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enjoy a wide variety of self choice, with that being gifted enough to select the pants that fit the best. Think for a second about traditional public school education, and realize that for years the public school system has extended a one size fits all approach to the children of the American nations education. Starting in the twenty first century, the public school system began to show its age, where higher rates of children began to fall behind in a rapidly changing environment, and was…

Public welfare means literally “to go well with the people.” It embraces the public welfare programs of federal, state, and local governments, the broad purpose of which, through the prevention and relief of suffering caused by social and economic inequalities and maladjustments, is to provide a better way of life for all people. Definitions, however, are at best only a guide—it is their use and application that determine their true meaning (Dunn, 1941). Loula Dunn devoted her life and…

When discussing any major decision on the topic of education, we must ask: what do we want to accomplish with public education? And the fact that this policy needs to be applied to an American society means that the purpose must be in sync with American ideals to be successful in the long term. It must uphold a citizen’s natural rights for instance, pursue public safety, grant individual autonomy, and be a sacrifice for the good of the many. Through these four goals, it becomes clear that any…

Are taxes that fund public education just? The United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights declares that education is a fundamental human right and everyone should have access to free, compulsory elementary education (United Nations). On one hand, taxes that fund public education seem just because they aim to provide a better educational system for the community. However, these taxes also seem unjust because taxation itself is a violation of the right to self-ownership. Emmanuel Levinas argues…

disposal. By all these improvements the general public health of society has increased over the years. Answer 2: The difference between public health and medicine is that in medicine a single person is considered as a patient and is treated whereas in public health an entire community is looked after instead of a single person. Public health has a broader scope than medicine in terms of treatment and prevention. Answer 3: The core functions of public health are assessment, assurance…

While we have moved on from the dunce hats in schools, and stock holds of puritan life, some are trying to reimplement the use of public shaming. But does it really have a place in our society today? Political figures like Jed Bush feel humiliation is the way to handle unwed mothers, and parents believe it would be an effective way to reprimand their misbehaving children. Additionally, some courts are trying to include shame as a criminal sentence. However, in the court systems, the ambiguous…

Evaluation of a Public Website CHADD.ORG (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Overall the criteria set for the website CHADD.ORG (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the national resource on ADHD provides the general public with an understanding on ADHD, which provides information about ADHD. The information provided is for parents, caregiver, adults, and professionals. The purpose of the website is about providing information,…

mathematics, physics, sociology, and technology, amongst many others (Norris, Stevens, Pfefferbaum, Wyche, and Pfefferbaum, 2007). It has many definitions depending on the point of view, and can be defined in a physical or intangible sense. In the public health sector, we can define resilience as using available adaptive resources to be able to have a positive path of operation after a disaster or other interruption in one’s life (Norris et al., 2007). It is a process wherein the person or…

Public health agency of Canada is a local agency located on 130 Colonnade Road Ottawa, Ontario. It has several accessible branches around Canada and they have done a great success dealing with severe diseases. Their mission and aim are to advertise, treat and protect the health of Canadians, and their role is to keep a healthier community in a healthy universe. The role of the agency is to prevent numerous diseases such as chronic, infectious diseases. They anticipate for public health…

Are Specific Minorities Being Discriminated in the Public Workforce? In the 1960s, American citizens, specifically women, were vying for congress to pass a bill in regards to equal employment and protection among men and women. In 1964, a public law was passed by the U.S. congress that specifically focuses on gender and sex discrimination in the public workforce. After much debate, specifically among conservatives in the south, Howard W. Smith, a conservative civil rights leader, attempted to…