As I write this‚ thousands of miles from my homeland of Nigeria‚ I think on the path that led me to Public Health. I often wonder when people talk of healthcare disparities‚ if they can ever truly grasp what it means‚ what crushing poverty entails‚ and even what an underdeveloped nation looks like. I was born and raised in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria‚ a place where most people are suffering from one disease or another‚ conditions that are either unknown in the US‚ or are highly preventable
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1 Holistic Health Essay Jeff Rubel Ohio University HOLISTIC 2 Holistic Health Essay Originating over five thousand years ago in China and India‚ holistic health focuses on considering all potential contributing factors which may affect a person’s well-being when assessing a person’s overall health (Wikipedia‚ 2011). Since each factor
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HEALTH EXPENDITURE; PUBLIC (% OF TOTAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE) IN PHILIPPINES The Health expenditure; public (% of total health expenditure) in Philippines was last reported at 35.34 in 2010‚ according to a World Bank report published in 2012. Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets‚ external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations)‚ and social (or compulsory) health
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awareness in regards to their health and well-being. Nursing care is aimed towards all aspects of health care including prevention as well as treatment of disease. Prevention has become a major focus in the nursing industry and health promotion is an important responsibility of nurses. This paper will discuss how health promotion is defined and what purpose is serves in the nursing profession. It will review the evolving nursing roles and different ways to implement health promotion‚ as well as cover
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Health Promotion The field of healthcare has been changing continuously. Healthcare was once viewed as the treatment and curing of diseases and illnesses. Currently‚ healthcare has begun to focus on preventing diseases and educating people about healthy lifestyles so that diseases do not have a chance to progress. This type of healthcare is known as Health Promotion. Health promotion encourages better health in communities through the collaboration between the community and the healthcare
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differences exist between these two groups‚ and the socioeconomic status distribution of the population relates to people’s health status. Socioeconomic differences in health exist all over the world; they tend to be larger in the United States than in other countries. Socioeconomic factors are important factors of both life span and freedom from disease and disability. A lack of health-promoting care and services in many racially and economically segregated communities provides a partial explanation for
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Aust. J. Rural Health (2002) 10‚ 129–135 Blackwell Science‚ Ltd Original Article CURRENT HEALTH SCENARIO IN RURAL INDIA Ashok Vikhe Patil‚1 K. V. Somasundaram2 and R. C. Goyal2 Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health and 2Department of Community Medicine‚ Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust‚ Maharashtra‚ India 1International ABSTRACT: India is the second most populous country of the world and has changing socio-politicaldemographic and morbidity patterns that
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Health Campaign- Part One HCS 535 July 23‚ 2012 Dr. Beth Hale Health Campaign- Part One Obesity is a chronic condition that has grown in epidemic proportions over the years. Obesity is defined as the body weight which is excessive than expected in healthy individuals and presently in the United States‚ obesity has become of the greatest public health challenges. It is reported that 2.8 million adults will die in the world because of obesity (World Health Organization‚ 2012). This paper
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the purpose of public health reports and why they are used in local and national areas. The Health Protection Agency‚ The Department of Health or charities such as the Terence Higgins Trust are all created by professionals that work for these organisations. Regarding particular health issues or illnesses and diseases they examine and look for trends. Regarding to particular health conditions such as heart disease the reports often contain a variety of recommendations for health improvements and also
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“The status of Indigenous health in contemporary Australia is a result of historic factors as well as contemporary socio-economic issues” (Hampton & Toombs‚ 2013‚ p. 1). The poor health position of Indigenous Australians is a contemporary reflection of their historical treatment as Australia’s traditional owners. This treatment has led to Indigenous Australians experiencing social disadvantages‚ significantly low socio-economic status‚ dispossession‚ poverty and powerlessness as a direct result
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