Essays on Health Page 34

According to Ruzek at all (2012), veterans are individuals who served in the United States armed forces but are no longer in service. The expiry of their services might have been due to an honorable discharge from the military, disability received during military activities and retirement from the services after prolonged service exceeding 20 years,…

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a prominent cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization(WHO) has indicated western countries have experienced declines in prevalence. In contrast, developing nations, like Jordan, have seen increases. In 2011, the United Nations publicly acknowledged non-communicable diseases as threats to global wellness. The SDG targets illustrate the UN’s commitment to…

Introduction Tobacco usage takes millions of lives annually worldwide with 488,000 deaths annually in the US alone. The healthcare cost of tobacco usage is estimated at $300 billion dollars annually (Dennis 2015). The number of smokers in the world are expected to rise to 1.8 billion by 2020. Although people know the health risks of…

A Weighty Issue I know that everyone can think of someone who is not just really healthy, or a little thick around the middle, but is extremely overweight or even morbidly obese. We can all think of that someone who is constantly trying the newest fad diet in yet another unsuccessful attempt to lose weight….

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study has become the most transcendental, harm-maker example of racism in the medical field. It is shameful, for in an area as important as the medical one, where lives come and go, issues such as this one should never be taken in consideration by anyone whos capable of destroying or saving a…

My first experience with snow that I remember was about eleven years ago when I was seven. I remember my grandmother telling me with an exciting tone in her voice, “Were getting some snow!” At the time I didn’t really understand why she was so excited; I mean I had seen it on TV and…

According to WebMD.com, obesity is a significant problem affecting both adults and children in the United States. The World Health Organization considers it a global epidemic and public health issue, particularly due to the influence of Westernization. Studies have indicated that around 55% of American adults are overweight or obese, emphasizing the necessity for clinical…

I heard the familiar sound of the back door closing gently. My father was returning from driving his dirty, green John Deere tractor in one of our fields. Although he begins his day at 5:00 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 7:00 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a…

My internship was focused on adding or adapting programs to help veterans gain access to all the resources they needed. In the beginning of my internship I was focused on spirituality and how it would be beneficial for veterans to participate in being spiritual. I made resource sheets for people in the home and the…

In addition, while communicating with a patient at the pharmacy, I believe a pharmacist needs to be aware of their environment. The pharmacist needs to be aware of keeping their patient’s information confidential by speaking only to the patient involved and making sure nobody else is listening in on the conversation. In addition, a pharmacist…