Essays on Health

A Community and St Joseph's Healthcare Center A community refers to any group that is living together and sharing something in common. A community may include smaller geographical areas such as a rural area, a church, working mates, among others (Wenger, 2011). In my assignment, I decided to take a photograph...

According to Taylor (2016), ableism refers to most recurrently used actions which identity and names prejudice as well as discrimination with the aim of demeaning people with disabilities. Ableism actions can either be intentional or unintentional. In a school setting, ableism is expressed both subtly and overtly at cultural, structural,...

What differentiates humans from other creatures is our ability to learn from our past experiences which include issues and problems faced as well as being capable to adapt to changes. However, the pace at which a person adjusts or learn the new things is what constitutes personality. There are several...

Drug syndicates and or trafficking cartels, try to move and sell drugs illegally across borders. The war on drugs, is enforcement of laws and fighting drug traffickers using agencies, security forces, and the military to suppress drug trafficking thereby curtailing the power of drug syndicates (Lynch, 176). The extent of...

Horovitz authored an article, which focused on discussing issues that affect students’ decisions in relation to the food that they consume while in colleges. The author indicates that Philip Gant chose Yale over Harvard because of food and eco-savvy. As such, Yale is considered to be an institution, which engages...

Gardasil Vaccine: Preventing HPV Infections Gardasil refers to a vaccine that is administered to prevent particular strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), especially HPV types 18, 16, 11, and 6, which are harmful (Siddiqui & Perry, 2006). Strains of HPV types 18 and 16 have been found to be responsible for up...

According to Liu and Stein (2013), feeding is an important episode in the life of a toddler or an infant. Feeding mainly focuses on the attention of the caregivers and the parents in ensuring that the child is able to get proper food and proper social interface or interaction through...

Advancements in Controlling Disease Outbreaks With advancement in the medical knowledge and technology, it is possible to study and control the spread of diseases and outbreaks. From an epidemiological perspective, an outbreak refers to a sudden increase in the number of infections above the normal expected rate and within a limited...

“General meat consumption has been reported to be associated with all-cause and specific-cause mortality (Abete et al., 762).” Although people identify animal meat as something that is unavoidable in human life, it comes with its cost in human health. While eating animal meat, people are supposed to be careful about...

Marijuana legalization has been a contentious debate for long periods based on different perceptions and views on the drug. Both pro and anti-marijuana legalization, however, contend that the criminalization of marijuana in the United States has been the main contributor to the swelling number of incarcerated people (Doward). Additionally, it...

The U.S. Political Parties: Democrats and Republicans The two main parties in the U.S are Republicans and Democrats. Though in the recent past other parties became prominent, Democrats and Republicans remain to be the largest parties in America with most of the seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate....

Establishment of Gun Ownership Policies Establishment of policies on the gun ownership and use among the residents of North Carolina is one of the strategies that can aid in the improvement of the welfare of the residents of the previously mentioned region. An analysis of the policies in the North California...