Did you know that September is Healthy Aging Month and Falls Prevention Awareness Month? These topics may appear to be different‚ but actually are aligned in many ways. Establishing healthy aging practices is a falls prevention strategy in itself! As we get older‚ there are physiological changes that occur which are a natural part of aging. We can’t stop the aging process‚ but we can be aware of the changes in our bodies‚ start healthy routines and get help when needed to benefit our overall well
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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Young Population Population age structure can have a significant impact on countries’ stability‚ governance‚ economic development and the well-being of its people. Reasons for Young Population: * Recent decades of high fertility (births per woman) e.g. women in sub-Saharan Africa give birth to 5.5 children on average in their lifetimes. Uganda- very high fertility rate (6.7) and a high teenage pregnancy rate (25%) * Teenage girls sell themselves for sex to earn money and end up getting
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World Population Day is an annual event‚ observed on July 11‚ which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11‚ 1987‚ approximately the date on which the world’s population reached five billion people.The world population on the 20th anniversary of Five Billion Day‚ July 11‚ 2007‚ was estimated to have been 6‚727‚551
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Chronic Respiratory Failure Shelby Lynch Date of Care: 03/19/2013 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 340: Critical Care |Assessment |Medical/Nursing Diagnoses |Treatment | |Brief review of the patient |Medical Diagnoses: |Therapeutic Modalities
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Demographic Paper Demographic Paper: The Aging Population’s Health By: Geneva D. Byrd HCS/490 Instructor: Angela Neale October 3‚ 2011 Since entering into the new millennium‚ The United States has been challenged with the meeting of many demands of our aging population. The increasing of health costs‚ financing and delivery of healthcare for the older population‚ and the worries about health care quality is a serious challenge for health care‚ in current demographic trends. Health care
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medicine‚ acupuncture was developed over 3‚000 years ago in China. Used to treat just about everything from nausea to pain‚ acupuncture has become one of the most popular‚ and most intriguing‚ medical treatments at the moment. If you’re suffering from chronic pain‚ you might be considering trying this ancient‚ and often effective‚ practice‚ but first‚ you may be interested in finding how and why it works. How Acupuncture Works Acupuncture is based on the traditional Chinese medicine belief that the universe
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240‚000 babies are born around the world‚ according to United Nations ’ Population Fund (UNFPA). This figure works out to be about 12‚000‚000 people over the next 50 years‚ if the growth stays‚ steady. However‚ as stated by World Population Profile: 1998‚ the population of our plant will reach 9.6 billion people by 2050‚ a discouraging number. That should frighten every citizen of earth‚ because the enormous population will affect every person. Unless‚ people understand the causes and the problems
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Chronic Multitasking In a world of multitasking and constant distractions‚ most human beings feel a certain satisfaction from accomplishing tasks at a faster rate; however‚ in actuality‚ multitasking can cause stress and result in poor quality of work. From a young age we continue to develop tactics to improve everyday tasks such as homework‚ chores‚ and socializing. Most live by the sayings‚ “life is short” and “live life to the fullest‚” so as a result multitasking has created a psychological
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POPULATION EXPLOSION INTRODUCTION: Population explosion is condition where an organisms numbers exceeds carrying capacity of its habitat.It is a curse and is damaging to the development of the country and its society.The developing countries already facing lack in their resourses‚and with the rapidly increasing population‚the resourses available per person ‚further leading to increased poverty‚malnutrition and other large population related problems. The literal meaning of population is “the
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