Public health law

Becoming a parent comes with a lot of responsibility and decisions. A parent’s dilemma is the choice to vaccinate their children or not. Being aware of the possible long-term effects, such as small pops and polio, can influence a parent's decision to immunize their children. The education system can also have an influence by not allowing parents to enroll their children into school without being immunized for the safety of other students. Parents will not only keep their children healthy, but…

In this article Haire, B et al. examine the consequences of coercive approaches to childhood vaccination and the justified ethical policy initiatives. The authors collected data through the analysis of the Australian Government Department of Health vaccination records of 2017 and the interoperation of the recorded adverse reactions towards vaccinations. Haire, B et al. concentrated their study on current data regarding childhood vaccinations in Australia, the insignificant but known hazards…

shopping. I’ve decided to add this section for one very good reason—many shopping centers around the United States have pharmacies that offer flu vaccines. In recent news, there has been a lot of talk about vaccines and the dangers they pose to the public. I don’t mean to offend anyone—that’s not my intention. I’m merely trying to help piece together the information and hope you’ll understand that I’m only doing this for everyone to see what’s going on under our noses. This subject is also…

professional health career. However, during my sophomore year I experienced a lapse in production. I attribute this lack in performance and concentration to grief from the passing of two of my closest family members both of whom told me many of the family stories. During that point, I was…

Planning solutions; approaches and theoretical frameworks used in health promotion In an attempt to delineate the contested nature of health, there are various approaches and theoretical framework adopted to analyse, plan and proffer solution to identified problems (WHO 2001; Cavanagh and Chadwick, 2005; Bani 2008). Naidoo and Wills (2009) suggested five approaches to health promotion, however for the purpose of this intervention , three approaches: medical or preventive approach, behavioural…

Introduction The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which coronary heart disease is managed as a public health issue, and its transitioning epidemiology, over the past century. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the obstruction of blood vessels, which pump blood around the human body (World Health Organization, 2015). Figure 1 illustrated a variety of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, increasing the prevalence of coronary heart disease, include: Figure 1: The Risk factors for…

Public health educators use many methods of promoting health for example through health media campaigns around nutrition and people eating habits. Basing on the targeted population, health educators may decide to use either of the four types of media for example billboards, newspapers, radio, and poster advertisements. However, as public health educators create public health media campaigns around nutrition and individuals eating habits can potentially have both positive and unintended negative…

and empower people to make better-informed decisions” leading to social change. In the case of East Los High, the objective is to engage young Latinas in their late teens and early women through storytelling, to inform them about health issues related to sexual health and relationships and to encourage them to make healthier decisions. Another objective is to get the audience to discuss the show and to share the resources offered by the show’s website and social media…

1. Describe the mission, goals, and structure of the organization. The mission and goals of APHA are to improve the health of the public, to achieve and create equity in health status, to build public health infrastructure and capacity, and to ensure the right to health and health care assess. Elected and appointed members direct APHA. For instance, the governing council of APHA elects the executive board (honorary members). There are 24-exceutive board members and they manage the structure of…

Foucault’s definition of the clinical gaze allows us to understand and visualize the way in which “modern healthcare” has come to operate. Foucault tells us that under the clinical gaze patients are dehumanized; they are reduced to their ailment, something to be cured or fixed. In the U.S., doctors use their expert knowledge and status as authority figures to establish a hierarchical relationship with patients. This relationship combined with the clinical gaze creates a rigid set of norms for…