Essays on Bastos

There are many determinants and health status of an individual or a society/ population. The social environment is one of the major aspects that affects health outcomes for an individual or a population (Nutbeam, Harris & Wise, 2010). Factors within the immediate social environment of a person; including diets, lifestyles and health beliefs play a vital role in shaping the concept of health. This being the case, when it comes to community health promotion, there is an accentuation to view a certain community with the lens of its unique social characteristics in order to understand the quality of interplay between ...

Understanding oneself is the way to happiness. Philosophy as taught by Socrates helps people turn inwards and in the process better themselves. Socrates apology is an account of the speech he made in a trial when he was being charged with not recognizing the gods that the state recognized. Instead, according to his accusers, he invented new gods and corrupted the youth in Athens. This speech is, however, not an apology as the modern meaning of the word suggests. The word apology in the speech is derived from the Greek word apologia that means a speech made in defense of, therefore, ...

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Halting the spread/progression of HIV/AIDS by the year 2015 is one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The United Nations (2013) indicate that tremendous advancements have been made in efforts to reverse the spread of HIV among the world populations. Most regions in the world have reported a reduction in persons newly infected with HIV. However, from a global perspective the awareness and knowledge level of how HIV is transmitted and prevention measures still remain significantly low especially among the young generation. Moreover, adherence and access to HIV treatment still remain a challenge to the control of HIV spread (Bermúdez, ...

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Drunk driving, or driving under the influence of alcohol is posing a great challenge on the roads because it is risking the lives of the drivers, their passengers, and other road users such as pedestrians and drivers of other vehicles on the road. According to the national statistics released by The Century Council: Distillers Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 32,900 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 (NHTSA/FARS and US Census Bureau, 2011). However, 31 percent of these deaths (10,230) were as a result of drunk driving. Despite the measures ...

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This article describes a study that was conducted with the aim of investigating the difficulties that nurses face in using playfulness to care for hospitalized children with cancer. The study is a descriptive research conducted using a qualitative approach. It was conducted in a pediatric inpatient sector at a hospital situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eleven subjects made up of professionals drawn from the nursing team took part in the study. The investigators conducted data collection step in April 2012 through semi-structured interview and non-participant observation. Findings obtained from the study were grouped into three thematic units (Bastos et al., 2014): ...

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The place of women in society has become a subject of discussion over the years. Kate Chopin in the book, “Desiree’s Baby”, paints a picture of the issues that face the women in a racial society. The civilization in this context is so defined that only those perceived to be white have a voice. Moreover, a case in point is the attitude of men against the women. The man in this context is so much proud that his ego becomes bigger and therefore, has no regard for the wife in terms of love. This piece of work, “Desiree’s Baby” by Choplin, paints a ...