A few days ago I was able to interview David Green‚ brigade leader of TechAmerica. TechAmerica is a volunteer civic innovation organization created by a shared interest in solving civic and social problems through the use of creative technology. TechAmerica is a chapter of TechAmerica which is a nonprofit organization which strides to empower citizens to take an active role in their community as well as helping residents and governments harness technology to solve community problems. In preparation
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“Got the flu? Stay home! Get better. It’s costing us billions” an article written by Frank Witsil brings up an important aspect of our working lives. When we get sick‚ most of the time we don’t have the choice of staying home and recovering from the illness. We have to go to work in order to pay for our bills and survive. Because of this‚ there is a chance of the illness spreading onto another employee causing the illness to spread rapidly and more frequently. This may cause the employers to lose
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Branislava Jusufovic How far can countries be prepared for a serious outbreak of disease? The future will bring contagious diseases such as meningitis‚ bronchitis as well as influenza and other infectious diseases; some of which are introduced intentionally. Recognizing that it would be impracticable to deal with the vast range of latent microbial threats individually‚ public health policy makers are devising strategies to appraise and respond to epidemics of all kinds. Such as public awareness
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Could vaccinations cause autism? One vaccine ingredient that has been studied specifically is thimerosal‚ a mercury based preservative used to prevent contamination of multi doses of vaccines. If herd immunity drops below 90% there will be a huge outbreak in diseases. All 50 states require certain vaccinations for children entering public schools‚ they point out illnesses such as smallpox and whooping cough and are now prevented by vaccination and millions of children’s lives are saved. Could vaccinations
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administrative expenses‚ and the vaccine‚ have been found to be as low as $4 per recipient in a health maintenance organization and as high as $10 in an outpatient clinic (Nettleman‚ 2000). For instance‚ the influenza vaccine‚ because vaccination is allotted to children from 6 months to 5 years of age‚ it was expected that none of the children would have received the primary series of shots. In a steady-state system‚ children would receive the 2-dose series in their first influenza season and need only 1 dose
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diphtheria and acellular pertussis) Vaccine. Humans are the only host to the Bordetella pertussis bacterium and are spread by droplets‚ especially when the infected individual is having spasmodic coughing. Infants are the most susceptible to contracting pertussis because their immune system is not yet fully developed. The CDC now recommends that anyone who will be near the infant receive the Tdap Vaccine as a preventative measure. The pregnant mother receives the Tdap vaccine between the 27th and 36th week
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Unit 8: Worldwide destinations M2: Explain how different factors might affect travel to India. Monsoon season Monsoon season in India The death toll from this year’s monsoon has already climbed past 800‚ and now some 1.2 million people have been marooned‚ and about 2 million more affected in the impoverished state of Bihar‚ where the Koshi River has burst its banks‚ breached safety embankments and submerged all roads leading to the region. Indian villagers wade through flood water in
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Disease in the News: Swine Flu Debra Wilson HCS245 January 13‚ 2014 Windy Tanner Disease in the News: Swine Flu In November‚ 2013 an article appeared in PLOS Medicine‚ which is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the whole spectrum of medical sciences. PLOS stands for Public Library of Science. This article has to do with swine flu deaths from the 2009 global outbreak and a new study by researchers in 26 different countries that point to the fact that the number of people who
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that deals with supplying the blood with oxygen so that the blood can deliver oxygen to all parts of the body. The respiratory system does this through breathing. There are several diseases that can attack the respiratory system; I will discuss how Influenza affects the respiratory system in this paper. We need to know does the respiratory system work within inside of the human body. The organs inside the respiratory system are the lungs‚ nose‚ trachea‚ and bronchi. Your lungs make up one of the largest
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solutions‚ and enlisting legislative support. We are writing to you on a matter of great importance--childhood vaccinations. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2016b) has prepared a schedule of recommended vaccines for children from birth through age 18 years old. These recommended vaccines will protect children from a host of illnesses‚ many of which that can potentially be fatal. These conditions include
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