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Pursuit of Happiness Unlike most of my colleagues, I have spent an extra year pursuing a DDS-MPH dual degree program to further my interest in the underserved population, a pursuit that has enhanced my understanding of the complex relationship between health, oral health, and the human condition. In an effort to better understand the social determinants of oral health, I have worked closely with some of the nation’s most vulnerable populations – minority older adults. Specifically, I worked on…

Minority Health Care Access AnchorThe United States Government claims our medical health care is the best in the world. The can be no further from the truth. We as a country are less advanced than other nations because citizens of certain races, ethnicities and incomes experience less coverage than others. African Americans and Latinos are among the worse. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2014. It's goal is to expand health insurance coverage. Early evidence shows the uninsured…

will be discussed will be ESF #8 public health and medical services. The public health and medical services emergency support function plays a vital role in providing additional support, resources and coordinating federal assistance in response to a public health or medical emergency (FEMA, 2008). Additionally, public health and medical services provide assistance to victims and response workers in need of mental and behavioral health…

In Tom Vilsack’s article, Should Candy and Soda be Banned from Schools?, he argues that banning unhealthy snacks and drinks would be helpful in abolishing nation’s childhood obesity epidemic. Mr. Vilsack states, in America, the food children are eating in school is half the calories they should be consuming and that can lead to diabetes at a young age and can carry on with diseases when they get older, therefore i agree on banning candy and soda. Children as said, can get diabetes if they…

The Health Belief Model (HBM) was developed in 1950s by social psychologist in the U.S Public Health Services. This theory contains a great deal of components which predicts why people will not take action to prevent, detect, or control illness condition (Glanz et al., 2015). It’s important to be able to understand why people are not participating because one can be able to create more specific campaigns to motivate people to change their behavior. The underlying premise of the HBM is that…

Public health services are population focused. In other words, public health services are provided to improve and promote the health status of the population (1). To accomplish this mission, in the United States, public health systems are structured to balance three core public health functions, i.e., assessment, policy development and assurance (1). Policy development, as one of the core functions of public health, is a process by which agencies collaborate with community components, planing…

REACTION PAPER- Unnatural Causes The documentary series “Unnatural causes In sickness and In wealth” explores how socio-economic conditions affect population health and how certain communities come together and work together to improve and extend their health and life expectancy. Throughout the series the common denominator remains that the amount of wealth a person has influences their level of health, overall wellness and level of stress in their everyday life. The higher a person is on the…

Osteoporosis Osteoporosis can be defined as a serious progressive skeletal disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone mass or doesn’t make enough bone mass which results in weakened bone that are easy to break Gronholz (2008). According to the CDC, osteoporosis is more prevalent in individuals 50 years or older and affects approximately 54 million American citizens within today’s society. It has been estimated that osteoporosis is responsible for approximately two million broken…

The Conventional Model of Health and Disease is founded upon the division between individuals and risk factors and how both contribute to the concept of health. Individuals have innate characteristics which determine an individual’s degree of susceptibility or resilience to various health threats. In addition, a set of factors exists to interact with the individual, these factors are usually considered possible threats to health, or better known as risks which include health behaviours or…

Casey Emergency Services needs to establish communications networks whether internally or externally. External networks would involve communication and collaboration wit h local social services (Fire department, Police, Ambulance), News media stations and The Bureau of Meteorology. Fire Department: The network with the Fire Department allow collaboration in assisting in rescue operations. Ambulance: Networking with the ambulance would help collaborate during disasters and hazards that…