crisis and many people, especially those of younger ages, are being affected by it on a daily basis; it is known as pediatric or childhood obesity. The popularity of obesity has doubled among adults in the United States and has tripled in children and adolescents within the last twenty years. The popularity of obesity has risen to 17% for 6 to 11 year olds and 20% for 12 to 19 year olds, indicating that early childhood is a critical period of time for the establishment for healthy lifestyle behaviors
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Neighborhood News Public health focuses on the health of entire populations while they are still healthy, attempting to preempt problems through implementation of educational programs, policy development and institution, regulation of health systems and professions, conducting research, and administering needed services. Public health is a multi-disciplinary field that encompasses many academic disciplines however 11 core areas identified. These are Behavioral Science/Health Education,
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Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper Gayatri Gajaria NRS 427V Grand Canyon University December 22, 2014 Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper For this assignment, I chose my community in city of Montclair, CA. The teaching was done at Montclair Christian Church. The target audience for this teaching plan was parents of infants, pregnant women, and the topic I addressed was Fall Prevention. Falls occurs most frequently in infants when they are trying to explore
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Health Promotion Program & Evaluation Introduction Obesity is a disease that is affecting a great number of Americans at an alarming rate. CDC reports that 35% of men and woman are currently obese in the U.S. Even though the prevalence of obesity is not significantly different between sexes. Female obesity was found in 42% of the women that were 60 and older compared to 32% of woman at the age range of 20-39 years of age (CDC.gov, 2012). In considering these statistics for the years 2009-2010
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been part of its legacy. If we take it back to its founders GOLBIE and JERRY LIPPMAN sustainability was built in to their industrial business. It was and still about putting people and the wellbeing first. Today GOJO is a global leader in the skin health and hand hygiene. Everyday people rely on these products to stay healthy and protective in environments such as governments, healthcare, education and at home. The GOJO purpose is saving lives and making better thorough well-being solutions which
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Hamilton County is 336,463 (Memorial Health Care Systems, 2013) . The leading cause of death for Hamilton County is heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and diabetes (Memorial Health Care Systems, 2013). According to the 2012 healthy ranking of the county, Hamilton County was higher than the National Benchmark in all of the Health Behavior categories (Memorial Health Care Systems, 2013). The Health Behavior categories include Adult smoking, Adult obesity, Physical inactivity
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living, disabilities, and most importantly, socioeconomic status (Healthy People 2020). Of these, this paper will focus on the African-American inner city lower socioeconomic status. Although this population is seen as minuscule when looking at the nation as a whole, the United States government does a less than stellar job at evening the playing field for these individuals. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2013 the people who identified themselves as African-American mixed race was 15
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The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010) is to “improve the health and healthcare of all Americans” (mission and history, para. 1). The founder of the foundation was Robert Wood Johnson, better known as the founder of Johnson and Johnson. From life experiences in the military and working with the public, Robert Wood Johnson decided that improving the health and the healthcare for individuals would be his life’s work (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010). The Robert Wood Johnson
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minority group and there are estimated to be about 54 million living in the United States (Office of Minority Health & Health Equity,). The Hispanics are a minority group that struggle every day to survive, to provide for their families, to stay healthy and to live quality lives. This paper will discuss the Hispanics current health status, how health promotion is defined by the Hispanics and what health disparities exist for the Hispanics. Lastly, this paper will discuss the three levels of health
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Substance Abuse in Adolescents Seana Benham Grand Canyon University Nursing 427 Concepts in Community and Public Health November5, 2015 Prevalence of substance abuse among youth In 2013, the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey revealed than an estimated 16.6 percent of Colorado high school youth reported binge drinking, 10.7 percent reported cigarette smoking, and 19.7 percent reported marijuana use in the 30 days prior to the survey. As many as 13.6 percent abused prescription drugs at some
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