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    TOP 10 LIST OF UNCONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AIRBORNE DISEASES Regular check-ups / immunization / hygiene Diseases communicated by air i.e.) tuberculosis.flu and etc. RADON Change ventilation system / radon checks According to CDT Minnesota Department of Health (2007)‚ Radon is a radioactive gas - that means it continuously decays and releases radiation. It is produced from minerals in soil‚ such as uranium and radium. Although radon is present throughout the environment

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    Prevent Child Abuse

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    Prevent Child Abuse America Every year‚ nearly 1 million cases of child abuse are confirmed‚ not to mention the cases that go unnoticed or unreported. Of the reported cases‚ most are children 3 years of age or younger. There is another staggering truth‚ and that is that by the time today is over‚ 4 children will have died because their little bodies can no longer handle the abuse. (Guillaro‚ 2012) These facts are horrifying and need to be changed‚ that is the goal of Prevent Child Abuse America

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    Domestic Violence: A Serious Issue Domestic violence is an occurrence of violence that is usually‚ but not limited to‚ when a loved one tries to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence leaves an everlasting scar of pain and fear for the victim. Someone’s life could be forever changed by an outbreak of domestic violence. Every nine seconds in the United States‚ a woman is assaulted or beaten (“Domestic Violence Statistics”‚ 2012). Although this is an unnerving statistic

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    Risk This assignment will critically evaluate theories of risk‚ and consider the approaches to practice for the role of a local authority social worker in the identification‚ assessment and management of risk of social work with children‚ young people and families. There will be consideration given to the impact of social work practice on service users and carers including my understanding of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice. The idiom ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’

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    The True Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases Introduction Greeting my fellow classmates and a happy holiday. As the name implies‚ non-communicable diseases are those diseases that cannot pass from one individual to another individual‚ these diseases include coronary heart disease‚ stomach ulceration‚ stroke‚ ischemic diseases‚ neuropsychiatric diseases‚ cancer‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes etc. Previously‚ in our community we referred to these diseases as the “rich man” diseases‚ because

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    Jenevera’s life. She explained to me that before going through a normal routine of grocery shopping at Wal-mart she happened to look into the backseat and see her child shaking uncontrollably‚ eyes rolled back. Oblivious to as why this was happening‚ or what to do‚ she instinctively got him out of the car and screamed for help. “Angels sent by God” is how she describes the citizens that came to assist her in this time of need. Ironically these angels were exactly the people she needed to aid her in this

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    How to Prevent the Spread of HIV Felicia White English 1001 May 5‚ 2013 Sean Leary South University HIV has been on the rise for some years now. HIV is the Virus that causes the medical condition AIDS. This illness attacks the immune system‚ making a person susceptible to many infections and diseases. The virus is found in the body fluids of an infected person and can be passed from one person to another. HIV can be spread in various ways‚ such as vaginal‚ oral‚ or anal sex as well blood

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    Explore the ways your own spoken language is adapted in different situations and how the attitudes of others influences these adaptation. The way people speak can be influenced by a multitude of factors; be it the environment they grew up in or the people they socialise with. The media‚ education‚ class system‚ location of birth and where I live have directly influenced my personal idiolect. I was born in Leicester. People in Leicester have a very distinct accent and dialect and during my short

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    Great posts. You both make valid points on how best to make the ethical decisions for the hospital. As mentioned nonaleficence would be the ethic principal that should govern the decision process. Floating the nurse my not initially present as a valid option however looking at the situation from a financial aspect the hospital must consider how to best maintain and keep the patient safe with balancing how to continue to keep the hospital running. The hospital is in a financial crisis and is unable

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    RISK MANAGEMENT 66548036195 BSBRSK501A What is Risk Management? According to business dictionary‚ it is the identification‚ analysis‚ assessment‚ control‚ and avoidance‚ minimization‚ or elimination of unacceptable risks.1 An organization may use risk assumption‚ risk avoidance‚ risk retention‚ risk transfer‚ or any other strategy (or combination of strategies) in proper management of future events.1 Essentially‚ Risk management is a process of thinking systematically about all possible risks

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