Public Health Vs Pubic Health

Hi Micquaya. When I think of mental health itself, I do not automatically think of people that are suffering from a psychological issue. Mental health to me is just your psychological status. Mental illness causes me to think a psychological issue. The two are not the same in my eyes. Mental health is just as important as physical health. Physical health is just the status but if I were to say a physical disability it is completely different. The ways to promote good mental health are numerous. Taking care of your body is definitely a good way. Many times our mental status is directly related to our physical health. I know for me, it is hard to think clear when I do not get enough sleep.

Mercury is a heavy metal with serious side effects like heart problems, digestive imbalance, loss of memory, breathing problems, ADD, depression, etc.

Mercury is an element that can be found in our environment through air, water and soil. Being exposed to constant levels of mercury may be detrimental to one’s overall health since it can impact the nervous, digestive and immune systems of human (WHO). In 1960, the demand of Mercury (Hg) increased significantly as it was needed in many commercial and medical practices, despite its high toxicity levels (dwivedi). Thus, the increase in mercury consumption was due to industrialization. Mercury should be gaining increased medical concerns as it can impact the lives of several classes of society. In Canada, it is found that the vast majority of marine mammals contain methylmercury (MeHg) (Laird). Methylmercury is highly more lethal than Mercury

As already stated, many other locations around the world are affected by mercury poisoning and contamination. For example, Canada and Japan have an extensive history of mercury poisoning, including neurologic symptoms and contaminated fish. These studies have has been documented since the 1950’s in these locations. In fact, the contamination became so problematic the Ontario health department formed a task force on organic mercury in 1972. Further, recent protesting throughout Toronto has asked for Canada to address the contamination of mercury. Findings revealed levels of mercury exceeding those of international standards and included the highest recorded mercury contamination among in the western part of the world. (CITE 6)

Growing up as a child, many children would watch cartoons and play video games, but I took an odd liking into watching videos about different mental illness. For the longest, I have been fascinated with the human mind; trying to figure out how it works. Entering into my adulthood, I became an individual who was an open vessel for people to dump their problems into. I get gratification out of being able to help people with their problems and see them with a smile on their face. Being a counselor's is not just making someone's day or listening to their problems, but it is also about spreading mental health awareness to other individuals. I selected the Mental Health Counseling program because one day I seek to become a Mental Health Counselor. Having a Mental Health Counseling degree, will

Mercury is a heavy metal from group 12 of the periodic table, along with Zn and Cd. Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed contaminant that can harm human and wildlife health. It is currently one of the most serious contaminants in water.

Mercury poisoning around the world spread dangerously into the waters and into foods that people ate, especially fish, creating not only health issues, but also environmental issues. Dietary exposure to methylmercury is the most common type of mercury exposure. Methylmercury is an organic form that is found in fish, contaminating them (Gerdes, 2006). Methylmercury was created when elemental mercury got into rivers, lakes, and oceans, therefore forming mercury poisoning in many types of fish. Even though fish contained many good vitamins, minerals, and protein, fish attracted methylmercury, which was extremely toxic to organ of the

1) How is public health financed in your state, province, or country? How does the current budget crisis impact Public Health and Community services in your area?

Mental-Illness is a very important to me because my family has a history of depression and bipolarism and a large chunk of my peers have symptoms of anxiety and or depression. Mental illness is commonly found in a developing child and starts to become a norm for them when they become an adult, this is why we need to stop mental disorders in the early stages. Therefore spreading awareness about teen depression is where to start and that is why I chose this subject.

Public health is an important aspect of human life and there is need for the healthcare practitioners to ensure that they give proper healthcare services to human beings in ensuring their protection. Public health is an art and a science mandated with the responsibility of preventing disease thereby prolonging life of an individual and promotion of the health through different health organizations, societies, public, and private (Aginam, 2005). The major part of public is dealing in the disease prevention rather than curing since the practitioners believe in the core principle that prevention is better than cure. Even though it gives much weight in the prevention, public health also assists in the treatment of various

The article “Our Preferred Poison” in the March 2005 issue of Discover magazine brings up the issue dealing with mercury poisoning. The author, Karen Wright, writes, “Mercury is unimaginably toxic and dangerous. A single drop on a human hand can be irreversibly fatal. A single drop in a large lake can make all the fish in it unsafe to eat.” This was the opening statement in the article which first grabbed my attention, because I had not thought mercury to be such a deadly substance. After all, it is used in thermometers, so I hadn’t thought it to be as fatally toxic as Wright claims it to be.

What differentiates medicine from public health?  There is not much difference between medicine and public health, other than public health is a federal program that is government administered while medicine is not federally administered yet it is by institutions. Imagine if a zombie apocalypse occurred, one would not know what might happen however, it is the role of the medical professional to be prepared at all times to work with patients one by one. Some might see the role of the medical professional as to prevent and treat diseases one life at a time as non essential since it is quite different from the public health professional. It appears that the public health professional prevents and treats diseases on a grander scale which would better accommodate a larger population at the time of a zombie apocalypse.

Mental health is as important as physical health. Mental health is a state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people and the ability to adapt to change to cope with adversity.

The first organic mercury compounds were studied in the 1800s, with serious incidences of methylmercury poisoning reported in 1865. Initial reports indicated a divergent symptoms associated with methyl mercury poisoning. The symptoms include: loss of coordination, tunnel vision, deafness, extremities, impaired speech and altered face sensation. Approximately a century later, contrary to the decreased methylmercury effects, the clinical picture re-emerged. Therefore, development of more harm to human health was suspected. However, international agreement to control pollution by mercury was not reached until 2009. According to the historical evaluations made, the effects of methylmercury toxicity such as forgetfulness, lack of coordination affected the research on environmental health (Bernhoft, R. 2011).

Public and community health both have a common goal which is to promote, preserve, and maintain health of individuals whether it is through entire population or group of individuals within a society. Personal health is universal term which is associated with an individual or a community that focus on health of individual(s). This paper discusses differences between public and community health along with its benefits and disadvantages. It also focuses on public health assessment as well as management of conflict by policy makers. Formation of public policy by using health assessments and finally, legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes and how it affects the community.