Public health law

question that everyone would ask, why would someone consume alcohol if it doesn’t do any good and just bad? The terms good and bad relates to ones health. Public health goal is to protect and better the health of the entire population. In order to approach this problem public health came up with…

Obesity among the children and the adults is the major health concerns in the developed and the developing countries. Preventing childhood obesity and overweight is a major public health issue and challenge. Overweight and obesity has been known to have a negative impact on children and adolescent health and wellness. Additionally, there is ample evidence of linkage between obesity and chronic disease. There is increased economic cost of obesity management. The lack of physical activity and poor…

to enroll I public school in all fifty states and the District of Columbia require children to be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles and rubella. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia require chickenpox vaccination, and forty-five states and the District of Colombia require hepatitis B vaccination for children to enroll in kindergarten. These laws act in the public’s favor, they protect children from potentially deadly diseases, and pose no health risk to the…

Washington DC Medical Marijuana Policy and Its Effect on Health Care Medical marijuana indicates the usage of Cannabis sativa, bhang, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD). Medical marijuana is used as medical treatment to treat illnesses and as a comfort measure during palliation and hospice. From a historical perspective, the plant has been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries. But, its use in modern times has been controversial. In the United States, several states have…

respecting and helping others as a whole who deal from the various effects of drug abuse (something else here). Communities, municipal and federal governments should have strong and vested interest in human dignity and welfare, especially from a public health perspective as part of the ethical structure…

monitored closely. Two examples of public health information systems tailored to combat an epidemic are CDC’s HIV/AIDS reporting system and Immunization Information systems (ISS). The CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System is the major source that monitors HIV trends in the United States (CDC.gov, n.d.a). Also, the CDC finances and aids state and local health departments to gather the information. Thus, the CDC knows the past and current HIV/AIDS cases. The health departments convey the data to…

of relaxation and enjoyment but only for a few exclusive groups. Within the 20th century, mass production and modern marketing made cigarettes available to the general public. Around the 1960s, a public discourse around cigarettes began to emerge through advertising causing institutional discourses such as social, medical and health discourse. Over the past decades, the race of discourse of cigarette smoking was slow but was gaining dominance that smoking is considered to be an, ‘unhealthy act’.…

while some choose to not vaccinate their children. But unvaccinated children are walking disease-spreaders, and they pose harms to those that cannot be vaccinated due to other conditions and restrictions. Vaccinations should be mandatory by federal law because they are proven countermeasures against deadly diseases. The government should not permit parents to put their children in avoidable risks of death and suffering. Many parents are often misinformed about the effects of vaccines and what…

There are many cases that involves human rights and public health interests. Two of the cases is Jew Ho vs. Williamson and Jacobson vs. Massachusetts. Both are similar in the concept of preventive care and how two individuals responded to that preventive care. In Jew Ho vs. Williamson, Jew Ho’s shop was placed in a quarantine district due to the fear of the bubonic plague. In Jacobson vs. Massachusetts, Jacobson refused to be vaccinated and argued that he should not be charged the penalty fine.…

gave me this burning passion to help others; to be the one to make a difference. Nursing is a career that required an extreme level of responsibility. The four nursing meta paradigm concepts we’ve talked about include; person/client, environment, health, and nursing. Without these four essential concepts we (as nurses) could not fulfill the duties that are required of us. Two of my favorite theorists include Florence Nightingale and Hildegard Peplau, these theorists provide me with a deep…