Public Health Essay Examples

There are many health issues and concerns that we have to worry about and attend to. I decided to write about Obesity. I chose to write about this topic because of the severity of it. It is an epidemic that is rapidly growing and overlooked by many. Obesity hasn’t always been a problem in America….

OSHA Regulations in the HealthCare Field Clerical Booker CASES: Professional Presence February 10, 2014 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, was established in 1970 to encourage employees and employers to decrease workplace hazards. OSHA does recommend that both parties cooperatively establish workplace- specific safety standards. The OSHA agency also establishes training programs for…

Health services in New York public schools contribute to the goals of the education system and the healthcare system daily by giving medications and treatments, providing specialized education courses, providing health education and counseling, offering screenings and referrals for specialized testing, administering medications and treatments, and even providing first aid. These services are heavily utilized…

Public Health in the 19th Century was non-existent. Poverty, disease and overcrowding was rife. It was Edwin Chadwick that brought about the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834. He had argued that illness and disease were strongly linked to poverty and if steps were taken to reduce illness and disease then rates of poverty would…

There is still some confusion as to how the nursing role in a clinical setting versus a public health nursing specialist differs. Some use the term interchangeably thus add to the confusion not only with the meaning but also to the role of each nurse performs. As both roles have a similar function in providing…

The global public health response to the AIDS epidemic and the long battle to control tobacco use in the United States offer a study in contrasts in the application of human rights, civil liberties and ethics perspectives. Absorbing the lessons from these interventions and approaches across the spectrum can help us continuously re-evaluate and tailor…

It’s a mid-September evening, the day is coming to an end as a family watches the evening news about a hurricane that is off the coast. Earlier in the week the need to evacuate was no longer an immediate issue after the hurricane made a turn out to the ocean, or so people thought. With…

There are two different health issues in my city or the state of Georgia that I will identify. The two public health issues are Diabetes Mellitus and Lung Cancer and tobacco use. Diabetes Mellitus is identified by persistent hyperglycemia and impeded carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins metabolism triggered by complete or limited insufficiency of insulin production…

There is continuous controversy over vaccinations, focusing on the public health versus individual choice to receive the vaccines or not. While many argue that all vaccinations should be mandatory, others tend to disagree and lean towards allowing individuals to decide for themselves and their children of whether they will get vaccinated. Fake information was spread…

Pharmaceuticals have become a large part of many people’s lives, especially in developed countries where medication is often more readily available. There is medication to either treat or cure almost every disease, and for those without a treatment, research is likely underway to develop one. It is commonplace to associate healthcare with providing pharmaceuticals, however…