Essays and Research Papers on Public Health Issues

A 5 page overview of ovarian cancer from a medical perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the various negative effects of alcohol use. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

7 pages in length. Like apples and oranges, an individual cannot compare the benefits of yoga to those of aerobics, inasmuch as one seeks to attune the entire body/mind connection through physical and spiritual growth, while the other focuses primarily upon building body strength through physical exertion. Those who seek a gentler approach ...

This 5 page paper discusses Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and its effects. This paper dicusses methods of prevention. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines Alzheimer’s disease and discusses how family members and caregivers are effected. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper dicusses the issue of male domestic violence which is often a subject not openly discussed. This paper highlights the problem as well as pointing to causes and solutions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page discussion of the contradictory evidence which exists regarding the benefits verses the adverse potentials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)in menopausal women. While HRT is still touted by many professionals as advantageous in certain circumstances, these contentions are now being refuted in the case of new evidence which suggests that not only ...

A 6 page paper discussing a program supporting the goals of Healthy People 2010. This goal provides the focus of a program to be developed and directed at a group of 25 at-risk teens living in a group home in Kansas City, Missouri. The approach is that of issuing a one-page fact sheet ...

6 pages. This paper deals with the problem of those who do rotating shift work, such as policemen, and how it interrupts the body's natural circadian rhythm. The disruption of the body's rhythm can cause problems of all types, including physical illness, behavioral problems and physiological disorders among others. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

8 pages in length. Research has shown bingeing to be the most common of all eating disorders, significantly contributing to the mental and physical stability of today's female adolescents. Typically, young girls who binge are overweight, but this particular eating disorder can affect those who are average-sized, as well. With the overwhelming ...

This 10 page paper discusses the safety problems associated with today's schools. Issues such as building maintenance, school violence, natural disaster protection, air quality and more are presented as evidence that school safety is in jeopardy. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how euthanasia may aid terminally ill patients both by its’ availability and its’ use. The writer considers the arguments for and against euthanasia and how this may impact on those suffering. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the environmental and genetic causes of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. While it is an established belief that eating disorders are more likely to affect females than males, both sexes are affected. The reasons undoubtedly relate to genetics as well as to environmental factors. These ...

An 8 page overview of the etiology and treatment of this systolic condition. This paper describes the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis as well as diagnostic criteria and treatments. While surgical interventions, and even highly experimental procedures such as stem cell transplants are employed in some cases, by far the most common intervention ...

This 8 page paper discusses depression in general and then goes on to describe the particulars of teenage depression. This paper discusses the role depression plays in the life of Holden Caufiled (Catcher in the Rye) and Conrad (Ordinary People). Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper accesses the impact of the community care policy of 1989 in Britain, and subsequent policy changes, on the care of the elderly. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

12 pages in length. Human beings have become so entangled within the limitations of mortal existence that few even realize, much less accept, the extent to which traumatic and stressful healing can take place resides far beyond the stringent realm of mortality's temporal state. That alternative healing devices, such as those developed by ...

A 6 page paper which examines cause and effect. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the trafficking of women in today's society versus the past. Furthermore, this paper dicusses the impact of globalization on trafficking and whether that has led to vastly different practices or merely a continuation of men oppressing women. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 36 page paper considers the basic ideas of Actor Network Theory (ANT). The theory is explored in the context of the UK National Health Service; The NHS. The writer identifies the drivers behind the use of ANT to implement electronic patient record systems, the political nature of implementation, the aims of implementation, the impact ...

An 11 page paper discussing cultural beliefs that may inhibit successful treatment and prevention of tuberculosis along the border region between the US and Mexico. TB is much more prevalent among the Mexican population, and particularly among those born in Mexico rather than in the US. Public health care largely has been ineffective ...

A 5 page paper which considers the importance that media images of body shape have on the way that individuals, especially teenage girls, perceive themselves and whether this may be related to the recent increase in the incidence of eating disorders amongst this group. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing social oppression and mental health therapy. Social oppression is prominent within the society of the United States and exists is various forms such as racism, classism, sexism and heterosexism. Social oppression within society has led to the self destructive behaviors of minorities because of overwhelming feelings of isolation, ...

This 8 page paper discusses the social problem of binge drinking on college campuses. This paper examines the roots of this problem as well as the impact on the students and society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper defines obesity and goes on to explore solutions. The paper argues that diet and exercise is a good overall solution to obesity in society but will not cure all cases. Bibliography lists 5 sources.