an estimated 1.4 million people in the United States and another 1.4 million people in Europe ("Heart Disease: Symptoms,
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McKinsey Consumer & Shopper Insights Meet the 2020 Chinese Consumer McKinsey Insights China McKinsey Consumer & Shopper Insights March 2012 Meet the 2020 Chinese Consumer Yuval Atsmon Max Magni Lihua Li Wenkan Liao The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of their colleagues: Molly Liu, Cherie Zhang, Barry Liu, Rachel Zheng, Justin Peng, William Cheng, Glenn Leibowitz, Joanne Mason. 5 Contents Introduction 1. China at a turning point 2. Getting the basics
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diseases poses a great threat to the communities of the United States. An advantage which people have over these diseases is that, these are also the most preventable diseases. They are caused by various factors which may include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, smoking cigarettes, obesity and overweight. These diseases are controllable by one managing their own lifestyles and living a healthy life. The issue being looked in this context is to reduce the community health problems
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Introduction Coca-Cola began in 1886, Dr. John S Pemberton created a soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains (Abbette, 2012). According to Abette (2012), Dr. Pemberton took the flavored syrup to his neighborhood pharmacy mixed it with carbonated water and received excellent feedback from those that sampled it. He was trying to concoct a head ache remedy once he mixed his special syrup with carbonated water, he realized that he had the makings of a popular soda beverage. Coca-Cola had
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individuals healthy. Health promotion empowers communities and individuals for healthy living through education. The primary goal of health promotion is prevention. Nurses are key in health promotion and will be seen in diverse settings as health promotion evolves the nursing profession. There are three levels to health promotion that are utilized to optimize health. Definition of Health Promotion The World Organization (WHO) defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase
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percentage of fat energy consumed in the average diet and lack of physical activity are 2 important factors that contribute to explaining the rising prevalence of obesity.” (Jéquier, E) This article states that the primary cause for obesity is that people around the world are becoming less active, and are consuming more food. Because of this, the rate of obesity is rising. “Obesity develops when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure over a prolonged period of time, leading to an accumulation of
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Definition and Differences of Community and Aggregate A community is a group of people or collection of people who interact, form a sense of unity with others. In addition to sharing a geographical location, they also share social ties. The three types of community include those that: a) share similar or common interest of which a professional organization is an example, b) community of solution, a group of people joining or coming together to formulate a solution to a problem, and c) geographic
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In improving the population of health in the Springfield Community, there are a few issues that inhere to the quality of life of the residents and the remaining existing of Memorial Hospital based on the quality of care delivered and the limited of medical services that is available to the residents. With a population of approximately 100,000 and most individuals are 60 years and older residing in the Springfield Community, many of the residents due to a decline in the quality of life in Springfield
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Public Health Campaign II Healthy People 2010 are a science based 10 year national objective for improving the health of Americans. Healthy People 2010 have developed benchmarks that encourage collaboration across communities, empowered individuals toward making informed decisions and the measurement of the impact of prevention activities. Healthy People 2010 focus on various illnesses such as: obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The goal of Healthy People 2010 is to increase the quality
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(Brainy Quotes, 2011). Buddha’s idea of taking control of ones health is the very idea behind health promotion. Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health (WHO, 2012). The goal of health promotion is to help prevent the spread of disease or premature death, while promoting healthy living choices. Nurses are an important piece to this process. The concern for nurses it to promote health promotion in nursing practice, help implement methods
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