Service Learning Project Reflection An Experience Like No Other In the past‚ I have participated in community service projects. It wasn’t until The Leadership and Professional Development (LPD) class in the fall of 2012 that I was introduced to the idea of service learning. This semester taught me the importance of reflecting on the community service that I performed and actually taking something away from the experience. This semester my team and I had the opportunity to participate in community
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Chronic pain is a major public health issue affecting the medical community. More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain (IOM‚ 2011) making it the most prevalent major condition facing Americans today. In 2011 the costs associated with chronic pain and pain management were estimated to be $560-635 billion (IOM‚ 2011). There are many conditions that fall under the umbrella of chronic pain such as lower back pain(cLBP)‚ headache‚ cancer pain‚ and fibromyalgia(FM)‚ arthritis‚ diabetes pain
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active member of the Quincy Public School community for the past nine years has allowed me to give and gain much. Everyone benefits when members of the community partner with schools to provide quality education. In elementary school‚ parents wanted their children to get more exercise and spend more time outside. I benefited from Reebok’s partnership with my school to pilot an early morning exercise program. The Parent Teachers Organization wanted to build an outdoor learning space‚ but had no funds
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What short-term and long-term health conditions are direct consequences of the obesity epidemic? The short-term and long-term health conditions that are direct consequences of the obesity epidemic are Type 2 diabetes‚ which is the major cause of obesity in the country‚ high cholesterol‚ high blood pressure‚ gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ certain cancers‚ psychological and emotional problems‚ quality of life changes‚ and ultimately leads to an early death. What individual and societal changes
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saw the need for a more formal education. Over the years‚ there have been debates about the entry level for nursing. Some say there’s no difference between the associate (ADN) and the baccalaureate (BSN) degree. In the following paragraphs I will expound on the differences between the ADN and the BSN degree. The ADN program came about because of the shortage in nursing in the post-war years. It is a two year program developed by Mildred Montag designed as an entry level for nursing. (Friberg‚
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Public Health Related Problems. OBESITY. . Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals. There are different
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Aspects of Public Health Public Health: “the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life‚ and promoting health through the organized efforts of society” – Sir Donald Acheson‚ Public Health in England‚ 1988. The health of the public has been a national concern for as long as there has been civilization. The reason for this is that when the public are generally unhealthy they cannot work as well and therefore that nation cannot advance socially‚ economically or intellectually‚ that is until
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The subject of this essay however‚ is whether or not it is a Public Health issue. We will argue strongly that it is and produce evidence to support this stance. The Wanless Report (2002 ) defines Public Health as The science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts and informed choices of society‚ organisations - public and private‚ communities and individuals On that basis we would suggest that the argument is already made since there is
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Personal Statement Growing up‚ my family had a solid health history‚ sure we had the usual bumps and bruises and a few broken or sprained limbs from our rambunctious explorations on our farm‚ until the faithful night when my uncle had a meltdown and trashed the kitchen. This behavior defied the fun-loving atmosphere that had up to that point characterized my childhood. Despite our curious and frightened stares‚ there was no discussion or explanations on the frailty of his mind‚ it was an unspoken
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do the conforming to nature. Public health is an exciting field that is growing. This field challenges its professionals to meet face to face health challenges such improving access to health care‚ controlling infectious diseases‚ reducing the various environmental threats and violence‚ drug abuse and accidents. Public health is an area that is intended to serve others. It refers to health professionals working in organizations that provide services to the community locally‚ nationally and internationally
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