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Over the past few decades an epidemic has occurred called childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is defined as a child having his/her BMI (Body Mass Index) higher than 94% among children in the same age and gender group. One third of American children are overweight and over 15% are obese (Lanham, 2009). Research and documentation is without dispute, our children are not just overweight, but physically and mentally becoming ill. Specialists are seeing specific life-threatening medical conditions,

Parent-Child Attachment Issues: A parent-child attachment can be described as the social and emotional relationship or connection between adults and children. Generally, an attachment is the emotional and social link that both children and adults develop with important people in their lives. As children head to school for the first time in their lives, they usually experience anxiety regarding the new environment without someone they have an attachment with. A health parent-child attachment is

Heroin is making a comeback in the United States and is highly prevalent in certain areas. The heroin epidemic is sweeping across the Midwest, and claiming the lives of young white males. It is very different from the 1960’s use of heroin, and is now typically used because of its low cost and previous opioid addictions to other prescription drugs. Young white males in many different communities are becoming hooked because of the careless use of pain pills prescribed or taking them from parents’ medicine

2 mins3 mins 30 secs2 mins | IntroductionMake this exercise fun and interactive as possible. Divide the learners into 2 teams. 1 team will be given a set of artificial fingernail tips to wear along with instructions on how to put them on and the other team of learners will not be given artificial fingernail tips. Give both groups bowls of flour and water and instruct them to make small balls of dough with these materials. Do not allow the first group to remove their fingernail tips and do not allow

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 1 Affordable Care Act Upper Iowa University AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 2 Abstract The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this law is the landmark health reform legislation passed by the 111th Congress and was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The legislation includes a long list of health-related provisions that began taking effect in 2010 and will continue to be rolled out over the next four years

According to Robert Friedel (2011) the first descriptions of people who were presenting with symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder were mentioned in medical reports 3000 years ago. However it was not until 1938 that the disease was categorized and identified. An American psychoanalyst named Adolph Stern first described most of the symptoms and suggested the possible causes and reasons Borderline Personality Disorder develops, as well as his opinion of the most effective forms of treatment

The Sinus node is a small bundle of specialised cells located in the right atrium of the which generates an impulse in the heart. The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract. This forces blood into the ventricles, which sets the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. A pacemaker is needed to maintain an adequate heart rate, either because the heart’s natural pacemaker – sinus node – is not fast enough or there is a block in the heart’s conduction system.

AACN Statement of Support for Clinical Nurse Specialists The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is committed to advancing professional nursing roles and highlighting the connection between well-educated nurses and quality health care. As a leading supporter of academic institutions that educate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), AACN is keenly aware of the direct link between graduate-prepared nurses and both patient safety and positive outcomes. Within the APRN community

threat of modern time” (as cited in Stearns, 2016, p.12). Researchers are unsure how long people can sit without any consequences to their health, but know that two hours is too long (Lytle, 2017). According to James Levine, an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic, sitting for even one hour straight is too long (Stearns, 2016). The workplace is a cause of the “sitting disease” (Selby, 2015). This is not only because a chair and table are the number one workstation for the office, but also because technological

Vending Machine Food Environment Assessment Literature Review Erin Fitzharris University of Iowa-School of Public Health Susan Klein Iowa State University Extension Carol Voss Iowa Department of Public Health Fit for Life Program Summer 2008 1 The food environment has only recently been studied as an important contributor to the dietary decisions people make every day; decisions which ultimately impact both short- and long-term health outcomes. The built environment, or the surroundings