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Impacts of Socioeconomic, Behavioral, and Environmental Factors on New Zealanders' Health

to be significantly more susceptible to the detrimental affects than others. Such locales as New Zealand appear to be on a direct...

Problem of Obesity

common occurrence for the American adolescents in particular, with findings indicating how not only are American teens less active...

Review of an Article on Nursing Research

to examine whether womens social roles mediate the impact of heart surgery on their psychological well-being" (Plach and Heidrich,...

Case Study Analysis of Disease and Heredity

which would have put him at greater risk for dying of heart disease, regardless of his genetic makeup. Smoking is considered the ...

Debate on Mental Health Parity Legislation

is still very much on the burner as far as an issue we want to see addressed before we recess" (Landa, 2001; p. 8)....

An Article on Childhood Obesity and Television Critiqued

In six pages an article addressing the problems of children who spend too much time engaging in sedentary activities such as watch...

Safety and Health Program Implementation

In six pages this paper examines how an administrative organization can implement a safety and health program with references made...

Causes and Effects of Obesity in Adults

an apple shape with body fat accumulate in the bellies. This is not a universal as individuals storage of body fat may differ than...

Managed Health Care and HMOs

In ten pages this paper discusses the evolution of the health care industry in an overview of cost containment and HMO and managed...

Increasing Problem of Obesity in Children and Adolescents

In twelve pages the growing problems of obesity in children and adolescents in the United States are considered in terms of presen...

OSHA Regulations and Nursing Workplace Violence

any given time, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics has deemed that health care and social service employees are subject to a highe...

Health Club and Gym Membership Reasons and Benefits

In five pages the reasons behind and benefits of belonging to a gym or health club are examined in terms of physical appearance, h...

Home Health Care Marketing

In five pages this paper examines how to market home health care with a local marketer interviewed and a community facility that f...

Defeat of the The Boren Medical Reform Bill

In four pages a health care provider reviews the Boren Amendment and opines that its demise is in the best interest of health care...

'Unraveling the Mystery of Health' by Aaron Antonovsky

events in life. Antonovsky suggests that a sense of coherence is an essential factor in the maintenance of health. In his "salu...

Health Care Market and Price Elasticity

is reliant on complimentary products, such as cars sales may be affected by the sale of petrol a cross-elasticity may exist. In me...

Concepts of Mental Health

In five pages this paper discusses wellness and considers various concepts related to mental health and how good mental health can...

Health and Safety and the Workers Compensation Scheme in New Zealand

When the report was undertaken it was noted that there were significant inadequacies in the way the workers compensation is dealt ...

Children, Obesity, and Its Impact

Within the last thirty years in the United States, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled as it was estimated that on...

Problem of Obesity

Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is one of the main ways that the problem of obesity is tracked in the US (Hensrud and Klein, 20...

Family Health Nursing

directly with families in their home, aiding them with complex care situations (Denham, 2003). How has the family changed? In 20...

Social Justice : Hiv/Aids, Obesity, Aging

HIV/AIDS cannot be spread through hugging or touching someone with the virus, Americans are still very much afraid of this disease...

The Effects of Long-Term Unemployment

persons health" (Tickner). The implication of this survey is of political interest; says Tickner: "Disparaging attacks on long ter...

SURFBOARD RIDING AND OBESITY

And obesity is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed in Australia. Though the issue is a high-profile one in the nation, ...

Funding Universal Health Care

to keep in mind is the United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not have some sort of national unive...

THE UNITED STATES AND OBESITY

The chart below from the Obesity Society shows the percentage of the U.S. population that is obese. Colorado had the least percent...

Importance of Health Care Communication

to adopt healthy living habits (Schiavo, 2007). The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says health communication is ...

Treating Obesity with Nutrition

heavier than men), genetics, environment (lifestyle), illness, medication and the level of ones physical activity ("Obesity"). Psy...

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

n.d.). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) explains that "Ultimately, health promotion activit...

Funding Universal Health Care

care without knowing some data. It is also lopsided to discuss the cost without discussing the savings. In 2009, the National Coal...