The American healthcare system is subject to fraud and record-setting amounts charged for normally affordable care. To combat this issue, the United States government implemented a number of statutes, regulations, programs, and compliance obligations on pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers. For example, the Federal False Claims Act, the Stark Law,...
Introduction The Departments for Illness Management and Prevention discovered numerous aspects of teenage tobacco abuse. The community and the environmental setting are the aspects that significantly influence teenagers. For instance, the way social networks portray cigarette usage as a typical activity, cigarette marketing in retail stores and online platforms, and...
Gholizadegan Rayat, S., Nasseri, N., Fariborzi, E., & Saffariantoosi, M. R. (2022). The effectiveness of psycho-religious based sexuality education training protocol on reducing the tendency toward premarital sexual relationships. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 1-18. The given source primarily focuses on the use of psycho-religious based sexuality education to...
It is important to note that the given essay will focus on the pandemic experience. The provided evidence and supporting literature will only come from Sydney Goins’s “Surviving Coronavirus as a Broke College Student” and Meilan Solly’s “What We Can Learn from 1918 Influenza Diaries.” One of the unique aspects...
Urbanization is one of the biggest reasons why COVID-19 has become a pandemic by getting outside of China. It should be clarified that not only urbanization itself is to blame, but the population density in large metropolitan cities. Since ancient times, cities have been the primary medium for the spread...
Introduction Currently, a large population of United States residents possesses health insurance. It is circumvented on the probability of someone becoming sick unexpectedly. Therefore, people with health insurance have easier access to prescription drugs, receive more preventative care, are better able to pay for necessities, and live in better health...
Introduction Telehealth refers to remote medical interactions done virtually. The medical personnel connects with the patient online via internet access using computers or phones. This care delivery method is mostly initiated after an in-person visit where the doctor assesses the patient physically. However, in some cases, such as when the...
Introduction A disability is either physical or mental condition of the body that limits an individual’s movement, senses, or activities. It makes it more difficult for the person in such a situation to do certain things and they cannot interact with the world around them in a normal or natural...
Regarding immigrants’ healthcare, I have chosen the article by Omenka, Watson, and Hendrie (2020) – “Understanding the healthcare experiences and needs of African immigrants in the United States: A scoping review.” The authors discuss the situation regarding the relatively broad group that makes up around five percent of the total...
Introduction The US is a leader in global health and contributes to solving many of the global challenges related to various levels of healthcare. Due to the globalized and interconnected nature of the world in modern times, health aspects in other parts of the world can directly impact the US....
Diseases have a considerable effect on individuals, their families, the economy, society, a country, and the entire world. For an individual, contracting a disease impacts one’s health and lifestyle; it can interfere with their ability to stand, walk, work, and have a social life. Generally, illness negatively influence patients’ health,...
The human immunodeficiency virus is a disease that once ravaged society to the point that it was declared a global endemic. For several years, HIV posed a significant public health challenge, obligating the World Health Organization and healthcare systems worldwide to embark on intensive HIV/AIDS control and prevention programs. Seemingly,...
Inmate Population as a Health Disparity The prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in prisons and the high number of inmates suffering from these conditions indicates that prison contributes to these disparities. A high number of inmates suffering from chronic illnesses were either imprisoned while already on...
Hispanic Populations The Hispanic population differs from one state to another in America. According to 2022 statistics, California has the highest population of 15.57 million people, followed by Texas, which has 11.52 million people, and Florida, which has a population of 5.66 million (Adame et al., 2022). Most Hispanic people...
Introduction Noise is a chaotic blend of noises of varying loudness and frequency that can harm health (Goetsch, 2019). A noise source is any process that causes a local change in pressure or mechanical vibrations in solid, liquid, or gaseous parts (Mamat & Naim, 2020). In production, noise sources can...
Indeed, the content on developing care and concept maps was very interesting and insightful. The material was critical in understanding all the processes involved in establishing an effective care plan. It explicitly explained the steps that make up a caring plan, such as assessing the patient, performing diagnosis, planning how...
Introduction Twenty-eight million persons in the United States, almost nine percent of the U.S. population, do not have health insurance and, consequently, cannot receive comprehensive treatment (Dickman et al. 1366). Almost seventy percent of those who have health insurance are privately covered, while the remaining thirty-five percent have government protection...
Introduction The JPB Northern Train Derailment Scenario portrays a complex emergency in which multiple stakeholders experience damage and disturbances due to the train derailing. The cars were transporting different materials such as petroleum, pine wood chips, and pressurized chlorine. The emergency creates multiple risks, which is why various stakeholders are...
Introduction At my practicum site, the East Orange Hospital Clinic, which has recently been renamed the CareWell Health Medical Center, the problem of skipped follow-up visits encountered among impoverished patients. A significant part of the clients represents this population; thus, the lack of attendance severely influences the outcomes and quality...
The extent of life expectancy varies depending on the species, as well as among members of the same species to a certain extent. To understand the differences in life expectancy, as well as the factors that define one’s longevity, a closer look at the current aging situation will be required....
Introduction When conducting a study, it is highly important to choose a research design that suits your scientific goals and the methodology of your research. The main types of research designs include but are not limited to descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental. This paper will outline the descriptive research design...
Patient safety is a significant public health concern due to the harm caused to patients during care. “Free from Harm” is a report published by the National Safety Council that sought to recognize the progress made in patient safety and offer recommendations that would accelerate progress. One recommendation made in...
Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remains one of the most prevalent and serious chronic health conditions in the US, currently affecting more than 37 million Americans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). However, out of the affected population, minority groups have a disproportionally higher risk of developing the disease....
Public health depends on a number of criteria, for instance, the level of funding, the involvement of professional staff, accessibility, and many other aspects. Based on the results presented on the official HealthyPeople.gov website, one can highlight individual areas with significant progress, as well as those where performance has declined...
Introduction The response of medieval Europeans to the Black Death was varied. For example, Bonnaccio (1920) notes that many people were leaving largely populated places, such as trading cities and capitals, and moving to the countryside en masse. According to him, “men and women in great numbers left the city,...
Lifestyle medicine began as an element of physicians’ internal medical use and is now used to supplement traditional treatment. Physicians also use lifestyle medicine as a training tactic to encourage patients to take a more active role in their care (Tomlinson, 2020). Physician lifestyle modification coaching entails health behavior change...
The existing technologies and advancements that are made by technology in various domains of medicine are reflections of the future of medicine. While it is bright, there are still many uncertainties that are yet to be resolved. The use of technology in medicine is currently under development, and there is...
More than 5.5 million asylum seekers have fled Venezuela, with 4.6 million of them now residing in the Latin American regions (Bojorquez et al., 2021). These notable numbers justify the relevance of the healthcare access issue of immigrants. In a number of nations of Latin America, they admit to having...
Health disparities are characterized by health differences among socioeconomic, ethnic, racial and other populations as well as people with substance use disorders. More often than not, healthcare inequities result from wider inequalities and are observed among socially disadvantaged segments of society. Several factors contribute to health disparities and contradict social...
Zach Anner has cerebral palsy (CP), which is a collection of conditions that impact a person’s ability to move, balance, and maintain posture (Cerebral Palsy Foundation, n.d.). Moreover, the most prevalent motor impairment in children is CP, and thus, many are affected by this disability. The term ‘cerebral” refers to...
In their article, Patterson and researchers write about how tobacco companies used medical and social research to prove that smoking has a harmful effect on health only on smokers themselves, but not on people who are nearby. Representatives of the tobacco industry thus tried to refute the harm of passive...
When exploring the health care systems of foreign countries and comparing them to the one implemented in the United States, it is reasonable to refer to renowned ones that have proven effective. One such country is France, where health care is universally accessible and based on universal insurance. Health care...
In January 2021, in the midst of a pandemic, Washington State took an unusual strategy to operationalize its vaccination program by turning to businesses for help. To deliver on the state’s ambitious vaccination program, the local government has expanded the Washington State Vaccine Command and Coordination Center (WSVCCC) to include...
Legalizing marijuana is one of the most heated debates in contemporary social, political, cultural, and economic arenas. In the United States, several states have passed laws that permit the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. Supporters of legalizing the drug argue that it does not bear significant adverse health effects...
A neonatal abstinence syndrome is a group of symptoms that occur in a newborn child due to the cessation of the intake of narcotic substances into the body in the womb. There are two main types of NAS – prenatal and postpartum. In my opinion, both of these types should...
Summary Cultural and linguistic diversity hinders the achievement of health equity because they limit proper interaction and communication. The insightful video on “How Effective Healthcare Communication Contributes to Health Equity” provides essential details on how effective communication can promote health equity. The first point mentioned is that health literacy contributes...
Introduction Healthcare is one of the most important and basic human wants and should always be available to an individual anytime one requires medical attention. However, the healthcare sector is also amongst the expensive ones to manage within a nation. It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that all its...
Introduction Officials of the state Medicaid program can be involved as stakeholders in supporting the project and its implementation in order to integrate and generate profit. Insurance organizations, businesses, and individuals who will make the financing decision and participate in the implementation can also be considered key audience members. The...
Introduction Developmental and psychological disorders in children are challenging issues in healthcare management globally. All parents expect to have healthy children from birth hence get disappointed when they realize a child has a disorder. Many children and youths are experiencing emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders, leading to unhealthy social and...
As should be known, the law, even in its ideal and perfect form, exists only as an impeccable representation of the law. In reality, this idea of the law must adapt to social attitudes and, in many cases, overcome them. The implication is that in the context of an ethnic...
Introduction Homeless among African American women aged 18 and up has historically been a problem in Los Angeles, California. Along with deprivation, there is also the problem of persons who have been associated with a mental disorder. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, homelessness can put a female’s physical...
Introduction In modern medicine, it is believed that the most effective model of the relationship between a doctor and a patient is a partnership in which they jointly walk the path of getting rid of the disease, sharing responsibility for the result of treatment. With such a relationship, the patient...
Coronavirus disease 2019 is an ongoing global pandemic that started in 2020. COVID-19 is caused by “an enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus” known as the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (Ali and Kunugi 2). SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by contaminated fluids and surfaces, mainly during contact between infected and uninfected persons. Thus...
Introduction World Health Organization (WHO) is an international organization whose core function is to protect the health of the people at a global level. The company was found on April 7th, 1948 by countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Brazil (World Health Organization, 2021b). WHO’s headquarters are...
Sharing healthcare data is not as widespread as in other fields, although having a huge positive potential. The tendency to share patients’ data has many advantages if used responsibly and aimed at improving care and medical research. However, it is also true that healthcare data exchange has many risks that...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have not declined even after introducing the vaccination. The main reason appears to be the emergence of new mutated SARS-CoV-2 variants and the lack of social distancing in some cities. My city’s, Fort Lauderdale, Fl, COVID local risk index is nine out of ten, considering the...
Introduction The universal healthcare system, like the ones operating in countries such as Canada or Finland, is yet to be implemented in the USA. Instead, elderly U.S. citizens have to rely on a program that offers a way to significantly lower healthcare-related expenses after retirement — the Medicare program. By...
Introduction According to Public Health England (2016), childhood obesity is one of the most compelling public health issues of the 21st century, both globally and locally. In the last decades, the rate of childhood obesity in the UK has been increasing drastically, and it is expected to continue rising in...
Executive summary Sexual orientation is a question that several people around the globe have had a challenge accepting and embracing. Health care provision is a priority in the United Kingdom. Individuals are expected to access quality health care irrespective of their sexual orientation. Gays and lesbians are discriminated against in...
Abstract The promotion of sports-related health activities at educational facilities represents the area of concern for the healthcare sector as it can significantly reduce the occurrence of health complications and promote positive health and lifestyle choices among students. Because of this, it was chosen to focus on exploring the integration...
Discussion This research analyses nine studies to investigate the effect of obesity on the foot structure of children. The findings of nine studies show a significant contribution from obesity on the foot structure. However, the studies may also have limitations the reader must consider before drawing meaningful conclusions. This research...
Executive Summary In Saudi Arabia, health outreach programs have emerged as the most effective ways for bridging some of the health gaps that exist in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. Particularly, their importance in the management of cancer has surpassed other groups of diseases because of the need...
The modern life styles are the root cause of so many diseases that constitute a major share of health problems to us. In order to have a better understanding about the responsibilities involved in the health care it is necessary to analyse the current health care policies and practices instituted...
Discussion Impacts of Privatisation The findings made in earlier studies conducted in this field indicate that the KSA intends to gradually privatise its public healthcare system. For example, Almalki, Fitzgerald, and Clark (2011) give a detailed analysis of the gradual privatisation opted for by the policy makers in this country....
Abstract Traditionally, people used to stay in quite undemanding houses. Whenever peoplesuffered from any sickness, majority declared the conditions of the houses the cause of the sicknesses. As a result, houses have gone through some modifications, with those of the recent UK depicting a significant difference, not only in shape...
Abstract The study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of palliative day care in improving the quality of life for end of life patients. This arises from the rise in cases of incurable diseases and conditions in the recent past all over the world. Despite the growth in day care,...
Introduction To respond properly to the requirements of the project, I would critically analyze the relationship between tobacco smoking and lung cancer. Word wide, tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of avertable ill health and death (Hecht, 2002). According to Cunningham (1996), tobacco use causes cancer, heart disease, lung disease,...
Introduction It is imperative to note that there are numerous health issues that exist among the aboriginal population in Australia (Thomas, 2012). In this case, this paper intends to present a hypothetical case study of the health issue facing the aboriginal group of people in Australia. Notably, studies have shown...
Introduction According to the WHO, a healthy person is a person in a state of complete physical and mental as well as social well-being. Hence, mental health is one of the major components of people’s health. It is necessary to note that substance abuse and mental health are regarded as...
Pain Several barriers interfere with pain assessment and treatment in the elderly, with one of them being impaired cognitive functioning. Elders with dementia are sometimes unable to make their needs heard; therefore, it is the responsibility of the nurse to be observant of subtle clues. The elderly male patient in...
For this course, I chose to work with children with asthma in Philadelphia. This condition is more severe for children than for adults due to their smaller airways that make symptoms have stronger effects. According to the data provided by Healthy People 2020 (“Respiratory Diseases”, n.d.), 130 in 10000 children...
In reviewing the Affordable Care Act, what are the potential effects of the options for insurance coverage in both the private and public sectors? How will this impact the discussion about population-based nursing? The Affordable Care Act has provided new opportunities for addressing some of the most contentious public health...
Abstract Prejudice is a pre-conceived and stereotype attitude of social rejection towards certain groups of people in the society. Prejudice is a serious issue when relating to health matters. It makes people to discriminate others basing on their health condition. Human beings tend to associate some physical anomalies with a...
Stress continues to be a persistent issue that might lead to some serious problems. It plays a significant role in the development of physical and mental illnesses, and it can also lead to alcohol or drug abuse. People are especially vulnerable to high stress levels in the workplace environment, and...
Introduction The population in the U.S. and world is rapidly aging. Globally, for ten years from 1990 to 2010, the number of people aged 60 and more grew from 487 to 754 million (Prince et al., 2015). The trend is concerning, to say the least, and the issues that it...
Public health is one among the key factors for any country to attain economic growth (PAHO and WHO 2001). Most of the developing countries are victims of poverty as a result of poor public health. Such countries have a high cost on medical bills and are in shortage of human...
Introduction Patient safety is an important tenet of the healthcare service model. The concept refers to the absence of preventable harm or a reduction of risk in healthcare service delivery (Azam, 2018). Despite the importance of maintaining high levels of patient safety, medical errors still occur. For example, some pharmacists...
Introduction In general, Stanhope and Lancaster (2015) define vulnerable populations as large groups of people that are at greater risk due to their poor health status and access to health care. The variety of risks which are involved is considerably wide, and thus it is essential to develop a profound...
Abstract The purpose of the study is to assess if the quality of health care services in Taiwan including affordability of such services in terms of cost, was playing a critical role in promoting medical tourism in Taiwan. Taiwan medical services are well above the accepted standard of industrialized nations....
Introduction The major problem facing the American people as far as health care is concerned is the cost and availability of health care (Kavilanz , 2009). Cost makes health care to be very elusive as most of the people cannot be afford it. Even as the education and the trade...
Introduction During the 19th century, not many people of the developing industrial era were in favor of restrictions and policies, which banned smoking. However, at the turn of the next century a number of moral and social reformers irritated and annoyed with the local people who used to consume tobacco...
Introduction Nutrition and fitness are fundamental parameters of a healthy body. The health status of a body does not only depend on the intake of nutritious diet, but also on the assimilation and utilization of the nutrients. Since a healthy diet supplies the essential nutrients to the body, proper and...
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant infectious disease that mainly affects the respiratory system (Ortblad et al., 2015). It is chiefly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that are transmitted from one person to another through droplets generated via sneezes and coughs (Nardell, 2015). In the lungs, the mycobacteria induce a...
Breastfeeding a public health issue In the article “Breastfeeding a public health” issue posted in savvy consumer April 12 2010, the author Sally Greenberg looks at the importance of breastfeeding babies during their first six months. It could save up to 900 babies and billions of dollars every year. Many...
Farmer emphasized the creation of a public health system from “scratch” due to the realization that Haiti was just recovering from political turmoil. A public health system is primarily dependent on government policies. Developing countries like Haiti do not share the established private health sectors like most developed countries. Therefore,...
Week 1: 1/3/19-1/19/19 During the first week, future nurses with the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) were required to understand the major principles of public health and recognize its mission in order to be ready to address various social health issues. After reading several credible sources, it was possible to...
Introduction The use of marijuana in the United States of America has faced criticism from various institutions and lobby groups. This is because it is seen as a drug that has serious health problems on the life of its users. Marijuana is a ‘weed’ with green, shredded leaves from the...
Introduction Health planning is a meticulous field for the application of planning principles, has concerns about access, equity, effectiveness, efficiency, and quality. Health service planning contributes to health gain in population as life betterment through accidents and trauma services, immunization, cancer treatments, supporting aged care, and many more. Planning for...
Introduction Health care in rural and remote regions of Australia has been a priority of the government health department. Supply and retention of medical practitioners in remote regions has been an important area of concern for the health policy makers. This paper aims at evaluating the health care facilities available...
Introduction Health is critical for the normal functioning of human beings and hence needs to be managed well so that living is made more comfortable. All over the world, health concerns have risen considerably, mostly because of the fact that managing symptoms has dominated the field only for the disease...
The use of contraceptives has for a long time been a subject of contention between different groups of people. With sexuality being a closely guarded subject, many people feel that discussing the use of contraceptives in the open goes against the morals put down by society. This school of thought...
The Shawnee Indians of Ohio have become an important part of Ohio culture. Their numbers have multiplied to about 8000 over the past centuries since the first census in 1835. Their name comes from the Algonquin word “Shawun” which means Southerner and they are the largest groups living in Ohio...
Introduction World Health Organization abbreviated as (WHO) is the appointed organization by the United Nation (UN) that usually oversees public health worldwide, this organization has the authority to regulate and mandates that public health policies are applied for the welfare of the public all over the world. This organization also...
Introduction to the Project There are several studies that have shown the benefits of the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) for patients’ safety, as well as their ability to improve efficiency in primary care settings (Porterfield, Engelbert, & Coustasse, 2014). Regardless of the positive effects of the implementation of...
Topic and Background Medication errors are known to affect the quality and robustness of healthcare systems (NCCMERP, 2018). The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention describes a medication error as ” any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while...
Introduction to the study African-Americans represented nearly 51% of the newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) within the United States between 2001 and 2004 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2006). Further, a report on HIV and AIDS diagnoses between the years...
Introduction Chinese-Americans represent a unique cultural group in the USA with unique traditions and values, world views, and attitudes towards health and healthcare. By far, most health-related activities are carried out by the individual and family members in the privacy of their home. How successful these practices are, to a...
Today, many debates about the idea of smoking marijuana (cannabis) are raised to identify its positive and negative aspects. According to the investigations offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, approximately 24 million Americans aged 12 and older use marijuana regularly, and the increase is still observed....
Abstract The conclusions of this awfully intense and ruthless respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong shaped many issues for health support behavior among older citizen with a poor social and financial standing and so. With an alarming situation that this helpless group could be at superior risk of contracting the...
The American Surgeon General has been warning people about the hazards of first hand and second-hand smoking but it seems that these warnings, studies, and polls do not affect smokers. They continue to fight for their right to smoke in public places and feel that their rights have been trampled...
Abstract Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease and injury in human populations and the application of the study to control health problems. Epidemiology focuses on identifying the distribution, determinants and the frequency of the disease within a population. It is the study of human health in populations, studying...
Introduction Although it is definitely true that we are all going to die, some of us will die sooner rather than later – our life chances are closely connected to our social and economic state of affairs, which are insolvably allied to influences of behaviour and intergenerational by constructive and...
One might survive any natural disaster or catastrophe. However, the key role in the fight against it is proper preparation and awareness of actions to be taken in case of an emergency. For instance, one should be informed about the steps that need to be taken beforehand, including making adequate...
Abstract The article is aimed to provide a personal perspective regarding the current problems that are affecting the US healthcare system. The author highlights three main areas in the current US healthcare setup as the reasons for the decline. The first is the lack of direction in the allocation of...
Introduction MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus recently have hugged headlines as health science still had to find details of combatting the disease. It is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin and other antibiotics with about 16 epidemic strains discovered and two particular strains — clones 15 and 16...
Introduction Health is the first most important form of wealth. Health –the physical, mental, and social health of an entire population- is a nations fundamental natural resource. Health is the essential foundation that supports and natures growth, learning, personal well-being, social fulfillment, enrichment of others, economic production and constructive citizenship....
Executive Summary This project aims to collect relevant data related to chronic condition management. The topic of this project is chronic disease management and the problem is that Anthem has 85% of diabetes readmission rates while the national standard is set at 56.8%. Data review will be done by examining...
Introduction The proposed project deals with the issue of chronic disease management and strategies for approaching the problem that Anthem as an insurer can implement. The argument is that nearly a half of the United State’s population has at least one chronic condition and this element of care provision is...
Mental Health System A comprehensive mental health system should include facilities that receive patients with acute and chronic conditions as well as people of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In the center of the framework, one may place the Maryland state hospital, which provides long-term services to all admitted...
Introduction Nowadays science and medicine are developing quickly, and new methods, ideas, and trends appear quite often. They are intended to meet the requirements and needs of the modern world. Remote medical care and solutions for the opioid epidemic in the USA belong to the most important issues. The purpose...
Health care problem In the US, racial and ethnic minorities experience considerable disparities in health care services. According to Fiscella and Sanders (2016), ethnic minorities have limited access to preventative care, chronic disease control, hospitalization, obstetrician care, and behavioral healthcare. In particular, American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) people...
Introduction Obesity is an acute issue many individuals living in the United States have encountered. Currently, there are many policies aimed at minimizing the effects of this healthcare problem. The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the obesity-related policies. The report addresses the prevalence of obesity within...