Like most parents, my parents were keen on providing good food for us as we grew up. My siblings and I grew up with different types of cuisines since my father was a chef. He always made a point of preparing at least two different...
Introduction Addiction has an enormous impact on the people lives especially in the manner in which it affects their lives. Furthermore, this also affects their families since it has the tendencies of putting the relationships at risks due to the behavioral problems depicted by those...
There is a common discussion in American culture about the lowering of the current drinking age set at 21 years old. According to an image created on August 25th, 2015 on procon.org, 6% of countries in the world have the drinking age set at 21...
The SARA model which involves scanning, analysis, response, and assessment is an important problem solving tool in analysis and examining of problems or issues (Marquis, 2009). The scanning phase of the SARA model is concerned with identification of the major events and conditions associated with...
The topic that I am arguing against is: is it okay to introduce alcohol to young children to make them aware of its effects early on? I do not believe that it is okay to introduce alcohol to young kids to make them aware of...
In healthcare, good hygiene is important as it prevents many diseases and infections (Malliarou, 2017). The issue of hand hygiene is important because approximately 10 percent of patients admitted worldwide will acquire healthcare associated infection (HAI) while in hospital (Jowitt et al., 2016). Healthcare worker’s...
Introduction: For a society and community health and social care practice is very important. Peoples are affected by different kinds of diseases, among them some are newly invented and they are suffering a lot. People must be aware of those diseases. Treatments and medication are...
No one can deny that alcohol is a huge part of the American and global culture. Even looking into the past histories of countries around the world, one can see how alcohol and drinking have been integral parts to religious, professional, familial, and social life....
“The obesity rate in children has nearly tripled since 1963. This scary statistic is a major problem for the American population. Not only are the kids becoming unhealthier, they’re growing up to become unhealthy adults” (Blank 3). In this quote, it talks about child obesity...
There is a constant ongoing battle on whether the responsibility for child obesity is the parents or the fast food corporations. For example, Daniel Weintraub’s article in the Sacramento Bee, “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” Daniel claims that it is the...
America is obsessed with drugs. Prescription Drug companies are legal drug dealers, while those marketing illegal recreational drug of a lesser degree like marijuana are persecuted. However, the true criminals are the pharmaceutical drug companies whose mal intentions do more harm than good- destroying our...
Food labeling will help in solving the issue of obesity in the country because consumers will be knowledgeable of calorie levels of different products. It will provide consumers with a choice on which food products to consume and which to avoid (Remington, Broconson, and Wegner,...
First, the education strategy to increase hand hygiene compliance among nurses at the ward can be implemented through the use of simulation. Simulation is one of the most effective teaching methods that have the capacity to increase hand hygiene compliance as well as competence of...
The 1990’s, an era where everywhere you looked children were playing; roaming the streets, riding bicycles, and playing kickball in the side yards. These days seem to have vanished. The 2000’s are considered the technology era. Instead of seeing children playing tag or hide and...
Childhood obesity is not a matter to take lightly. In fact, it has proven to be a very serious health problem not just within our state, but within the United States as a nation. Just as the size of our residents have, the issue of...
Childhood obesity is a condition characterized by presence of excess fat in the body of a child aged above two years (Birch, et al, 2011). There is no definite and direct way of determining if one has excess fat in their body, conversely, the Body...
Obesity and insulin resistance have been issues of great concern and huge communal wellbeing impact. Various articles are published annually to focus on the possible mechanisms that underline the connection between obesity and the resistance of insulin. There is, therefore, the need to highlight literature...
To answer this question a brief understanding of HIV is needed. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is, as its name suggests, a virus of the human immune system. HIV is a type of virus that integrates its own DNA into the host cell. In the case...
Research progress Kenya is one of the countries that have been hard hit by the AIDS epidemic, with the country reporting over 100,000 new HIV infections every year. In 2005, the country was ranked 4th in the world by HIV population and 17th by the...