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    fair, mostly logical conclusion may be drawn about the recommendations our doctors make when they see us: eat better, and get more exercise. Lifestyle changes, more so than any medical intervention or medication, can have the greatest impacts on our health and longevity and, although initially they can be difficult to instill, once they are ingrained, they become routine and sharpened over time. Nevertheless, tremendous satisfaction is reaped from engaging in those same healthy activities and eating

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    long term effects on individuals’ life. According to American Diabetes Association, diabetes has affected 29.1 million Americans in 2012, with $176 billion direct medical costs (American Diabetes Association, 2014). Such increasing trends in incidences of diabetes and its associated comorbidities has raised many concerns on quality of health care and has placed this disease as the main target for behavioral lifestyle interventions and diabetes management programs in the field of public health. Brief

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    Introduction Patients’ safety is a priority in today’s health care system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that hospitals will no longer be reimbursed for certain nosocomial conditions, thus placing a great demand on healthcare systems to prevent hospital-acquired health related injuries such as falls (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008). Nosocomial conditions, such as falls are conditions that are preventable that occur in the clinical or hospital setting

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    Although my dad acquired health insurance through his job later in life, the lack of exchange with health professionals as well as cultural barriers caused my parents to be skeptical of doctors, a skepticism that I too developed. Whenever someone had a medical issue, home remedies were the immediate course of action. When I developed gallstones, the doctors suggested surgery, but my mother refused until we tried her treatment first. This meant I had to drink half a cup of olive oil, an herbal tea

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    There has been several psychological and chronic health effects associated with the exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and its repercussion. People who were exposed to fumes, smoke and dust produced during the tragedy and subsequent recovery, clean-up and rescue activities have shown increased risk of respiratory diseases such as asthma (Jordan et al., 2011). Furthermore, psychological trauma as a result of the tragedy is connected with an increased risk of severe psychological distress

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    a study on rats which tested the effects of THC. The author provides background information on marijuana to give the reader a better understanding of the concept. This source supports the argument that marijuana use has negative impacts on the human brain because the author also stands behind that argument. Wallis discusses these negative impacts and provides evidence to support her claim. This source cites various studies in which researchers tested the effects of marijuana on the brain which reinforces

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    Violence compromises physical health and threatens the safety of our communities (Public health policy paper). In our nation violence continues to cause premature death, disability and injury yet there are insufficient efforts to prevent it (Public health policy paper). Currently, our interventions to prevent violence occur after a violent crime has occurred. The focus is to incarcerate individuals who have committed a violent crime (public health policy paper). We are failing to fix the infrastructure

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    national health, “the States have cut $5 billion in mental health services from 2009 to 2012. While also distinguishing at least 4,500 public psychiatric hospital beds.” Decreasing funds for mental health has resulted in an overcrowded population of homeless patients who either spend their time on the streets, in prisons, or in coffins. Overtime, mentally ill patients have nowhere to go, the jail systems are failing to provide proper treatment, and the government has already reduced mental health fundings

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    Globalization has an enormous effect on our community’s health. In pursuing my bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Health and Fitness, I consistently witness and research the problems of our town’s well-being. Various aspects of globalization that impact us are mass production of foods, technological advances that make us sedentary, and our cultural backgrounds. With this town ranging from lower income families to middle class, we have a wide variety of health issues. There are many

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    POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS Potential collaborators in our campaign include on-campus health clinics, El Paso public health clinics, the Texas DSHS, hospitals and medical treatment facilities, and school and local government policy makers. The various health clinic and medical personnel will be a vital part of this campaign as they will be the professionals responsible for the administration, testing, reporting and counseling services necessary to accomplish our mission. Education and local government

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