Mortality salience

Idaho Must Change Current Legislation to Protect Children from the Effects of Faith Healing Currently, Idaho is one out of only six states that do not have any laws that hold parents accountable when children lose their lives due to their poor decision. A bill passed in 1972 made it so child injury is not punishable, when the parents have religious ideologies behind it (Naylor). Lately, there has been a push to make a change, as many see the danger in this exemption. Children must be protected

New born infants have poor visual acuity as opposed to adults. Visual acuity measures to what extent an individual can detect visual detail. Their lack of visual acuity means they see the world a more ill-defined manner. Adult visual acuity is thirty times the visual acuity of a new born (Van Hof-van Duin & Mohn 1985). Atkinson & Bradrick (1981), supported this and found that new born infants could only detect the separation of lines if they are 30 times wider than the minimum width adults can detect

Breaking the cycle of Child Marriage and Poverty How will eliminating child marriage be more beneficial to societies in South Asia? Sweta Patel Breaking the cycle of Child Marriage and Poverty How will eliminating child marriage be more beneficial to societies in South Asia? Reducing the numbers of child marriage will allow impoverished South Asian communities to thrive. Child marriages often lead to the spread of HIV, infections, and increased sexual and domestic violence in South

countries’ health care systems can be differentiated by rates in adult mortality, infant mortality, and causes of death. The rate of infant mortality has decreased due in large part to improved healthcare places and living conditions. These services can be attributed to economic growth. In Japan, the infant mortality rate has fallen to a rate of 3.6, making said country to have the one of the world’s lowest infant mortality (Saigusa). The Japanese have such a low birth rate because mothers are taught

Road to Reform Nightingale’s reform and career as a nurse really took off in 1954 when she began working at British hospitals during the Crimean War (Tunstall, 2016). She oversaw the introduction of the new nurses at a military hospital in Turkey (Cohen, 1984). Nightingale worked in hospitals that had terrible conditions. The bandages used for the patents were unsanitary, the water was rancid, and the food was repulsive (Florence, 2016). The hospital itself was filled with rats and flees (Cohen,

For the past twelve years I have worked in a childcare setting that is owned and operated by Mountain States Health Alliance, which is our local hospital system. Throughout my time with Mountain States Health Alliance I fell in love with working with infants and toddlers. As I worked with this age group and worked for the hospital system the topic of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) was as issue that we were seeing more of in our region. I became more intrigued with topic when I attended a local

to want to reduce black infant mortality. Most efforts that have been made to reduce this type of disparity among the African American community is the supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Many times, if women are below a certain income level they can qualify for WIC which provides them with resources, many of which contribute to healthy birth outcomes. Since a good portion of African American women who are at risk for infant mortality or preterm births are low income

is the absolute lack of health care facilities in these areas that shook me to the core. Most of rural Nepal still depends on unsophisticated doctors that practice and believe in ancient superstitions as a means to cure their diseases. As such, mortality rates are high even from common preventable diseases. Such encounters impacted me deeply, and had a profound effect that ignited my compassion to work in healthcare. Nepal is a mountainous country, with great natural beauty. As much as I loved

Students, Good afternoon! Thanks for contributing to the discussion forum for Week Two. This week, you shared your experiences in advocating for health policies, offered ideas for using the Donabedian model, and discussed the benefits and gaps of the Affordable Care Act. This week’s discussion post had strong chatter, respectful dialogue, and nuggets of truth that hopefully reminded each of us how we can better advocate for and educate the patients we serve, as well as how to evaluate the structure

and wellbeing looks at the average life expectancy and mortality rates of the population. Most countries use this measure as it is easily accessible through hospital records and self-reporting health (SRH) surveys. One of the most frequently used health status indicators, life expectancy at birth is defined by the estimated life span of a newborn, on average, if current mortality rates are unchanged. However, the actual age-specific mortality rate of any particular birth cohort cannot be known in