Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

today. Hippocrates understood the correlation between a well-balanced diet and good health. Hippocrates completed extensive research and studies to prove diseases derive from natural sources. He reasoned that the role of the physician was to aid the body with healing itself against pathogenic organisms. He methodically categorized diseases based on points of similarity and differences between them which is the origin of the disciplines of etiology and pathology. Hippocrates believed in the…

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center for Infectious Diseases, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America all recommend a multiple-prong approach that addresses HCWs’ perceived barriers to being vaccinated, provides access to free vaccine at the clinical work…

con thing, Vaccinations can save lives but at the same time it can create tumors and you can have side effects to some vaccinations. They both have their sides to it it just depends what kind of person you are. Vaccinations are used to prevent a disease or a sickness. What they do is they inject a little bit of the virus into yous so that your body can know how to fight it off. Now some of these vaccinations can be a good and or a bad thing to use on your kids or yourself. Vaccinations can save…

people how much sugar is in a can of soda. Sugar can lead to serious health problems. Drinking sugary drinks can lead to health problems. While drinking sugary drinks it can cause obesity and heart disease. “17% of kids and a third of adults are obese according to the centers for disease control and prevention”. Sugar can rot your teeth and turn your liver into a grotesque lump. There is also a solution to this situation;’ that can be fixed. Having a tax on sugary drinks will make them more…

nih.gov/pubmed/2653143 Hawkins, J. D., Herrenkohl, T. I., Farrington, D. P., Brewer, D., Catalano, R. F., Harachi, T. W., & Cothern, L. (2000). Predictors of youth violence. Juvenile Justice Bulletin, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1-11. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/179065.pdf Hawkins, J.D., Farrington, D.P., and Catalano, R.F. 1998. Reducing violence through the schools. In Violence in American Schools: A New Perspective, edited by D.S.…

adoption of staff surveys used to determine a company’s safety climate are among some of the most impactful actions that can be taken to prevent workplace injuries. Safety standards, hygiene protocols, hazard evaluations, exposure assessments and control strategies are in place to prevent workplace injuries and therefore establish safer work atmospheres; yet occupation related injuries and illnesses still occur. No matter how diligent and attentive workers are, everyone is prone to human error,…

individual. Socio-economic factor: cases of tuberculosis are high frequent in low-income regions. Poverty is associated with undernutrition and lack of knowledge. People living in low-income regions have to lack knowledge regarding treatment, causes, and prevention of TB. Medical facilities in areas with high poverty are insufficient to cater for the infected. According to Fogel, third world countries have the highest cases of TB infection and death. Personal factor relates to innate awareness…

physically fit and healthy. If not, the lack of physical activity could prove detrimental, and the childhood obesity rate could be, once again, on the rise. “In 2010, there were twelve states with an obesity prevalence of 30% or more” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). To see any decrease in this number physical activity is a…

On Wednesday, October 25, the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, decided to produce a new vaccine for shingles, a disease that occurs frequently in seniors. The CDC is a primer public health institute based in Atlanta. This new vaccine called Shingrix, was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) a few days before the CDC decision was made. Shingrix was given recommendation over the only Shingles vaccine on the market over a decade, Zotavax. Insurance companies have…

resurgence of the disease linked to the HIV/AIDS virus. Because of this linkage, countries have found it very difficult to combat the disease. The WHO, in response to the MDGs on tuberculosis, has outlined a plan, aimed at reducing the amount of cases of the disease, which is centered on gaining political support and funding for treatment measures. Because of its linkage to HIV, a more integrated solution is needed. Also, because tuberculosis is a highly infectious airborne disease, a…