Essays on Vaccination

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‘Institution’ Introduction Diabetes mellitus is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a chronic disease characterized by the lack of insulin production by the pancreas or when the insulin produced by the body is not effectively utilized. Uncontrolled diabetes can result to hyperglycemia and may lead to severe damage to different body systems over time. Diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. (WHO, 2016) Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin. Common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes include polyuria (frequent urination), polydipsia (thirst), and polyphagia (constant hunger). Other symptoms are ...

Xenotransplantation: Article Analysis

Xenotransplantation: Article Analysis Xenotransplantation involves the transfer of organs, tissues, or cells from animals to humans. The practice has been a point of focus for years. Several experiments and studies are being done in an effort to make it as safe and beneficial to human beings as possible. It began due to the need to supplement and provide an alternative to human organ transplantation. However, there are health, ethical, legal and cultural implications that must be considered. The paper explores the topic through a focus on its definition, a summary of the article, and an analysis of my views ...

Ethiopia is a land-locked nation, and it is situated in the Horn of Africa. In 2013, the country had a populace of 94.1 million people. The life expectancy in the same year was 62.77 years while the GDP was $47.53 billion. The GDP and GNI per capita are $505.05 and $129.6 billion respectively by the year 2013 ("Ethiopia | Data," 2014). Malaria is a severe pandemic in Ethiopia whereby 75% of the country's land is prone to malaria while more than 54 million populates are at risk of contracting the disease. The disease-causing parasites prevalent in this country are the ...

The human papillomavirus is an infection that is sexually transmitted. This disease widespread with the men and women that are sexually very active and hence, they are exposed to this critical virus at some point in their life . The spread of this virus is common in the United States of America, where there are more than 14 million new cases of HPV every year. There are more than 40 viral strands of HPV that most commonly impact the genitals . This virus is passed through skin to skin contact during the intercourse or any other form of contact with the ...

The role of community health nurses in ensuring population’s health cannot be understated. These healthcare professionals are usually tasked with seeing to it that all the safety and quality of the health care and the needs of a particular population have been thoroughly addressed. For them to achieve this objective, they ought to have a proper understanding of disease histories, symptoms and the presenting characteristics which may indicate that an outbreak has occurred. Therefore, this realization requires health practitioners to take the center stage in seeing to it that the patterns of such a disease are kept on ...

Executive Summary: Eliminating Discharge Delays

Executive Summary: Eliminating Discharge Delays Bed capacity has emerged as a critical issue in hospital quality management with evidence indicating that inefficient discharges contribute to slow care and patient flow while further increasing costs. Changes made to the prospective payment system by Medicare in recent years have increased pressure on hospitals to cut costs through, among other ways, reducing patient length of stay (LOS) (El-Eid et al., 2015).

‘Eliminating discharge delays’ is a quality management project that focuses on reducing patient length of stay and as such improving hospital throughput. The project entails implementation of several strategies that collectively ...

Milestones in Public Heath Informatics

There are several milestones in public health informatics history and one of them is specialization. The health field is vast and has many fields of concern to help the patients recover from various health complications and illnesses. Initially a doctor was supposed to be able to handle any health complications regardless of any aspects. Currently, the various areas that medical practitioners can specialize are such as disease prevention, epidemiology, laboratory health informatics, epidemiology among others (Yasnoff, O'carroll, Koo, Linkins & Kilbourne, 2000). With specialization in different fields and progress in information technology, the various areas of health concern can be ...

Public Health

Public Health Today, many diseases, which emerge can be transmitted to a large number of population in different parts of the world. Everyone is vulnerable, even though technology and other health care informatics are evolving every day. However, there are efforts from different professionals in the medical field to address all health concerns and diseases that target the human species. In 2015, the Zika virus disease has been identified as a local transmission in Brazil and continue to spread through different areas of the United States. In the following year, travel-associated cases have been reported to increase. In addition ...

Issue: Criminal Accountability of UN Officials on mission

Position: Head Chair/Co-Chair Introduction The criminal accountability of the UN Officials on mission is one of the legal issues, which has been debated through the Legal Committee for numerous years. The legal gaps make it difficult for the UN to hold personnel accountable for crimes committed in the missions under its jurisdiction. The UN personnel are being currently accountable only to their countries and their legislation or being protected by the international legal statute of immunity. The lack of accountability makes the whole organization less credible and reliable. With two different groups of UN personnel the troop contributing countries ...

Integration of rhetoric on health and medicine provides a platform for scholars and students to explore the different schools of thought that contribute to the practice of modern medicine. Additionally, health researchers use rhetoric to understand the various resource backgrounds which enables them to share knowledge and experience in the shifting landscape of health and medicine. It is understood that the healthcare industry loses billions of money in cases where patients are negligent of the instructions and advices given by their doctors leading to high rates of non-compliance. In the recent past, scholars in the medical and health fields ...

Teen drug addiction is a major problem present in the society, and delinquent youth often end up relapsing into their addiction after they have been undergoing treatment and have stayed in a correctional facility. It is true to the extent that many youths who have been admitted to juvenile correctional facilities have faced educational, financial and family issues which have made them delinquent and residing to drugs. Amongst those in the facility and under judicial orders were those, who were regular drug abusers and were found guilty on multiple occasions. Relapsing into a former condition will have various factors ...

Part 1

A: When working in the home and community, the best practice and current sector approaches to working with clients include: using person-centred practice, working in a consumer-directed care model, and understanding the potential for empowerment versus disempowerment when supporting clients.

The care worker integrates these contexts into their support work on all levels.

Complete the table below by describing each approach and giving an example of how you might integrate this in your support work with a client: B. Case Study. Read this case study and then answer the questions below.

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Two areas where Mrs. Brady and Justin could target in a CDC package What could be arranged for each area of ...

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Is Hand washing more effective in Infection Reduction versus Gel Hand Sanitizers?

Introduction

Today, the burden of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are drawing attention not only from governments and health care regulatory bodies but also from patients and more so from health care practitioners (HCPs) themselves. This phenomenon is not merely because of the magnitude of the problem regarding the associated incidences of mortality, cost, and complexity of treatment, and morbidity, but also due to the growing recognition and understanding that, most of these complications are preventable. The medical fraternity is thus witnessing in tandem unprecedented improvements in the spread ...

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Staph Infections Definition of Staph Infections The word “Staph” is a short form of the word “Staphylococci” which is the name of the bacteria that causes various infections. Staphylococcal infections, commonly referred to as Staph infections are a group of infections caused by the said bacteria. The infections can result in a wide range of infections including skin infections, lung infections, heart infections and blood infections. Most of these infections are caused by a group of Staphylococci bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus. This group of bacteria is responsible for various infections including skin infections, pneumonia, food poisoning, blood poisoning and ...

Introduction

Operation performance of the organization influences significantly the satisfaction of the patients and the financial progress of the hospital. Evaluations of the metrics that determine the operation performance in the healthcare are critical in determining the quality of the healthcare given by the hospital to the patients and the influence of the quality of the healthcare to the satisfaction of the sick and to the financial performance of the clinic. The leaders of the Healing hand hospital had realized value-based quality of healthcare was the key driving aspect in the healing industry. Determination of the performance of the clinic ...

Literature Review:

Factors and predictors of persistent lesion (positive hr-HPV DNA test or abnormal cytology) after treatment of high grade cervical intraepithelial Neoplasia with large loop excision of transformation zone (LLETZ) {Author Name} {Institution Affiliation}

Introduction

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary factor that increases the risk of the cervical cancer development and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in the uterine cervix (Soderlund-Strand et al., 2014). Approximately 150 diverse types of HPV have been discovered, and most of them are carcinogenic. Persistent infections of high-risk HPV must lead to the development of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2 and 3), and ...

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Issues Regarding the US Constitution’s Fifth Amendment

This law protects the person from incriminating himself to a crime, from possible improper methods to be used by law enforcement either through deceit, coercion or threats (Snitker). By encouraging silence in the face of the need for legal defense, this law wisely leads the accused to seek legal assistance.

Protection to the Criminal Defendant

Self-preservation is a natural right of any person and he may abuse this right by unknowingly withholding cooperation in judicial processes against crime. Excessive protection can be treated with reasonable approaches by law enforcement so that the Fifth will not overly and inappropriately protect defendants.

Custodial Interrogation

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Introduction The concept of Homeland Security was precipitated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (Shawn 2013). According to the quadrennial homeland security review (2014), the goal of homeland security department and its partners is to build a safe, secure, and resilient nation. This goal is continuously threatened by the evolving nature of terrorism and natural disastrous among other risk factors. In order to mitigate the effects of the risks and threats to the safety, security, and resilience of the nation, the (Department of Homeland Security) DHS developed the five missions to help the department and its partners achieve its ...

Sustenance inclinations and way of life propensities of exercising are set up the beginning of life. Building an eating regimen with natural products and vegetables from a youthful age will help youngsters lean toward those nourishments for the duration of their lives. The above nourishments are rich in cancer prevention agents which help ensure against sickness and advance a fortifying standard weight. At the point when a veggie lover eating routine is built up really early, would it be able to give nourishing focal points, as well as advance empowering dietary patterns past puberty, to the high schooler years ...

Pathophysiology of Rheumatic Fever

Introduction Rheumatic Fever (RF) is the type of inflammatory disease that can develop due to untreated or inadequately treated throat infection (scarlet fever or strep throat) caused by a type of bacteria known as streptococcus (Carapetis, McDonald & Wilson, 2005). This paper is going to cover pathophysiology of the Rheumatic Fever. It will begin with the symptoms associated with RF. A description of mechanisms or processes that take place in a person infected with RF will be described. This will be followed by a discussion of the causes of RF. There is a section dedicated to the pathophysiology of RF ...

UTI presents with pain when urinating, a strong and persistent urge to pass urine, cloudiness in urine, strong odor in urine, pelvic pain, colored urine and frequent passing of urine in small quantities (Foxman, 2014. Presenting with the above symptoms is confirmation for the presence of a UTI. However, in other cases, a similar, yet close disorder named IC (interstitial cystitis) may be present. Both conditions present with fever and chills, colored urine that is cloudy, abnormal frequent urination, itching when urinating and persistent urge to urinate. In order to differentiate UTI from IC, a physician may request for ...

The term ‘actus reus’ refers to the physical component of the crime, while ‘mens rea’ addresses the mental aspect of the offence. Situations, when the alleged perpetrator has the actus reus, but lack mens rea can be different, and a solution depends on the constituent components of a particular crime. First of all, strict liability offences and a range of other offences that differ across statutes and common law under different jurisdictions do not require proving mens rea. Strict liability often refers to minor offences (e.g., selling alcohol to an under-aged individual), where it is hard to determine the ...

The United States is among the world’s leading countries suffering from obesity and diseases associated with unhealthy eating habits. Statistical evidence shows that about 68.8% of all adults Americans are either obese or overweight. Put in perspective, 3 in every 4 men are obese, while 36% of women are estimated to be obese (Croll, Dianne and Mary 196). One of the leading causes of the increasing numbers of obesity is unhealthy eating habits. This is a persuasive essay explaining why Americans should consider eating healthy diets and leading healthy lifestyles. Eating healthy calls for taking a balanced diet ...

Controversy Regarding Childhood Immunization

It is observed in the study of Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma (2014) that there are many controversies associated with childhood immunization as many parents tend to believe that the process of immunization will make their children’s immune system weaker or infected. Many parents feel that the immunization process is unaffordable due to which they do not go to medical centers for vaccination and immunization. On the other hand, many parents also fear that the immunization process can be painful for their children, so they tend to ignore this process. Another controversy that is attached with childhood immunization is that ...

Summary: APSIC Guide for prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLASBI)

The recommendations provided for insertion are optimal site selection, hand hygiene, alcohol based chlorhexidine skin preparation and maximum barrier precautions (Ling et al 2016). It is important to know the proper catheter infection site because it can affect the risk of infection and phlebitis. It is preferred to use subclavian site for adult patients. Hand hygiene is also important because it provides protection before the catheter insertion and maintenance. There should be proper aesthetic technique. Alcohol based chlorhexhidine in skin preparation is the standard procedure used in central and peripheral venous catheters. Lastly, maximum barrier precautions must be done ...

Background of the Study

The problem of HIV and AIDS has become a global one in the short time since the identification of the virus. Although there is no vaccine to protect against the virus, knowledge and education are two powerful shields against infection—and it has become clear in recent years that impoverished women in the developing world are particularly heavily impacted by HIV transmission and development of AIDS (UNAIDS, 2016). The goal of finding a way to slow or completely halt the spread of HIV and the development of AIDS has been an epidemiological conundrum for many years. Promoting health and ...

Vitamin K

The body requires vitamin K as it plays a crucial role in the blood clotting process. Sources of this vitamin may be from food eaten and in some bacteria found in the intestines of human beings (CDC, 2016; a). New born babies need to be provided with the vitamin K medication at birth since, first of all they have got little of it stored in their systems as only a little amount can pass through the placenta, secondly, the bacteria responsible for manufacturing them cannot be found in their intestines and finally, the vitamin K contents found in breast ...

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Immunotherapy in Treating Human Cancer

The immune system of our body is a complex network of tissues, cells, and organs that act mutually to protect our body from unknown foreign trespassers. It recognizes the harmful particles entering the body and facilitates the destruction of those particles in order to shield the body system from any ailment. Due to any complexity or disturbance often the immune system targets the wrong particle considering it as a dangerous particle and this anomaly of the immune system may result in various autoimmune diseases like arthritis, allergies, malignancies, and AIDS (Understanding the ...

Introduction

The Ebola virus has existed for centuries. Like all life forms and viruses, it has been changing and adapting since the beginning of time to survive. Despite this the disease did not make itself known until the twentieth century. However, once the virus revealed itself only three major outbreaks have occurred. There were two in 1976 and one which took started in 2014 (CDC, 2015). The latest outbreak has been the longest and worst, effecting numerous countries such as, Mali, Nigeria, Liberia and Senegal in West Africa (CDC, 2015). This paper will look at the scientific aspects of the ...

The purpose of this paper is to review the article, “Was Darwin Wrong?”, by David Quammen (2004) and to offer some discussion at the end of the paper. The main thrust of the Quammen’s article is to provide a description of the current and past evidence that supports Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection. With a few exceptions, the title of the article is answered with a firm “no, Darwin was right.” Quammen first began with a discussion of the concept of theory and explained that a theory is an explanation for a set of circumstances ...

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder, which is based on the formation of insulin deficiency and an increase in blood glucose levels. Among metabolic disorders the diabetes occupies a second place after obesity. In the world about 10% of the population suffer from diabetes, however, when one considers hidden form of the disease, this figure can be 3-4 times higher. Diabetes develops due to chronic deficiency of insulin and it is accompanied by disorders of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. By interfacing with other diseases endocrinology highlights symptomatic (secondary) and true diabetes. Symptomatic diabetes accompanies diseases of the endocrine ...

Over the next several years, the contributions of Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) to the economic and health vitality of the surrounding communities are expected to grow due to the ongoing changes in the hospital’s healthcare system. For example, between fiscal years 2015 and 2019, Johns Hopkins Health Service (JHHS) has planned to invest almost $797 million in constructing new medical facilities and renovating existing facilities (Appleseed, 2015). The investment is expected to translate into jobs for residents in nearby communities. Most importantly, however, the investment will increase the capacity of JHH to meet the healthcare needs of the ...

Health professionals have recognized and embraced the importance of tailored health messages and health campaigns that are based on social support groups that target populations and help to reduce the gaps in delivering health information to different groups. In the attempt to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing countries such as Uganda, study findings indicate that issues such as perception of risk, individual knowledge, attitudes and emotions, and policy issues have been critical in the HIV-related campaigns that seek to promote behavioral change (Kaufman, Cornish, Zimmerman, & Johnson, 2014). In addition, the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country remains ...

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Description of HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that weakens and destroys the immune system of the body so that the body cannot defend the infection. HIV positive person also possesses AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), and if HIV is treated at its early stage, the risk of AIDS can be averted. If an HIV-positive person is diagnosed with AIDS, it means that the complete destruction of the immune system has been accomplished by the HIV and that increase the vulnerability of the patient towards various opportunistic infections. The ...

Understanding Cleft Palate

Thesis Statement: Recently, cases of cleft palate cases are reported to be increasing. Parents in all part of the world can be worried about facial deformation that results from cleft palate more so if they do not have a good understanding of what cleft palate is. However, the deformities, just like a lot of congenital defects can be managed to make it plausible for patients to lead a normal life.

Search strategy and evaluation of resources:

Cleft palate and other facial malformation can be so detrimental to a child in many different ways. However, the author alludes that the invention of many fascinating clinical interventional ...

Introduction

Unexpected medical expenses are very common, and they are frustrating when they happen. These medical requirements have to be met, and this necessitates the need to have an insurance cover. The US federal government offers health insurance programs called Medicare and Medicaid that cater for the financial burden for aged and poor citizens respectively (Rowland & Lyons, 1996). A hospital that accepts Medicare or Medicaid as pay sources is very sensitive to its clients. Furthermore, a hospital should satisfy its customers fully and reduce the cost of medical services for them (Rowland & Lyons, 1996). This paper analyzes quality initiatives that ...

Colonization and infection

The population of elderly adults has been on a rise within the US, and this has been attributed to the improved healthcare system and especially on increased access to care for these populations. Within this perspective, life expectancy has increased and today the healthcare system is dominated by consumers within this category of elderly citizens (Koyano et al., 2014). Their risks of illness in this population is attributed to the aging mechanisms of tear and wear which therefore means that their systems and organs and particularly the defense mechanism tends to lose its agility with age. The one of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO), headquartered in Geneva, began activity on April 7 1948 in order to improve equity in health, reduce health risks, combat diseases and stop further international spread of viruses. It is one of the United Nations specialized agency working in 150 countries. Over the years, the WHO has conducted the service of epidemic warnings. WHO gathers information, makes recommendations and regulations to health authorities, informs people about health emergency, monitors programs, and provides international quarantine. The organization focuses on disease prevention and control of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, influenza, malaria, bio-medical researchers and statistics. WHO spreads its ...

Executive Summary

The Purpose of the Project Catheter-related urinary tract infections are common in the hospital due to the widespread inappropriate use of urinary catheterization, in health care facilities. To achieve a holistic approach to catheter-related infection, there should be a dedicated team of professionals to offer personalized, and patient-centered care consisting of nurses, cardiologists, radiologists, and physicians specialized in vascular access.

The Types of Data Collection

For this process to be completely successful, three primary tools will be useful in evaluating the quality initiative. They include a cause analysis, SWOT which will determine the organization's ability to provide a good environment improvement to thrive and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that focuses on the promotion of public health exercises. On its website, the CDC features a series of topics, among them diseases, healthy living, traveler’s health and emergency preparedness. The healthy living control panel places emphasis on the agency’s commitment to improved lifestyle practices. In one instance, the CDC’s Overweight and Obesity page includes a collection of information on both conditions, including the statistics on childhood obesity. Also, the vaccines and immunizations sections provide extensive details on the various forms of recommended vaccines available ...

Introduction

Nurses play an integral, challenging, and complex role in the healthcare system. Nurses are considered as the backbone of the complex and diverse system that comprises patients and a multidisciplinary team of experts. Nurses are educated and trained to cater to a large group of patients and often seek continuing education and upgrade their skills and knowledge. It is only through clinical exposure that nurses learn and implement new strategies and techniques. Nurses are known to transform the healthcare system by acting as mediators between the patient population and the medical team (physicians and other allied healthcare members). Through ...

Healthcare can best be defined as the maintaining as well as the improving of one’s health through various aspects such as treatment, vaccination and so on. The deliverance of health care is mostly done by professionals of health in all fields. The access to health care services has been observed to vary across various countries, regions, ethnicities, social groups in society as well as individuals (Healthy People 2011). However, the main factors influencing access to health services have been reported to be the social as well as economic conditions of a particular place. The access to quality healthcare ...

Child immunization is aimed at safeguarding children against grave diseases. It can either be active in which case a pathogen is administered to the child or passive where blood is administered from an already infected person to the person currently exposed to the malady both bound to improve the immunity of the child. Nurses work it out to ensure that parents become aware of the importance of immunization (Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma, 2014, p. 1243). However, there are health concerns about the safety of the vaccines. Dissenters quarrel that compulsory immunizations trespass upon their rights and religion. These disagreements have ...

Introduction

Skin wounds are painful and cause irritation to their victims. They usually also present an avenue through which harmful microorganisms can gain access to the body and cause more damage. Therefore, they should be appropriately diagnosed and treated as soon as they occur. This paper will evaluate treatment and diagnosis of Herpes Zoster.

Properly Diagnosing Skin Wounds in Frail Elderly

Aging makes the thickness of the skin to reduce, and hence the skin becomes more susceptible to wounds (Burr, 2012). Proper diagnosis of wounds in old people is paramount since it dictates the efficiency with which the wounds would be treated. The skin should be assessed ...

Diagnosis

The diagnosis that can be made from the symptoms of the patient is community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). CAP is a severe disease of the lungs that occurs in people who do not have regular access to health care services. The risk factors of CAP include old age and medical comorbidities. CAP has been defined as comprising of chest pain, productive cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, fever, sweating and shaking chills (Musher, & Thorner, 2014). Bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumonia, atypical organisms such as Mycoplasma pneumonia, fungi, and viruses may cause pneumonia.

Gram Staining

The sputum taken from the lungs after a deep cough ...

Psychology of stress

Describe neuroscience and neuroplasticity. Explain the importance to the brain. Neuroplasticity alludes to the capacity of the mind to re-model and change with a specific end goal to have the capacity to adjust to new conditions. Neuroplasticity works in exceptionally intriguing routes, for example, we can be accustomed to doing a given kind of action ordinary or more often than not, and this makes us get acquainted with it and it gradually changes to end up distinctly our propensity. This procedure of adaption is the manner by which Neuroplasticity works in light of the fact that once we quit ...

Pandemics and epidemics are terms related to the outbreak of any disease on a large

scale, anywhere in the world. Any society, community or locality can be affected by the outbreak of a disease at a particular time, which may cause death or result in a large population of people becoming critically ill. Any outbreak of a disease can last from days and even remain for years. This will depend on the intensity, kind of disease and extent of the outbreak. A disease of such nature, which affects a lot of people simultaneously, can be considered contagious. It might also be a new kind of disease, which might be previously unknown to the population ...

Introduction

The situation is getting out of control at Good Health Hospital (Tampa Bay) since the outbreak of Escherichia coli, a specie of bacteria that can be found in many daily items. The incident involved Ward 10, which is located in the second floor. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the investigation of the bacterial source must begin with the hospital kitchen as the bacterium can be transmitted through contaminated vegetables and delicatessen meats (e.g. salami and other cold cuts). The Epidemiological Summary provides a brief description of the data obtained. Environmental review ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov, 2017), malaria is contracted from the bite from a specific type of mosquito. A dangerous and sometimes fatal disease, symptoms of mild malaria include chills, high fever, and other signs similar to the flu; severe malaria results in organ failure and is a medical emergency. Even though malaria is a serious threat, it is treatable and preventable. There are approximately 1500 cases of malaria diagnosed annually in the United States. Most of the cases originate in people traveling from countries where malaria is present, such as South Asia and ...

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention The proposed public health leadership theory was developed to identify public health interventions that can address risky sexual behavior in teenagers, which is associated with teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in teenagers. The risk factors contributing to risky sexual behaviors in the teenage population and the interventions public health leaders can use to address those factors are presented in Figure 1. Figure 1. Public health leadership theory on interventions for addressing risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviors in teenagers. Teen sex behaviors can be influenced by their socioeconomic ...

OVERVIEW

In the terminology of the WHO, AIDS is a viral disease that prevents the body to fight against infections and cancer ("HIV/AIDS", 2016). AIDS infected people are easily affected a large number of unusual and life-threatening diseases. These diseases are often treatable; however, successful treatment based on immune deficiency is caused by a virus there. The causative agent of AIDS is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The name was adopted in 1986 as a term to describe the virus that causes AIDS. This allows the name itself to distinguish AIDS from other retroviruses and evidence offline. This virus was known ...

How Genzyme came to its unique focus on orphan drugs?

Genzyme Corporation had a humble beginning as it was founded by a small number of scientists who were devoted to researching diseases that were genetically inherited. Some years after Genzyme was founded, the Orphan Drug Act was passed into law in the 1980s by countries such as the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and Russia. Such countries intended to encourage developments in drug research, diagnostics, and vaccines that would help improve the treatment options for such rare diseases (Pryde & Groft, 2014). Luckily, this legislation provided various tax exemptions and breaks on costs of Orphan drugs. Notably, an orphan drug is ...

Institutions

Query Letter The Editor in chief, Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D.

Dear Dr. Gaugler,

Ref: Query Letter This query is an inquisition concerning your publication interest in a project I am currently working on as part of my DNP program requirement. I have styled this project under the working title “EB Guidelines and Vaccination Protocol for healthcare providers (ARNP, MD, RN, RN, and MA) that assist the Elderly Hispanic Population.” This topic is relevant because the population targeted by this project are highly underserved as well as uninsured given our current healthcare system. Mainly, my project seeks to optimize the rate at which ...

This project educates personnel on preventing and mitigating cases of hospital-acquired infections in the facility. The issue drew the attention of the QI department after a patient succumbed to an untreatable CRE infection in a recent incident. Upon an investigation, the department determined that HAIs had become an issue worth addressing given obvious causes such as lack of communication, supervision, and improper hand hygiene policies (Barnett, 2015). The data and tools used to make decisions on project implementation include adequate surveillance systems aimed at monitoring and improving relations at field level. Some of the set QI milestones include educating ...

Abstract

The primary concern of the sit-to-stand and walk training tasks, prominent in the health institutions target patients with knee problems or those recovering from surgical operations as a safe means of initiating rehabilitation or healing process. The use of gait initiation process sustains the efficiency with which the patients gain their mobility through the dynamic processes anchored for coordinating center of pressure and the body center of mass of the individual patient. The demonstration of the ability to sit, stand and walk is a clear expression of the positive progress made by patients in their recovery plans. The observable ...

Part 1

Question 1 According to the World Bank Health expenditure per capita (current US$) report, Kenya’s health expenditure per person is 77.679 USD, which is higher compared to other countries in the region; Tanzania’s is 51.717 USD and Uganda’s is 52.294 USD. Additionally, it is higher than the East Africa’s average of 60 USD. The World Health Organization recommends a minimum of 36 doctors per 100,000 people which Kenya has not attained seeing that their current rate is at 17 physicians per 100,000 people (Gatura and Mbaluku 2). The number of physicians refers to ...

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

QUESTION 1 (1 point)

a) Statistical combination of the results of two or more studies

QUESTION 2 (1 point)

Figure 2 of the Jordan et al., meta-analysis depicts a forest plot illustrating the estimates of the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer. How many of the individual studies (in figure 2) reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy? Ans) There were 20 individual studies that reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy.

QUESTION 3 (1 point)

How would you interpret the overall summary estimate (relative ...

The Map of Haiti and others countries in the Caribbean

Haiti Acknowledgement This Cholera Proposal would not be having been possible without the support of “the Hinckley Institute at the University of Utah who gives me opportunity to serve the world and to see the good in the world. I am grateful to those who provided guidance and support during my internship at Medical Care Development International from ministry of health in Haiti (MSPP) I’m thankful my best Dr. Benavente Louis for his valuable contributions to this proposal. I’m thankful to Dr. Pablo Paolo and for Dr Jeff Wendell their leadership support of my research for this ...

Effect heat has on nociceptors

Nociceptors are pain receptors activated by neuropathic or nociceptive stimuli released during pain towards impending or actual tissue injury (Dubin, 2010). Nociceptors frequently are related to the perception of pain are evoked when the pressure and temperature are at a level considered extreme that can cause injuries to tissues and secondly by toxic molecule and inflammatory mediators. In most instances, these injuries concentrate on one section of the skin, blocking the flow of blood. Heat or cold assists in subsecond somatopic withdrawal response the two act as stimuli to depolarize outer terminals resulting in the production of the receptor ...

Adult Vaccination

Vaccination is an exercise that has been practiced for decades and is considered as an efficient way of managing communicable diseases. Adult vaccination has significant impacts on enhancing public health as it reduces health complications or deaths from infectious (Tan, 2015). However, most people do not appreciate the need for adult vaccination, an aspect that has led to low rates of adult immunization. This paper evaluates adult vaccination as a health care policy by discussing why the issue is gaining attention from different decision makers across the globe. The study further reveals on the right approach to utilize on ...