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    Intervention in Syria

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    " Critical Issues. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. Cloud‚ David S‚ and Raja Abdul Rahim. "U.S. Has Secretly Provided Arms Training to Syria Rebels since 2012." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times‚ 21 June 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. Hurd‚ Ian. “Is Humanitarian Intervention Legal? The Rule of Law in an Incoherent World.” Ethics and International Affairs (Cambridge University Press) 25.3 (2011): 293-313. Political Science Complete. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. “In Dubious Battle.” Nation 27 May 2013: 3+. Political Science Complete

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    Prevention Programs Papers: What type of drug prevention program is used to address the needs of the population? I am interviewing my local priest. I decided to interview him because I remember when I was in high school‚ I did volunteer work with him as a youth coordinator. The organization is called “YES”‚ they vary from many subjects and programs and prevention of drugs and alcohol is one of them. Father Miguel explained to me that the program educates not only the teens that are experimenting

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    general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of

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    Childhood Obesity And It’s Prevention. Childhood Obesity is the excess weight gain of a child who intakes unhealthy food more than required‚ causing an unhealthy lifestyle and wellbeing. Childhood Obesity is one of the main issues of today’s growing society‚ which is rapidly growing since 1970 to 2012 from a number of 100 million to 500 million. It is expected that nearly half of the world’s population will be considered obese by 2030 (Abc.net‚ Obesity 2012). Childhood Obesity is becoming a very

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    Abstract The elderly‚ or senior citizens‚ have always been considered a vulnerable population‚ physically‚ mentally‚ and socially. This population faces a variety of problems every day including many economic struggles. Older adults and the elderly are facing many financial challenges that may not have been anticipated. In spite of good planning and sensible living‚ their resources may be sorely compromised‚ sometimes destroyed. What can be done to help this population through the transition

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    Strokes and Prevention

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    Strokes and Prevention Megan Berger Written and Oral Communications Kaplan Career Institute CMP 199K Mrs. Matherson March 7‚ 2014 “Stroke is the number four cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the United States” (American Heart Association‚ 2012). A stroke or “brain attack” transpires when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel ruptures‚ interfering with blood flow to an area of the brain (National Stroke Association‚ 2014). When

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    Elderly Occupational Therapy

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    2007; 14: 173 Á182 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation ´ ANITA TOLLEN‚ CARIN FREDRIKSSON & KITTY KAMWENDO ¨ Department of Health Sciences‚ Orebro University‚ Sweden Abstract The aim of this study was to explore elderly persons’ conceptions of what they expected to gain from attending day-care rehabilitation centres (DCR). A purposeful sampling procedure was employed. Interviews with 22 prospective elderly daycare patients were carried out and analysed

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    individuals combined with the absence of strong violence prevention programs and protective regulations. These factors together with organizational realities such as staff shortages and increased patient acuity create substantial barriers to eliminating violence in today’s health care workplace. Agitated clients in the

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    Early Intervention

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    should be addressed with the class teacher in the first instance and if necessary include advice from other professionals‚ including the SENCO if appropriate. Disability – this can affect several areas of development simultaneously but early intervention may help to minimise the effects. Those children that are aware they are not the same as those around them‚ may view this in a negative way as that may be the way that others have talked about their

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    acute care of the elderly

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    it is widely accepted and applicable in clinical emergencies.It also improves clinical outcome by saving valuable time and preventing patient’s deterioration through a rapid assessment‚ quick identification of life threatening issues and timely intervention. Scenario James is a 68 year old man with a past medical history (PMH) of angina and hypertension who was admitted to the ward at 8:00 am from the Accident and Emergency department due to complaints of severe episodes of chest pains that did

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