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Overview of Suicide

highest incidence of suicides and used his results to define a theory that the incidence of suicide increases with the lower degre...

Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

necessarily mean that they drink in excess, simply that they drink at all - which is enough to produce the syndrome (What is Fetal...

Environmental Pollution on the Coast

a human being hasnt interfered with, manipulated or changed. With this in mind, what is a viable solution? Human population contr...

Program to Prevent Violence in Schools

Childrens Defense Fund places gunfire as "the second-leading cause of death among Americans ages 10-19" (Anonymous, 1996, p. PG). ...

IT Abuse Prevention

In the case of computers and Internet access, loss of privacy represents one of the biggest concerns. Empowering the individual w...

Gun Deaths and Public Gun Availability Correlation

an assailant. It is because the person who is carrying it is sending out a message that if used, it will be to kill. Any person ...

Organizational Communications and Conflict Management

a formal grievance procedure to disclose concerns - nor does that employee need note on his or her record that such a procedure wa...

Internet Censorship of Dangerous Information

or the ability to offer ones opinion on any particular issue. Instead, it is a means for public protection and an effort to assure...

Overview of AIDS and HIV

tissue (AIDS, 2002). Therefore, HIV is transmitted through a variety of means (AIDS, 2002, See also HIV and its Transmission, 2...

Public Health Organizations

Both Winslow and Acheson make the link between society and health, and the role of social actions; a concept that was seen in many...

School Programs to Reduce Obesity

The same results were not seen for boys. Shaya and colleagues conducted a similar study in 2008. The results of the empirical re...

Intimidation

the most recent evolution of this age-old behavior. Cyber-bullying refers to use of any type of technology such as cell phones and...

Children and the Impact of Violence

in recent times that certain parts of the world are beginning to recognize the significant impact spousal abuse has upon the victi...

Visual Images and Communication

forceful idea behind this image is that AIDS should be a collective problem, one that sparks a community-based response. ...

Nursing Home Falls - A Literature Review

of falls in nursing homes, it was essential to collect information from as wide a variety of credible sources as possible. Title s...

Factors Influencing Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Relation to Health Education

behavioral choices or at-risk status have been indicated. Q-2) What are some barriers to health promotion in your own community?...

The Tertiary Level of Prevention

family violence has occurred relate the importance of a community base and social support mechanisms for reducing recidivism by pe...

What is Fair Pricing?

The writer looks at the idea of fair pricing explaining what it is and how the perception of fair pricing will vary depending on ...

Literature Retrieval and Review: Vitamin D

This research paper consists of two sections. The first section offers an annotated bibliography of articles that focus on the rol...

UTIs Pressure Sores Pneumonia in the Elderly

higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...

Does School Based Intervention Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Introduction Teen pregnancy is a very real problem...

Two Topics, Self-Efficacy/Childhood Obesity

Self-efficacy is a concept that refers to the degree to which individuals perceive themselves as having the ability and capability...

Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

Nursing Course Evaluation

It also is clear that readily accessible primary care services are essential to achieving effective health care reform. The World ...

America's Best Drug Policy Option

of the crime problem, they carried with them the frustration of knowing that despite all good intentions, alcohol (like drugs) wil...

Healthcare and the Dangers of Nosocomial Infections

services. However, the greatest cost of all has been to human life, because nosocomial infections have resulted in patient deaths...

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN MEDICINE

western medicine treats symptoms and diseases through drugs, radiation or surgery (Western Medicine, 2009). Eastern medic...

Preventable Dangers in the Home

or preschoolers they sometimes neglect to hide outlets. A toddler for example may get a hold of keys or something metal and stick ...

The Use of a Health Promotion Model

In a paper of nine pages, the author reflects on the use of a behavioral health promotion model in at-risk populations. Specifica...