World Health Organization

Introduction While Mark Zuckerburg dreams of having a world without disease and research is making progress finding cures, at the present time one of the most costliest man-made inventions that has had the greatest impact on global health and economic burden is cigarettes and tobacco products. The Worth Health Organization (WHO) estimates by 2030 eight million people will be killed by tobacco and most deaths will occur in middle to lower income societies. Although smoking rates have decrease…

Some children who are expose to secondhand smoke may have many serious health problems such as ear infections, coughs and colds, respiratory problem and tooth decay. Some country they don’t even restrict the age to buy the cigarette. My country Vietnam is an example. We can buy anything including alcohol and cigarette when…

This research article, published in BMC Public Health, discussed the issue of alcohol abuse in many parts of Europe. According to this article, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined Europe to have the highest volume of alcohol consumption in the world. The researchers focused on Ireland and the countries of the United Kingdom because they have the highest levels of binge drinking in Europe and university students have high levels of alcohol consumption in these areas. The researchers…

access to health care, better education and employment, but many people who live in developing countries do not have opportunities for this because there are many factors that are injurious to their health. They make their lives more challenging such as poverty, race, gender, weather and so on. This essay will describe the lifestyle and the environment factors which affect people 's health. Some factors which are related to lifestyle of people can also negatively influence their health and…

which effected the ban in 1975 and showed a drop in tobacco consumption of 25%. Another country which also banned advertising of Tobacco is Finland. The ban in Finland was effected in 1978 and showed a drop in consumption of 37%. The department of Health (DOH) in United Kingdom also reviewed…

authority and every right of a nation, insufficient to stabilize international order. With today’s disrupted international order, the globalizing world is filled with problems having to do with climate, network, chaos, and public health. This is because countries have had the same traditional sovereignty system, and it is time to evolve in the globalizing world. For so long, this operating system has been mainly about a state’s own protection and self-interest without considering other states’…

The Zika virus is a current global healthcare crisis. From 2007 to 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported documented Zika virus transmission in a total of 62 countries and territories (2016, April 7). Hennessey, Fischer, and Staples (2016) report Brazil had an estimated 440,000–1,300,000 alleged cases of Zika virus disease in 2015. The risk of the Zika virus has recently become a threat in the United States with 1,860 reported cases (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]…

The Impact of High-Fructose Corn Syrup on Health: Exorbitant Consumption Perhaps the most polarizing issue regarding high-fructose corn syrup is its impacts on human health. I believe that health is truly the greatest wealth and that it is in the best interests of an individual to carefully make decisions regarding what one should eat. Therefore, it is necessary for me to understand the underlying health risks associated with high-fructose corn syrup consumption. The consumption of…

Physical activity (PA) is necessary for optimum physical and psychosocial health of the general population. It has been suggested that it is even more important for children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) who struggle with impairments that interfere with activities of daily living and limit participation in sports (Fowler, Knutson, et al., 2007). According to the World Health Organization, adolescents and young adults with and without disabilities who are physically active have higher…

the leading injury causes in Canada. This is especially true about elderly population. In this paper it will be discussed how the nurses can diminish the fall rates among seniors in long term care settings and in community. According to World Health Organization, “A fall is defined as an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level.” The consequences of the falls (if any) can range from very mild such as ecchymosis to severe such as…