Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Imagine a world where sexually transmitted diseases are on the front page of every newspaper. Imagine a world where children are born to parents who are not financially or mentally equipped to rear them. Imagine a world where condoms are not readily available. Each year, an average of 40,000 to 80,000 students are affected by either a sexually transmitted disease or an unintended pregnancy. Although this problem is far too complex for any one solution, promoting safe sex seems to alleviate the…

discuss with you what cancer is, the different ways to help prevent cancer growth, and also the different types of treatments that can be used for cancer. TRANSITION: I will begin with explaining what cancer is. BODY Main Point 1) Cancer is a disease in which abnormal…

The most recent 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual categorizes Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a pervasive developmental disorder (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013.) The term “spectrum” indicates that there are several disorders under the general umbrella of ASD that vary by severity or the amount of support needed. Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome are two disorders on opposite ends of the continuum. Autism is more severe and presents with restricted, repetitive…

vaccine, and immunization exactly defined? According the World Health Organization (2016), the term vaccine is defined as, “a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.” While the term immunization is defined as the “protection of susceptible individuals from communicable diseases by administration of a living modified agent, a suspension of killed organisms, or an inactivated toxin” (Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, 2012, p. 844). What can be collected from both…

is the disease of the cardiovascular system and the leading cause of death. African Americans. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), blacks have a higher rate of suffering from hypertension compared to their white counterpart. A research done by CDC has shown that about 43.0% of men and 45.7% women are hypertensive. Again, hypertension is not infectious but has been known as a “silent killer” disease (CDC). In this case, many Africans has been exposed to the disease…

From tired shift workers, to overburdened college students, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that a staggering thirty percent of American adults get less than six hours of sleep a day and the issue is so pervasive that they have deemed it a public health problem (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). In modern America, the corporate desire for maximum efficiency and profit, and the subsequent increased workload that follows, has catalyzed a lack of…

parks and physical-recreation center. The lack of availability, motivation and understanding of the benefits of physical activity needs to change for the community’s residents. Grants would be obtained for the Community Action Agency of Southern…

mine that will give her input on this topic. Preventing Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has more than doubled over the past thirty years according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Childhood Obesity Facts). Choosing healthier lifestyles for children will decrease obesity risks as well as diseases that come along with obesity. Some healthy lifestyles are healthy eating and become involved with physical activity at schools. Parents should encourage their children…

Reasons are BS Excuses are prettied up reasons and reasons are bull shit. Bernard Roth explains this in his book The Achievement Habit, a book based on building a strong foundation for a successful mindset. Throughout the chapter, ‘Reasons are Bullshit’, Roth capitalizes on the idea that everyone has the ability to be achievers; however, it is a trait that has to be learned. Roth effectively communicates his argument reasons are bull shit by using rhetorical appeals, ethical, emotional, and…

me people may think that drinking and driving doesn’t happen often and that it’s not that big of a “deal” but in reality, it is. No matter what anybody tells you, drinking and driving is wrong. According to the Centers for disease control and prevention, 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics in 2014 (2). Drinking and driving is wrong because it can seriously harm someone. When you are intoxicated while driving your judgment becomes impaired…