people in the community asking‚ “Why?” An article posted in the Monroe Evening News on July 2‚ 2013 stated: There were 40 drug overdose deaths in Monroe Co. in the year 2012‚ and at least 15 of them were directly related to heroin according to the health department figures. Monroe County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Carl J. Schmidt said that is a high number for this size of an area. ”I was alarmed‚” he said. “It was a lot.” Dr. Schmidt said 15 cases directly involved heroin but there most likely were
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been referred to as AIDS for the first time in September of 1982 when there was an average of two reported cases per day. The disease was not just affecting homosexuals‚ but heterosexuals as well who had bad blood transfusions or use of infected needles. -In 1982 during a press briefing at the White House‚ a journalist asked the presidents spokesperson if he has a response for AIDS being labeled as a epidemic by the Center for Disease Control. The spokesperson asked what AIDS was‚ and doubted anyone
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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. Individual health is something that affects only certain people and doesn’t affect the whole public when one person becomes ill‚ for example Smoking . Smoking is the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug. Smoking is a public health issue in
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outside through sprinklers on a hot June day‚ sipping hot chocolate inside on the blizzardy evenings of December with siblings‚ or cherishing those hilarious family dinner conversations. Now‚ it seems like children of this decade are diseased with this epidemic of technology. Instead of playing outside‚ children are inside in a shadowy cold room with their eyes glued to a television with scenes of gory video games of people shooting each other’s heads off. Family dinner talks turn into family members scattered
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is a community appraisal conducted? When public health officials want to assess and survey the needs of a community‚ they use Rapid Participatory Appraisal. It is “rapid” that the exercise can be done in a relatively short time frame (Brown et al‚ 2006). This means the involvement of the local community cooperation and individual participation to facilitate community action ( Walley & Wright‚ P. 40) This method provide a very usual information about health-related needs as to how to make improvements
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“Section 1: Overweight and Obesity as Public Health Problems in America.” In the USA‚ overweight and obesity is a major issue. Being overweight and obese can cause financial problems‚ and it is known that death increases between the age of 30 to 64 years old. Being overweight and obese can be hereditary‚ having a slow metabolism‚ or going through depression. It is important to exercise and eat right to keep our bodies healthy. With health programs helping reduce diseases‚ we will live longer by
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Causes for AIDS Discrimination Many people across the world are infected with the deadly disease known as AIDS. This disease can be transmitted from one person to another through many ways such as sexually intercourse‚ blood transfusions‚ and sharing needles that are not sterilized. Today‚ scientists are still trying to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS. Many who are infected with HIV/AIDS have not only to cope with the disease itself‚ but they could possibly experience AIDS discrimination as well
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Public Health agencies played a significant role in the past and continue to contribute in improving the overall health of communities through various interventions‚ focusing on prevention rather than treatment. These preventative measures include but are not limited to sanitizing drinking water‚ implementing immunizations to eradicate infectious diseases‚ and creating many programs that promote behaviors beneficial for a healthy community. What is a healthy community? According to the publication
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Vaccinations have been marked as one of the top reasons for the marked increase in public health since the early 1900’s. This safeguard against infectious diseases has seen the elimination of polio and the control of many other formerly debilitating disease. Interrupting the chain of infection‚ is an important component of public health’s responsibilities in keeping society safe from previous debilitating outbreaks. However‚ this fourth link in breaking the chain of infection is only effective if
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The Public Health Problem in Ethiopia Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa with 72.4 million populations which over 50% of whom are under 20 year-old. Its GDP per capital is 470.22 USD ranked as the 11 bottom in the world. Malnutrition is a major public health problem in many developing countries‚ and it is one of the main health problems facing women and children in Ethiopia. The country has the second highest rate of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 4 major forms of malnutrition
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