Essays on Eastside

The article Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Intervention Among African American and Latino Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial reports the results of the study conducted by Spencer et al. (2011) at Detroit, Michigan. The intervention investigated is the use of family health advocates in promoting lifestyle changes in self-management activities among patients. The main hypothesis of the study was “the intervention would significantly improve HbA1c levels in the intervention group compared with the control group” (p.2257). The design of the study was a randomized control trial which utilized a “culturally-tailored CHW intervention” (p. 2254). The results showed ...

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This essay discusses the issue of the possible legalisation of marijuana (also commonly called cannabis), in the context that some Australian states are currently more tolerant than others in respect of its use. Essentially, the opinion expressed in this essay is that cannabis should not be legalised, on the basis that the disadvantages and dangers of legalisation far outweigh any suggested advantages and so-called “valid reasons” put forward by those who mistakenly support legalisation.

Some Facts About Marijuana (Cannabis)

According to “Cannabis and the law” a factsheet published by the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (last updated February 19, 2013), “It ...