Essays and Research Papers on General Health Issues

A 3 page review of the many shortcomings that characterize our health care system. This paper contends that all Americans and even illegal immigrants should benefit from healthcare. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that investigates literature and online resources to offer a general overview of public health resources, the history of public health and the difference between public health and community health. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page research essay explores the relationship between behaviors and cardiovascular disease. A change in behaviors/lifestyle is critical to the patient's survival, i.e., decreasing the risk in myocardial infarctions, strokes, hypertension and other diseases. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of electronic health records. Qualitative and quantitative hypotheses and research questions are developed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper answers certain questions about healthcare reform. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages. The Oregon Health plan has proven itself to be a boon to the lower income people of the state. Implemented in 1994, Oregon by 1996 had lowered the number of uninsured people in the state from 17 percent to 11 percent, which is one of the lowest in the nation. ...

This 4-page paper discusses the concept of managed care, its pros and its cons. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the healthcare system in China with specific attention paid to the financing of the healthcare system, and the flaws in terms of the economic climate it is impacting on the way that healthcare is provided. The paper looks at the development of healthcare and how it has changed as a ...

This 12 page paper looks at the concept and use of quality management in healthcare with particular attention to a mental healthcare facility. The concepts and meaning of quality care are discussed, along with the way it is implemented, Internal and external influences are considered and some recommendations are made for improving quality management ...

A 5 page paper providing the financial plan and detailed budget for the program proposed in KShospStratPl.rtf and KShospStratPl2.rtf. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page overview of health care in the U.S. as it has been affected by the evolution of health care delivery systems. The author emphasizes the problems Medicare is encountering. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper. There is a strong need for better leadership in healthcare organizations. This paper reports that need and discusses some approaches to improving the leadership. This includes applying Kouzes and Posner's five practices in exemplary leadership. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

5 pages in length. As long as people have been smoking, they have also been trying to stop. While this dichotomy serves to illustrate the dual nature of this particular human vice, it also helps scientific research to delineate what techniques work best for smokers to achieve their cessation goal. Wynd's article ...

This 6 page paper discusses the Greek Culture and how the Greek people tend to feel about health, illness, healing, touch, time, etc. This paper explores the relationships of Greek people and how those qualities impact health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper is written in three parts. Part one considers how retail drug companies, such as Wal-greens, Rite-aids and CVS can all ad value to the value chain, the second part considers what they need to be successful and the third part of the paper gives definitions for the terms Health Maintenance Organization ...

This 3-page paper covers questions dealing with the U.S. healthcare system. Issues address include what is third-party payment, and why healthcare reform is such a hot-button issue. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This paper considers the policies and programs of this public officials fight to counter the impacts of smoking in New York City. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper. that begins with a description of what an ethical organizational culture looks like. This includes behaviors that can be observed. The next section discusses what Public Health is and its impact on the population. The last and longest section reports and discusses establishing an ethical culture in Public Health. Samples of ...

A 3 page paper that begins with facts about the number of Americans with no health care insurance and the number who die unnecessarily because of it. The essay explains what universal health care means, the advantages of having such a system and the disadvantages. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer discusses money's role in driving health care reform and what shifts might take place over the next ten years. No bibliography.

This 5-page paper examines the thought that treatment of chronic disease such as hypertension require a different approach for treatment than the standard methods. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page report discusses health issues in Australia with a particular emphasis on the health concerns of men living in Australia’s cities. The many public health triumphs in Australia mirror other developed nations’ accomplishments such as a greater control of infectious disease, sanitary conditions in cities, and technological advances in medical treatment but there is still much to ...

This 5 page paper examines human resources in rural healthcare. Solutions are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper is written in two parts, the first looks at the role of public health agencies and their general role and then looks at one agency the CDC discussing its particular role concerning public health. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 7 page paper that reports certain data, including expenses related to GDP per capita compared to other countries, the number of Americans with no or inadequate health insurance. The paper discusses how individual states attempted to fund universal health coverage and how other countries fund the program. The writer comments on the savings that ...