Disability-adjusted life year

The exercise this week asked for us to decide on one of three disabilities and I decided to write about being in a wheelchair. I have never personally been wheelchair bound but I have experienced not being able to walk so I would say that is pretty much the same. I had knee surgery a few months ago and I never would have imagined the recovery being so difficult. I literally was not able to stand or walk for several weeks.it was like my leg was completely paralyzed. Being in this situation not…

success, failure and learning about the importance of teammates discipline and patience. Sports are a distraction from everyday issues and were an important part of my life that I will never forget. Sports in society were focused on men only and now women are starting to play a prominent role. Not only are sports important in everyday life, but also sports are a method to sustain society through economic gains. Sports such as football, basketball and baseball have a huge impact on society as the…

Obesity in the United States in a serious problem that severe has health complication that can affect individuals’ lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 17% or 12.7 million children and adolescents 2-19 years of age are obese. Obesity levels among adolescents are due to many different interconnected factors such as low family socioeconomic status, family education level, personal beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge, environmental influences such as the…

Neurodegenerative diseases are distinguished by progressive neuronal cell loss with clear patterns in disparate disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson and Huntington’s. They are responsible for around 4% of fatalities worldwide and 5% of disability-adjusted life years from a non-communicable disease (NCD). Neurodegenerative disorders are not only caused by genetics but protein misfolding disorders and protein degradation by the proteasome system. These disorders continue to increase as well as…

Of Wallets and Waistlines: A relationship between body mass index and annual income Background: In our society today, there is a common trend is able to be seen across the United States, the expansion of the American waistline. As waistlines increase so does the prevalence of people becoming overweight or obese. Obesity has a major public health concern in the United States as almost two-thirds of the population has become obese (Marks, 2004). Someone is considered overweight if their BMI is…

For thousands of years two main sources of knowledge and influence dominated classroom learning - the teacher and the textbook, but in today’s world of unprecedented technological advancement, the Internet is a powerful tool in the classroom. (Loyola 2014) The research on the impacts of technology implemented into elementary school classrooms is limited, mostly anecdotal, leaving the question of whether the impact is more largely positive or negative unanswered and the subject of much…

signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935. In 2014, the Congressional Budget Office, CBO, estimated that approximately 60 million people received Social Security Benefits. The income tax on the Social Security benefits was $51 billion in that year (Shakin and Seibert, 2015). Almost one third of U.S. retirees depend exclusively upon Social Security benefits for their retirement income (Hopkins, 2014). It is the matter of fact that despite its significance and positive history of providing…

SSI (50 years and older) had been living alone before losing their homes (Crane, 2004). People who experience homelessness for long periods of time simply do not reach age 62 as often as the general population, accounting for their small numbers within the homeless population (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2007). The average life expectancy for a person without permanent housing was placed between 42 and 52 years, far below the country’s average expectancy of 80 years. The…

Introduction Education has been the foundation of society for thousands of years, inspiring millions of learners that are bound to become fundamental in the future. Ever since I learned the true impact of learning, whether through school or experiences, I have grown to have immense respect for those willing to teach others and also those willing to learn. When it comes to the importance of education, many of the most prominent figures that have walked this Earth recognized its capabilities, and…

helps us get new information. By using all these, individuals perform well in solving problems in every day life as well as have abstract thinking and possess evaluation skills. (Sternberg, (1988) The Triarchic Mind: A New Theory of Intelligence. NY: Viking Press.) Strengths and limitations of his theory in the local context…