affected by this type of natural disaster and even though usually small tsunamis do not cause much damage‚ the giant waves are a threat. A tsunami while reaching the shore full of people. http://www.positivestart.org/images/china_2002_wave_350.jpgThe tsunami from December 2004 was generated by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and its waves devastated the Indian Ocean region as well as some parts of South-East Asia causing the death of around 230‚000 people. As tsunamis are a natural disaster‚ we cannot prevent
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The Badgers for Life campaign is a suicide prevention campaign to raise awareness about college student depression and provide information about services on campus that aim to combat suicide. Depression is an often overlooked prominent issue among college students that I do not see discussed very often on campus. Part of the campaign is targeted at students who are suffering from depression and the other part is targeted at the student body as a whole. Badgers for Life aims to urge students suffering
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Natural Disasters With the tropical climate and unstable landforms‚ coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of adequate infrastructure‚ India is one of the most vulnerable developing countries to suffer very often from various Natural Disasters‚ viz. flood‚ cyclone‚ earthquake‚forest fire‚ drought‚ etc. Asia tops the list of casualties due to natural disasters. Space technology plays a crucial role in efficient mitigation of disasters. Communication satellite provides
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Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Developed by The California Child Care Health Program 1322 Webster Street‚ Suite 402 • Oakland‚ CA 94612-3218 (510) 839-1195 Funded by a grant from The California Department
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of the inclusion of drug prevention and control in the intermediate and secondary school curricula this term paper centers. Positive facets as well as negative aspects are tackled to provide a clear picture as to how the program helps in the elimination of drug abuse and/or addiction among the youth. On July 4‚ 2002‚ Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act‚ was signed to law‚ establishing a Philippine Drug Enforcement and Prevention System. In support of RA
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policies on HIV/AIDS‚ prevention and control (20mks) Definition of terms Government policies- These are the course of actions or inactions taken by the state with regard to a particular issue. HIV- This is the virus that destroys the human immune system leaving the body defenseless hence vulnerable to other infections. AIDS- The disease presents itself as a collection of signs and symptoms resulting from lowered immunity mostly due to HIV hence referred to as a syndrome. Prevention- It refers to avoiding
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Harmful Habits and Infectious Disease Prevention Second Hand Smoke Second hand smoke can be a serious concern for smokers and non smokers alike. When one thinks of smoking‚ they think of individuals who smoke and the effects of lung cancer that are attributed to smoking. One usually never thinks that second hand smoke can be harmful. After all they are not the ones smoking tobacco. Each day in America 1‚200 people die from smoking and exposure to second hand smoke; according to Kick Butts
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Literature Reviews Prevention and Control of Childhood Obesity In quest of finding causes‚ preventions and control of childhood obesity‚ several health professionals have participated in the studies of obesity in children and teenagers. Below is a scrutiny of some data and pieces of information from few studies and articles. In the article Identification‚ Evaluation‚ and Management of Obesity in an Academic Primary Care Center‚ O’Brien et al performed a study to find out how other health
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Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and Runway Incursion Prevention Lighting System (RIPLS) Michael Williams Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 4 March 2013 You are aboard an airliner returning from vacation. You have a window seat and all seems well. Suddenly the pilot announces over the intercom for everyone to fasten their seatbelts and prepare for landing. You look out the window and see several other aircraft flying around near the airport. Suddenly the aircraft
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Unit 9 The principles of infection prevention and control. 1.1 As an employee it is our responsibility to take all precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this means working safely to protect myself‚ other members of staff‚ the patients and all other individuals from infection. As a health worker we should; Maintain high standards of personal health and hygiene‚ where possible we should avoid coming in to contact with pathogens‚ such as
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