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    And Education Gisselle Frattini Keiser University Children And Education Introduction The World Health Organization created the prerequisites of health back in 1986. They decided that the fundamental conditions and resources of health should include peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, and social justice and equity. ("The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion", 2017). Today we face a social issue that affect many children in United States and the

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    more than twice as likely to attend preschool as those in the lowest quintile in the same country (Engle et al., 2011). According to Engle et al. (2011), “The WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, in a World Health Assembly report, highlighted the social injustice of ‘avoidable health inequalities’ and concluded that social and economic policies addressing early child development can affect whether children develop to their

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    population. “According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2016) “A community is defined as a locality-based entity composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting societal institutions, informal groups, and aggregates that are interdependent and whose function or expressed intent is to meet a wide variety of collective needs” (p.230). The World Health Organization (2004) viewed a community as a group of people who lives in a geographical area and often share characteristic of membership; beliefs, values

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    restore mobility, relieve pain and reduce the need for surgery and prescription drugs. Being knowledgeable increases marketability. The great thing about physical therapy is that it is needed in hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. Because physical therapy is needed, technology continues to allow professions to provide different ways to improve the quality of life for patients. The results

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    Worldwide, mental health challenges are the leading cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and account for 37% of healthy life years lost from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (WHO, 2011a). Among the 43 million individuals living with a mental health challenge in the U.S., an average of 40-60% do not receive adequate mental health care, if any at all (SAMHSA, 2015). Research has shown and continues to reveal that the stigma of mental health remains one of, if not the most significant barrier

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    Academic excellence doesn’t assure a healthy mind. Although academic excellence fulfills us with a feeling of achievement it might lead students to further mental health problems, whereas sports builds up discipline and a healthier lifestyle. I believe taking sports as early during high school is crucial for the health and further development of students. Firstly, according to Amanda Ripley’s article The Case Against High-School Sports, “Imagine, for a moment, if Americans transferred our obsessive

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    the public health professionals should be viewed as agents that propagate changes in their communities, undoubtedly, the history of the American Public Health Care System coupled with the world health Organization’s history of the public health depicts the dedication of many public health professionals to the health of their communities. These professionals have gone above and beyond their call of duties to assure their communities and other communities around them enjoy a better health. Certainly

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    caused a lot of debate at the time, one of the strongest points in favor of this ban is that it has health risks, and in addition to prevent adolescents to use this product. Another point is saving money, so that the demand for healthy products increases, at the same time, the Government would save money on health aid. By imposing smoking bans we have a better environment, we will be faced with less health problems and little by

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    Healthcare Disparity among the Hispanics Overview of the Population The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2015) provided an overview of the Hispanic population, in which they reported the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) categorization of the population. Specifically, OMB defines Hispanics as a population which comprises of Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, South and Central Americans as well as people from other Spanish cultures (CDC, 2015). According to a report compiled by the CNN Library

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    15% of entire worlds worker is covered with occupational health services. Currently, about 2.2 million worker

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