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Social determinants of health (SDOH) have been recognized as factors contributing to the increase in health disparities. Personal health behaviors are essential determinants of health status. While individual choices are obviously crucial, most of what influences health is beyond the scope of individual decisions and is determined by the environment, working conditions, and our social…

This article goes into detail about what smokers and drinkers impose on everyone else through health and economic factors. The first point addressed was the comparison between the balance of payment of smokers and drinkers versus non-smokers and non-drinkers. With current taxes on alcohol there isn’t a balance and drinkers are only paying for half…

I was able to take up the morning runs and take up gym classes a part from conducting the experiments during the writing process. I also engaged myself in finding out the probable outcomes of taking up the morning runs and the gym classes. Generally I conducted an extensive research to try and determine how…

During this semester I interned at an outpatient physical therapy clinic in Yonkers, New York called Professional Physical Therapy. At this location we only had one Physical Therapist and 3 physical therapy aides. Throughout my time as an intern I had the opportunity to work hands on with a variety of patient. These patients had…

I have witnessed the impact of mental illness through personal experience and understand how challenging the road to recovery can be. However, the experience of seeing an individual walk away lighter to live their own personal journey after healing from physical, mental, or spiritual wounds is a humbling experience. There is nothing greater than seeing…

In this 21st century, we are living in an increasingly mobile-connected age. Many and many people in this whole world are having a smartphone no matter what age they are, from the young to the old. For a tool that once could only be used for making calls and sending messages, smartphones have become a…

Mr. Jones, a 59-year-old African-American male, who has no history of alcohol use and who denies smoking cigarettes. On the weekends, he coaches a basketball team, Mr. Jones consumes high sodium food like hot dogs and nachos following basketball games. Mr. Jones is being monitored for HTN and previously reported a blood pressure of 168/92…

Childhood obesity is a complex issue within the United States which can lead to immediate health problems as well as future health complications. Childhood obesity is defined by the CDC as children having a BMI at or above the 95th percentile. The body mass index (BMI) is a measurement tool used to determine whether an…

How could cell phone use cause negative effects on someone social skills and in what way does that make people more depressed and have weekend social skills. Cell phone use has drawn us to an antisocial state, cell phones have made it harder for us to understand or even feel basic emotions such as love…

Everyone’s perspective of the world is different and unique. A worldview is the fundamental basis of reality, theoretical, beliefs, practices, relationships, and is shared by religion and/or culture (Shelly and Miller, 2006). In my nursing practice, it is important to consider the meaning of spirituality and provide compassionate care to each patient and/or caregiver which…