Essays on Healthcare

Adopting the proper health promotion theory and model of action is the first step in encouraging, educating, or assisting individuals to live healthier lives and build healthy communities. The establishment of institutions that ensure sustainable healthcare administration should be guided by the model. The environmental, social, and economic factors that...

The Use of Antibiotics in Food-Producing Animals The continued use of antibiotics in food-producing animals like pigs, poultry, and livestock has recently sparked a contentious discussion. One side of the debate has representatives from the agricultural sector speculating that animals only receive minimal doses of antibiotics, either through the food...

The idea of "quality of life" The idea of "quality of life" has received more focus over the last few years. Contrary to popular belief, interest in other disciplines such as sociology, economics, philosophy, psychology, politics, the environment, and sports has also been increasing (Barcaccia et al. 186). But "quality of life"...

Each and every person has value. Every individual has a right to self preservation, regardless of race, gender, or age. No one has the absolute right to cause pain or damage to others, whether they are people they know directly or complete strangers, despite the fact that everyone has an...

The experiment in the research looks at how vaccinations have significantly improved health over the past century. However, the authors of this paper emphasize that the issues with vaccination programs are what prevents parents and medical professionals from understanding them. The value of risk reduction and health gains, avoided health...

The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" was enacted by President Barack Obama in 2010. The most significant changes to the American healthcare system have ever been made are contained in this law. (Rosenbaum, 2011). Now that this legislation is in place, every American citizen has access to high-quality healthcare...

When a patient is deemed healthy enough to be discharged but is unable to do so because plans for their ongoing assistance and care have not yet been finalized, this is referred to as a delayed discharge. The use of nurse-led release protocols, multi-agency discharge protocols to enhance multidisciplinary working, home-based...

Public policy applies to matters of welfare, safety, and public health and represents the collective consciousness of the people as a whole, which encompasses the entire nation. Public policy specifically refers to an accepted, well-developed viewpoint that links a population's obligations to other communities. It creates something that changes in...

Obese or overweight people need knowledge about their body weights, the foods they should eat, and the exercise they need to lose weight. Myfitnesspal is a CHI program that enables users to input data about their exercise habits, diet, current weight, and desired duration. (Anon, 2017). The app analyzes the...

Up until recently, only a small number of nations in the globe made the issue of elder care a top priority. However, significant progress has been made, and an increasing number of nations are passing laws to safeguard their senior citizens. Sexual abuse in nursing homes, typically committed by nurses,...

The United States Healthcare System The United States was ranked lowest out of six industrialized nations (Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia), showing inadequate quality healthcare in the nation. Healthcare Performance Comparison Canada and the United States scored poorly on their healthcare systems, according to a report by Common Wealth...

Both a message and a population are required when developing a health promotion initiative, but which should come first? For a number of factors, a population should always come first. One of these is that the health requirements that should be addressed by the message of health promotion must be...