Essays and Research Papers on General Health Issues

This 4-page paper analyzes a fictitious/real world case concerning Drew Harvey and his family. The discussion centers on ethics, morals and decision-making. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page research paper offers an overview of hospital outsourcing, which explains how hospitals are controlling costs by contracting with outside vendors in regards to many services and functions. Typically, outsourced functions are related to human resources. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of nursing home falls. Best practices are recommended to reduce falls based on a review of literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The development of strategy to deal with the delivery of healthcare to HIV patients has required innovation in many developing countries. This 4 page paper argues that the healthcare models developed for HIV care could be ups-scaled to provide efficient healthcare for other conditions such as non communicable diseases. How and why this may ...

This 4 page paper considers how medicine has changed over time to be more in tune with the needs of even the most controversial elements of society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In a paper of five pages, the author writes about how dangerous tobacco use is for young people. The author of this paper discusses different types of tobacco and smoking as well as campaigns to prevent and stop smoking by young people, plus an outline and an annotated bibliography. There are five sources cited in ...

This 3 page research paper reports on and analyzes "HIV, Take Charge, Take the Test," a health campaign produced by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose messages are targeted specifically at African American women. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page research paper/essay examines research in order to argue that while there are moral issues associated with surrogacy, this practice should allowed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of diabetes mellitus. A number of intervention strategies are examined via a review of literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8-page paper provides an overview of the Joint Commission and accreditation process. Also included is a sample memorandum of how an administrator might announce a Joint Commission sureyor visit. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 12 page paper that discusses the opioid crisis – what it is about, the incidence, attempts to reduce it, and the writer's own plan to reduce the numbers in the hospital ED, including a PICOT question. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page research paper reports on the Belvedere Community Regional Park (BCRP), which is located at 4914 E. Cesar Chavez Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The importance of exercise facilities in promoting health are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of this troubling sexually transmitted disease. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10-page paper (includes powerpoint presentation) provides a cost-benefit analysis for a start-up home health agency as to whether paper records or electronic records should be used. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In a paper of five pages, the author writes about screening for disease. The author of this paper explains how not all screening for disease is beneficial to one's health, but some are. There are ten sources cited in this paper.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a research study on the issue of antibiotic resistance. This is an advanced degree paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of preventing foodborne illnesses. Standards and practices are examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper focuses on the question of whether governments should be responsible for ensuring populations have access to healthcare. This pro-con essay argues that yes, governments should be responsibility, as it benefits the health, welfare and economy of a particular city or state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7-page paper examines the U.S. Healthcare Security Act of 1993, and why it failed to reach a floor vote. The paper's focus is on healthcare reform and why it is difficult to pass. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In a paper of four pages, the author writes about the public health issue of substance misuse. The author of this paper addreses things such as opioid, alcohol, and other drug abuse. There are five sources cited in this paper.

A 24 page paper that includes a one-page outline. This essay researches the data regarding abuse, fraud, and improper payments related to Medicare and Medicaid. It explores what has been done in an attempt to reduce these misuses of the programs. The essay ends with a long list of recommendations to reduce duplication, abuse, ...

A 12 page paper about orientation programs for new nurses. The writer identifies and explains the problem of turnover in hospitals and in these kinds of agencies, conducts an investigatory literature review and reports findings that relate orientation to turnover, proposes solutions, develops a plan for a new orientation program with a cost analysis. Bibliography ...

This 9 page research paper reports on the policy to abandon the sale of tobacco products within pharmacies. The examination of literature begins with background information relative to the effect of tobacco products on health. This is followed by a discussion of the business motivations for instituting the tobacco ban and the effect that tobacco ...

This 3 page paper provide an overview of a SWOT analysis of a public school district in relation to obesity management, and process and outcome objectives related to the use of student health services. This two part paper is opinion based and so does not include outside source material.

In a paper of four pages, the author discusses early retirement and the effects of changes in staffing within the Department of Health. The author of this paper considers how privatization of the department might effect both workers and patients and the issue of early retirement. There are four sources cited in this paper.