Michael Halim 19/12/2013 Indoor Air-pollution and health Introduction: We are living things that need to breathe‚ no doubt of that. Every few seconds we need to inhale a small quantity of air. Unfortunately‚ the air we breathe in has become more and more polluted owning to a multitude of factors such as: increase in number of vehicles‚ increase usage of synthetic materials for buildings and homes‚ lack of awareness towards potentially hazardous microorganisms such as fungi and so on. Air
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Running Head: LYME DISEASE The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Justin Brewer Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 442: Community Health Nursing Spring‚ 2009 The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a significant public health concern in the United States. Despite a growing knowledge of the disease‚ the incidence of Lyme disease continues to increase (Corapi‚ White‚ Phillips‚ Daltroy‚ Shadick‚ & Liang‚ 2007). Borrelia burgdorferi‚ the bacteria that causes Lyme disease‚ is found
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Behcet’s syndrome also known as Behcet’s disease causes inflammation of the blood vessels as well as other parts of the body. This disease was named after the Turkish dermatologist‚ Dr. Hulusi Behcet who first discovered it in 1937. His original description of this disease is a triad of oral ulcers‚ genital ulcers and ocular inflammation. This disease is currently recognized worldwide but the countries with the highest prevalence rate are Turkey‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ China‚ Iran and Saudi Arabia. Turkey
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Chickenpox Talitha Marquez Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V Colleen Darrow June 7‚ 2014 Chickenpox Communicable Diseases are transmitted from one person to the next. The transmission occurs via airborne viruses or bacteria‚ but may also be transmitted through bodily fluids or blood. Communicable diseases may also be referred to as contagious or infectious diseases. One communicable disease is Chickenpox‚ also known as Varicella-Zoster Virus. Chickenpox is extremely
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Attacking Childhood Obesity in Cuyahoga County American Sentinel University Attacking Childhood Obesity in Cuyahoga County The health of the entire nation should be of concern to everyone. Each year people are dying or living poor quality lives as of result of many preventable diseases. People in every country‚ state‚ and county are affected each day by poor lifestyle choices. In this paper‚ I will present the six week program that I developed to help improve the health of my community. Assessment
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Name: HLT 3306: Midterm Study Guide Chapters 1-6 Complete and study thoroughly. I do not give the answers for these questions so it is your responsibility to read the textbook and do the work so that you do well. You will not have enough time to search for all of the answers so I suggest you complete the guide and master its material. Note: It’s a whole lot easier to complete this guide if you read one chapter at a time and then complete a portion of the questions. You’ll remember the material
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1. Citing pertinent examples describe the roles of an environmental health officer/PHO in ports of entry. The roles of a public Health Officer in the ports of entry are many but they all fall under or rather are there for the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR).It is also the most important role of a PHO in ports of entry or of exit. • Ensuring compliance to Public Health Laws‚ Standards and requirements. Some of the roles they play include; * Implementation of the international
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What is Public Health? The definition of the term has changed over the centuries. For instance the 19th century definition is vague compared to the definition of the term in the 21st century. The 19th century version states that it is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through organized community effort. The 20th century definition is as follows: The substance of public health is organized efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of
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R esearch Report PP06214‚ version 3 June 2011 The mortality of workers with occupational lead exposure: A research proposal John W Cherrie Damien McElvenny Martie van Tongeren OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT At IOM we seek to minimise our environmental impact. We produce thousands of reports every year and these consume a large quantity of paper. To minimise our impact on the environment‚ we prefer to only provide an electronic copy of reports‚ although we can provide a paper copy on
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Cite this article as: BMJ‚ doi:10.1136/bmj.38470.670903.E0 (published 20 May 2005) Papers Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: cohort study John J Reilly‚ Julie Armstrong‚ Ahmad R Dorosty‚ Pauline M Emmett‚ A Ness‚ I Rogers‚ Colin Steer‚ Andrea Sherriff for the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Study Team Abstract Methods Objective To identify risk factors in early life (up to 3 years of age) for obesity in children in the United Kingdom. Design Prospective cohort
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