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his ideal weight yet less than that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a ...
benefit to help enhance the way a nursing job is performed. The duties of a nurse varies according to the patients they care for. ...
goals and interventions which are compatible with those identified in "Healthy People 2010". Eight assessment parameters will be ...
As well, a full seventy-five percent of low-income citizens lack even the most basic of medical screenings, having typically gone ...
ethnic distribution of the population in Paramus: White Non-Hispanic (75.5%) Hispanic (4.9%) Korean (4.8%) Asian Indian (4.5%...
The prevalence of obesity has increased across the world over the last three decades. Effective programs to curb and prevent overw...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
This research paper offers an overview of the websites for the following health education professional organizations: the Society ...
self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Re...
decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
This research paper discusses the health benefits associated with exercise in regards to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and ...
This research paper begins by defining health promotions. It then offers discussions of the purposes associated with health promot...
promotion can address a variety of nursing clients in a variety of circumstances. For example, Richardson (2002) acknowledges that...
It can begin with a general cleaning and assessment of the condition of the new patients oral health, progressing to addressing ca...
negative health impacts are felt. This means that there is a lag in the conditions as well as the associated costs. The short term...
This essay offers an overview of health and safety in Richmond County, NY (Staten Island). Demographic data and health data are in...
can only be expected to escalate in the near future. Therefore, issues of affordability, in relation to equitable healthcare servi...
14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...
obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injuries and violence, environmental quality, i...
regards to the obesity epidemic in America. It seems that over the last few decades, the numbers has risen more dramatically than ...
formed in 2003 to push forward clinical research (NIH, 2010). National measures have been undertaken, but they need to be suppor...
Family crisis). However, society itself is made up of smaller units, of which the family is one, and therefore structural function...
to three days more than 20 years ago. We ruefully joke that some managed care plans only allow new mothers to be hospitalized on ...
Melnyk, 2001, p. 606). Children today live in a social and cultural climate that "idealizes thinness," and also "stigmatizes being...
says that families have been sorely neglected as a great deal of nursing practice continues to focus on individuals (Denham, 2003)...
reduce obesity, increase activity and to encourage healthy eating habits. Wisconsin is also trying to take charge through ...
need to be the skills, including cooking skills, the ability to design menus, and the approaches taught also need to be available ...
but society as a whole. Businesses, organizations, and even the government itself could flounder in the face of such a severe pro...
definitions of community have emerged, with the consequence that, concurrently, definitions of health promotions have also evolved...