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President John F. Kennedy's 1963 Community Mental Health Law

a problem that is difficult to define adequately. There is much competition in the health field, and in the mental health field t...

Triage and its Medical and Military History

back for treatment and who would be left behind and not treated. In the 1800s, unless a patient was dying those in the emergency r...

Internet Safety Protection of Children

made us more aware of the need to be discerning when gathering and assimilating some of the information that the Internet provides...

Western Pennsylvania's UPMC Health System Presentation

UPMCs presence in the local market prevents Highmark from indiscriminately increasing health insurance premiums across the board. ...

Fitness and Health Club Location Selection

has continued to increase and countless individuals are dieting at any one time. Often, there is a strong relationship between the...

Public and Private Health Care's Rise

no knowledge of the world of bacteria; viruses were unheard of; biochemistry had not been considered at all. In short, there was ...

Health Promotion in a Dental Office

It can begin with a general cleaning and assessment of the condition of the new patients oral health, progressing to addressing ca...

Developments In Forensic Nursing

scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims of abuse, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic acci...

Causes and Conditions of Homelessness

money to pay for food, rent, and other basic necessities. Today, more Americans than ever have jobs," but still "a growing number ...

Health Care and Economics Principles

at regular prices, but interest increases when the store drops the price from $50 to $5. In other words, demand increases when pr...

Dangers of the West Nile Virus to Humans and Animals

horses - just as susceptible as their human counterparts. Symptoms in people include flu-like discomfort, which may turn into ase...

Goals and Mental Health Nursing

Frank seems reluctant to leave. Realizing that Frank needs to be met on a different level, Susan switches back to the "Be-with" mo...

HIPAA and its Impact

Someone with a chronic disease like diabetes would have to shell out hundreds of dollars each month for supplies if they choose to...

British Nursing Advocacy and Law

underlying the formulation of the nurse-patient relationship. According to Mallik (1998) a great deal of the literature on this to...

Smoking Cessation Speech Example

anything to us anymore. However, when placed in a new perspective, such as in the role of a mass murderer, then the statistics tak...

Australian Cities and Men's Health Issues

In eight pages this report examines cities of Australia with the concentration being issues involving men's health. Eleven source...

Medicare Managed Care and Impact of Macroeconomics

providers fees be "normal and customary," and those care providers who have attempted to set lower fees for those without any safe...

Canadian Women Immigrants and Health Care

process is made more difficult by cultural and linguistic barriers (Murty, 2002). These women frequently bear the brunt of fulfill...

Abortion Issue and Midwives

unsafe by those who practice the procedure unskilled and unprepared for complications should they arise. So why do women still con...

Investors in a New Fitness Club

with the money to invest but the people who will back up the effort in the long run. In fact, Griffin (2000) comments that as imp...

Managing Stress in the Critical Incident

148). An integral component to temperament and personality in professional counseling for first line responders deals with compet...

System of National Health Care and the U.S.

51% ("Health Insurance," 1997, p.PG) of the 31 million Americans who have no insurance, maintaining that they do not carry it simp...

The Dioxins as Lingering Agent Orange Problems

evidence". Agent orange has gained the most notoriety in its use as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. It has been the...

Advance Directives and Right to Life Decisions

This paper consists of five pages and discusses how the Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 pertains to health proxies, living ...

The Use of a Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Health Care Industry

defined as the indicator of positive or negative cost effectiveness (Russell et al, 1996). The problems that stem from this proc...

Golf and Its Benefits to Health

The connection between body and mind is unmistakable, particularly in relation to the positive benefits of golf. As advantageous ...

Workplace VDUs and Safety Issues

Using computers of course does also warrant care and attention to ergonomics. There are many complaints that stem from sitting in ...

Health Care Proxy for New York

In five pages this paper discusses New York's health care proxy regarding the wishes of incompetent patients passed in light of t...

Strategic Management of Health Care

In ten pages health care facilities are examined in terms of strategic management and leadership in an overview of problems, chall...

Stress and How It Psychologically Compromises Physical Health

In six pages this paper discusses the negative effects of stress upon physical health. Four sources are cited in the bibliography...