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The theory is "rooted in an agentic perspective," meaning that humans are the agents of change in their lives (Pajares, 2004). Peo...

carry out specific behaviors influences the behaviors in which they engage, their persistence in the face of obstacles, and the ef...

patient (Seidel, 2004). This author also states that effective communication is something that can and must be learned (Seidel, 2...

workers (Center for American Progress, 2007). Something must be done. Universal health care has been proposed by many politicians...

teen pregnancy rate is applied to actual population numbers to determine the potential numbers of program participants. As a resu...

healthcare services to senior citizens, which is an at-risk population in this country. One helping approach for people with dis...

promotion can address a variety of nursing clients in a variety of circumstances. For example, Richardson (2002) acknowledges that...

The group, in fact, leaked its song, "The Shepherds Dog" via a CD advance which was sent to a magazine for review (Eskenazi, 2007)...

factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...

indicates that teens are often confused by abstinence-only programs, as this approach to sex education sidesteps around issues and...

study is well written and comprehensive, as it encompasses all of the major subheadings included in the article, that is, the stu...

because they do not have the means to get medical attention (Center for American Progress, 2007). Health care costs seem to rise e...

To consider public health issues we heed to start by looking at models of health. Health is seen and defined as the way the physic...

Journal, 2001). This phenomena is of serious concern in that it is not only life threatening but is increasing on a world wide ba...

(Jennings, 2005). The reason for the huge increases in health care costs is not the insurance companies, Jennings found, but the f...

Orem defines a "self-care deficit" as when a clients condition or injury prohibits that individuals ability to meet the requiremen...

agony? Medicine was not always the assembly line it is today. According to Pescosolido and Boyer, there were three events that ch...

agony? Medicine was not always the assembly line it is today. According to Pescosolido and Boyer, there were three events that ch...

gum disease in one form or another (Cardiovascular Week, 2005). Gingivitis is the first step of periodontal disease. The...

to focus on the therapeutic relationship. Counselor C, who is a biblical counselor, rejects all secular approaches and turns to Sc...

conversation with MaryAlice Mowry," 2003). Many people do not realize that government benefits aligned with disabilities would be ...

the standards of utility, feasibility, propriety and accuracy (CDC, 1999). These standards are defined by the CDC in the followin...

delivered, uncompleted phone calls, overtures not taken up, appeals repulsed. William Faulkner, who praised the novel, said that w...

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the consequences, to the point where you can actually tell the difference between those who are sexually educated and those who ar...

asthma, cancer, diabetes, and childhood obesity" (Hurst, 2007, p. 207). Improved eyesight and children having higher intelligence ...

by many the local and national government ought to have a more important role in the healthcare of the nations. As early as 1900 t...

health outcomes are generally found in proportion to the number of cigarettes that a smoker uses each day (Goodwin, Keyes and Hasi...

parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...

example of this was introduced by Coreil et al in 2001 when discussing breast cancer - they point out that incidence rates for bre...