University of Phoenix Material Website Review HCS 457 Sherri Fergusson June 15‚ 2015 Instructor: Ebony Wardlaw Find national‚ state‚ and local governmental health agency websites that address the issue you selected in your Week One assignment. Follow the example to document your findings in the table. Health issue: Infant Mortality Website Website Information Type Type of Surveillance: survey‚ self report‚ statistics‚ case report‚ and so forth Data changes over time: Has the incidence increased
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Website Review and Summary Tremise Lane-Jackson December 04‚ 2014 HCS/457 Mrs. Candi Meridith In review article of self-management education in asthma and COPD known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A professor of respiratory medicine and educator
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Website Review and Summary Pamela Williams University of Phoenix HSC 457 Public and Community Health Professor Claudia Unrein January 17‚ 2011 Review and Summary This summary will include the how the information overlaps‚ the type of structure at each Government level and the functions at each level. In addition the summary will show how each level of government works together. A definition of public and community health
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Website Review and Summary Website Review and Summary On all the websites including local‚ state‚ and the national it is proof of how teen pregnancy has declined in the past several years. How each site is expressing awareness as the most important issue to decrease these numbers is overwhelming. Each site gives valuable information on how many teens have been pregnant in the last several years along with information based on types of diseases each person can get from having non-protective sex
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Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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Website Review and Summary HCS/457 June 25‚ 2013 Website Review and Summary Through out the years people have relied on their health care providers for medical treatments. Now a day‚ people have the opportunity to research about any illness‚ medical concern‚ medical diagnosis and any type of disease in the Internet. There are many health care organizations that offer people around the world with information about drugs‚ illnesses‚ diseases‚ outbreaks‚ treatments
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Appendix 2 Literature Review – Childhood Obesity Obesity - Background All of the literature refers to similar statistics regarding obesity. The list below gives some examples of the data available from the different sources. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Obesity has more than doubled between 1990 and 2000 in Britain. One in 10 six year olds (8.5%) are obese. One in six (15%) 15 year olds is obese. If the current trends continue‚ one fifth of boys and one third of girls will be obese by 2020. Obesity is measured using the
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website has many features. The data and statistics feature provides up-to-date data on such topics as aging‚ arthritis‚ colon cancer and insufficient sleep. In the diseases and conditions section‚ it highlights among other things‚ immunizations‚ reducing risk of salmonella‚ TB elimination and preventing diabetes. There is also a large section for emergencies and disasters preparedness. This section highlights important items such as public health
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Executive Summary on Childhood Obesity Wilma J. Barboza - RN‚ BSN February 3‚ 2013 Executive Summary on Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is one of the root causes affecting millions of young population today. The health effects related to Childhood Obesity are devastating. At least 70% of obese children between the age groups of 5 to 17 suffer from at least one cardiovascular disease (CDC – 2012). Obese children are prone to pre-diabetic conditions with continued risk of progressive
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Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity William H Martin SPHE379 B001 I. Introduction a. Research has indicated that obesity in children is a spreading problem that poses serious health risks. It has also been indicated that good fitness in childhood improves cognitive development. b. Programs to improve the fitness of children should be enacted to protect and improve their lives. II. Combating childhood obesity c. Risks of childhood obesity i. Most industrialized
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