As I look back over this course and its contents reflecting upon what I have learned. I will be reflecting on two concepts: one is that health and disease are connected by certain factors. One fact is that stress can contribute to heart disease and weight gain. Stress allows fat cells to accumulate on the abdomen of females, increasing cortisol making it easier for increase appetite. If stress continues for a period of time stress exposes the body to elevated levels of stress hormones which can
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Public health is vital to the health and well-being of the United States, as well as the rest of the world. According to the World Health Organization (n.d.), “Public health refers to all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole.” Instead of focusing on the individual, public health targets an entire group or population by focusing on larger issues, such as epidemics, vaccines, and safety (e.g., water, food
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Over the years there has been a major controversy about how safe the United States food supply. For the past decade, many Americans have being diagnosed with terminal diseases such as cancer. In 2012, The American Cancer Society estimated 1,638,910 Americans were diagnosed and 577,190 died. Not only does cancer effect the American population but also foodborne illnesses, diabetes, heart disease, strokes, and obesity. Each year about 48 million people get sick from it, 130,000 are hospitalized and
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Ebola and Influenza are two of the most deadly viral diseases; both diseases come from viruses that can have a detrimental effect to the human body. The modes of transmission and spread of the viruses are what make it most dangerous. According to the World Health Organisation (2012) Ebola has an extremely high fatality rate of 25 – 90% and Influenza kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people each year. Even though these two viral diseases share many similarities they differ on the type & structure
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Cure for Cancer If I could invent a new technology that would change the world, it would be inventing a cure for pediatric cancer. In the future, I plan to become a pediatrician, perhaps furthering my education to become a pediatric oncologist and hematologist. Leukemia, lymphoma and neuroblastoma are the three most common cancer cells that begin growth in children today. The medicine I would create would work to kill off these cancer cells, which would prevent white blood cells from growing uncontrollably
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Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States, which has a bimodal age distribution of 5-9 and 55-59 years of age. (4) However, all ages are at risk for Borrelia burgdorferi infection and subsequent development of Lyme disease. (1) The Center for Disease Control estimates that 300,000 patients are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year in the United States. This is a 10-fold increase when compared to previous estimated Lyme disease cases per year. (3) In addition, 95% of
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The conventional biomedical model contrasts from social model from numerous points of view. As suggested by Henderson-Wilson (2012), biomedical model of health recommends that every sickness that influences the body in a route results from breakdowns, for example, germs or illnesses in the body. Nonetheless, the social model health recommends that it intends to recognize the components inside of a general public that occupies the strength of people which is affected by the social environment. The
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Obesity is an extremely dangerous factor that is continuing to grow within America. Obesity has been proven to lead victims to higher chances of cancer and heart disease, which happen to be two of the leading factors of death in America. Due to these negative effects, many agencies, organizations, and other outspoken activists continue to try and battle this epidemic within America. Although many of their campaigns and ideas are effective, obesity rates are still drastically rising in America. Contrary
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Essay 75: Lung Cancer – Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment In this essay, I have chosen to focus on the clinical aspects of lung cancer diagnosis as opposed to an overemphasis on epidemiology. As of 2011, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S., which translates into over 150,000 deaths per year. Over 90% of lung cancer cases occur in people with a history of tobacco use, exposure to second hand smoke, or to an occupational exposure to asbestos. Despite
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UNIT 1 In this unit it was critical to understand that health has different levels of socio-ecological levels. • Interpersonal Level • Intra Personal Level • Institutional level • Community Level and; • Policy Level. I love the categorization given to the ecological factors influencing health by CDC (The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention, 2013). According to WHO(1948) definition of health which says “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not
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