Health Promotion Ramona Hernandez Grand Canyon University Health Promotion Changes over the centuries have affected the health of every individual in one way or another. The continuously changing world has developed new discoveries in technology over the past century, which has decreased the desire of individuals to be physically active. The current trend for most children, teenagers, and some adults are watching television, playing video games such as the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and using Apple’s
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Optimal Health and Wellness Aaron-John P McDonald COM/172 February 21, 2014 Robert Eakins Optimal Health and Wellness . A better understanding about how our bodies and minds function has been better observed by scientists and brought to the attention of the general public. Research has introduced three elements of health and wellness and how nutrition and fitness as active parts of our lives. Research has also discovered ways for preventing major diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Preventing
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1. What is Ebola? * Ebola is a disease of humans and other animals caused by Ebola viruses. It is called Ebola Virus Disease/EVD or Ebola Hemorrhagic fever/EHF or simply Ebola. 2. Where does the 2014 Ebola outbreak take place? * “The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date” says a BBC News. EVD outbreaks occur intermittently in Tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The largest out break to date is the 2014 ongoing epidemic in West Africa. The outbreak began in
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Community and Public Health Thursday, December 08, 2015 Benchmark Assignment: The Epidemiology of Hepatitis B A major global health issue impacting the international health community is Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is viral condition that injures the liver due to the attempt to eliminate the virus, leading to progressive liver disease and cirrhosis (Hepatitis B (HBV, Hep B), 2014). The incidence of cirrhosis developing in people with chronic HBV is 8-20% (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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convenient. However, junk food has a significant impact on human health. It affects a serious way, because it is the cause of health problems. First, the effect of eating junk food is energy imbalances. Many people skip breakfast or other meals of the day, choosing for a quick meal instead of eating a perfectly meal. Junk food is cause of increase energy levels, which people like, but then energy levels will quickly decrease. It makes the body lacks the energy suddenly and rapidly declining. In addition
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of the health risks involved in smoking. Smoking causes harmful effects in the body. There have been numerous reports linking cigarette smoking to diseases such as cancers of the lung, mouth, heart attacks, and other ailments. Moreover, smoking in public areas is an unhealthy habit because it harms not just the smokers, but also others who breathe the smoker’s cigarette smoke, that called secondhand smoke or passive smoke. Most studies of the effects of smoking focus on the public health aspects
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is an Anti Carcinogen. It contains 'catechin', which can suppress human cell mutating substances, thus helping in the prevention of cancer. (Ref.. Japan National Genetics Research Center, Hamamatsu Public Health Center, Shizuoka Pharmaceutical College and Shizuoka Women’s College research findings) • GREEN TEA contains `Tannin` which has a very high success rate in interfering with the production of lipid peroxide in human bodies, thus helping slowing down the ageing process. In comparision, Vitamin
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Epidemiology of HIV Clinton L. Lewis, RN Grand Canyon University: Concepts in Community and Public Health January 29, 2014 HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a life threatening global pandemic that has claimed the lives of millions worldwide. HIV is primarily a sexually transmitted infection, but has a host of additional vectors. This virus is also be transmitted via contact with blood that contains the virus, transferred during pregnancy from mother to fetus, during childbirth, and breast-feeding
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Topic: Nutrition Limited Topic: Health problems caused by poor nutrition. Thesis: Some health problems caused by poor nutrition include cancer, diabetes, weight issues, kwashiorkor, cardiovascular diseases and anaemia. Combined Outline: I. Introduction II. Cancer A. Foods that accelerate cancer. B. Foods that help prevent cancer. III. Diabetes IV. Weight issues A. People who are overweight suffer from obesity because of too much intake food. B. People suffer from anorexia because of lack
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a disease that only infects humans, weakens the immune system, and like other viruses, reproduces itself by taking over cells within the body of its host. HIV is similar to other viruses such as those that cause the common cold or flu. The difference is that with most viruses, the body’s natural immune system is able to rid the body of it. With HIV, the body’s immune system cannot clear the virus and the reason behind this is still trying to be figured out
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