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the most significant societal trends has been police brutality, especially of unarmed African Americans. The Newark Riots began with the brutality that John Smith experienced at the hands of the Newark Police department. In 2014, nearly 47 years later, riots broke out in Ferguson, Missouri after police fatally shot Michael Brown. Looting and vandalism occurred, leading to the ever growing Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter advocates against racial profiling, racism, and police…

Soil Health Assessment on the Sanborn Field Long-Term Experiment Study: a review Saranya Norkaew Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia MO Introduction Degradation of soil resources is still the most serious and widespread threat to humankind. Soil has an important role to play in the global environment of food security, water security, climate stability, biodiversity, and ecosystem services (McBratney et al.,…

treatment. This is major protection in the health care field with all those who will be involved with the patient and the health record belonging to the patient. There can be major consequences if the patient has not given consent. There can be lawsuits, and sometimes even jail time, depending on the severity of the situation. Once a patient is seen, they should feel comfortable with those who will be involved. If they cannot trust those in the health care field. with their lives or information…

A health disparity is defined as how frequently a disease affects a group, how many people get sick or how often the disease causes death. Human Immunodeficiency Virus or most commonly known as HIV, most prevalently affects people in the LGBT community. HIV is a virus that is most commonly spread through sexual contact. HIV is a chronic disease, so it can last for years or be lifelong. For individuals who have lived with HIV there whole life, there have been, “tremendous medical advances [that]…

What is Welfare? In the United States, many Americans are unable to find work, or they have a hard time paying for even the necessities with a job. Due to this the government made the welfare assistance program. The welfare assistance program combines Food Stamps, Medicaid, HUD homes programs and Supplemental Security Income or SSI. The welfare program also includes the use of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF (US Welfare System (n.d). This part of the program is normally…

to the police department, a 911 call was made informing the police Sterling had a gun on him. When confronted by officers at the scene Sterling did not pull out his handgun but he was still mauled to the ground and shot (Fausset, Perez-Pena, and Robertson, A1). With numerous camera footage at hand this case was sent to the Justice Department in hopes that with such hard evidence, someone would be punished. But no officer was prosecuted for murder, and the chief of the police department was…

Wagner: Medicalodges is a skilled nursing facility. In 1998 Medicalodges employees acquired the company making it the first long-term care facility to be 100% employee owned in the U.S. Medicalodges owns and operates over 30 facilities in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and we continue to be in acquisition mode. Medicalodges is located in Holton, Kansas and is a 70 bed facility. Approximately 60 -70 % of Medicalodges residents comes to us from a hospital setting, followed by assisting living…

subjects. These include the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These agencies also created regulations based on the Belmont Report. In dentistry, the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) are responsible for supporting, overseeing, and reporting research activities. It also augments the quality and scope of oral health, and supports the…

Police brutality is a big thing that has been escalating over the past few years. It is the “abuse of authority that amount to serious and divisive human rights violations involving the excessive use of force that may occur in the apprehension or retention of civilians” (Ochs). There have been many cases about police officers killing people for no valid reason. Some officers have been indicted and some have been acquitted. In this essay I will argue how police brutality can be corrected with…

The Need for Body Cameras in Columbus, Ohio Police Department In light of the tremendous scandals involving the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the police, as an institution, has come under an unprecedented amount of criticism from various advocacy groups. Moreover, similar events have continued to take place and the distrust in police has reached unsustainable levels. Certainly, the Columbus, Ohio Police Department has not been immune to the similar events. Just last month,…