Article Rebuttal BCOM/275 1/27/2014 Article Rebuttal “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const., am 2). Since the ratification of the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment in 1791, our right to bear arms has been under attack. This article rebuttal will focus on an USA Today article titled “Epidemic: Guns kill twice as many kids as cancer does.” This article
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Measuring Disease The most common methods for assessing the amount of disease in a population are look at morbidity (illness) or mortality (death). There are 2 common methods used to measure morbidity; incidence and prevalence. Incidence The incidence of a disease is the rate at which new cases occur in a population at risk during a specific period. If the population is stable, the formula used is: Incidence = Number of cases / Population at risk x time during which cases were ascertained
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Name: College: Tutor: Date: Introduction Community health nurses have a responsibility of identifying issue which affects the community and create a plan which deals with it. In the current society, there are a lot of diseases which affect our communities. These diseases end up causing a lot of deaths. It is therefore important that nurses come up with a strategy of managing these deadly diseases. Examples of these deadly diseases are the heart diseases and stroke. Heart diseases are the
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DEADLY DISEASES AMONG US (Science Education NIH Supplement) 1. What disease do you think is the greatest threat to students in this class? Why do you believe that? What disease do you think is the greatest threat to the world’s population? Why do you believe that? Influenza would have to be the greatest threat. This disease is very resilient and even with a vaccine; society is still susceptible to getting infected. The disease has been given a specific time of year where it can be acquired
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Analyze the main causes of cancer in the developing world. Introduction: Cancer has becoming a main reason of death throughout the world, especially for developing countries with poor conditions which do not have a complete health system. Furthermore, it also causes the highest economic loss among all diseases. It has been reported by the American Cancer Society and LiveStrong (2010) that approximately 7.6 million mortality of cancer was reckoned and an economic loss of $895 billion was taken
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Windshield Survey Maggie Siler Ferris State University Windshield Survey Community assessment is crucial to planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs to improve the health of a population. A windshield survey is an informal method used by community health nurses to obtain basic knowledge about a given community. It provides a subjective view of the various physical characteristics of a communal area as observed while driving or walking through a neighborhood. Community
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Epidemiology of Chickenpox Karissa N. Martinez Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V 05/16/2014 Epidemiology of Chickenpox This essay was written to explain the epidemiology of chickenpox and allow the reader to develop a better understanding of the disease. The author intended for the reader to become informed about the causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment and mortality and morbidity rates. Also, the reader will become familiar with the determinants of health
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Using the Health People 2010 document (http://healthypeople.gov/About/), answer the following questions. What are the two overarching goals of Healthy People 2010? List the 28 focus areas. How often is HP 2010 updated? Access the HP 2010 document by clicking the “full text of the second edition” link. List the five elements of a community health promotion programs as listed in focus area #7 – Educational and Community-Based Programs. 1.) The first goal of Healthy People
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The separation of powers by the Constitution Act divides the delivery of health in Canada because it can cause confusion as to which level of the government has more authority for action over the other. While some powers are exclusive to one level of government, most powers are shared, including jurisdiction over health care. Due to the potential conflicts that result from power sharing, the governments rely on the court system to clarify jurisdictional issues (Wakulowsky, 2013). As a Public Health
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HCS 440 Economic Issues Simulation University of Phoenix, Axia Date: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Instructor: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Economic Issues Simulation: Constructit Constructit is a company that currently does not have any employer paid health insurance. This company consists of 1,000 people and they are willing to pay up to $4,000 per person for their annual premium. The group of people is compromised of 550 men and 450 women ranging in age from
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