Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

and class were all factors into the percentage of who shoplifts, as well as mainly a younger crowd, such as high school and college students. El-Dirghami included surveys amongst students to get a better understanding of the types of shoplifters and the reasoning behind it. It was very helpful because it helps give insight as to why a person might shoplift and maybe how retailers can reduce the crime. Glasscock, S. G., Rapoff, M. A., & Christophersen,…

prisons are interlinked as school reveals student’s social, behavioral, cognitive and emotional deficits. In fact, some frustrated individuals…

The statistical method was used to document the complexity of risk engagement and provide a more wide-ranging view of the behavioral influences associated with gun possession among adolescence. The goals of the study were to use data driven analytics to represent the connection between behavioral risk factors, to study the link between gun possession and other risk behaviors over a 10 year period (2001-2011), and to show the implications of the results to help shape…

Obesity in America has become an epidemic. A large portion of Americans are either obese or overweight. The largest contributors to obesity in America, are restaurants. Food in restaurants often caters to people’s taste buds rather than nutritional value. Restaurants serve foods high in calories and in large portion sizes and people are often unaware of how much calories they are ingesting. In order to help with this issue, the FDA proposed menu-labeling rule. The nutrition labeling rule, is a…

The more the risk factors a person has, the greater their chances of falling. Home or environmental risk factors play a role in about fifty percent of all falls. It is vital to understand these risk factors in order to reduce falls. With reduction in fall risk factors the amount of falls reduces significantly among people living independently in the community. Many older adults, as well as their family members and caregivers, are unaware of the factors or behaviors that put them at a risk of…

in three domains: system, clinicians, and patient. The author stresses that the many patients discharged from ICU are still at risk for adverse event more than other patients. The results of this study point out that the factors associated with the most with adverse events are those related to the illness severity and co-morbidities. Because those factors are common for almost all hospitals they are relevant to this topic. By focusing on modifiable factors in care process, the risk of post-ICU…

of drinking age changes show MLD As of 21 reduce drinking, problematic drinking, drinking and driving, and alcohol-related crashes among young people. Yet many underage people still drink, many drink and drive, and alcohol remains an important risk factor in serious crashes of young drivers, especially as they progress through the teenage…

There is not a single nationwide surveillance system for cardiovascular diseases, however there are several types of surveys, studies, and registries. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based, random dialed telephone survey of the United States population ages18 years or older (CDC, 2015). The BRFSS is conducted in all 50 states, the…

succeed at ending life when attempting suicide. Traumatic events such as sexual trauma or physical assault can place people at higher risks for suicide (Tull, 2009). An examination of suicide amongst war vet performed by MDPI revealed that the suicide is prevalent amongst certain social groups and certain topics come up such as are the members of these groups at higher risk of suicide as opposed to the rest of the population? Moreover, what if any environmental triggers exist to impact suicide…

is to conduct surveillance and implement multidimensional strategy to prevent CAUTI. The proposed INCC multidimensional strategy included implementation of practice bundle which includes training on insertion technique, catheter management, and removal. The plan is to only insert urinary catheters only when needed, and remove them when not needed as well as main unobstructed urine flow along with other interventions such as hand hygiene, education, and outcome and process surveillance of CAUTI.…