The silent epidemic sweeping the nation today is credit card abuse. As prices of goods increase faster than average wages, American families slide deeper into debt. In the meantime, the banks are flourishing from their desire to buy now and pay later. It is amazing how a small piece of plastic can be so dangerous. Society today almost requires people to carry credit cards. In my opinion, credit cards are one of America’s family’s most underrated problems. One could assume the banks encourage
A healthy body tends to lead towards a higher quality of life and lower medical costs. Unfortunately, the United States’ population is suffering from an increasing epidemic of obesity. Ever since the 1970’s, obesity rates have more than doubled within adults and children (“Obesity in the U.S.”). Obesity is starting to be seen more and more in society, but it all starts with the individual deciding whether to become obese or not. Society defines being obese as having an excess of body fat; or in other
obesity epidemic that is sweeping the nation. With more food advertisements, bigger portion sizes, and Americans eating more calories than ever before; Linder makes his viewpoint very clear on how this is negatively affecting our nation. In his article “Fat of the Land”, Linder looks at all of the possible leading factors on who is to blame on the current situation in resulting of more than 60% of adults in America being overweight. The main contributing people to blame for the obesity epidemic is of
battle. Americans face so many issues; however, the most pressing of those issues are North Korean violence, dangerous environmental conditions, and the rapidly increasing drug epidemic. With North Koreans greatly expanding military capabilities, environmental issues that threaten our natural habitat, and a drug epidemic causing harm to thousands of people each year the United States is faced with major issues. We must evaluate what is happening and make a change. North Korea, a major problem and
enough responsibility for this horrendous epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Weintraub states that, “Parents -- not the fast food companies, not the government-- are in the best position to fight the epidemic of overweight children.” I agree that parents play a vital role in establishing healthy eating choices and exercise habits. However, I also strongly believe that fast food companies and the government should share the responsibility of keeping our nations children healthy. I suggest that a system
When the nation is facing a problem, we expect law makers to jump into action and save us through use of police officers, regulations, and new laws. We as citizens fail to see the price tag associated with fixing problems until there is a raise in taxes. In the United States there have been 183,000 overdose deaths related to opioid use between the years 1999-2015 (Opioid 2017). With such a prevalent epidemic sweeping the United States it is hard to believe that there is no solution. The fact is
five years in prison (Mato, 2016). Since the resurfacing of Pinky, approximately 80 deaths have occurred in the last 11 months, nine in Florida alone. There is fear that Pinky, Pink or U-47700 a synthetic opioid is sweeping the country. This problem has the potential to become an epidemic. In Florida, the Attorney General (AG) is set to ban U-47700. An emergency ban is in place. To date, nine people in Florida have died due to overdosing on Pinky (Mato, 2016). As a result, the AG signed an emergency
It is a widely recognized fact that childhood obesity, which is defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 95th percentile in children, is a continually growing epidemic in this country. There are several factors causing obesity, with poor diet and physical inactivity being two of the major contributors. The policy problem that will be addressed is the lack of access to healthy food in certain areas of the community. Addressing this problem will improve the health status of a
communities, societies, and the world. Some of these diseases were more catastrophic than others, however all are important to understanding how to prevent and prevail over these illnesses. One of the most preeminent diseases of our world today is the epidemic of AIDS. As a consistent killer throughout the world, AIDS has become an immediate concern to agencies and governments worldwide. In response, there are numerous international organizations that have been established to learn more about preventing
Fourth, global health should be a concern across all nations as there is more contact amongst people because of globalization diseases occurs at a faster rate. Globalization is defined as a modern phenomenon process by which countries and peoples are increasingly interconnected, integrated, and interdependent that occurred over centuries. (Andrews, 2010) Since the world is increasingly becoming interconnected, diseases can travel from nation to nation and it can cause a pandemic within a country. In