The Social Problem of Substance Abuse Donna S. West WGU GLT1 Task 2 The Social Problem of Substance Abuse Substance abuse and addiction issues impact individuals, families, and communities in many ways and can be directly connected to costly social, physical, mental, and public health problems. In addition, substance abuse related issues have an overwhelming impact on the criminal justice system. Describe the social problem of Substance Abuse The way substance abuse is defined or understood
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Historical Context Tobacco one of the major leading causes of preventable and premature death, accounting for an estimated 443,000 American deaths in the United States each year or one out of every five deaths. These deaths are due to preventable conditions such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung diseases including emphysema, pneumonia, and chronic airway obstruction. No other risky, self-indulgent addictive behaviors directly endanger bystanders as much as cigarette smoking or tobacco use
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NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. Obama I have some serious concern about the direction of the health of our nation. Well as 2010 as gone by the Healthy People 2010 has to be redone. It setting the new goals for 2020 I would like if we could get you support one of the goals. I know there are many objectives and sub-goals of Healthy People 2020, so I want to tell you about an area that deservers your attention and support. Let me tell you a story about an Ohio woman. Can you imagine having
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Europe 2020 - What future? Georgi Kamburov georgikamburov_92@abv.bg INT305- Overview of the European Union Dragomir Stoyanov
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of millions of people lift themselves out of poverty, become self sufficient and eventually build better lives. At present, worldwide nearly 2.5 billion people live under $2/day with more than 1 billion suffering from chronic hunger. Even the basic resources of food, water, shelter, and sanitation are in short supply for these people. Naturally, education and healthcare remain to be unaffordable luxuries for them. The Global development division works towards reaching to these people who are most
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a proficient tool in learning about the community. The survey is an excellent tool to gain knowledge of the health needs. It provides an understanding of the people as a whole, and if there are available resources. The survey shows the diversity and vulnerability in the community. A community is an area where a diverse group of people lives and come together. The community is a great place to socialize and help one another. Residents work and interact together in the community. Community
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impact of obesity for children on all levels of communities. Furthermore, the paper also pointed out the importance of addressing the importance of fight on obesity. This paper identified the statistics of this disease from data gathered from Healthy People 2020 showing that the obesity rate has increased by 57% amongst adults ages 20 and over from 22.8% to 35.7% between 1988-1994 and 2009-2010. Also during the same time frame, children and adolescents obesity rate climbed the charts for ages 2 to 19
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Epidemiology and Vulnerable Population NUR/408 January 14, 2013 Theresa White Epidemiology and Vulnerable Population This paper will define epidemiology and vulnerable population. The methods and steps involved in the epidemiology process will be discussed. The diseases of a specific vulnerable population and emphasis of one disease will be examined with cultural, ethical, and legal considerations. The epidemiology triangle is explained and evaluating the feasibility of prevention
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populations and prevention strategies for them. Nurses employ the nursing process to aid in preventing unhealthy behaviors and diseases while promoting good health. The community includes individual people, families, women, men and seniors. The primary focus is prevention of disease and illness and promoting healthy practices in the community (Nies & McEwen, 2011). Past models of community and public health have started with issues that were focused around environmental hazards such as water and sewage
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