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A maverick pathologist, Frank Hancock, presents this theory to everyone. He came up with evidence supporting that ratsbane, arsenic trioxide, was what the Spanish government used to poison the colonists. Women carried it around to make them look sick and pale, but there were no women at Jamestown. So, Hancock found out that arsenic was used at rat poisoning. There were no black rats n the new world, they brought them on their ships with their wheat supply. Hancock read George Percy’s journal.

Since 1878, the US Public Health System has been collecting information on infectious conditions for the purpose of early identification and control of massive outbreaks, including, when necessary, instituting quarantines

After the Flexner report was released, which was an investigation into medical education, sponsored by Andrew Carneigne, Rockefeller funded improvements that were suggested by the report (Beck 2004). In 1909 Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission,the commission was a large player in the eradication of hookworm from the South by 1927 (Poole 2000). Thanks to the commission and Rockefeller, the life expectancy of those living in the South rose dramatically.

In the past few years there has been increasing discussion about how to provide adequate care for the increasing number of veterasn who are eligible for care through the Veterans’ healthcare administration (VHA). There are concerns is that the VHA is not providing the level of access, efficiency, and quality of care that veterans expect. Lee & Begley, (2016) suggest access to care for the veteran population may be resulting in poor health outcomes. In response to these concerns, the Veterans ' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act (VACAA) of 2014, also known as the Veterans Choice Act, was created to improve Veterans’ healthcare. The VACAA proposed to do this by expanding the number of options veterans have for receiving healthcare, by providing access for healthcare at non-VA care centers as well as providing for an increase in staffing at VA facilities (U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016).

In addition, diseases such as Hookworm and Malaria–brought to Latin America through colonisation and slavery–cause economic problems to this day. According to Hausmann (2009): “countries at a high risk of malaria grow 0.6 per cent slower than countries free from malaria”. Exports can be affected such as during the Cholera outbreak in Peru in 1991 which cost the fishing industry $800 million (Hausmann, 2009). It also increases healthcare costs and reduces worker productivity (Hausmann, 2009). Presently, resistance means that cheap medications for treatment of and protection from malaria are becoming less effective (Gallup et al., 2003, p.135). As

Sharp Healthcare, Scripps Mercy Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente are the major stakeholders in the San Diego healthcare market. The main competitor for Scripps Mercy Hospital is Sharp Healthcare, with both hospitals having around 25% of the inpatient discharge. Furthermore, Sharp has a slight edge over Scripps regarding the overall comprehensive care provided. Kaiser Permanente and UCSD Medical Center maintain approximately 10% of the market share (Tu et al., 2013).

In the early 1900’s medicine was making some steps closer into some great improvements for health and better understanding of the human body. Doctors with sufficient knowledge of the human body and cures for diseases and viruses were scarce. People were much more concerned with government and politics, than health and medicine, until one of the greatest and most grotesque lethal pandemics that’s struck the earth in human history. This pandemic the “Spanish Flu” spread so rapidly and had an extremely high mortality rate. This was caused by the close contact of humans and poor cleanliness and sanitation, and the host (virus) and the body taking harsh action

One in five American adults have experienced a mental health issue, and one in twenty-five Americans have lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also states studies show that individuals with mental health problems get better and may even recover completely, where they can continue living life healthily, with the help of treatments, services, and community systems. I, myself am one of the twenty-five.

The vulnerable people of Philadelphia were surrounded by endurable humidity and heat, during the terrible epidemic in the summer of 1793. Philadelphia had faced, many fever infected mosquitoes, and dry weather causing the historical event from the book Fever 1793. When reading this book, I learned many devastating and almost unreal historical facts about the yellow fever outbreak in 1793 which include the statistics, life during fever and symptoms, and lastly, cures for the fever. These serious and unpleasant facts are unbelievably real and they should be shared.

Mission: The Mission of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our Nation. The Commissioned Corps achieves its mission through three main points: 1) Rapid and effective response to public health needs; 2) Leadership and excellence in public health practices; 3) Advancement of public health science. Overall, the mission can be an indicator of the willingness of the organization to serve individuals as best as possible (http://www.usphs.gov/aboutus/mission.aspx).

This paper explores the federal legislative process, specifically in regards to House of Representatives’ Bill 1797 (H.R. 1797), formally known as the End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act. Information in regards to the legislative bill and process, including current and relevant legislative actions, proposed intent, and relevance to the fields of health care and nursing are examined and reviewed. The bill investigates the importance of education, research, and development of programing by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in regards to seventeen Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), as identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), and other rare, life-threatening diseases found throughout the world. As Representative Christopher Smith of New Jersey sponsors and defends enactment of the bill, information in regards to the relevance of Neglected Tropical Diseases in comparison to current health care concerns are reviewed. While the bill has failed in a previous Congressional Session, it is necessary to support the enactment of this and related legislature in order to not only protect the general public, but those healthcare professionals caring for individuals affected by these diseases.

An organization such as the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) is established to help Oregon hospitals understand how to best serve their unique communities, while continuing to reach state-wide goals. OAHHS currently has a primary goal of helping Oregon hospitals to reach the Triple Aim determined by healthcare reform: improving the quality of patient care and population health, while reducing the per capita costs. This type of organization completes ongoing analyses of their business, on a regular basis to ensure that they are communicating the most up-to-date information to the hospitals of their state. A SWOT analysis is one type on analysis that can help them to determine internal and external factors, including environmental and marketing challenges that may need addressed.

The Tuskegee syphilis experiment was an experiment conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service between 1932 and 197. In this experiment, the investigators recruited 399 African American share croppers infected with syphilis. Their purpose was to study the effects of the untreated disease. In 1932 the standard treatments for syphilis were toxic and it was questionable whether or not they actually worked. The goal, at the experiment’s beginning, was to determine if a patient was better off without such toxic treatments. The experimenters also hoped to develop effective methods of treating each stage of syphilis. They also hoped to be able to justify treatment programs for blacks. However, by 1947 penicillin became the new and effective medical

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation has twelve facilities across five different islands with 1,275 licensed beds. It consists of five regions: East Hawaii, West Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and Oahu. HHSC is listed as the fourth largest health system in the country and the fourth largest on the islands, outside of Oahu (www.hhsc.org, 2014). In addition, it is the only provider of acute care on Maui and Lanai. In the West Hawaii Region, HHSC operates two facilities, Kona Community Hospital and Kohala Hospital. Kona Community Hospital, opened in 1914, operates a 94 bed acute care facility with a fully operational 24 hour Emergency Room. The East Hawaii region operates three facilities. The largest facility is located in Hilo, with Ka’u being a

The American Plague, Molly Caldwell Crosby’s nonfiction novel, accounts the journey of yellow fever from an African virus to the remarkably deadly epidemic that shaped American history in an often overlooked way. Crosby’s novel aims to give insight to the historical impact of yellow fever in the Americas, especially the United States. The novel guides through the history of the titular “American Plague”, yellow fever, in three main parts: its height epidemic in the United States, specifically in Memphis, the Commission to find the cause and vaccine for it, in Cuba, and the effects and presence the epidemic has in the present.