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low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
spiral effect of poor nutrition, Americas obesity epidemic now has led to the emergence of a developing diabetes epidemic as well ...
to smoking for medical care for one year, 1993, was in excess of $50 billion and estimated lost productivity due to smoking-relate...
be argued, then, that peer and family factors play a major role in how health messages are spread to change at-risk behaviors. Pu...
intervention protocols. In particular, this model has been utilized to consider the way in which health professionals address beh...
has led to decreasing access to health care as greater numbers of individuals lose their health insurance coverage in response to ...
to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...
The model reflects different approaches, for example, the causes of illness may need to be focused on an individual or on a collec...
of increasing costs still further and marginalizing greater numbers of individuals and families who no longer can afford the highe...
already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...
Some of those criteria are: * Logic of reasoning * Generalizability * Practicality * Anticipated positive patient outcome ...
their web site with which this nursing organization is involved. For instance, the AACN promotes a specific cardiovascular health ...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
of developing healthy habits in children with the expectation that these habits will continue throughout life (2003). The high rat...
(Link and Tanner, 2001). Research has found that some clients may be suffering from myocardial infarction (MI) even when they have...
my purpose for study. Existing research supports the benefits of this model. Lannon (1997) explains that the Pender model is bas...
care system. In 2004, Dr. David Brailer, pursuant to an presidential executive order, announced the Strategic Plan for Health Inf...
Much has been written about how womens societal roles have changed over the history of our country. One of the more interesting i...
Declaration of Helsinki, that it is the "duty of the physician to promote and safeguard the health of the people" (414). In fact,...
efforts and prevention methods (Erickson, 1997). Ericksons (1997) study considered the impacts of psychology and specific attit...
background and knowledge to evaluate when there is a need to consult a transcultural nurse specialist, as these specially trained ...
of the practitioner in the States. The Canadian argument presented is, that if the patient is not aware that HIV is included in t...
even know that IV drug use is. Should such persons be subject to taking unnecessary tests, or rather, should the government trust ...
In six pages this original play that is based upon a genuine news story discusses a sexually compromising situation involving a ma...
This paper pertains to Mother-to-Children (PMTCT) prevention programs that are tailored to meet the needs of pregnant women who ar...
all tears and sighs?" (Dunbar "We Wear"). In other words, the world is callous and pays no heed to the pain that it causes, but D...
wish to purchase his children," but this was never allowed (Jacobs 11). Her life changed forever when she came into the ownership ...
If public health and health care could be integrated, it would result in numerous benefits, however, there are barriers and challe...
It should be clear that the health of the planet has a direct impact on the health of humans. In fact, each has an effect on the o...
In eight pages this paper discusses possible solutions to China's health problems and includes such topics as aging, women and env...