Obesity as a Disease I. Abstract As a health care professional it is our position statement that obesity should be considered as a disease. Overweight and obese adults are considered at risk for developing diseases such as type II diabetes‚ hypertension‚ high blood cholesterol‚ coronary heart disease‚ and certain type of cancers. An average of 300‚000 deaths is associated with obesity and the total economic cost of obesity in U.S. was about $ 117 billion in 2000. As health care professionals it
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Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other disease. Dannie Goins University Composition and Communication 1 Dr. Shadia Gray June 21‚ 2013 Diabetes and Obesity; what are the risks for other diseases. (As of 2011‚ 25.8 million people‚ 8.3 percent of the U.S. population‚ are affected by diabetes.) Sadly out of 25.8 million people‚ 7 million people don’t even know that they have diabetes (http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes-facts/)
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being up to the professional code in their responsibilities and practices in the changing Healthcare environment‚ and these hurdles need to be jumped to lead change and advance health (IOM Report‚ 1) The Institute of Medicine is an independent organization that gives reports and advice to the government about improving health. The opinions of IOM are highly regarded‚ and can make or break legislative decision. The I.O.M report released in October 2010 outlines major categories of change needed in the
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Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program Forest Park‚ IL By Susan Reighard Population Health Loyola University New Orleans Online Course Instructor: Dr. Angelique White-Williams May 2010 Health Promotion/Community Health Project and Paper: Focus Group of Forest Park Howard Mohr Community Center After-School Program‚ Forest Park‚ IL The purpose of this paper is to summarize and detail the observations
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Beliefs Related to Health Care Traditionally the family must be involved from the start‚ to deal with any terminal illness. Some families‚ relative and friends may wish to prevent the communication of the diagnosis and prognosis from medical professionals to the dying person. The families of a few patients insist on being informed of bad news first‚ but the patient is usually told as well. Emotions may be displayed openly. For instance; anger‚ despair‚ depression. This is an acceptable means of behavior
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Community Health Promotion Tool: Hypertension Transcript: Hypertension Guest: Hypertension Host: Kimberly Thomas Kimberly Thomas: Good Evening‚ I am Kimberly Thomas. I’m interviewing Hypertension what is a disorder that affects cardiovascular system. Let’s talk about the population and treatment for hypertension. There are a lot of medications for hypertension. What is hypertension? Where do you start for treatment? Hypertension: Hypertension is high blood pressure. Well‚ there are several
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Health Promotions Among Diverse Populations Michelle A. Moss Grand Canyon University: Family-Centered Health Promotion May 5‚ 2015 “The United States has become increasingly diverse in the last century. According to the 2010 U.S. Census‚ approximately 36 percent of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase of racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S.‚ as well as the challenge to eliminate disparities in the
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES MELLIITUS Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Grand Canyon University: NURS 429V August 12‚ 2012 Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus has become a growing community health issue as it has climbed to the seventh leading cause of death among Americans (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2012). This alarming statistic has made it apparent that prevention efforts need
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Current Health Promotion Pamphlet: Hand washing to Prevent Flu‚ Colds‚ Etc. Current Health Promotion Pamphlet: Hand washing to Prevent Flu‚ Colds‚ Etc. Health promotion is‚ “The process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health” (Dawson‚ & Grill‚ 2012‚ p. 101). Empowering individuals to address health risk behaviors and care for themselves is an important responsibility. Health education is necessary to affect
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Health promotion has been defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and to improve it. This process requires personal participation and supportive environments. For people with disabilities‚ however‚ personal participation is often limited by non-supportive environments. Lack of knowledge on how to modify programs to meet specific needs‚ poor attitudes‚ and unfriendly environments often creates insurmountable barriers to participation for many people with disabilities
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