Chronic Diseases College Essays Samples For Students

Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyle in Developed and Developing Countries

Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are the four chronic diseases (also known as NCDs or non-communicable diseases) that account for the majority of deaths worldwide (WHO, 2010). It is estimated that each year 7 million people die due to high blood pressure, 4.4 million die due to high cholesterol, 5.4 million die of tobacco, and 5.3 million die of physical inactivity and unhealthy diet (WHO, 2010). This rate of death due to NCDs has been widely regarded to be caused directly or indirectly by unhealthy lifestyle (Cecchini et al., 2010) and the traditional belief that it ...

Vitamins and chronic diseases

Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, K, and E whereas water-soluble vitamins are ascorbic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, folacin, vitamin B12, biotin and pantothenic acid. They are referred to as fat-soluble because they can only dissolve in organic solvents and as a result, their transport within the body is similar to the fats. The water-soluble vitamins, on the other hand, dissolve in ionic solvents like water. The intake of both fat and water soluble vitamins have been said to impact the development of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and even stroke. Some relationships between the vitamins and ...

Essay #5: Classification of Physiological Diseases

Essay #5: Classification of Physiological Diseases
Having a disease is one of the most normal things that can happen to a human being. There are others who ask why, when human diseases are said to signify that the person is having an abnormal state within the body. However, because of the so-called regularity of these disease in a person’s body system, others say that diseases are one of the most normal or customary things that can happen to human beings. That means that if a person does not have diseases, then he/she is abnormal, right? Whatever the reason ...

Introduction

Nowadays, Telehome Care is a patient program that involves close monitoring of critical signs from a given distance through telecommunications tools or equipments as well as replacing the home or house nursing visits using videoconferences. This program is usually aimed at managing chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, diabetes and chronic pulmonary illness which may occur when the patient is away from medical or health care facilities. However, it is very important for people to comprehend that this program it now in use and it comprises the assistance of ICU doctors who usually give directions (Glascock, & Kutzik, 2012).
The ...

Taking the current meteoric and disturbing rise of lifestyle and chronic diseases into account, the shift from treatment diseases to chronic diseases will be a significant issue in the delivery of healthcare. Diseases and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental disorders, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and stroke are projected to see a 42% rise by the year 2013. Chronic diseases cause about 60% of deaths worldwide. Most developed countries in the world are facing aging populations, and this will also affect the health delivery system because older people are more likely to be affected by chronic diseases. Older people are ...

Discussion activities

Comment one:
Over the years there has been a rapid change of lifestyle activities associated with the nutritional status of individuals. This has been a consequence of industrialization, globalization as well as urbanization. The nutritional status of the population is a multidimensional aspect. The article postulates that the changes in the diets of many people across the world are due to the diversified sources of foods. It is true that nutritional status resulting from dietary adjustments have significantly contributed to the changes in the prevalence of chronic diseases across the world. In support of the proposed solution to prevention of chronic ...

Introduction: Australia is made of 6 state and 2 territories. It has one the best performing healthcare system in the world. At present, Australian healthcare system is a mix of public and private health care providers. The public health care system is funded by the government. Australia has a three tier government: the federal or commonwealth government, the state/territory government, and the local government. The health care system in Australia is complex. Given below is an overview of the system and its functions.
1. The structure of Australian Health Care System: The system of health care delivery is fragmented ...

Harmful Alcohol Use

Alcohol is an integral part of the society. Being a mood-altering drug, it impairs a person’s judgment and the ability to do a routine task. Abuse of alcohol has a severe effect on health that can result into chronic liver disease and increase the risk of one suffering from cardiovascular disease. Statistics shows that even moderate alcohol use increases the risks of accidental injuries (Powel, 2011). The paper discusses a health promotion program that focuses to address alcohol abuse. Different effects and harm of alcohol on the consumers are discussed as well as analysis of effects on the consumer’s family. The paper ...

Abstract

The government has been engaging actively in health promotion in the past. Health promotion is empowering people to control and improve their health. The government has an obligation to take care of its citizens. Through the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion the government has been involved in health promotion. Chronic diseases are diseases that last for a long period of time and they are never cured immediately. Examples of chronic diseases are cancer, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and heart disease. The body conducts research in order to influence legislation. Secondly they are concerned with the health of ...

Introduction

Why was the plan proposed?
Lack of enough health care facilities offering unique services contributes to the poor state-of-health care practices experienced today. Most countries concentrate on improving health care services in urban areas and forget people in the rural areas who lack necessary health care services. The advanced practice of nursing plays a significant part in meeting the future health care demands of the State of Florida in the most effective manner. The rate at which chronic diseases shorten lives of people in Florida is worrying. In order to reduce the number of deaths from chronic diseases in ...

Interview with Healthcare Administrator

Interview with Healthcare Administrator

The health promotion initiatives are focused to incorporate the set of actions that enhance the health quality and wellbeing of the individuals in society. The objective of health promotion initiatives is to inform the individuals about the various aspects of their daily routines and how can they enhance their routine activities to remain healthy. It also ensures all the things are well-addressed that can influence the health and wellbeing of the individuals. In this manner, these initiatives play a prominent role in the prevention of chronic diseases caused by the prevalence of unhealthy activities (Nader ...

Abstract

In the current health scenario, the old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is outdated ("A New Vision of Wellness", 2011). Health costs are increasing day by day, but diseases have become more prevalent than before. Incidences of impaired mental health are on the rise. Isn’t it high time that we stop and take a look at the current medical scenario? People are suffering from chronic diseases like asthma, depression, diabetes, heart disease, pain, and even attention and learning problems. Moreover, the pharmaceutical companies are always introducing newer and better medicines and expensive ones too, but still, there ...

Demographic shift and morbidity trends in United States: Implications for health systems

Introduction
The proportion of population requiring different types of medical and health care services is a fundamental input for strategic health care planning. Moreover, the evolving demographic profile and relative burden of key morbidities in different age groups are important considerations in designing health care delivery systems. The ongoing demographic transition in developed countries is bringing about profound changes in their morbidity patterns with significant increases in burden of chronic ailments, diseases linked to aging and lifestyle-related disorders like obesity. The long term costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation support for an increasingly aging population is a serious constraint that ...

Introduction

According to the World Health Organization, Health Promotion entails and includes the process through which people are enabled to have more control over their health and the determinants to their health. Essentially, through the health promotion, individuals get the capacity to improve their health. Primarily, health promotion is achieved through the process of creating a public policy, addressing the requirements of health. Such prerequisites may include food security, housing, income among many more other factors that determine the quality of life an individual may live. In the recent past, several attempts have been initiated with the aim of incorporating health ...

Personal Health Risk Assessment

My family has a history of blindness, as my great grandfather was blind. Apart from blindness, deafness is similarly a condition that poses risk in my family because my sister and I are both deaf. I therefore, face a health risk of blindness in the future. Diabetes has a strong relation with blindness. Meningitis on the other hand, is connected with deafness. In this respect, aging and genetic inheritance are the main risk factors that are likely to determine my state of health in the future. Some others risks that I can manage with positive health choices include high blood pressure, diabetes, high or ...

Abstract

In the last century, the knowledge of molecular biology has increased, opening new opportunities for addressing different diseases that have been affecting all populations. Before, genome and proteomic studies were seen as complicated field due to inability to get significance understanding of disease components at the molecular level. However, with the expansion of molecular biology, different techniques and tools have been developed to aid diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In this study, these tools have been investigated to understand how the knowledge on molecular diagnosis helps in detection and treatment of diseases. This study focused on the application of ...

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Acknowledgements

This project paper demonstrates the integration of the knowledge I acquired from the courses in Master of Health Administration and Leadership Program and the collaborative application with this project’s community partner, MidMichigan Health to improve the community health in Gratiot County, Michigan. I am thankful for getting this valuable opportunity to work with a large healthcare organization.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents who worked really hard to financially and emotionally support me in pursuing further education overseas. They comfort me every ...

Chronic disease can be defined as a long-lasting state that can be controlled, but that which there is no cure. Chronic diseases can affect anybody throughout the world. Chronic disease has been recorded to be the main source of deaths and disability in many nations worldwide. Sick role is a term used in the medical field in relation to sickness, and the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the affected (Sartwell 1952)
Diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases that affects a large number of people worldwide, and thus encounters with diabetes patients is always common. Persons suffering from this disease ...

Question 1: environmental health

- What were the main themes that first emerged after the spill?
The first themes from the newspapers that were covered touched on the chemical spill from Kooragang Island Orica Plant. They all touched on the chemicals that were spilt at the plant and the area in which the chemical covered. The carcinogenic chemical exposure was communicated to the residents of the area three days after the event took place (Johnson 2011, p. 1). According to all the articles, the chemical that glided on seventy homes in the area for half an hour was hexavalent chromium (Fairfax Media ...

The aging population of the baby boomers and chronic diseases has increased the need of health care services. The baby boomer effect describes any person who was born between 1946 and 1964(Gott & others, 2011). Most of the ageing health care personnel such as physicians, nurses and pharmacists belong to the baby boomers demographics in the United States. Also, the looming labor shortage is facing the healthcare industry in the coming years especially nurses, physicians and pharmacists. For example, the nursing profession is facing the biggest challenge of retaining young employees. Furthermore, it is estimated that more than fifty-five ...

Discuss the impact of chronic medical conditions on adolescents (12-18 years) and identify ways of promoting resilience or positive development.

Introduction
Many adolescents live out their daily life suffering from a chronic illness. This can be both physical and mental. Chronic illness can become an emotional burden on an adolescent’s life, which can lead to negative impacts on an individual’s psychosocial and cognitive development before they reach early adulthood. An adolescent is a person from the age of 12-18 years old. Chronic illnesses within an individual between 12-18 years old can have negative impact on the psychosocial wellbeing. This paper will analyze the social, psychological, psychosocial, and cognitive growth influences of chronic illness in adolescents.
Adolescents who ...

The health care sector is responsible for offering quality health care that is efficient, effective, timely, accessible, equitable and patient centric. This can be achieved only when the players in the health care sector interact and have goals which are aligned to deliver quality services. The health care sector is guided by policies which control the interactions of the players in the health care sector. Health care policies should be evaluated occasionally to ensure that they are effective in promoting quality health care. This essay considers policy decision regarding the reimbursements Nursing Practitioners (NPs) receive from Medicare, Medicaid and ...

Abstract

New advances in medical science and technology have decreased the global burden of disease. However, low-income countries lack the necessary resources to provide for the healthcare needs of all their people. E-health systems have the potential to help low-income countries tap into the richer healthcare resources of more affluent countries, by providing cost-effective tools that can link them to global data management banks, clinical decision support organizations, and care-at-a-distance programs. However, to be effective, these resources must be used with care. The first step in prioritizing healthcare resources is to estimate the burden of disease. High-income countries have reliable ...

Writing and Communication in Health Science: Chronic Disease and the Internet

This article dated 24th March, 2010 offers perspectives concerning chronic disease and the internet. The authors Susanna Fox (2010) and Kristen Purcell (2010) are both research specialists attached to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. It would appear that the researchers’ aim was to show a relationship between chronic disease and internet as it pertains towards accessing information that would enhance their quality of life when living with these conditions.
Topics covered included Americans with chronic disease profile, chronic disease footprints, internet access by condition; demographics of chronic disease, family status related to chronic disease; the effects of ...

Abstract
Every society has its own share of health risks and they eventually carry with them sociological implications. They range from social dysfunctions such as domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS towards hazards in the community which include pollution of the atmosphere by toxic substances; gases and odor from carcasses. Recent studies have shown where even road accidents are community health concerns. As such, in truly conducting a Community health assessment all of these contributory factors ought to be considered in the process. Various changes in the environment also carry with them a number of health disruptions. Earthquakes; flooding; ...

One of the best ways to know whether a certain food is high or low in a particular nutrient is to make the best use of Daily Value. Low does not necessary imply bad while high does not necessarily imply good. That is why it is important to know which nutrients are needed most and which nutrients are least needed in a particular serving. 5 and 20 Rule has been found to be the best rule of thumb (Abrams and Hawthorne, 2012). The terms “low” and “high” in the context of nutrients need to be well understood. The Daily ...

Goal: Increase the availability, quality and effectiveness of health intervention programs constructed to mitigate obesity, chronic diseases and enhance health and improve quality of life.
Objective: Increase the amount of community-based stakeholders and organizations, such as public health services, NGOs and state-funded organizations that provide primary prevention services of obesity and other chronic diseases in the following area:

Physical Activity

The fight against obesity and poor health require more than improved patient care experience, reduced cost and improved population health for patients with obesity and poor health. Clinical interventions alone are not sufficient to mitigate obesity and improve the health of ...

A health system entails all programs, institutions, resources, procedures and personnel that are used by a country to meet the health needs of its citizens. The essence of a health system is to promote and restore the health of the population (WHO, 2014). Furthermore, an efficient health care system is always committed to the provision of quality care services to the citizens. According to Amce (2014), health systems vary from country to country. However, we have common elements like training of the physicians, robust funding, policies, health informatics and medical logistics.
According to Kalisch (2014), the Australian health system ...

Why I choose AcuCare Centre?

As a part of the field assignment, I visited the AcuCare Centre, 12133 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL33025. I choose this particular place for my assignment, as I wanted to know about the method of “healing through touch”, as I would call it. Reiki is an alternative medicine that is sought by many for stress and chronic diseases. My aunt is particularly supportive of the center and has recommended it to me. She has sought alternative medicine to treat her migraine problems. She found allopathic medicine ineffective and replete with side effects.

Initial impression of the center:

On entering the center, there was a ...

Abstract

The United States health sector continues to record more cases of breast cancer among women. The incident rates of breast cancer vary considerably with racial and ethnic categories, with Asian women reporting lower rates. Healthcare practices, lifestyle, and risk factors associate with the high prevalence of breast cancer among Asian women (Gomez, Quach et al., 2010).
Purpose: The objective of the study was to determine factors associated with the high prevalence of breast cancer among Asian women.
Methods: The study used correlation quantitative study design. A group of 200 Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2010 and 2013 ...

Alcohol drinking is a much debated subject in the medical world. While alcohol is generally considered to be have many negative effects, literature have begun to surface, proving that it has many advantageous effects as well. This paper aims to illustrate both the negative and positive effects of alcohol drinking.
There is very strong evidence that alcohol, especially in the cases of heavy drinking, could cause one or many of the following diseases. These include several forms of cancer, most especially in the liver, pancreatitis and alcohol withdrawal syndrome, among others. It could also cause fetal brain damage when ...

Introduction

Currently, health care providers and policy makers in the United States of America are grappling with dramatic changes in the health care system. One of the major concerns is a protracted shortage of care providers, more so in primary care. Many experts advised that advanced practice nurses ought to play more considerable role in addressing the shortage of care providers. There have been dissenting voices suggesting that using advanced practice nurses to meet the deficit in care providers is rather inappropriate. With reports suggesting that physicians are shying away from careers in primary care, the future is grim at best. ...

Define Advance Practice Nursing in the state of California.

Advance practice nursing (APN) refers to the level of nursing that utilize high comprehensive skills, knowledge and experience in offering nursing care, United States. (2007). APN refer to registered nurses who gain specialized skills in offering expert nursing care who have master’s degrees in nursing. Advanced practice nurses include; certified nurse mid-wives, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. Their mandate is to offer advanced or expert nursing services. These specialized or advanced nurses are registered and certified to practice by the California State Board of Registered Nursing. They provide expert services that include; consultations, direct patient ...

Now days there are many diseases that are spread worldwide. Among these diseases, there are some which have become chronic. These chronic diseases if not administered on time results in many severe problems. There are many types of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and many more. These all disease if prevented in its initial stages then they can be recovered, if not treated on time leads to numerous problems and health hazards.
Among these chronic diseases, one is the obesity. Obesity is very common and long prevailing disease. Obesity means one who gets overweight and ...

Introduction

Quality of life is the quality of an individual’s daily life indicates the assessment of quality of wellbeing and lack of wellbeing. Wellbeing of a person maybe in terms of physical and psychological aspects. In healthcare, health related quality of life (HRQL) is the assessment which shows how the wellbeing of an individual may be affected in the future by any disease, disorders or disabilities. This paper is a concept analysis of health related quality of life in young people who are suffering with chronic illness. Concept analysis is a way of deriving conceptual hierarchy from a collection of objects and their ...

Are Fast Food Outlets in Hospitals Ethical?

Hospitals are defined to be places where the ill or sick or infirm individuals are supposed to get well in order to return to their life before they got sick. However, today, one notices that there are many fast food outlets mushrooming around hospital premises, and sometimes within hospital premises! This short paper posits that having fast food outlets around or within hospital premises is unethical, and should not be practiced.
Fast food outlets are known for serving high-calorie, high-sugar and high-cholesterol food. There is evidence already that those who regularly patronize fast food outlets are at risk ...

Introduction: Genetic mutations are associated with changes in the genomic sequence that are the main cause of diversity among organisms. The changes in genetic sequence can occur at any instance and are known to have different consequences. Mutations are often associated with a change that affects the nucleic acids in most organisms. Nucleic acids are considered as the building blocks of DNA. On the other hand, DNA are associated with the storage of information that is transferred to the offspring during reproduction. Mutations are associated with diversity and considered as an essential part in evolution. Genetic mutation is considered to ...

Introduction

Physician shortage is an issue that contributes to the reduction in quality of healthcare. A reduction in the number of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists reduces access to direct healthcare. Certain factors have influenced the need to have technology in healthcare. For instance, the population growth is increasing at a high rate. The aging population is increasing and this is resulting in the increase in demand for healthcare services, which implies an increase in the need for medical staff. The aging population is highly affected by chronic diseases and illnesses such as heart diseases and strokes. According to Spekowius and Wendler ( ...

GLECKMAN STUDY

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA
Health care system in America is unique compared to those of the advanced industrialized countries. It does not have a uniform health system, has no universal health care coverage, and recent legislation mandating coverage is not yet implemented fully. U.S. health care system can be best described as a hybrid system. Rather than operating as a national health service, it operates as a single-payer national health insurance system, or a multi-payer universal health insurance fund. Programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Veterans Health Administration contribute almost 60-65% of the health care provisions ...

Giving a special care to individuals, families, and society as a whole to help them recover from a health problem of different types is the basics of nursing. Love and affection which gives the patient hope and emotional boost is one very important component of the healing process of a patient (Enelow & Kursmark, 2010). Special training is given to ensure quality delivery of the care services as it also involves administration of drugs when the physician is away, handling of wounds and emotional well being of the patient. With training and advanced studies, qualified nurses are licenced to set up their own clinics ...

- Introduction
Amayatakul writes that “electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient’s medical history from one practice. An EMR is mostly used by providers for diagnosis and treatment (Amayatakul, 2012, p.19).” This indicates that Electronic medical records will act as a supplement to nurse practitioners in that healthcare service will be efficient, which will be beneficial to both the patient and the staff members (Anderson, 2005, p.123). In addition, a nurse practitioner need electronic medical record as a way of keeping track of the patient’s past records. This will help the ...

QUESTION ONE:

This video mainly entails the treatment of the chronic diseases at the old age and the care given with respect to these diseases. It also gives more emphasis on the difficulties which patients experience at their old age which further leads to the death. The case gives a reflection of the main difficulties and complications at the old age which makes the old people not able to enjoy their life. The video gives the progress of the processes towards the end of their lives.
In the video the old people are seen struggling with the heart related diseases making ...

(Name of Professor)
SmokingSmoking is considered as one of the health risk factors that could result in the development of chronic diseases. The use of tobacco has been described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a risk for increasing deaths and the growing prevalence of lung and heart diseases. There are different causes why smoking could adversely affect the body’s normal function and alter its healthy state. As a consequence, there are significant effects produced by smoking to the body. While smoking is considered to be a behavioral health risk factor, it is highly preventable. It is ...

Discussion questions

The core of shared governance is partnership and partnering support. Many healthcare organizations are implementing shared governance to expand empowerment and partnership within the organization. Discuss ways in which shared governance enhances employee satisfaction. Describe ways in which shared governance may influence patient outcomes.
Shared governance empowers employees by enabling them to exact more control over their work (Barden et al., 2011). This in turn enhances employee satisfaction and in health care settings translates into improved patient outcomes. Employee satisfaction is the outcome of the process via which an employee appraises his or her relationship with an organization. ...

New advances in medical science and technology have decreased the global burden of disease. However, low-income countries lack the necessary resources to provide for the healthcare needs of all their people. E-health systems have the potential to help low-income countries tap into the richer healthcare resources of more affluent countries, by providing cost-effective tools that can link them to global data management banks, clinical decision support organizations, and care-at-a-distance programs. However, to be effective, these resources must be used with care. The first step in prioritizing healthcare resources is to estimate the burden of disease. High-income countries have reliable ...

The USA is currently ranked among the countries with the high number of aging population in the world. However, the presence of aging population comes with consequences and a responsibility to the state and the society in entirety. Principally, the aging population is associated with myriads of limitations ranging from healthcare to the higher dependency level. Thus, the aging population does not command the power and energy to produce positively to the economy of a country. Ideally, the broader societal views have shaped the old age policies in the USA, and this becomes the backbone of the essay. Principally, ...

Introduction

The beer industry in the United States is a multi-billion venture estimated to generate about $137 billion dollars annually. Besides, it is estimated that the United States consumes about 7.3billion gallons of alcoholic products annually. Nonetheless, the potential of growth in the industry can be harnessed through taking advantages of the opportunities that abound in the market but also being mindful of the imminent threats that threaten stability and growth of the industry.

Opportunities

Potential for the industry to expand globally and exploit consumption in the emerging markets
The U.S beer market is tough for new entrants; however, international evolution ...

Insomnia

Introduction
Insomnia is the condition in which sleep disorder takes place and reduces the tendency to fall sleep. It also effects the duration that an individual is required to stay asleep in order to stay healthy. This condition occurs due to the daytime sleepiness, anxiety and depressed mood. However, scholars have also argued that the frequency of inadequate lifestyle can be a cause of the increasing rate of insomnia. It is observed that the occurrence of insomnia can range from short-term, long-term and periodic basis, and can result in life threatening situations if it is left untreated (Bonnet & Arand, ...

The program design on the evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention focused on the state of the chronic disease. It was intriguing to learn that the effect of the chronic diseases has been appreciated to a negligible extent by the society and the various health institutions in relevance to the severe social and economic impact on the population (Fuster & Kelly, 2010, p. 26).The chronic disease is a national problem and as a result, consideration was in regards to the entire population from kids to the elderly, women to males. Chronic illnesses account for 60% of the total ...

Yoga, A holistic approach to chronic health condition: A review of literature

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of leading causes of mortality and morbidity around the globe with its clinical presence affecting the economics of most developed nations. Hypertension, chronic low back pain, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and depression are all lifestyle related health conditions which can be easily prevented. Based on current evidence, chronic psychological stress is associated with glucose intolerance, hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidaemia which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (Bali. 2013).
Based on recent evaluation on complimentary and alternate treatments that are associated with the psychosocial factors of chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. ...

Healthcare ip

The developed nations or the high-income countries in the 21st century offer national and universal health care based on their health policies and laws. However, the United States of America as the superpower, on the other hand, does not have any universal health care programs to the citizens. One primary reason that explains the scenario is that the U.S. has a more expensive system of health care than the other OECD countries. The per capita expenditure that the U.S uses on health care is the highest among the OECD countries. Considering the health care expenditure of the other developed ...

In the presentation titled “Emotions Stress and Rate of Telomere Shortening: Are Our Cells Listening to Us?” Dr. Elissa Epel from the University of California (UCTV) department of psychiatry shows that stress speeds up the aging process at a genetic level. She chose to use caregivers in this case mothers with children suffering from a chronic condition in her study because they are prone to stress in their work. She focuses on how cell aging specifically on stress, thoughts and lifestyle in addition to addressing gene expression and restoring resiliency. Her major assertion is that when cells divide some ...

Medicare and Medicaid

The current paper aims to discuss the prevalence of Medicare and Medicaid and enlighten the influence of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the hospital system of the United States. Medicare offers the healthcare insurance to the individuals who are aged 65 years or more and have provided their services to country. Medicare also provides financial assistance to the young individuals with disabilities or chronic diseases. The program was originally initiated in accordance with the legislation of Medical Care Act in the year 1956 in order to provide financial assistance in healthcare services to the military personnel (Chan et al., ...

Part 1

Health Promotion Proposal: Elementary School Age Obesity
The goal of this project is to establish the major factors contributing to the increasing numbers of school-aged children been diagnosed with childhood obesity and its co-morbidities and recommend meaningful ways to stave off this alarming health problem in the present and future generations.

Interventions to Address the Goal

The role of the healthcare sector is to ensure the quality of health and wellbeing of every person in the society (Rice et al., 2013). Increasing numbers of obese children in the U.S. raise a health risk that requires quick intervention from health care stakeholders such as the ...

Caring for the Elderly

Diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s and cancer among other chronic diseases have become more prevalent to the older population. This has meant that the old have to receive the best medical care in order to beat the diseases. Even with the advent of medical technologies and medicine to treat these diseases, long term care among the old is necessary to ensure care. In the care facilities for the old, there are reports of abuse from the caregivers given that they face a number of challenges in administering care. Many people face difficulties taking care of the old and ...

According to a World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that one-third of the world’s population doesn't have regular access to vital medicines. More than 50% of populations in parts of Africa and Asia and more especially in India where the people lack direct access to the essential and most necessary drugs. Despite the fact that India has low drug prices, only a third of the population has access to essential medicines, and even fewer people would have access to these drugs with the introduction of pharmaceutical patents. Access to medication is a fundamental right for every human ...

Objective one

Data integrity to the ability of the data collected to be complete, accurate and consistent. In other words, the data remains unaltered and intact. The health records need to depict such characteristics for they serve a lot of purpose concerning detecting trends which in turn are used to implement policies and guidelines for improving health care practices (Perkins & Schmidt, 2012). The health records are electronic, and so there is need to update the information regularly to ensure accuracy. Therefore, the first policy is to provide the accurate identity of the patients either via their identity cards or driving licenses. ...

Introduction and overview

It is important for everyone’s optimal health to receive the proper balance of foods each day. This balance is determined by many factors but none more important than the intake of energy and several different nutrients. The basic categories of the food required include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, dietary fiber and vitamins. The most significant determinant factor for this food intake is the amount of calorie intake. This is mainly because a number of chronic diseases and obesity are associated with increased cholesterol intake (Kliegman, 2016). Actually going through and counting and assessing my daily intake was a revelation ...

Smoking is a widely prevalent hazardous habit that can predispose the smoker and the nearby passive smokers to a number of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiopulmonary disorders. One third of the world population are smokers. There are more than 1 billion male smokers and 250 million female smokers. Smoking rates are higher in industrialized countries, when compared to developing countries. Nevertheless, the phase of increase in smoking rate is higher in developing countries, while decreasing rates were observed in developed countries. According to World Health Report, smoking accounts for 3 million deaths annually ("Smoking Statistics", 2016).
According to ...

There is a dramatic change in the demands and needs of the health care system and debates arise whether the current health care system has become a market failure and whether government intervention is needed in order to address the current health care reform needs. At the onset, this author believes that the current health care system is not a complete failure, however, it is flawed that can be corrected through proper legislative reforms that will address the current needs of the health care system. The cost of health care services is rising, and this has a chilling effect on the ability of ...