Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In order to improve population and community health, public health intervention, treatments, or initiatives must take into account the populations and communities social determinants (Shi, Hopkins, Tsai, & Kao, 2009). In the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2008) report they listed a ton of successful programs that made sure that social determinants of that population would be addressed in order to better the community, I will discuss a couple. The first project is called Project…

Try 5 tips below and you can prevent Lyme disease Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacterial infection, and the infection is spread by the bite of ticks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States receive no less than 300,000 new patients every year. This disease affects all people without being limited by age and gender. Lyme disease also has some of the symptoms similar to symptoms of other diseases. If not treated immediately, it can damage the…

world 's deadliest disease ever. Vaccines have been around since 1796 when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, discovered the vaccine by applying fluid from cowpox blister to an young boy 's skin. Although this discovery eventually brought an end to the smallpox outbreak, many people still argue against getting vaccinated. I have never thought that getting vaccinated can come with any risks because it was conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), which is…

every organ in the body. Smoking may be an underestimate, because it considers deaths only from the 21 diseases that have been formally established as caused by smoking (12 types of cancer, 6 categories of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], and pneumonia including influenza) (Fielding, 2015). Adults ¥ Have higher chances of having “Cancer, heart disease, breathing problems, harder time getting pregnant, colds and flu, irritated eyes, nose and…

After the mumps vaccine, HIlleman want to create another vaccine to help many more people and that new vaccine was named MMR. The MMR stands for Mumps, Measles and Rubella and just like it sounds it helps with not only the mumps but the two other diseases. The mumps vaccination is one of the most important vaccine ever created, made in the 1960’s and still used today, if Hilleman never made this we would all be looking like a human…

lot for work and eats at fast food restaurants for most of her meals. Vicki has been diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure). Hypertension is a common disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Hypertension usually develops slowly and is often overlooked, some people go years without knowing they have it, however, this disease can be managed with medication, a healthy diet, exercise, and lowering stress levels (Mayo clinic, 2016). HOW HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS DETERMINED Blood…

The birth rate among teen girls has dropped 67% since 1991, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Although the rates have dropped, teen pregnancy still continues to be a significant problem in our society. Many young women are being robbed of their chance to continuing their education since their responsibility is to take care of their young newborn. One idea to solve this problem of teenage pregnancy is instituting Planned Parenthood in schools to provide teens with…

Annotated Bibliography: Decreasing the risk of Clostridium Difficile (CDIFF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2015) Clostridium difficile Infection http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/cdiff/Cdiff_infect.html This particular site by the CDC summarizes all the Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs), the organism that cause the disease and its data and statistics. Then it breaks down each infection one by one with an easy to read fact sheet. This is a great resource that merely…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, 2012) a subsidiary of the Department of Health and Human Services which is a federal agency of the United States of America that operate and monitor the states Medicare and Medicaid programs which was establish in 1965. According to King (2011) the intension of the Affordable Care Act is to increase accessible to insurance, increase growth of the buyer securities, emphasize prevention and health improvements, expand quality and system…

roots of animal control organizations were established to challenge the threats of zoonotic diseases and public safety concerns. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that there are approximately 270 zoonotic diseases worldwide and this number is ever-growing. Such diseases are those that are capable of being spread from animal to human or vice versa. In addition it is important to note that the CDC estimates approximately six out of every ten infectious diseases in humans…