Essays on Health Page 245

After the Japanese fleet bombed Pearl Harbor surprisingly killing many US soldiers in December 1941, the United States entered into World War II. The text described World War II as “the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind”. The United States during the war required a tremendous amount of manpower that…

Although I didn’t initially choose physical therapy as a career in healthcare, my true passion was discovered while applying to Drexel University for my undergraduate studies. While pursuing a major in biomedical engineering and aiming to design prosthetics and other supplies, I realized that engineering wasn’t the right path after being required to take AP…

As currently just in a span of three to four months, panic buttons are on the rise in the global economy, for the pandemic of COVID 19 has forced the entire world to be in a state of complete lockdown. Coronavirus is spreading across at an alarming rate, severely affecting the entire economy and throwing…

Underage drinking is rapidly becoming wide spread matter within United States. It considered to be a serious problem not only nationally, but also globally wide. Drinking under the legal age has hiked its way up the ladder to one of the most common forms of substance use.Therefore, what are the health risks, and the preventative…

I grew up in Alabama and had a natural love for football. Thankfully, I had the skills needed to earn a football scholarship at Wake Forest University. This allowed me to push myself against strong athletes and strive for academic excellence at a well-known school. The high-quality education provided by Wake was important to me…

The barriers that stand in the way of children and adolescents getting vaccinated should be minimized to little or none. Vaccination is the “injection of a weakened organism that produces immunity in the body against that organism.” While many worries about injecting part of the virus into the human body could be dangerous. It is…

Nursing has existed throughout history and has changed drastically from where it has started. In current times nurses are one of the most respected and well-deserved careers to have. They play an important role in the medical field when taking care of patient’s. The first record of nursing was written around 300 AD. During that…

Social determinants of health is a body of research for which strongly suggests that wealthier individuals prosper more and poorer individuals will tend to suffer more. There are no constructs to define in this theory but plenty of determinants that can be described. The first one is the social gradient which states that life expectancy…

All patients from childhood to early and late adulthood can utilize orthotics. Some can argue that the general population uses orthotics on a daily basis. Shoes are the foundation to all lower extremity orthoses. The design of the shoe can facilitate or inhibit body mechanics, shock absorption, and provide stability. For example a running sneaker…

Medicare Fraud Medicare fraud is a topic I am familiar with due to working in the Durable Medical Equipment industry for just over ten years in various departments including compliance. While in compliance and billing management positions, I have attended webinars regarding fraud as well as kept up to date on ever-changing Medicare regulations. For…