8 March 2010 Statement of Purpose (PUBLIC HEALTH) Since early childhood‚ I always believed I would choose a career in the medical field. When I was five years old‚ I was asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up”? I always responded by saying: “I want to become a dentist”. I began to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a dentist or doctor after enrolling at the University of Georgia majoring in biology. I interviewed and shadowed many doctors‚ all of whom specialized in different areas
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Going to the public pool to take a refreshing swim might seem like a good idea and a great way to cool your body off when the temperatures are at their highest levels‚ but the truth is that the amount of damage that you are doing to your health by swimming in public pools is jaw-dropping to say the least. If you aren’t aware of the dangers that public pools present to your health‚ read the following lines to find out exactly what these health risks are‚ and you definitely won’t ever think about entering
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country enters into its second year of such a massive military endeavor‚ it pains me to inform the Grand Caliph of Islam and our Great Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed V that our greatest enemy may be one we can not see. As head of the Istanbul Public Health Municipal Council it is my duty to inform our leader that the countries biggest threat is none other then epidemic louse-born typhus‚ better known as “war fever.” Just a few years prior when the country was engaged in the Balkan War‚ the figure
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Public health is the science and art of preventing disease‚ prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society‚ organizations‚ public and private‚ communities and individuals. Individual health is something that affects only certain people and doesn’t affect the whole public when one person becomes ill‚ for example Smoking . Smoking is the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug. Smoking is a public health issue in
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is a community appraisal conducted? When public health officials want to assess and survey the needs of a community‚ they use Rapid Participatory Appraisal. It is “rapid” that the exercise can be done in a relatively short time frame (Brown et al‚ 2006). This means the involvement of the local community cooperation and individual participation to facilitate community action ( Walley & Wright‚ P. 40) This method provide a very usual information about health-related needs as to how to make improvements
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ASSIGNMENT BRIEF Qualification Unit number‚ Code and Title Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma Business Unit 34‚ R/505/8181‚ Operations Management in Business Module Leader: Lecturers: Abimbola Taiwo Ousman Kolley‚ Abimbola Taiwo Distribution date Submission deadline W/C – 22/09/14 7th December 2014 Assignment title Operations Management in Business Learning Outcome Learning outcome Assessment Criteria In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able
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Homelessness and HIV/AIDS NUR 408: Epidemiology: Global and Public Health University of Phoenix Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of diseases in populations and of factors that influence the occurrence of disease. Epidemiology examines epidemic and endemic diseases; it is based on the observation that most diseases do not occur randomly‚ but are related to environmental and personal characteristics that vary by place‚ time‚ and subgroup of the population. The epidemiologist attempts
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Public Health agencies played a significant role in the past and continue to contribute in improving the overall health of communities through various interventions‚ focusing on prevention rather than treatment. These preventative measures include but are not limited to sanitizing drinking water‚ implementing immunizations to eradicate infectious diseases‚ and creating many programs that promote behaviors beneficial for a healthy community. What is a healthy community? According to the publication
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Vaccinations have been marked as one of the top reasons for the marked increase in public health since the early 1900’s. This safeguard against infectious diseases has seen the elimination of polio and the control of many other formerly debilitating disease. Interrupting the chain of infection‚ is an important component of public health’s responsibilities in keeping society safe from previous debilitating outbreaks. However‚ this fourth link in breaking the chain of infection is only effective if
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The Public Health Problem in Ethiopia Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa with 72.4 million populations which over 50% of whom are under 20 year-old. Its GDP per capital is 470.22 USD ranked as the 11 bottom in the world. Malnutrition is a major public health problem in many developing countries‚ and it is one of the main health problems facing women and children in Ethiopia. The country has the second highest rate of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 4 major forms of malnutrition
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