Based on the research I have presented in this paper‚ I believe it is reasonable to say that kratom presents very little (if any) threat to public health and safety and there is a lack of sufficient evidence‚ historic or scientific‚ to show that kratom presents significant danger despite many years of widespread use. There is not a kratom epidemic. Scheduling kratom under the CSA would only serve to‚ ultimately‚ drain resources from enforcing current drug laws in regulating much more dangerous
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of people‚ food‚ and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health‚ should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? How does increased trade in food lead to the spread of food-borne illnesses? What measures can be taken to reduce the incidence of these diseases? Yes‚ steps to reduce negative impact on public health definitely‚ in some ways‚ have to be taken to prevent diseases to spread out
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B. Why drink and drive? C. The purpose of my speech is to inform you on the dangers of driving under the influence. D. I will explain the need‚ the satisfaction‚ and the visualization. A. Alcohol-impaired driving is a serious public health problem that kills about 11‚000 people and costs nearly $110 billion a year. B. Every day‚ 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes.
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What is Obesity? Description Obesity is a condition due to too much body fat‚ not too much muscle. It has been described as when a person has a body weight that greater than what is healthy for their height‚ but does not take into account the added weight of the persons muscle mass (Obesity Patient Education‚ 2013). This increased body fat percentage put one at risk for at least 30 different medical conditions. Often‚ too much
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10/15/14 Health and Wellness Term paper Obesity in children Obesity is a growing problem with children in the world. Obesity is not an issue that is just United States specific‚ many countries are dealing with overweight and obese children. “Obesity in children has more than doubled in the past 30 years and it is thought to continue to grow” (Whiteman). With obesity in children on the rise diseases and health issues is also rising. There are two reasons for these rises in obesity‚ and they are
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Obesity: An Epidemic Ailments such as cancer‚ emphysema‚ and multiple sclerosis are usually associated with a painful death. However‚ diseases like these are not the exclusive killers of Americans. Many fall prey to a more silent killer‚ but one that should be respected just as much as any other serious physical ailment: obesity. “Obesity is a disease with severe repercussions such as heart disease or stroke. Though largely overlooked in importance‚ it is an epidemic‚ and like other epidemics
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labelling really have the potential to reduce obesity rates in the UK? Student ID: c3256845 The current situation regarding obesity in the UK The past twenty years has seen obesity rates in the UK increase dramatically (HSCIC‚ 2013)‚ resulting in the reduction and prevention of obesity becoming a major public health priority. The World Health Organisation (WHO) (2013) defines obesity as ‘abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health’ and body max index (BMI) is commonly used in
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Obesity Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat‚ usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness‚ disability‚ and death. The branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of obesity is known as bariatrics. As obesity has become a major health problem in the United States‚ bariatrics has become a separate medical and surgical specialty. Obesity traditionally has been defined as a weight at least 20% above
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greatest percentage of overweight people‚ Nauru tops a list of countries with the greatest percentage of overweight people‚ with an alarming 94.5% of its adult population (ages 15+) classified as such‚ based on the most recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Federated States of Micronesia‚ Cook Islands‚ Niue and Tonga round out the top five‚ all with a portly population of over 90%. The U.S. weighs in at No. 9‚ with 74.1% of those over 15 years old considered overweight. But
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Assessing‚ Planning‚ Implementing and Evaluating a Health Promotion Activity The following assignment will discuss the health forum stall the student nurses completed on “The benefits of walking and exercise” within the university‚ by identifying the health needs and target group from UK epidemiology and demography statistics. Finally the assignment will evaluate the health forum stall’s effectiveness in completing the aims and objectives by using the Process‚ Impact and Outcome evaluation tool
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