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Health people is a program under the office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion that provides 10-year national goals based on science and evidence to improve the health of all U.S. citizens. With this regard, the Healthy People 2020 was launched on December 2, 2010; it has for main goals aimed at improving the health status of the nation by 2020 and ensuring all Americans live long healthy lives (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2017). One of the goals from the Healthy People 2020 that will have the greatest impact on my community is the first goal ...

Health professionals have recognized and embraced the importance of tailored health messages and health campaigns that are based on social support groups that target populations and help to reduce the gaps in delivering health information to different groups. In the attempt to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in developing countries such as Uganda, study findings indicate that issues such as perception of risk, individual knowledge, attitudes and emotions, and policy issues have been critical in the HIV-related campaigns that seek to promote behavioral change (Kaufman, Cornish, Zimmerman, & Johnson, 2014). In addition, the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country remains ...

Business Plan to Pitch to Investors

Business plan to Pitch to Investors

Service station gloves are essential in ensuring that motorists are protected from the bacteria. Yeast, animal bacteria and vegetable bacteria, which are found on these gases pump handles. The introduction of clear gloves that are easily disposable and available in gas stations will make sure that customers are not harmed by bacteria as the gloves will be disposable. The external environment surrounding this business venture is both supportive and challenging. With increased sensitization of customers through advertisements, brochures, placards, and billboards placed near service stations, the customers will tend to gravitate towards adopting ...

The main research question in the paper understands the level of middle management staff applied in the private sector companies in the eastern province. Such empowerment includes some dimensions including skill, administrative and psychological dimensions meant to empower the middle managers (Feuille, & Voos, 1997). The central research question is important in the paper because it helps to give a wider understanding on the issue of empowering the middle managers of an organization and how doing so helps to spur growth the company (Rosenbaum, 2006). The middle managers in companies play a great role in ensuring that the junior employees ...

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The groundbreaking period of the Harlem Renaissance marked a luxuriant phase in the U.S history. The development of African American arts and culture from 1920 to 1930 was caused by the set of several socio-economic and cultural processes that affected the entire country and concentrated in one place, Harlem. The tremendous amount of literature, music, and visual arts celebrating the African American culture contributed significantly to the country’s art history. During the early 1920s, Harlem became the destination of migrants, growing African American middle class, and highly educated individuals. At the same time, despite the growing evolvement of ...

I. Components of the Family Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act that was signed in 1993 aims give employees some time-off from their work. This is to give them more time to spend with their families, care for a sick family member or even to recuperate from their own health concerns without having to give up their employment. The key components of the FMLA are that employed men and women are given up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work. The following could be the reasons to file for a medical leave under the FMLA, ...

Globalization is defined as a social, economic, and political process that makes it easier for people, goods, ideas and capital to travel around the world at an unprecedented pace. Globalization makes the world look and feel much smaller. It can be also described as a process of complex interconnections between various societies, cultures, individuals and institutions that happens worldwide. Though globalization itself is not absolutely new and novel, its rapid development is mostly associated with the introduction of new modern technologies. Very often globalization is considered to be a modern or very contemporary phenomenon, and is associated mostly with ...

Values Clarification and Ethical Legal Case Analysis

Values Clarification Values dictate the way people function both personally and professionally. In nursing practice, having clear values is essential in achieving moral competence (Jormsri et al., 2005). In completing the value clarification exercise, forty-two items were answered. Of these forty-two items, 15 responses were “mostly agree” and another 15 responses were “mostly disagree.” Six responses were “somewhat disagree”, three responses were “somewhat agree”, and the final three responses were “neutral.”

In a cluster that relates to issues raised by advanced technology, I had some agreements and disagreements. Giving extraordinary medical treatments to patients is essential, particularly when the ...

Introduction

Diabetes impacts the body’s capacity to secrete or utilize insulin, a hormone that regulates the level of sugars in the blood. Possible complications that occur due to diabetes include heart attack, cardiovascular disease, and kidneys failure. This research paper analyzes how diabetes impacts the human body.

Circulatory system

Diabetes contributes to the disposition of fats in the blood vessels over time. The fat deposits may inhibit blood circulation and result in hardening the blood vessels, a condition known as atherosclerosis. Baoge and Tao (2015) assert that atherosclerosis is a vital pathologic cause of cardiovascular disease. Also, inhibited blood circulation may ...

Literature analysis: “Trifles”

“Trifles” is a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell and it deals with the murder of John Wright. The play is about feminism because women protect one another although they seem to be dependent on their husbands. The main theme in the story is Mrs. Wright’s guilt and although it is not proven, it is implicated, bit the women still protect her. The characters in the story are: County Attorney, Henderson, the Sheriff, his wife, Mrs. Peters, Hale, a farmer who is a neighbor and his wife Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Wright is deprived of her name as are ...

Executive Summary

The modern business environment is characterized by the increased use of information technology and data comprise an essential component of the modern information systems. Database management systems are softwares that were developed with the objective of creating, storing and retrieval of data with ease. The database management systems commonly abbreviated as (DBMS) are software systems that can easily be updated with new information with ease. They have been essential in the use of information systems because they link the end applications with the end users of a database. Additionally, unlike the traditional methods of filing where data was easily ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

Self-efficacy is a potent and consistent construct that is relevant to performance and motivation. It has been used as a model of motivation in several applied contexts such as in health, education, occupation and other settings. Self-efficacy relates to the individual belief that one can perform a particular task or act in a certain way and exercise control over events (Sawyer, Peters, & Willis, 2013). This means it can be thought of as an aspect of hope or optimism. This is a critical determinant of behavioral change and thus self-efficacy and behavioral control are seen as synonymous constructs. Self-efficacy works ...

In the last years of the 1970s, there was global concern over the discovery of a deadly virus that resulted in outbreaks of a hemorrhagic fever in West Africa (Peters & LeDuc, 1999). The high rate of death and the contagious nature of the disease was a cause of concern to the international medical community and researchers combined efforts to discover the cause, etiology, effective therapies, and methods of control of what would come to be known as the Ebola virus. Although there have been few cases reported outside West Africa, the potential for the spread of the disease prompts ...

1. Introduction a. The outbreaks of the Ebola virus in West Africa have generated significant concern due to the high death rate and contagious nature (Peters & LeDuc, 1999). b. Differences in the fatality rates in Ebola infection over the last decades probably are a reflection of advances in diagnostic accuracy, proficiency in acute care stages, and identification of infection sources (Laupland & Valiquette, 2014). c. Although cases are rare and primarily confined to West Africa, there is concern of a possible pandemic secondary to ease of international transport of contaminated people and goods. d. The transmission is through blood and ...

1. The patient is diagnosed to have congestive heart failure. This is a heart disorder resulting to pulmonary vascular congestion with a reduced cardiac output. Among the diagnostic symptoms of the disorder include pulmonary complications, such as pulmonary edema, obstructive sleep apneas and pleaural effusions (Figueroa and Peters 2006). It is also characterized by the main symptoms of orthopnea, fatigue, dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and peripheral edema (Grimshaw, Khunti and Baker, 2001), which are all present in the clinical symptoms presented by the patient Mabel. During the exacerbation of the congestive heart failure, the patient will benefit from continuous ...

Introduction

The website presents several clip from the Bureau of Land Management provide information on expected behaviour from public sector employees. There are several examples given about unethical behaviour from public sector employees. This will paper will discuss two stories of Outside business and Bribes.

A Story of Outside Business

The video presents a government official using government facilities and official time for outside business. It is clear that the government employee has an outside business of real estate agent and she uses government property and official time to perform her outside business. The employee shown in the clip uses official time of lunchtime to ...

The promotion and disease prevention practice and policies continue to increase with the primary aim of supporting reasonable and sensible decision-making in health sectors. In most cases, they merge research findings with information that meets the wishes and needs of the targeted populations (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Diabetes affects over 26 million people in the United States. The National Diabetes Prevention Program is a program in the U.S. that is largely aimed at addressing the problem of diabetes through prevention measures. According to the CDC estimates, nearly 1 in 10 American adults has diabetes and ...

Several factors affect consumer behavior in different international markets. The market used for selling the products in the Chinese market is heavily influenced by factors such as demographics and psychographics. Demographics include factors such as age, income, occupation, education, gender, and geographical locations of the buyers. The ability of the consumers to buy the product will be affected by their levels of education, which influence their rates of understanding of the product on sale (Pagoso, Rosemary, and George, 209). Similarly, age also affects the levels of understanding and the rate at which consumers prefer using a given product. Some ...

Creativity Fails: How To Wreck The Housing Market

On June 5, 1995, at 11:50 A.M., in the East Room at the White House, President Bill Clinton delivered his speech “Remarks on the National Homeownership Strategy”, in which he stated: “The goal of this strategy, to boost home ownership to 67.5 percent by the year 2000, would take us to an all-time high, helping as many as 8 million American families across that threshold” (Peters, G., & Woolley, J. T., 1995). To facilitate such goal, President Clinton eliminated regulatory barriers and stimulated the financial sector to find creative ways of increasing home ownership of low-income Americans (Rajan, 2010, p. ...

Section one: Nike, Products and Competitive Information

History of Adidas Nike, Inc. was founded as Blue Ribbon in 1964 by Bill Bowermnan and Phil Knight and has over the years made significant progress in both local and international markets since it took the name ‘Nike’ in 1978 (Peters, 2009, p. 1). The company has its headquarters in Washington County, Oregon and deals in footwear and apparel, sports equipment and other recreational products. The fact that Nike’s products have been endorsed by prominent personalities such as Michael Jordan has made it famous in global arena (Ros, 2011, p. 2). Nike engages in products designs, developing, manufacturing ...

Introduction

The movement from a certain state to another is known as a transition. The informal transitions are part of an individual’s daily life. An example of an informal transition is a movement from home to school or to work. In addition, the formal transitions are part of the individuals’ experiences. For example, a formal transition between institutions, a movement from home to a certain health institution. Another formal transition is the movement from early childhood education to school. Particularly, one of the major transitions is the transition from home to work or to school. The main reason of ...

A case study is viewed as a research methodology or basic strategy that has been scrutinized in the past as lacking rigor as well as objectivity when compared with other research methods. But there are certain times that a case study can be a useful tool for the preliminary part of the research. It is in these times that the case study can be viewed as an important marketing staple that can be used for many varied reasons (Rowley, 2002). As an example, a business can use a case study to demonstrate how their product or service has been ...

Attraction can be attributed to many different factors that are intertwined and it determines how we tend to choose our potential mates. We are all likely to look at different factors when judging an individual’s level of attractiveness and one of these factors is someone’s voice. The pitch of voice is closely related to one’s hormonal levels and therefore people use it as an indication of dominance, fertility, as well as attractiveness. Both men and women tend to judge someone as either attractive or not just by hearing the sound of their voice even without seeing ...

Adolescent pregnancy is one family planning issue that is being addressed by initiatives under the Healthy People 2020. Adolescent or teen pregnancy is defined as pregnancy in females aged 19 years or younger (UMMC, 2011). Baseline figures show that in 2005, there were 40.2 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls between 15 and 17 years old and 116.2 pregnancies for every 1,000 girls between 18 and 19 years old (ODPHP, 2016). This issue needs to be addressed because of the physical, social, and economic consequences to young girls, their children, their families, and society. Teens have a higher ...

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady is a novel by Willa Cather that was published in 1923. It is a pure classic by all means at it captured the dynamics of a vastly changing society. The period between the late 19th century and early 20th century was characterized by tussles for power, World War I and a serious redefinition of gender roles and culture. For the first time, the debate about slave trade was reaching a climax, with a new rejuvenation of the blacks and a hope that they will be able to vote within a very short time. The changes were ...

This project concentrated on the collection, analysis, and review of data based on the needs assessment that explored the benefits of reducing LOS/excess days. The information under analysis emphasized on finding the issues affecting this problem. The target population included all the major stakeholders at the facility, such as the hospital administrator, patients, physicians, and nursing staff. The data collected focused on the needs assessment of LOS as a healthcare issue and all associated factors. Some of the healthcare needs earmarked for further interpretation included the social-economic impact of LOS/excess days on patients, the hospital’s take on the ...

Management and Leadership

Business Management and Leadership In order to meet the requirements of the given task, I would highlight two aspects of leadership and then incorporate them into my personal leadership development plan. Although there are several qualities of a leader and a leader serves to provide the right direction to its followers whenever and wherever necessary, I will focus on two main areas of leadership which are motivation and transformational leadership.

There could be several ways to provide an explanation for the term motivation. However, the very basic idea about motivation is that it is a driving force which basically ...

Introduction

Studies on psychology and cognition have shown that a child’s language has a great impact on his/her ability to regulate his emotions and behavior. In order for two people to understand and share meaning with one another, a clear ground should first be laid out to avoid misunderstandings. A study involving 120 children aged 18 months to 4 years old showed that participants who had superior language skills expressed less anger upon reaching 4 years old (Roben, Cole, & Armstrong, 2012). Most children in their early stages learn to use language as a means of self-expression and self-regulation, because ...

Introduction

The USA is now witnessing one of the highest income disparities in its history. Rich people are getting richer while poor people are getting poorer. One of the main challenges for the government is to ensure more equitable wealth distribution among the population. One of the most discussed techniques in recent years is “minimum wage”. Minimum wage in the USA is currently $7.25 per hour and a multi-year long debate between the Republicans and Democrats is going on upon the issue of increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 (Peters). This has become a major issue of political tussle between ...

Personal is Political

Social issues that are often classified as "women's issues" such as reproductive rights, violence against women, and balancing child rearing and employment transcend the individuals and become societal concerns. "The personal is public" was a frequently used feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970's (Peters and Wolper 115). The women consciousness-raising groups that were popular during this time was not for personal support and comfort but rather a formality of public deed to evoke political change regarding domestic violence, childbearing, and unsafe working conditions(Peters and Wolper 115). Such political issues referred as "women's issues" is an ...

Mental illnesses are the mental disorders that cause changes in a person’s thinking, emotion, and behaviour. The illnesses are likely to cause problems to a person’s social and work functioning (Parekh, 2015). There is inadequate knowledge and skills on how to deal with people with these disorders. The involvement of mentally ill people in the criminal justice system continues to increase, which raises concern for administrators, policy makers, and treatment providers in the justice system. This is one area that requires change and people to be more educated on the subject. I had a chance to work ...

Psychopathologies, also known as psychological disorders have become a growing concern in the society. The more modernized the world becomes, the greater the need of illuminating just how necessary it is to try to understand the roots of mental illness and situations that may cause mental disturbance. The media has played a great role in trying to bring out case studies in form of documentaries, television series, movies and even books and stories. However, there is still much more to be done in terms of creating awareness when it comes to these mental diseases, which by the way can ...

The most important element of a PR Management team is to understand the environment and the business dynamics that the company, and to be able to proactively create communication and interactions that create a positive image of the company and in essence avert a crisis situation in an amicable manner in a business changing environment or any social issues that may hamper the image of the company (Hill, 2016). In an article by Peters, M. & Silverman, E. R. (2016), on the Big Business Speaking Up on Social Issues, in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), clearly showcase a PR issue ...

Abstract

The success of any particular company is dependent on a number of factors which are vital and key in the operations of the company. While there are many sectors involved in the running of a company, it is important that the leadership of the organization try to ensure that all the sectors are operational. For instance, every department in a company should work together as a team in order to achieve the goals and missions of the company. If each department works on its own, then company will have few chances of achieving its missions. This paper will analyze ...

It is estimated that one out of every five deaths in America is thought to be associated with the use of tobacco and smoking is believed to be the leading cause of premature death in this country (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). Aside from the emotional trauma, the monetary cost for the years between 2009 and 2012 are believed to be between $289 billion and $332.5 billion which include figures for lost productivity of workers in addition to expenses for medical care. Smoking, drinking alcohol, and the inappropriate use of legal and illegal drugs impacts society ...

Background and key players

In 1919, the city of Boston faced an unusual situation where its police department went on an indefinite strike demanding the right to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor and for enhanced remuneration. In the decade before, the Boston Police Department’s officers received reasonable remunerations up to $1400 per year. The salaries graded according to the rank and position of the individual. The economic conditions were supportive for police officers to lead a reasonable lifestyle. However, all of that changed with the First World War. The years immediately following the end of the war were particularly hard ...

Shintoism and Buddhism in Japanese History

Before the spread of today’s religion, the early civilizations had different views as to how they could explain the things around them. Some would say it is the work of spirits who dwell upon plants, animals and inanimate objects while others believe in the intervention of divine beings who created the world prior to mankind. While some of these early beliefs have been forgotten in favor of newer religions, there are countries where early beliefs played heavily in the formation of the nation and even triggered a conflict to occur when a new religion was introduced to the ...

Introduction 3

Relationship between Remote Sensing and GIS 3 Increased Interest to Understand the Earth 4 Applications of Geographic Information Systems 5 Mapping Data 5 Proximity Analysis 6 Buffering 7 Finding Clusters 7 Finding the Nearest 7 Disaster Management 7 Crime Statistics 8 Archaeology 8 Health Management 8 Conclusion 9

References List 10

Geographic Information Systems The use of Geographic Information Systems has significantly transformed over the past ten years. GIS has brought the golden age of powerful information technology that enables people to store large sets of data. This technology has also expanded system memories, and the process is affordable to many. Initially, ...

Generalized Theories and Concepts to be used in the Case Study

Some of the key topics learned in this week’s lecture with reference to the case study of Pace (manufacturer of set-top boxes) are briefly defined and explained as follows: Culture: Hofstede, G. H. (1991) defines culture as the “collective programming of mind” that provides a base for the distinction between different cultures and ethnic groups. The role of Culture in Organizations: It helps employees to be aware of organizational goals and objectives and make their efforts aligned to those objectives. It directs employees to develop certain cultural values such as hard work, flexibility, loyalty, commitment, and excellence in ...

The play, Trifles, is one of the most significant literary works penned by the famous playwright, Susan Glaspell. The drama with its content and portrayal succeeds in leaving a very lasting impression on the audience. The playwright exudes her literary quintessence and raises a number of grave societal issues through this drama. A close scrutiny of this play would lead to a better understanding of the dynamics between Mrs. Wright and her husband who has met with his demise. The entire perspective is portrayed through the other characters who are engaged in conversations about the death. The audience comes ...

Definition of a bureaucracy

Bureaucracies have emerged in the modern world and can be found in private and public sectors of administration. They can be defined systems of leadership or government that are concerned with rules as well as order (Peters, 1995). Large numbers of people brought together by work or their jobs and, are, therefore, expected to be ruled in a certain manner that ensures an organization runs smoothly (Naidu, 2005). Thus, a bureaucracy helps in ensuring that a big number of people work together and that they are compatible with each other as their roles interplay with each other within a ...

HIV/AIDS

December 1, is World’s AIDS Day. At the initiative of the World Health Organization, for the first time, this date was marked as World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988. At that time, around 7 million people were infected with HIV. In 5 years there were already 14 million, today more than 36.9 million people in the world are living with HIV (“Global Statistics”). The first notice of new disease was placed in 1981 in the American weekly newspaper “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”. According to some scientists the human immunodeficiency virus derived from green monkeys immunodeficiency virus. ...

Thinking big and taking control of most of the space on the board is the key to win the GO game. The game rightly typifies the Chinese strategy of taking control of most of the market segment across the world. Unlike, GO that requires a broad long-term thinking, Chess concentrates on a single point. In other words, Chess teaches the importance of short-term alternative thinking skills. Also, the game of GO has the advantage of flexible thinking; flexibility is always advantageous for a world player like China that believes in understanding the local situations before exploring new opportunities. The ...

Introduction

Quite often, people who smoke tobacco are perceived to be at a higher risk of lung cancer and other conditions associated with the smoking of tobacco than the people who though do not smoke, live with smokers. However, this perception is not necessarily accurate. Individuals who are exposed to the smoke from a burning tobacco have equal or higher chances of developing conditions associated with tobacco-smoking than their counterparts who are active tobacco smokers. The smoke from a burning tobacco can be inhaled by a non-tobacco smoker involuntarily. This kind of smoke is referred to as a secondhand smoke ( ...

Sony Company

Profile and Background of the Sony Company

Sony Company is one of the world most popular companies when it comes to electronic. This is for the main reason that it provides unique devices. For an exceptionally long period, Sony Company has produced different gadgets. The wide variety of the gadgets produced by the Sony Company has been of significant use to the society. This is because machines make the lifestyle of the human beings simpler. The Sony Company was established in Japan with extremely minimal amount of money (Flugge, 2008, p. 95). However, the company has slowly matured from ...

ABSTRACT

Drug abuse has been a major issue since time in memorial. The effects and increased levels of crimes as a result of the drugs more so how they are smuggled in the prisons is what forms the basis of this paper. The paper therefore looks at what drug abuse involves, what facilitates the smuggling of drugs into prisons and the remedial factors put in place to solve this menace.

Prison life among all kinds of things is full of challenges and it requires to be handled with a lot of care. In the prison several inmates are convicted with different charges of ...