Category: Health
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Institutional Review Board and National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Institutional Review Board The Institutional Review Board (IRB) may be defined as a specific administrative body established to protect the welfare and rights of the subjects of human research. These subjects are traditionally recruited under the affiliated institution’s auspices to participate in conducted research activities. The IRB is responsible for the review of all researches…
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Public Health Threat: Zika Virus
Table of Contents Introduction Review of the history of the condition Epidemiological data Application of the levels of prevention References Introduction Zika virus is a relatively new disease in the United States. That is why it should be studied and people should be informed of its symptoms, potential complications, and recommended preventive measures. The motivation…
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Barriers to Healthcare in the US and How to Address Them
The design of the healthcare model, as narrated by Dr. Mitchell Katz in a TED talk, is based on a middle-class model that ignores the needs of those individuals in low socioeconomic classes. Healthcare workers do not take time to understand the obstacles of their low-income patients before criticizing them. Dr. Katz presents various assumptions…
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Health Programs for Priority Populations
Health program for children as a priority population Children are a vulnerable population who cannot make health decisions suffer the consequence of parents who are powerless to obtain government-sponsored insurance due to lack of resource connection, language barriers, education, and inadequate support systems leaving millions of children who are eligible for healthcare support through the…
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Mental Health Disparities Among LGBT Community
What is the health problem? LGBT people are at higher risk of suicide, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders (Cigna, 2017). LGBT people are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide (HealthyPeople.gov., 2020). Depression and anxiety are often the result of fearing of coming out and social discrimination because of sexual orientation or…
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Healthcare Disparities as Determinants of Health: Personal Experience
The role of healthcare disparities as the determinants of patient health is not to be underestimated. In fact, this aspect of public health has become the subject of intense interest for researchers and professionals. Reshetnyak et al. (2020) examined the influence of social determinants of health and concluded that their combination entailed a significant increase…
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Healthcare Services for Vulnerable Populations in Georgia
Table of Contents Daily Bread Circles of Care Healthy Start Coalition References Daily Bread The Daily Bread provides hot meals, a place to shower, clean clothes, modest medical treatment, and social assistance to the homeless and destitute. The center assists those who require mobile phones, identity, and other forms of documents, as well as tax…
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Report Specifications in Healthcare
Similar to any other scientific area, healthcare and medicine have a vast knowledge background. Countless students, practitioners, and scholars consult with the healthcare database to improve their understanding, provide a better service and ultimately improve societal quality of life. The database is gradually improving thanks to the constant research; however, the research will have little…
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EBP and Global Health: U.S. Healthcare
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction: Evidence-Based Practice as a Nursing Approach Evidence-Based Practice and Why Nurses Should Adopt It The Necessity for Nurses to Understand Research Methods in EBP Evidence-Based Practice around the World. Nursing in Sweden Summary and Conclusion Reference List Abstract Being a relatively recent change to the existing nursing system, the adoption…
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Improving Public Health. Leading Health Indicators
Introduction Health care of the citizen is a major concern of every developed country. Hence researchers and policy makers need to focus on implementing new policies in the field of health which would assist the public to live a healthier life now and in the future. Though health care system in United States is comparatively…