Maternal health

considered a serious public health problem around the world. The reasons for the occurrence of a premature birth include maternal and fetal conditions, and their implications go beyond technical obstetric and neonatal issues, as they affect the daily lives of children, teenagers, men and women. The complications of prematurity are the leading cause of neonatal deaths and the second most frequent cause of deaths in children younger than 5 years of age. In Brazil, health policies and strategic…

The presentation I went to was “Health Care in Dominican Bateyes” presented by Katie Shank and Elsa Schaefer. Two other students, Cathy Rice and Desiree Serrano, went on the trip but due to scheduling conflicts were unable to present their sections of the presentation. Professor Smith and Dr. Hart were also a part of the group that went to the Dominican Republic during J-term. I learned that they are planning to return not this J-term, but the one after that. Moreover, I learned that there was a…

I know this is a kind of extreme behavior for most people, which borders on paranoia. But then you cannot really be too careful about your health, can you? After all, according to the Catholic church, you only live once. If that is true, then it makes good sense to really take good care of your health so you can really enjoy your short life. Besides, health is really wealth. Now, why is white sugar bad for your body? Because it is a toxin and is one of the major causes of the dreadful disease…

Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 30(4): 251-5 Heidegger M. (1962) Being and Time. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford Hoddinott P., Tappin D. and Wright C. (2008) Breastfeeding. British Medical Journal 336(7649), 881-887. Jones B.J. (2001) Rhetoric and Composition: Pennsylvania State University http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/blj/bjj6/ENGL015-2001 Critique. Ip S., Chung M., Raman G., Chew P., Magula N., DeVine D., Trikalinos T. and Lau J. (2007) Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health…

Then this domino effect leads Togolese people in need of proper health care practitioners out of luck because “access to services in public hospitals has become something like a lottery. Especially those who have neither health insurance nor cash at hand are doomed to die in this hazardous system – but wealthy people are at risk too” (Falola, 2017). Humans need proper food security and nutrition…

Organizations like Healthcare without Harm, Partners in Green Health, The American Hospital Associations, and The Healthier Hospitals Initiative, are devoted to share idea to reduce waste, and give alternatives for energy and diversion of waste. Becoming sustainable in hospitals save money, contributes to improve patients result in health and improve employee engagement in the work field. Healthcare contributes more the economy than any other industry…

Women's health issues have attained higher international visibility and renewed political commitment in recent decades. While targeted policies and programs have enabled women to lead healthier lives, significant gender-based health disparities still remain in many countries. The most widely recognized reproductive health disparities are maternal and infant mortality. Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth while the infant mortality refers to deaths…

with the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) in the Environmental Health Branch program called the Chemical Hazards Program (CHP). I assisted the CHP staff by creating and maintaining a database from their Environmental Health Education Needs Assessment on a Superfund site investigation in relation to uranium in private well-water. The health data was then evaluated, recommendations were made, and, as a result, I co-authored the Environmental Health Education Needs Assessment Report…

Torres Strait Islanders Health Plan 2013-2023 the government is committed to improving health and wellbeing through closing the gap in health outcomes with the wider Australian population. In the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Health…

depending on the particular lens through which the health system is viewed” (Jones et al, 2014). Quality is based off the work done by the Institute of Medicine. This non –profit organization takes a number of factors into consideration such as: “patient centeredness, access, timeliness, equity, effectiveness, efficiency and safety” (Jones et al, 2014). Out of all the factors, I believe patient safety is of utmost importance. In the NHS (National Health Service), which is based in the United…