Epidemiology

One of the most important problems that produce from population displacements is the health problem. The key factors that contribute to these health problems are lack of safe water, hygiene, sanitation and breakdown the health system. Thus, the humanitarian efforts aim to achieve three main minimum standers of health services through health systems and infrastructure, control of communicable diseases and control of non-communicable diseases. Health systems and infrastructure: standard 1, the…

Mental Health in Aboriginal Youth: A Strategic Solution Aimed at Prevention Mental health in the Aboriginal (AB) youth population is a compelling issue that is becoming increasingly more prevalent and recognized nationally. As a result of “loss of traditional cultural and family supports” (Dewit, p. 2, 2016) AB youth are lacking the necessary social support systems that contribute to a sense of belonging. In order to decrease the prevalence of mental illness among this population an upstream…

The butterfly effect states small events in one area will eventually have a larger effect in another location. For example, when deforestation began in Guinea the growing urban population and the fruit bat that harvest a virus led to the spread of Ebola. Many infectious diseases, like Ebola, are zoonotic origin. From the Ebola epidemic, one can conclude: animal health issues and environmental changes do impact human health. World leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York in 2000 to…

1.1 Lower Back Pain due to IVD degeneration Lower Back Pain(LBP) is broadly recognised as the single leading cause of disability in the world. It affects about 60-80% of the adult population and is a socioeconomic burden in the developed society today (Krock et al.2015). In the UK, approximately £12 billion is spent in the treatment of LBP, lost work days and social benefits (Maniadakis and Gray, 2000). A worse detrimental economic loss can be observed in the USA almost totalling $85 billion…

PSI India Case: Analysis The Problem: This case deals with the issue of choosing a suitable mass communication campaign strategy to be espoused by a Non-Governmental-Organization named Population Services International (PSI), India. The main aim of this NGO is to raise the awareness levels about HIV/AIDS among the vulnerable sections of society due to lifestyle behavior. They needed a differentiated campaign to connect with the target population at a wider and deeper level. The main issue which…

1. Introduction Social construction of illness is the concept that the meaning and experience of illness is not just based on biomedical knowledge but also developed through interaction in a social and cultural context (Conrad & Barker, 2011). The topic of illness as a social construct then impacts how the afflicted cope with the illness and how the society responds to them (Skrzypek, 2014). In Rain Man (1988), the plot revolves around Charlie, a young car dealer, on a road trip with his…

The present study consists of 100 road traffic injury cases admitted in our tertiary health care centre. In the present study males victims (84 cases, 84%) outnumbered the females victims (16 cases, 16%) with an approximate male female ratio of 5:1. Four wheelers and two wheelers involving mainly pedestrians were the most common cause for fatal head injury seen in 66 cases, 66%. Multiple abrasions were the most commonly seen external injury, seen in 68 cases, 68%. Skull bone fracture was seen in…

The public health role of the CDC encompasses the protection of individuals primarily in the United States from infectious diseases, human errors that create health risks, and providing healthcare support to state and local agencies in need. The WHO provides care and assistance on the world stage by sending support to under developed countries whose population does not possess the basic healthcare needs to increase their quality of life. Both agencies are a necessity in the world we live in…

INTRODUCTION Environmental health as defined by the World Health Organization document of 1999 are the aspects of the human health and disease that are determined by factors in the environment. It also involves the practice of assessing and controlling factors in the environment that can potentially and affect health. Environmental health also includes both the direct pathological effects of chemicals, radiation and some biological agents, and the effects on health and wellbeing of the broad…

The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, a nauseating account of Victorian London in the mid 1800’s, tells an appalling story of disease, devastation, and death. This was a crisis that had puzzled some of the brightest minds of the time. With overwhelming amounts of human waste collecting, and a growing stench in London it was no surprise people were dying. It must have been the smell of the waste spreading infectious disease in the air. While elected officials scramble to solve the problem by…