Essays on Health Page 36

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…

“Giving up smoking is the simplest thing in existence. I know because I have done it on numerous occasions,” Mark Twain famously stated. This quote resonates with David Sedaris as he authorizes an article entitled “Letting Go,” expressing his aversion to cigarettes during his youth and his subsequent addiction to them in later life. Sedaris,…

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…

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…

Self reflections unearth the hidden meanings of life’s experiences. The importance of reflection in learning, particularly in the health administration and policy field, cannot be overemphasized. With increasing globalization, global health is becoming a reality. More than ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) phrase, “think globally and act locally” has become an obvious truth (Holtz,…

During the day we face a lot of stress, that’s mean we all need sleep. If you fell asleep for one minute 60 separate times, your body wouldn’t gain the same value as if you slept for a straight hour. This happens because there are different physiological responses to the chemicals released by your body…

Various individuals and organizations have recently raised interest and focus in how health systems perform. This has in turn led to the further development of healthcare performance indicators for assessing, monitoring, and managing healthcare systems to accomplish effectiveness, efficiency, and quality. Although the indicators available Show conceptual frameworks, it is not often clear just what…

Every year when the fall season comes around, Halloween does too, People prepare for the festivities by decorating their homes with spooky, haunting decorations. Everyone that participates wears costumes of all sorts. Some costumes are fun, scary, orjust ridiculously unique I question Halloween as a holiday. It serves no extraordinary purpose. It also contradicts several…

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study ran between the years 1932-1972: a total of forty years. African American males were highly encouraged to participate in the study as they were told that they had ‘bad blood’ and would receive aspirin as medication. These men were not aware that they had contracted syphilis, and would continue to engage…

Music is a talent that has become part of my personality and my ability to build character. I’ve been accustomed the ability to play a musical instrument that has benefited me in many different ways throughout the past several years. I have the ability to read music which in return would make it possible for…