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Application of Epidemiology to Obesity
Application of Epidemiology to Obesity
Introduction
One of the major health problems faced by most of the developed countries today is obesity. It is a growing threat to most, especially in countries like US. US ranked first when talking about obesity and the prevalence of risks associated with ...
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Tackling Health Inequity
Tackling Health Inequity Using Primary Health Care and Empowerment Approaches
Tackling Health Inequity Using Primary Health Care and Empowerment Approaches
Introduction
Public Health is defined as the approach in area of medicine that refers to the health of community on the whole. Several healthcare issues that prompted threat to the ...
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Walden University- NURS-6050-12, Policy & Advocacy for Population Health
Nurses as Leaders in Health Care Reform
Walden University Project- Week 2- Discussion 1
Nurses play a vital role as innovators who helped the shape of safety and quality of patient life (Kovner & Knickman, 2011). It is all up to nurses ...
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SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE
Social and Health Care
Learning outcome: 1
Implementation of Principles of support in the health care system
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Support
Support refers to the provision of care and security that is the basic necessity needed by every individual suffering from some physical or mental disorder. This support is provided by ...
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HCV IN SAUDI ARABIA
Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype in Saudi Patients - Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Hepatitis C is one of the major causes of chronic liver disease in Saudi Arabia. When the disease enters from the acute into the chronic stage it cause liver cancer, cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis which increases ...
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Post Response
Post Response to Martin Logo
The post by Martin Logo on Evaluation of the Syndromic Surveillance Systems is very much effective providing enough details for an individual to understand the Syndromic Surveillance Systems, however, yet there are certain points that not catered by Logo. But the base and the ...
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Week 4 - Biosurveillance Algorithms - Discussion Response
Week 4 - Biosurveillance Algorithms - Discussion Response
Dear Nathanial Geyer,
Autism is really a chronic disorder therefore needed to be monitored. Primarily the algorithm of autism can be derived from Medicaid. People tend to have difficulty when they are looking for the job ...
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Traditional and Syndromic Surveillance
Traditional and Syndromic Surveillance
Introduction
Surveillance refers to observation of a matter. In a clinical setting, there are two kinds of surveillance methods that have gained popularity, traditional surveillance and syndromic surveillance. Traditional surveillance is an old method while the syndromic surveillance is the new method that has ...
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WEEK 3
Week 3 - Ethics and Public Health Data - Discussion Response
Week 3 - Ethics and Public Health Data - Discussion Response
Nathaniel Geyer
Thanks for your informative post, I agree with your point that individuals with HIV, must requires special protection to avoid the unauthorized breaches of confidentiality. The ...
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Week 1
Week 1
Response to AndreNita Toson,
The use of Public Health Informatics in the health sector has been around some time. However, it has recently gained importance due to its effectiveness in tracing diseases and maintaining a record. It is mainly used in response to emergencies and also to survey ...