier lives. A prof Continue Reading...
African-Americans in Louisiana & Type 2 Diabetes Rates
The poor will be always with us, we are biblically admonished. And for Americans we might add to this ancient maxim that the African-American poor will be always with us. Despite the many ga Continue Reading...
attitudes and values of high school students. Reforms to the high school system in the United States are also explained. Additionally, the reason why students need not be involved in the planning of reforms is elucidated.
High School Students: thei Continue Reading...
Discussion: Medicine1Prayer, prescriptions, and pastoral care can all be useful tools in providing quality care. However, as Safer (2019) points out, overprescribing is a problem in health care. The pharmaceutical industry benefits from increased pre Continue Reading...
Congestive Heart Failure
Description of the Health Issue
Congestive heart failure does not necessarily mean that the heart has stopped functioning, but it does mean that the heart is not pumping blood as effectively as it should be -- and normally Continue Reading...
Policy Analysis Critique - Hong Kong Health Care System
Policy Analysis Critique: Hong Kong Health Care System
The health care system in Hong Kong is believed to be one of the best in the world. The majority of people there live longer than people Continue Reading...
Strokes and African-Americans
African-Americans are reported to be nearly twice as likely to experience a stroke as their white counterparts however, African-Americans are much less likely to know the risk-factors and symptoms of stroke or to seek e Continue Reading...
In cases where glycemic control is not achieved by dietary adjustments, commencing insulin therapy is strongly recommended. It is also essential to monitor the fetal health using ultrasound screening to avoid any complications during delivery of the Continue Reading...
A good example of this can be seen with the organization's program for addressing various health issues affecting families to include: the nutritional needs of mothers / newborns, preventing childhood obesity and vaccinating children against a numbe Continue Reading...
(Worcestershire Diabetes: a New model of care Stakeholder event, 2007)
The continuum of care for the diabetic patient is shown in the following illustration labeled Figure 1.
Diabetes: Continuum of Care
Source: Worcestershire Diabetes: a New mode Continue Reading...
While it is a felony to flee the scene of an accident, a police office is ethically bound to report the issue if he himself is in such an accident. The same is with drunken and disorderly behavior or destruction of property. In "Choirboys" the polic Continue Reading...
The use of customer
satisfaction surveys is critical in this regard. If Qantas, if they had
taken this approach, would have seen how many customers they were losing to
competitors in Melbourne, and further, would have found how many Qantas
customers Continue Reading...
AbstractSecond only to skin cancer, breast cancer is the commonly diagnosed form of cancer among American women aged 40 years and older, although the disease can occur at any time and among both men and women. The purpose of this paper is to describe Continue Reading...
Water Crisis: Windshield Survey of Jackson, MSJackson, MS is a city located in central Mississippi. As of 2020, the city\\\'s population was estimated to be around 160,000 people. The vast majority of residents are African American (82%), and the med Continue Reading...
Health and Public Health Issues: Project Info Public Health Current EventPublic health is one of the top priorities for any country and its economic budgeting since healthy people contribute to economic strengthening more effectively. The higher numb Continue Reading...
First Action
Bullying is a terrible act that inflicts pain and damage on the victim. Victims may feel a need for revenge. There are times when people that are bullied wish to harm others and that is not what God wants or desires for the person. Jesus Continue Reading...
Yu et al., 2014
Non-targeted research, quantitative
996 males
Kruskal-Wallis H Test
Obstructive sleep apnea correlated with males (but not females) with hypertension
None stated
Scheers-Anderson et al., 2015
Secondary Research/Literature Revi Continue Reading...
Nursing theory: Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM)
In the United States and around the world, the consequences of the rise of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease are increasingly evident. Nola Pender's practice theory of the Hea Continue Reading...
Food Security and Feeling Secure in the World:
The critical links between food security and social justice
When evaluating the relative security of a nation, it is only natural to focus upon 'showier' aspects of security, such as the need to ensure Continue Reading...
Healthypeople
The goal of Healthy People is to provide evidence-based health objectives and strategies to help empower Americans to make informed decisions. Healthy People is a program that emphasizes prevention, including lifestyle choices. The pro Continue Reading...
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One negative impact of ELL laws on curriculum development is presented in Education Week (Zehr, 2009). In schools with a small number of ELLs, "…first generation immigrant students do better academically if they aren't placed in an E Continue Reading...
As the text by Griner & Smith (2006) asserts, "There is a pressing need to enhance the availability and quality of mental health services provided to persons from historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups. Many previous authors have ad Continue Reading...
Cancer
The medical name for cancer is malignant neoplasm. There are approximately forty different types of cancers, including a few varieties of leukemia and lymphoma. Cancer is a disease that has increased in frequencies in countries such as the Un Continue Reading...
For the children who were being bullied, there were no differences by race found for where it occurred, or the likelihood of getting help (2008). However, the researchers found a dramatic difference by race for racist name-calling with one-half of t Continue Reading...
18). In this manner, the public and private sectors can ascertain that via reflection and debate, the appropriate issues are addressed, the product is truly what it is with no erroneous and misleading claims attached, and that consultation will be im Continue Reading...