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    TEENAGE SUICIDE AND POSSIBLE PREVENTION Page 1 TEENAGE SUICIDE AND POSSIBLE PREVENTION TROY UNIVERSITY TEENAGE SUICIDE AND POSSIBLE PREVENTION Page 2 The article that I chose to write about pertains to teenage suicide. The author‚ Kay Wyma‚ goes on to discuss one method of helping to prevent suicide among teenagers‚ that being instilling in them a sense of being needed‚ or "connectedness". According to Wyma‚ one way that this can be accomplished

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    Fall Prevention Research

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    I think the biggest implication for me as a leader in stability-focused exercise is the necessity of education. If the younger population has the knowledge about fall prevention and the effects of regular exercise before they become at-risk older adults‚ they will be be more likely to continue exercising in the future‚ and hopefully reduce the instances of falls in their generation. Another implication for me in my career

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    Obstetric Fall Prevention

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    This class is very interesting and challenge in many ways so far. Fall prevention is the last thing that comes to mind in relation to obstetric population. The reason being that laboring and fetus is closely monitoring during and after birth. In my research on the discussion‚ it was noted that fall prevention in obstetric is not well documented and that tool assessment use to assess for fall risk in other health care setting‚ does not work effectively in the obstetric setting. Fall risk tools

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    [pic] Retail Loss Prevention: Doing more with Analytics February 2009 DRAFT Abstract T he retail industry is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis. All retailers are trying to figure out how to cut costs‚ retain customers‚ conserve cash and more importantly stay in business. Recently‚ the National Retail Federation (NRF) polled readers of its SmartBrief asking them what was on top of their mind. Loss Prevention (LP) came in second only to the overall economy! It is no surprise

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    Alliance for Suicide Prevention revised the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention in ways that will be most effective‚ using the latest research available. Because Suicide is seen as a major public health concern‚ it is made a top priority by the Surgeon General. The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention aims to understand how suicide if effected by other health issues‚ finding out who is the most at risk and why‚ to find the most effective interventions for suicide prevention‚ and to encourage

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    Pressure Ulcer Prevention

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    Pressure Ulcer Prevention Capstone Project Milestone # 4: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Introduction Pressure ulcers continue to be a prevalent issue in the health care system and causes “pain‚ slow recovery from morbid conditions‚ infection and death” (Kwong‚ Pang‚ Aboo‚ & Law‚ 2009‚ p. 2609). In the field of nursing turning and repositioning patients is a well-known nursing intervention to prevent development of pressure ulcers. However‚ many hospitals and facilities still neglect to apply

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    Effects of Climate Change in Africa and the ways of Mitigation. Introduction . Climate has changed has had many negative effects on the continent of Africa and many other parts of the world. Temperatures have risen causing severe droughts and dry spells. Precipitation has risen in some parts of the and has completely fallen in other parts of the African continent‚ leading to cases of hunger‚ outbreak of diseases draughts and flooding. What has caused these changes

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    Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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    Teen Pregnancy Prevention One of the biggest influences as to whether or not a teenager becomes sexually active and as a consequence becomes another teen pregnancy statistic has to do with parental relationships. Most teenagers actually rate their parents high on the list of people they trust to give them accurate information about birth control and sex. You can help your teenager understand the risks of teen pregnancy by speaking with him or her about how you feel. Here are ten things The National

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    Three Levels of Prevention Promotion of health and disease prevention is an important factor in health care. There are three levels of prevention: primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary. Primary prevention refers to interventions that promote optimal health and prevent the occurrence of disease‚ injury‚ or disability. Primary prevention advocates health promotion. Primary prevention includes health promotion‚ environmental protection‚ and specific protection against disease or injury. In primary

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    Drug Abuse and Prevention

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    Our society’s idea of prevention is to limit the availability of drugs (Hart & Ksir‚ 2011‚ p. 400)‚ but this is not essentially the best way. Addiction affects everyone. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)‚ substance abuse cost our nation “more than $484 billion dollars (The National Institute on Drug Abuse ).” So although you might not be directly impacted by drug abuse‚ as a whole your tax dollars are spent on fighting the war on drugs. Currently there are several different

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