My field of study is health services administration (HAS). I choose this career for various reasons. First‚ I can work in a healthcare setting without having direct hands on with patient care. Second‚ the potential for career advancement in many different sectors of the job looks promising. Third‚ there are many different types of agencies I can work for such as; city‚ state‚ county‚ federal‚ and governmental facilities. HSA’s can also work in healthcare settings or non-healthcare settings.
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Stigmatism in Mental Health It was April 5‚ 1994 when Kurt Donald Cobain shot himself in the head. His manic depression and bipolar disorder had taken a toll on his life. Kurt had become a part of the phenomenal 27 Club. The 27 Club is a club where famous rock stars died at the age of 27. All of the rock stars had mental illness that were all overlooked because of their use of medication. This makes you wonder is mental illness stigmatized in society? Mental illness is stigmatized in society because
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relationship building‚ dialogue‚ communication and behavior change that are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient‚ or to improve group relationships (such as in a family). Psychotherapy may also be performed by practitioners with a number of different qualifications‚ including psychiatry‚ clinical psychology‚ counseling psychology‚ clinical or psychiatric social work‚ mental health counseling‚ marriage and family therapy‚ rehabilitation counseling‚ school counseling‚ play therapy
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comes at the price of harming the environment. Critics of this industry say we should total abandon the use of coal because of its negative impacts and supports say that its economic impacts outweigh its environmental impacts. A solution to this issue is to find the common ground between these two sides and still use coal as an energy source‚ but put regulations on coal mining and burning and to start using alternative energy sources such as renewable energy that have less of a carbon footprint
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every day. If you don’t get enough sleep one day‚ make it up by taking a nap. Exercise . Our bodies were meant to move they actually crave exercise. Regular exercise is necessary for physical fitness and good health. It reduces the risk of heart disease‚ cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and other diseases. Not only that it improves stamina‚ strengthens and tones‚ enhances flexibility‚ controls weight and it overall improves quality of life. If you do not exercise every day‚ you are preparing
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The Cause/Effect of health issue such as heart disease The easiest way to define cause and effect is “one thing leads to another”. The one thing is the cause that leads to (or results in) “another”‚ the effect. Although you can focus on one cause and effect‚ frequently you’ll find that a single cause generates many effects or that one effect is the result of multiple unrelated causes. Example: Smoking can cause heart disease‚ lung cancer‚ and emphysema or heart disease may be
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2952) Perceptions of health risk and smoking habit in young people. 1. Intruduction Most people begin smoking when they are teenagers and go on to become regular smokers as adults. It has been suggested that young people are attracted to the ’image’ they associate with smoking. The tobacco industry has created an image of smoking as being tough‚ cool‚ sexy or a form of rebellion. Although nicotine addiction keeps people smoking‚ young people usually start smoking because of the social image
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nutrients‚ primarily vitamins‚ in order to outline the minimum food intake for good health.” Diet has always played a vital role in supporting health. Today‚ over consumption of foods -- especially those high in fat -- is a major concern for people in the United States. When we look at the ten leading causes of illness and death in the United States‚ the top categories are heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ and diabetes. Diet influences the development of the chronic diseases. Taken together‚ these
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If the movement of people‚ food‚ and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health‚ should steps be taken to reduce these flows? On the surface‚ it would seem that the conservative notion of imposing strict limitations to protect public health would be best. Yet‚ all that does is promote isolation. Historically‚ the countries that have fared the best‚ are those that have met disease head on. (Globalization 101‚ n.d.) There are many casualties from such events
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Effect of Obesity on Health Insurance Rates By Khalida Willoughby American Public University Abstract Health insurance rates continue to rise partly due to the unhealthy lifestyles that millions of Americans choose to live. Among the leading reasons why insurance rates continue to climb is due to the rates of obesity in the nation. Unhealthy life styles of Americans such as increased consumption of fast foods‚ lack of exercise and lack or preventive care are mainly
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