Diabetes is one of the biggest challenges impacting African-Americans. This is because genetics, lifestyle choices, economics and other factors will have an impact in determining if someone is susceptible. In the case of children, their obesity rates Continue Reading...
" (Thompson et al., 2000, p. 127) 4. Further research and resources There are many areas of this subject that are in need of more extensive research in order to more adequately deal with the problems involves. One example of this can be seen in the Continue Reading...
Obesity is a serious social problem in America. The effects of obesity in childhood are well documented in both the social science literature and medical journals. During the last 30 years, the percentage of obese children between the ages of 6 and 1 Continue Reading...
The last few years have highlighted many of the inept and unpatriotic policies that have plagues our society for generations. Prevailing wisdom throughout the country proclaimed that elements such as racism, gender equality and equal pay were at or n Continue Reading...
For adolescents living in the Delta, health education on modifiable risk factors is mandatory if any change is to be seen. FINDINGS of the REVIEW of LITERATURE Findings of the literature reviewed in this study include the key roles of mothers, caf Continue Reading...
African-American people from a qualitative perspective. The literature review will provide a brief background on African-American people and leading health problems they face along with a brief inclusion of census data to create a general picture of Continue Reading...
Individuals are asked to work toward those goals and values they hold while experience their thoughts and positive feelings." (Gregg et al., 2007) ACT is stated to have "shown positive outcomes for a wide variety of conditions including for chronic Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Association Between Childhood Obesity and Diabetes in Urban Neighborhood in Massachusetts Topic Selection Problem Description Demographics Sampling Technique and Data Collection Procedure Ethics in Research Obesi Continue Reading...
" (National Conference of State Legislatures Forum for State Health Policy Leadership, 2007). However, regardless of state, the applicants have to meet certain qualifications. First, applicants have to be both uninsured and not eligible for Medicaid Continue Reading...
Hypertension among African-Americans Nursing Process and Health Promotion of Groups and Community Theory Hypertension is very rampant in African-Americans, and health providers link it with three major chronic diseases, which include; stroke, kidne Continue Reading...
REDUCING RISKY BEHAVIOR FOR African-American TEENS An Intervention for Reducing Risky Behavior Among African-American Female Adolescents: Provider Cultural Competency Training The Office of Minority Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Continue Reading...
(1999) which are: 1) Those with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder with major depression and who use alcohol and drugs to self-mediate to cope with the symptoms; and 2) Those with borderline personality and anti-socia Continue Reading...
client is a never married 27-year-old African-American lady who has completed 12 years of formal education. She is currently employed as a retail salesperson in the clothing section at a local department store. Her parents died in an automobile cras Continue Reading...
Obesity Prevalence Obesity is a contributing factor to various chronic diseases in the contemporary society. It is a global problem that affects close to 300 million people all over the world. A third of the population in the United States is obese. Continue Reading...
Social work and the implications of a mental health policy for African Americans Social work and the implications of a mental health policy for African Americans 9Social work and the implications of a mental health policy for African AmericansIn the Continue Reading...
Psychological effects of aging on African-Americans The field of study on the aging process has gained significance in the United States of America in the recent past. The reason for this is that there is a rapid increase in the number of citizens o Continue Reading...
Diabetes in Australia The Australian government and the relevant Health agencies have for many years strived to put the diabetes menace under close observation and management. There have been massive researches and huge sums directed towards good ma Continue Reading...
Diabetes Type Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Local and National Statistics Compared Incidences and Prevalence According to data seen from 1994 through 1998 at the three university-based diabetes centers in Florida, 92 were classified with Type 2 dia Continue Reading...
In Vallejo, however, because of the Hispanic ethnic background of much of the population, there is a profound, healthy, and deeply culturally ingrained appreciation for the sport of baseball. Thus, to foster this interest, expanding the Little Leag Continue Reading...
Some patients feel helpless, hopeless, depressed, isolated from others, belittled, and do not know how to seek appropriate help from others (Rutter 2004). Socially supportive arrangements were addressed as the attributes of socially legitimate roles Continue Reading...
Diabetes Education What is Diabetes? Interventions Management Self-Care Diabetes Education Clinical Practice Recommendations Diabetes Education Diabetes is considered to be a chronic disease which really needs some kind of long-term nursing a Continue Reading...
Diabetes Among Middle Age Males: One of the major public health issues among middle age males is diabetes since they are twice as likely to suffer from the disease as compared to their female counterparts. Generally, the rate of diabetes has increas Continue Reading...
Obesity cause Diabetes Type 2? From the time people came into existence; they have witnessed changes in virtually every aspect of life including the global environment, food production, health concerns, demographic growth, and so forth. Nevertheles Continue Reading...
" (AAFP, nd) The Health Maintenance Organization further should "…negotiate with both public and private payers for adequate reimbursement or direct payment to cover the expenses of interpreter services so that they can establish services with Continue Reading...
Diabetes Has on Hearing Diabetes is regarded one of the major health concerns in the United States given the increase of diabetes cases throughout the country. In the past few decades, diabetes has continued to affect adults and children in the Uni Continue Reading...
Child Overweight or Obese? A study performed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1977 reported that approximately seven percent of children in the United States were overweight. A similar study done in 2000 reports that twelve to fourteen Continue Reading...
DiabetesIntroductionDiabetes is a disease that affects the way the body uses blood sugar. It is, moreover, a chronic health disease that, with health screenings, medication, diet, and exercise, can be controlled. The lack of education about the disea Continue Reading...
Psychological Influence of Diabetes Diabetes The National Diabetes Educational Program is under the sponsorship of the Disease control and prevention and the National institutes of health. The purpose of this joint interaction is to reduce the effe Continue Reading...
Childhood Obesity One of the most significant health problems seen in the United States is obesity. Within this dynamic there are particular issues of special concern for the health care industry and society in general, most notably the exponential Continue Reading...
Participants will be recruited with announcements in local newspapers and school newsletters. Flyers are posted in the nurse's offices and in the clinic. Response cards will be given to parents who indicate an interest in participating in the study. Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Project Diabetes -- Chronic Condition Background Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Risk factors for type 1 diabetes Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes Risk factors for gestational diabetes The Rationale for Selection Continue Reading...
Health Policy to Prevent and Manage Diabetes Health Issue and affected Population In the United States and other part of the world, the type 2 diabetes have become a major health concern for policy makers and health planners. Although, there are th Continue Reading...
Consultant Pharmacists Impact on the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia What is Cholesterol, and Why is it of Concern? Guidelines for Treating Hypercholesterolemia Management of Hypercholesterolemia Management of Hypercholesterolemia By Different Continue Reading...
Type 2 Diabetes Disease phenotype and genotype Although several major risk factors (particularly obesity/overweightness) have been identified for diabetes mellitus type 2’s (T2D) development, not much information is available on its etiology. E Continue Reading...
Diabetes Risk factors for developing diabetes Three major factors can increase the risk for diabetes. Some of them are genetic and so are with us always, but some can be reversed to help prevent diabetes. Genetics, obesity, and age are the most di Continue Reading...
Indeed, obesity among children and adolescents is even associated with an increase in economic costs. It is estimated that the hospital costs for obesity-related disease among children and adolescents increased from $35 million in 1979-1981 to $127 Continue Reading...
Fast Food and Child Obesity Jonathan Kwan This study identifies the underlying correlation of fast food consumption and the increasing rate of child obesity. The system of fast food is prevalent in all countries, with each country having its own v Continue Reading...
