Illness Reports Samples For Students

A health promotion program to reduce childhood respiratory illness is the most appropriate program. This is because it helps to deal with complications brought by the illness early in life before they develop into serious complications. Most of these diseases can be ignored, making it difficult to deal with complications they bring later in life. Many people and health institutions fail to put an emphasis on treatment of childhood respiratory illness (Shonkoff, Boyce, McEwen, 2009). Instead, many health institutions focus on programs to deal with adult illnesses that would have been dealt with in early childhood. Symptoms of childhood ...

Introduction

Since the beginning of time, social stigma has been an issue of humanity. It is no longer new to see news of discrimination against people who are considered different in terms of ethnicity, religious beliefs, and culture. Defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something”, stigma is not limited only to the aforementioned gauges because disrespect against and dishonor of persons with mental illnesses is becoming common these days. In fact, “. . .some diagnoses are controversial and there is much concern in the mental health field ...

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Executive Summary

The subjects of suicide among the terminally ill and the severely despondent is one of the most heated in the international community. Though various states have proffered the immoral nature of intentionally killing someone even though that person is suffering from an incurable and aggressively illness that medical science cannot cure as of yet, it must be noted that patients that are suffering in these situations do not automatically request for the operation of processes that will ultimately result in the quickening of their death. Research literature shows that though it is correct to hold that there are ...

February , 2013

Analysis of New York Times Articles on Social Deviance
Article 1
Parker-Pope, Tara. “College Students Behaving Badly.” New York Times 31 July 2008. Web. Retrieved 23 Feb. 2013.
Rather than focus exclusively on articles within a very short period of three to four months, it seemed better to examine if the New York Times routinely publishes articles that address social deviance directly, instead of simply mentioning activities that might be construed as socially deviant. Using this approach, a search was made of the newspaper’s website using the term “social deviance;” only a few results appeared that were less ...

Preliminary Matter and Introduction

Culture encompasses all spheres of life. It constitutes the building blocks of what a society subscribes to in terms of norms, morals, values, customs, attitudes and beliefs. All these social and cultural factors shape our worldviews and form our belief systems as individuals which, in turn, motivate our behavior. Culture affects our perception of health as much as our biological make up does. This means that it influences what we believe causes illness and disease, who should cure illness and disease and what should be done to cure illnesses and diseases among other health beliefs; for example, before sick individual ...

A report of mental illness

Introduction/scope/abstract
Abnormal psychology is a subdivision of psychology. It deals with the study, clarification and treating of behavior that deviates from the norm. The behavior of concern here is that which is addressed in a clinical context (ICD, p. 144). It refers to a range of unusual behaviors, thinking and emotions that will require an individual to seek the aid of a mental health professional. Abnormal psychology studies mental processes and the behavior of abnormal people (Mangal, 2008, p. 1). Psychopathology is a pattern of behavior that is abnormal and is usually dysfunctional and distressing. This could result in the victim being dangerous ...

Purpose

The objective was to remove all doubts about the treatment of multiple sclerosis not being able to work for both men and women, whose domiciles are different. Comparisons for the treatment being given in two countries were to be made, with the aim of finding the similarities of drugs used, which work and which ones do not, as well as the differences between those regimens used. Through the differences, similarities, advantages and disadvantages uncovered from drugs obtained from two countries, the project sought to give male patients suffering from multiple sclerosis the ability to make sound and informed decisions ...

Introduction

This paper describes in detail the way the healthcare field has been exploded in recent years in a manner that clearly shows its importance to the society. The research that was done on Healthcare as a career has proved to be feudal in a manner that there are employment opportunities for just about everyone. The paper shows that employment opportunities are there for each individual depending on their level of their education and their skills and talent in the particular field that they desire to have. This has clearly been clarified where by it is perceived by the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

The Health Homes Act (Section 2703)

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided a wide range if avenues along which patients and populations at risk would be provided with better and improved channels for care access in spite of their economic, social and cultural restraints to access of care (Hofer, Abraham & Moscovice, 2011). One of the major aspects of the ACA mainly focused on the need to open up as many channels as possible for people with chronic illnesses or those at risk of chronic illnesses to aces quality care. The costs of treatment and management of chronic illnesses is one that has remained highly documented over ...

Introduction to Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe mental ailment that affects about one percent of the population worldwide. It is a major mental disorder that inflicts an enormous burden on the victim causing poor quality of life (Jones PB, Barnes TRE, Davies L, et al, 2006). It increases morbidity and mortality (Murray C J and Lopez A D, 1997), disrupts interpersonal connections and upsets family structures and adds substantial economic costs to the society (Freedman R, 2003). Typical symptoms of schizophrenia, include, delusions, disordered thinking, hallucinations, and bizarre speech or behavior.
Though it is very rare to observe the onset of this disease ...

Oxygen and Respiratory Disease

Part 1: Introduction
Oxygen and respiratory complications are closely associated with oxygen therapy. Long term oxygen treatment can help to make the quality of one’s life better. Oxygen therapy help COPD patients and those with hypoxaemia, low oxygen levels to live longer. Even if oxygen is prevalently used in hospitals, it has often been wrongly prescribed causing further complications to patients. The major indication for oxygen therapy is the respiratory failure. Respiratory failure involves the failure to keep up adequate gas exchange. Documentation in a number of hospitals fails to record the respiratory rate and other vital signs ...

Healthcare has been experiencing tremendous transformations in the recent past, and this can be attributed to the changing health needs of the people. To adapt to these changes, the models of care delivery, care services, and even the personnel, have changed as well. Also, there is an increasing need to provide patient-centered and culturally sensitive care, as cultural diversity continues to pose a challenge to the delivery of holistic care. One approach of delivering care services is by focusing on a family, identifying the specific health needs of such families, and developing plans of treatment that are focused on ...

Objective

The key purpose for the Make-A-Wish Foundation is to grant the different desires of children experiencing life-threatening illness, an aspect that gives them hope and joy in life. The organization helps to save the lives of children between the age of two and a half to eighteen years and their respective families with the burden of enriching their life experience. The rationale for the experience is a belief that through the concept, children in such conditions and their family are released from the immense stress and filled with hope in life that will surpass their illness. The foundation achieves ...

Introduction 3

Why was this Topic Chosen? 4
Target Group 5
Identified Needs 5
Aims and Objectives 6
The Event of the Day 7
Research Findings 7
Comments 8
Recommendations 8
Conclusion 8

References 10

Appendix 1 11
Appendix 2 15
Appendix 3 16
Introduction
An infectious illness is a kind of disease that is usually caused by a particular bacteria or virus, and is commonly transmitted from one individual to another. This can take place either indirectly, such as exposure to infected materials; or directly, such as having contact with infected people. Occurrences of these illnesses frequently put immense demands on health ...

PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS SUFFERING BEING HOMELESS

Introduction
This study chronologically traces the history of people with serious mental illness and is homeless. The study examines the significant events that were followed in establishing policies for homeless people. It provides the background behind such occurrences, the government that was in power and the policies put in place. The paper further gives the ideological background that influences such policies. In conclusion, the study will highlight the present circumstances and recommendations.

Background

For around two decades, the issue of homeless has been a public policy. A third of the homeless people within the society comprise the mentally retarded. These ...

The Importance of Implementing Stronger Background Check System

for Gun Sales in the U.S.

Vice President Joe BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20500

Dear Vice President Biden:
In relation to the series of gun-related violence that have mostly occurred within school premises in the recent years, here is a report that analyzes the best way to protect people from being victims in active shooting incidents. I strongly recommend the strengthening of the background check system on gun sales be the priority in the seemingly endless and tortuous debate over the issue of gun legislation.
This recommendation is based on the fact that strengthening the background check systems will ensure that only mentally and emotionally fit ...

Introduction

Pollutant gases tend to have an impact on both health and environment. Many nations rely on oil for energy use and advancement, hence imports every last bit of its oil and gas needs. Unfortunately, this has brought about dangerous effects upon the environment such as affecting the ozone, causes global warming, acid rain and smog. This may come about when fossil fuels are burnt to form these gases. The formation of toxic gases and their harmful impacts on human health and environment as well as biological effects by thermal pollution that is equivalent to the burning processes are being ...

Introduction 3

History of Labeling Theory 4
Critiques of Labeling Theory 5
How Do Current Criminal Justices Policies Demonstrate an Application of the Theory to Practice? 7
Reflection 8
Conclusion 9

Reference List 10

Labeling Theory
Introduction
Labeling theory is the model of the ways, in which the self-distinctiveness and the performance of various people might be assessed or predisposed by the expressions applied to define or categorize them. This report will explore the strengths and weaknesses of labeling theory, along with the history of the labeling theory and its critiques. This concept is related to the notions of self-fulfilling insight and typecasting of ...

Psychology Summaries

Solomon, Caren G., Murray B. Stein, and Jitender Sareen. "Generalized Anxiety Disorder." The New England journal of medicine 373.21 (2015): 2059-68. ProQuest. 7 Apr. 2016 .Retrieved fromhttp://search.proquest.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/1735349848?pq-origsite=summon
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a condition that creates excessive worry and concern in a debilitating manner for those afflicted with the condition. “According to representative epidemiologic surveys, the estimated prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder in the general population of the United States is 3.1% in the previous year and 5.7% over a patient’s lifetime; the prevalence is approximately twice as high among women as among men” (Solomon, Stein, and ...

Effectiveness of health promotion methods designed to change lifestyle behavior and improve health and wellbeing in patients with mental health problems

INTRODUCTION

Health promotion is an art of medical science dealing with the study of biological, environmental, psychological, physical and mental research. To reduce premature death, giving the patients information on how to control and change their physiological activities such as the use of safety belts in cars and avoidance of substance abuse such as excessive alcohol. It is managed by a government agency such as Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Health promotion plays a significant role in individuals ...

Introduction

Aboriginal or indigenous Australians are obviously the earliest people to live in Australia. The term "Aboriginal", stands for the earliest occupants of a given geographical location. In this sense, Aboriginal Australians are the original inhabitants of Australia and their descendants. Evidence shows that Aboriginal Australians have a higher burden of oral diseases than non-indigenous Australians (Parker & Jamieson, 2010). This is orchestrated by factors such as their belief, accessibility to medical services and so forth. This report takes a look at historical events, racism in oral healthcare services and cultural competency relating to Aboriginal Australians and also the appropriate recommendations ...

Cyrena R Douglas

Letter of Transmittal

Reference: Electronic report on ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF STRESS IN THE WORK PLACE

This is a letter of notification of transmittal of an original copy of a report on the ECONOMIC IMPACT OF STRESS IN THE WORK PLACE being submitted to the University of Maryland University College on date April 12, 2015. This letter further confirms that exert certified copies of the electronic report were submitted to the institution representative on April 12, 2015. The report has looked at some of the effects that can be realized in the work place due to stress. It further covers some of recommendations that should be put in place.
The file is has ...

Business Issue

According to the management records, it has been observed in the past few months that there has been a substantial increase in the sickness absenteeism. The management also perceives that the sickness leaves are higher in Bradley Hotel and Conference Centre as compared to other organizations in the same industry. The arising issue is not apparently very logical to link with job dissatisfaction, as our organization divides and distributes tasks according to the working capacity of the individuals. However, there is a dire need to adopt different measures to reduce and monitor the sickness absenteeism.
It is proposed that significant ...

Introduction The increasing technological advancement, changing healthcare policies and progression of some illness calls for evidence-based research in heath care. The need to adapting to new techniques in the contemporary nursing has led to researchers coming up with a large volume of literature. Decision in healthcare has then turned out very complex. It requires a systematic search and analysis of every article and document by caregivers to get the appropriate evidence-based information. The use of a systematic review in managing large volumes of research evidence involves the process of documenting the methods before starting any search to identify different studies under the ...

U.S. American Health Issues, Health care system

Summary

"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult is a novel about the family of Fitzgerald. At a tender age of two, Kate is diagnosed with leukemia and she urgently requires a donor in order to save her life. However, there are many attempts to find her a suitable donor, but all this is in vain. The novel is set in a span of two weeks where the author divides the scenes according to the day of the week. The story that happens within the two weeks gives a flashback from the points of views of the main characters in the ...

Nursing as a profession has since time immemorial strived to deliver a high quality holistic care to clients and patients. The holistic care targets physical, spiritual, psychological, and social well-being of a patient, and is often tailored to suit individual context (Rice, 2007). Context is hereby construed to mean patient’s diagnosis, its chronicity, and stage of recovery amongst others.

According to Goldsmith (2008), social support refers to the material, emotional, and informational assistance that a patient obtains from his social networks. Social network may include the family, neighbors, friends, co-workers, and formal agencies. Whatever the source, the purpose is to speed up ...

Many researchers have found out that depression is more prevalent in women than men. Recent studies by Ben et al (960) in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology established that at least one in every four women is likely to suffer some form of depression during her life time. The study also revealed that depression is twice more prevalent in women than men. Studies by Nazroo and Edwards (3) in the Sociology of Health & Illness Journal have also identified depression as a disorder that may strike at any time and that women are more susceptible during their motherhood years. ...

1.0 Executive Summary

This report is based on the risks and procedures for the office move and contains a risk assessment as well as several recommendations and procedures to make the office move a success. The office move procedure has to include several points such as the following:

A plan which is to be followed to the letter when implemented

A checklist of those tasks which need to be carried out
Final office implementation and discussion of the move.
All these are tackled in this report

2.0 Introduction

Moving is always an important situation be it house, office or ...

How Medicine Evolved

Introduction

Medicine is a subject that deals with ways of restoring the health of a living thing (Zimmer, 2004). The many procedures of restoring health all have the goal of identifying and curing of the disease in the living thing. Modern medicine uses latest medical technology and research in diagnosing and treating diseases. This is a major change from the past as nowadays illness identification processes are more accurate. Incurable and killer diseases, such as cancer and AIDS, are now manageable with the life expectancy extended unlike in the past.

Evolution of Medicine

The ancient form of medicine and medical practices in the early society ...

Introduction

Occupational health and safety are associated with the safety, health, and welfare of employees who are engaged in work. It plays an important role in managing the company’s operations. The report addresses workplace hazards and provides information about the accidents and injuries occurred in the engineering industry. One of the main aims of the report is to indicate ways of mitigating the risk of loss. The purpose of this technical report is to demonstrate that the author has engineering knowledge, professional competence, and technical ability to carry out the essential research in detail about the health and safety ...

If to speak about Judaism, human life is considered to be the most important component, so the maintainance of health is supported and encouraged, because it enables a person to live long. Though the abortion is prohibited according to the Judaism, there is a danger for a mother’s health sometimes when abortion is prescribed by a doctor due to some significant problems. As a health care provider, I would encourage such a woman to go to a rubbi, explain the situation and get a permission, because mother’s life should also be a priority, not only the child’ ...

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the reasons why men do not go to the doctor as often as they should, and discuss potential solutions to this problem. This discussion looks at the potential reasons why this gap exists, and suggests a number of ways that medical services can offset this gender difference to better protect men from disease. Factoring in issues of cost as well as the rates of gender-specific disease, it becomes clear that men visit the doctor significantly less often than their female peers, even controlling for outside factors. This lack of medical help ...

Introduction

In our everyday life, we experience stress at every corner. Instances like losing a loved one, losing a job or even divorce can make an individual feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous or anxious. It is our normal response to such stimuli, and they are usually accompanied by physiological changes in our body systems. According to the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) of mental disorders, mental illness have been categorized into several groups. DSM-IV used axes to categorize mental disorders into five axes. The first axis included all the psychological diagnostic categories except for the mental retardation and personality disorder. ...

The Strengths Perspective in Social Work

The strengths perspective model of social work is based on exploiting the strengths of the individual, Gina in this case scenario, involved to help them resolve their issues, build them up and assist them in alleviating out of their predicament. These strengths create a resilient individual who can prevent a relapse into old habits that got the social workers involved in the first place. Resilience is crucial as it allows one to cope with new situations and make them withstand the mental pressure with which people are often afflicted. It also gives them the ability to come up with ...

Abstract

Medical reforms in the form of legislation have played a big role in bringing about parity in the health care sector. The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act and various other legislations have improved the accessibility, affordability and quality of group health plans and insurance plans. Although a few loop holes and old laws continue o hamper efforts to bring about health care parity, the legislations are a big step in the right direction.
The efforts aimed to integrate behavioral health services into mainstream medical service will affect the lives of many Americans positively, as only a ...

Abstract

This paper is on the topic of hazard management system for the construction company specializing in rebuilding and renovating in Renovabuild. The first section of this paper will discuss the hazard management system for Renovabuild. The second section of this paper will discuss the type of hazard identification required for different phases for renovation. The third section of this paper will identify and access hazards and choose the controls of hazards pouring concrete decks at the roof of storage building. The final section for this paper will indentify the hazards and determine the consequences of hazards. Also, it will ...

Abstract

Improving labor inspection services and OHS concerns in UAE and for small business is a growing concern. The paper looks into the growth of small business in Qatar and the need for strong OHS laws for workers and owners. There is a need to educate business about the worker’s rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of the employers. The paper also looks into the demographics of the employee in UAE and the challenges faced by the state for occupational health and safety improvement in Qatar. The rate of industrialization has significantly increased over the past decades in Qatar and ...

Cardiff University

Speaker – Ray Davies
HM specialist inspector
Health and Safety is a very important part of any work environment. Many laws and regulations are put forward to maintain proper regulations in a work environment. HSE, the health and safety Executives are a body that help the organizations in following all such regulations put forward by the law for the safety and health of the workers and the working environment. (Krause T R The behaviour-based safety process 1997)
The speech was about the importance of health and safety in normal operations of any work place, and how these can be handled ...

Introduction

- Discuss New Jersey State health initiatives and their relationship to the DHHS National Prevention Strategy and Healthy People 2020.

List the state-mandated reportable communicable diseases.

Discuss the status of measles cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data.
Discuss the status of pertussis cases in the state with accompanying epidemiologic data.
Explain the Organizational structure of the state’s official public health agency.
Present an overview of the state’s immunization program to include discussion of IIS (Immunization Information System).
Conclusion Summary
- Post of a summary of the paper to the Discussion Board in Blackboard with response to at ...

Background

American veterans are an honourable example of a dedicated lot in America and across the globe. They are brave people who are fully committed to their country by preserving its ideals. They are a good depiction of a committed team who through thick and thin strive to save their country in war. In 2011, close to 21.5 million (9.2 %) civilians in the United States were veterans of current and past conflicts or those who that have served during periods of peace. Today this number has risen and they are estimated be to over 23.2 million. Female veterans are close to 1.8 million ...

1. Discuss psychological factors that influence whether individuals start to smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs.
A number of psychological factors influence substance abuse in individuals. One such factor is depression. For some people, substance abuse starts as a way of coping with feelings that are unbearable. People tend to believe that engaging in drug use will make them overcome these unbearable feelings. Two, when people are traumatized, they tend to find relief in drugs such as alcohol and narcotics. Anxiety is also another factor that influences substance abuse. For example, a person who is nervous when going for an ...

Non-Hospital vs. Acute Hospital Comparison.

Health care can be defined as overnight patient care that requires supervision of the health condition of a patient. Non-hospital care refers to care that does not require overnight stays in hospitals, and can be managed during patient’s visits to a hospital (Griffin, 2008). A non-hospital health care facility operates under four elements; curative medicine, disease prevention, health promotion, and rehabilitation. However, these functions or elements differ in various non-hospital care providers (Singh, 2010).
Some non-hospital health care facilities specialize on treatment, others on rehabilitation while others specialize on disease prevention. In a non-hospital care facility, there lacks a clear classification ...

Part 1:- Health Promotion

Introduction
- Application of Health Indicators to estimate Community and US health Status

- Analysis of how determinant os health influence quality of life of older adults

- Evaluation of effectiveness of Health promotion Message

- Identify risk factors that create disparities

Part 11: Common Health Problems: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

Introduction
- Description of Chronic disease and risk factors (Type 11 diabetes mellitus)

Estimate my chances of developing chronic diseases as I age

Describe preventative plan – primary, secondary and tertiary
- Discuss age at which prevention should begin

Abstract

This presentation embodies discussions on two major aspects of health related to older adults. They are ...

Constitutional Standards

Deliberate indifference refers to act that is more than mere negligence but one that is less than a specific intention to harm inmate or inmates. It also refers to an act of reckless behavior without considerations of the consequences of one's actions. For prison officials to be accused of deliberate indifference, they must have prior knowledge towards the security status of an inmate, and they fail to act upon discovering that an inmate’s security is under threat and facing substantial harm. Failing to take steps to overcome this is an act of deliberate indifference. Some inmates may require particular ...

Dengue fever is an infectious disease found in the tropics and caused by the dengue virus. It is a febrile illness which is potentially fatal. It is caused by the mosquito transmitted viruses. There are four known serotypes, namely; Dengue virus1 ( DENV-1), Dengue virus 2 (DENV-2), Dengue virus 3( DENV-3) and Dengue virus 4 (DENV-4). It is also known as the break bone disease. Dengue is a major public health problem, the global incidence and severity is on the increase, due to urbanization, overpopulation and global warming. It is now endemic in more than a hundred countries in the world. It was ...

Each year, technological breakthroughs and gadgets have flocked the market to cater the adoring public. Many would even change their gadgets regularly to fit the trend, and would await the next releases from the top brands in the business. Every new item is improved to its optimum performance, and it is also the top of its competition in its unique way. This trend enables the market to keep up with the demand and find new ways to cater to the public’s needs for the period. Although not many would give enough interest with them, some are awaiting the ...

ABSTRACT

According to literature, women on average use physician services much more often than men, both in regular appointments and in ambulance related care, leaving men at a serious lack of reporting of health problems. This report, meant for the Department of Health, details the reasons behind this kind of behavior, and gives possible solutions for increasing the rate at which men go to the doctor. The reasons for this development include sociological and psychological factors, such as the male need to seem self-reliant and to have a higher tolerance for pain. The fixed role hypothesis also says that, usually, women have ...

Executive summary

In recent years, the issue of corporate governance and ethics has grabbed attention in the light of corporate scandals that have reported since the Enron scandal. Scandals emerge is environment where corporate governance is weak (Knell, 2006 pg 162). These unethical practices start at the accounting department or elsewhere but covered up during preparation of the accounting records of the company (Knell, 2006 pg 165). The possibility of fraud in accounts poses the single most corporate risk. This report will explore Classic Hotels Inc, its structure, internal and external environment and finally zero in on accounting systems and controls ...