Health concerns

Health Concerns with Food In today’s society, children are at higher risk for unhealthy food consumption. The increase in unhealthy food consumption has led children to become obese, and it has produced the need for parents and schools to add healthier options to our daily diets. Furthermore, the reason for childhood obesity is widely due to the lack of nutrition that children are getting. In addition to the lack of nutrition, children are also becoming obese because “children are consuming more

control of their health and wellbeing. This is achieved through personal vitality aimed at creating an objective that summarizes one’s health and thus assist in improving their health. Therefore, through a holistic evaluation an individual is able to create a synthesis of their personal health across all aspects of wellness and thus get the possible actions they should take. As such, the holistic evaluation gives an effective measure of the overall vitality by a robust picture of one’s health, where it

San Diego Wildfires: Smoke and Ash Debris a Public Health Concern San Diego Wildfires The county of San Diego is a unique haven to hundreds of state and federally recognized endangered, threatened, or rare plant and animal species (The Nature Conservancy, n.d.). San Diego is also a territory with a long history of environmentally catastrophic wildfires. The Cedar and Witch Creek Fires are two of the most recent and notorious wildfires in California history for their degree of damage in terms of acreage

Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Concern Heather Gagnon 10/6/15 Sexual abuse is a major public health concern in our country that affects numerous men and women of all ages. According to LoveIsRespect.org, “Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don’t want to do. It can also refer to behavior that impacts a person’s ability to control their sexual activity or the circumstances in which sexual activity occurs, including oral sex, rape or

“nearly 20 percent of the nation’s children ages 6 to 11 and 18 percent of those 12 to 19 are considered obese” (Chandler, Seiss). Child obesity is a major concern for health advocates because obesity can lead to other health problems such as diabetes and heart issues. It is hard to think about children who have so many weight-related medical concerns at such a young age. For those reasons, there is, “a national effort to mobilize a generation that has been labeled the most sedentary in the nation’s history”

Malaria Malaria is a major public health concern due to the fact that more than half of the world’s population is currently at risk of developing this disease (WHO, 2015). The regions that are currently affected by the various species of malaria are essential in the analysis for the future global transmission rate. In other words, to utilize the information generated by the Hadley Centre global Climate Model (HADCM) 3 programs, we must first understand the characteristics and features of the regions

Childhood obesity continues to be a serious health concern. It can be attributed to many factors such as family lifestyle, income or socioeconomic background, and culture. According to the CDC (2015), “the percentage of children aged 6-11 in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12-19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period”. Obesity is a threat to future generations of

Hypertension continues to be a public health concern around the world. It affects around 40% of the global population (World Health Organization, 2013), and nearly one-third of adult Australians between 2011 to 2012 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013). Management of the illness commonly includes pharmacologic interventions and modification of lifestyle such as diet changes and exercise (de Moraes et al., 2015). In recent years, alternative methods, like the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Obesity epidemic still remains in the U.S., and obesity rates are rising around the world. It becomes a global public health concern. According to CDC Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity (47.8%) followed by Hispanics (42.5%), non-Hispanic whites (32.6%), and non-Hispanic Asians (10.8%) Obesity is higher among middle age adults, 40-59 years old (39.5%) than among younger adults, age 20-39 (30.3%) or adults over 60 or above (35.4%) adults. Obesity is raging in the black

Introduction Escherichia coli are bacteria commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals (Water: Basic Information about Regulated Drinking Water Contaminants 2009). Many strains of E.coli are harmless and contribute to healthy intestinal tracts. However, some strains can cause illness, including abdominal cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (Tian Ding 2012). Most infections caused by pathogenic strains of E. coli are caused by ingestion