Mortality displacement

From 2007-2011 the overall mortality rate for cardiovascular disease in Macon-Bibb County was 129.3 per 100,000 and was higher than the state rate of 77.4 per 100,000 (Georgia Department of Public Health: North Central Health District website, 2013). The cancer mortality rate has been on the decline in Georgia (169.6 per 100,000) since 2007 but on the rise in Macon-Bibb County since 2010; the leading cause of cancer related mortality within the community for both men and women

that experimental drug, ZMapp, has helped treat Ebola infected individuals (Parshley,2014). Although ZMapp can be an expensive drug to produce, Ebola patients should be allowed to get access to this because it can help control their prognosis and mortality rate. Why is Ebola a Concern? Ebola is a global concern primarily because the disease is deadly, and scientists and researchers have very minimal information about the newer strains of Ebola. Due to the very little data, countries are less willing

telemedicine across multiple attributes: patient satisfaction, hospital readmissions, the number of physician and emergency department visits, the maximum length of hospital stay, cost-effectiveness, self-management, health outcomes, morbidity, and mortality. Surprisingly, there are many positive effects of using telemedicine in managing chronic heart failure patients. A total of 23 articles were deliberately analyzed and interpreted for common themes. A final consensus was made by three reviewers after

Positive Impact of Kangaroo Care in NICU Infants Introduction Special care and attention must be given to infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) because of their small size and the health complications they face. One particular challenge faced by health care professionals in the NICU is the management of pain for preterm babies. Preterm infants must undergo a wide range of tests, procedures, and, often, life-saving measures during their hospitalizations, which not only subjects them

fantastic nurse, but aside from working directly with individuals she also affected populations. She worked hard addressing matters of epidemiology, such as breaking the chain of infection as well as meticulously measuring health outcomes. She utilized mortality rates and surveillance in her research methods. Her accomplishments affected thousands of people. Florence Nightingale was truly a hero towards public health and can be considered the “Joan of Arc of Nursing”. Direct Care and Towards a Population

a. Inorganic arsenic is highly toxic and a significant public health threat throughout the world. Long-term exposure to arsenic through contaminated water can lead to arsenic poisoning and a variety of adverse health effects, including skin lesions, cancer, and respiratory and cardiovascular conditions. However, arsenic is highly abundant in the Earth’s crust and is naturally present across the world in the air, water, and soil. Arsenic integrates into the environment with natural processes including

The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor, a strong title followed by an effective introduction. William Easterly is a Professor of economics at New York University and Co-Director of the NYU development Research Institute also a previous World Bank Group employee. Easterly is an expert whose work The Tyranny of Experts is set to criticize experts. Easterly starts his book off with a story about twenty thousand local farmers in Ohio whose farms were burnt

Maternal and child health is currently a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Child Welfare Services are now included as a part of the Administration for Children and Families. Historically, the major issue for women and children during the Great Depression in the 1930s was that when the federal budget was tightened, that led to a decline in health for mothers and children. President Franklin Roosevelt signed new legislation into law, including Title V of the Social

associated with increased mortality, but mortality rates of other types of eating disorders are more ambiguous. It is important to recognize that EVERY eating disorder is a serious mental and physical illness that attributes to severe health implications and death—not just those eating disorders classified as anorexia nervosa. Our health system and insurance companies need to understand the seriousness of this disorder to provide better and more comprehensive coverage for

cohort in 2001, 19.7% of women reported having experienced one of the stressful life events listed above (Witt et al., 2014). Understanding the causes of PTB, LBW and SGA is important as they are major determinants of infant and early childhood mortality and morbidity. Furthermore, the racial disparities that exist between these adverse outcomes in the US is staggering and eliminating these disparities has been unsuccessful thus far despite efforts of the public health community (Hogan, Rowley, Bennett