(including economic risk), and behavioral risk contribute to family health risks for those objectives noted by Health People 2020. The two objectives that will be discussed include smoking, to include health related problems that result in this behavior, and respiratory illnesses, including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Within the paper, prevention of exacerbation will also be noted as it relates to each illness. Tobacco Use
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health problems caused by smoking? According to a study made by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011, more deaths are caused each year by tobacco use rather than by HIV, Illegal drug use, alcohol use, suicides, and murders. On a report based on the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco consumption kills 10 Americans every hour, that’s 240 per day and nearly 87,600 each year, due to cancer, stroke, lungs and heart diseases brought on by cigarette smoking. I had never been interested
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Jazmin C. Urioste English 1013-03 Mindy Hudson 17 November 2013 Banning Smoking in Public Facilities Second-hand smoke is a leading cause of lung cancer. Most smokers may not realize the harmful effects that their smoking has on the people around them. They may not understand that the smoke coming from their lit cigarette is more harmful to others than the smoke that they exhale from their lungs. If smoking were banned from public places, not only would it reduce these harmful chemicals that
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I know you guys are so familiar with smoking. The small cylinder of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper has spread throughout the world rapidly since it was invented by a French military men during war time at mid-19th century. I acknowledge that everything has two sides, of course smoking is included. People smoke for relaxing and reducing the high pressure coming from life and business. Yes, it can actually help you forget the struggling and difficulties for a while. But do you know
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a 54 year old Caucasian male, who has an extensive history of cigarette smoking and is at risk for lung cancer. Tobacco smoking is the most eminent cause of lung cancer. In the United States (US) in 2009, approximately 20.6 % of adults and nearly 20% of high school students were smokers. In 2012, an estimated cases of new lung cancer in males (116,470 cases) and females (109,690 cases) were diagnosed (Furrukh, 2013). Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. Starting from the
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China, should smoking in public places be prohibited? In recent decades, the number of the smoker in China has increased significantly, and the issue of whether smoking in public places should be banned or not has been widely argued. The term ‘smoking in public places’ refers to the phenomenon of having a cigarette in the area where many people gather. This essay will argue that smoking in public places should be prohibited. The reasons for this include the health issues caused by smoking, negative
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is a disease with disturbance or damage in brain function that may cause temporary or permanent function loss of the part of the body or even death. This disease is one of the major leading causes of death almost in all over the world, including Indonesia. According to Riskesdas' survey result, stroke causes 15,4% death in all ages in Indonesia. This rate is the highest among all death rates caused by other non-transmitted diseases. (Departemen Kesehatan RI, 2011) As a heterogeneous disease, stroke
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Cardiovascular disease also called heart disease includes numerous problems, many of which are related to a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up in the walls of the arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries, making it harder for blood to flow through. If a blood clot forms, it can stop the blood flow. This can cause a heart attack or stroke (“What is Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)?”). The purpose of this
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to smoke if they follow car racing. Movies too: the more kids see their favorite movie stars smoking on the screen, the more likely they'll try it themselves. Some researchers think that tobacco advertising carries even more weight than peer influence. Teenagers usually smoke cigarettes because they are seeking the answer to try to be "cool" or try to be "adult". Sometimes, teens see their parents smoking and want to do it. This is a major problem because they want to be like their parents and sense
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of the tobacco excise tax. The second section discusses the stakeholders and an analysis of the issue. And lastly, I describe my policy perspective. The Tobacco Tax Issue Is taxation on tobacco an effective means of decreasing the smoking rate or is it just an elaborate ploy to increase taxes by playing on voter emotions? The message is clear and has been etched in our minds over the years; tobacco kills. Tobacco and secondary tobacco products kill an estimated 440,000 Americans
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