C228 - Community Health Nursing – Task 1 Christi Corder Western Governors University Identification of Community Greenville County is located in upstate South Carolina along Interstate 85. It is found halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. Greenville is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area and is the largest city in this area (“Greenville, South Carolina,” n.d.). Approximately 59.7% of the population consists of individuals
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large effect on health and well-being. Vitamins are involved in protecting the body from oxidative damage and gene expression, according to Carol N. Angstadt, Ph.D., of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Allegheny University of Health Sciences. Fresh vegetables and fruits include vitamins that are good for your health. They are important because they are contributors to the body’s daily function and are essential to its growth and repair. They are essential because the body does not produce
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to achieve the best health and weight which prevent us from different diseases. According to Robb Wolf (1889), the purpose of the paleo diet is to return to eating the way, which is more like the early human eating that make us so fit. This research will involve counters and supporters points. The people who disagree with paleo say that the components of food diet is so expensive, exclusion of many types of food at diet and the relation between paleo diet and different diseases. On the other side
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replaced our diet with genetically altered foods, which have adversely affected human health as well as local communities. Being resistant to pesticides, GMOs are created by splicing genes of different species that are combined through genetic engineering (GE), something that is impossible to do in nature (The Non-GMO Project). Consuming these genetically altered and more processed foods can lead to increased risk of diseases and even cancer (Genetically Modified Food). Most of the time we do not even
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your medicine and medicine be your food” quoted by the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates. So then it should be no surprise that food can be a powerful tool in maintaining our health and preventing disease. Eating a raw food diet is a healthy way to live your life but how much impact does it have on reversing a disease such as diabetes? In watching the documentary Simply Raw: Reversing diabetes in thirty days Cousens states, “Raw food is best. When you cook food you lose 50% protein, 70-80% vitamins
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| HIV/AIDS: | A Global Epidemic | | [Type the author name] | HCA 240 HEALTH AND DISEASES | | HIV/AIDS: A Global Epidemic Human Immunodeficiency Virus also known as HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is a disease that attacks the immune system specifically targeting CD4 cells or T cells. HIV makes you more susceptible to certain types of cancers and infections that our bodies would normally resist such as pneumonia and meningitis (The Mayo Clinic, 2010). Acquired Immunodeficiency
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have some substantial health benefits. It should be noted that alcohol consumption and its benefits vary based on an individual's body makeup and type. “7 Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol” by Sabrina Bachai and "12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking" by David Freeman both discuss drinking alcohol; however, the 12 health risk of chronic heavy drinking is more persuasive. According to Sabrina Bachai articles the 7 Health Benefits of Drinking The School of Public Health at Harvard University
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head: SUBSTANCE USE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE/COMORBIDITY | 1 | Substance Use and the Risks on Your Health Cassy L LaFave SUNY Empire State College PART I Substance use poses great dangers and can cause serious health problems ranging from heart disease and liver disease, to respiratory issues, just to name a few ("Risk of Disease with Drug Use - Alcohol Rehab," 2008). An individual who uses substances also increases their risk for contracting infectious diseases, such as, sexually transmitted
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overweight among Americans has become a health topic, which receives widespread of attention in the media. Providers believe that environmental and community factors contribute to unhealthy habits, which pose a major risk for chronic health conditions. The following are chronic health conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, high cholesterol, asthma, and depression. These health consequences can lead to premature death and chronic health conditions, which reduces the quality
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antibiotics have played a profound role in ridding the population of bacterial infections. Antibiotics are chemicals that work to kill disease-causing, single-cell living organisms called bacteria ("The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse"). Bacteria can surpass our immune system, reproduce, and cause diseases or infection by producing chemicals that damage our bodies ("What Are Antibiotics? How Do Antibiotics Work?"). For instance, bacteria can invade our inner ear and cause a bacterial ear infection
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