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    Health has become an important factor in today’s society. More so in wealthy or more developed countries. Many more people can be seen performing in physical activities and engaging in exercise than in past years. Engaging in physical activities for better health has become more popular in today’s society for many reasons. Health promotion focuses on the individual keeping and maintaining, continuing to advertise and provide ways to keep healthy. Biomedicalization focuses more on curing the problem

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    Health disparities is the major differences in the health status involving different groups of people according to their age, race, cultural. Some groups of people have higher rates of certain diseases, more deaths and suffering compared to others. Health disparities are also the differences that arise in the delivery of healthcare and access to healthcare across different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. In spite of trying to have stable change and enhancement in the health of the United

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    Public Health is a broad field that offers many opportunities in the health field. I have always held a passion for the health field, and willingness to help people in need. My passion came about when I was in middle school and found out the tragic news of my grandfather being diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer. He was quickly emitted into the ICU given 2 weeks to live. The nurses who were taking care of my grandfather were comforting, and brought ease to not only my grandfather but my

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    students are seen as only learners and measured by that, I believe this affects their mental health negatively. It causes them to only focus on their academic achievements and how much they learned, instead of focusing on themselves and their sanity. When a student’s mental health is not at his or her best, they cannot properly learn. For this reason, my paper will focus on students advocating for their mental health as an important skill a college graduate should have, with the main basis coming from my

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    its impact on the public health and how this can be tackled through health promotion, therefore the role of the nurse will be explored in respect of the nursing contribution, especially primary care in community settings. The current national and international policies will be considered as a recognition of its impact to the public health, conjointly how these can support the nurse in delivering the health promotion. Finally, the implications for future for Public Health will be considered. The

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    Health considerations in DDR must link health interventions to the DDR process. They must incorporate human security, analyze key health concerns, and respond to the needs of the most vulnerable groups of ex-combatants. Major health concerns in DDR, among others, are chronic communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS, violence and injury prevention, and psychosocial support for mental health and substance abuse. However, health concerns vary greatly according to the geographical area of caseload and the dynamics

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    Public Health is a broad major that offers many opportunities in the health field. I have always held a passion for the health field, and willingness to help people in need. My passion came about when I was in middle school and found out the tragic news of my grandfather being diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer. He was quickly emitted into the ICU given two weeks to live. The nurses who were taking care of my grandfather were comforting, and brought ease to not only my grandfather but my

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    Health & Health Care Disparities throughout the Region Plaquemines Parish The leading causes of death of residents in Plaquemines are heart disease and cancer. In addition, 15.6% of residents have been diagnosed with diabetes compared to the 12.3% state rate. Diabetes was identified as a community health issue, particularly among the uninsured, Black residents, and those living at the southern end of the parish. Also, 40.8% of residents are considered obese compared to the state rate of 31.7% Other

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    Mental health illnesses are just as serious to address as any other disease, and with this Amid 'Crisis, ' Senate Bill Seeks Boost Access to Mental Health Care outlines the recent legislation that is being drafted in order to improve Mental Health Care services. Through The Mental Health Reform Act, various measures would be in place to address the growing Mental Health Care concern. The bill would, “update state funding, improve mental health practices, and increase access to mental health care”

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    Better research on immigrant health and health outcomes would go a long way to shining a light on how to tackle these problems. The current debate in the research concentrates on social determinants of health such as acculturation, which of course influences a lot of other health and healthcare decisions made by immigrants. However, only focusing on social determinants of health undermines the importance of other factors that also heavily affect immigrant health in the United States. Specifically

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