Essays and Research Papers on Public Health Issues

A 6 page exploration of the factors that have entered into declining youth fitness. This paper emphasizes the importance of a physically active lifestyle and good nutrition in insuring good health. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the causes, effects, and solutions as they involve childhood obesity. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page article critique of a study performed by Lam, Lauder and Lam (2003, which explores the incidence and impact of chronic disease in Hong Kong. The writer summarizes and analyzes each section of the study article. No additional sources cited.

9 pages in length. The nature of health care is to provide immediate and/or sustained medical treatment to those who need it. While the theory is quite straight forward, the application has certainly proven to be anything but a simple objective. The extent to which the managed care approach has created a ...

This 3 page paper looks at various aspects of life expectancy. Is life expectancy really much longer than it had been? Should people expect to live longer in the future? Causes and effects of longer living are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 12 page review of this devastating condition and one approach to lessening its impacts. This paper discusses etiology and impact along with the importance of leisure activities in improving the quality of a patient’s life. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 3 page overview of the economic issues surrounding vaccination for malaria. The question is presented that if a vaccine for this devastating condition was identified then who would pay for inoculation with that vaccine. No sources are listed.

This 3 page paper looks at three unique perspectives on obesity. Spiritual and religious suggestions are made in addition to traditional diet and exercise approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of a statisitcal research project on the issue of infant mortality rates and their impacts. Bibliography lists 10 sources

This 8 page paper relates the nature of occupational therapy from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page exploration of how lead poisoning and asthma correlate with minority status. This paper reviews a study by Joseph, Havstad, Ownby, Peterson (2005) that finds no correlation between urban black children’s blood lead levels and their propensity for developing asthma. These results are reviewed using the Multiple Exposures Multiple Effects (MEME) ...

A 10 page overview of the many problems that can lead to male infertility. Some of these problems are genetic but others are environmental and sociocultural. The author of this paper emphasizes that the first step in addressing male infertility is determining the precise cause of the problem. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

3 pages in length. Michael Moore's documentary entitled Sicko illustrates the extent to which the United States health care system is based upon profit and not helping Americans get well. To understand the fundamental nature of this broken system and the extreme resistance to fix it is to realize how politicians and big ...

This 10 page paper looks at the problem that may be faced by sanitation workers using disinfectants in hospitals. The paper focuses on the issues within Trinidad, but uses a range of research from around the world to understand and explore the subject as well as provide guidance for prevention and control and further ...

A 3 page paper which examines the benefits of sunblock creams and lotions with a focus on the sunblock that rates from SPF 15 to 30. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates childhood obesity and measures that can be taken at the school and community level. Recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

2 A paper which looks at some of the causes of asthma and considers the various ways in which the condition might be managed, especially in relation to pharmaceutical therapies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the rights of non-citizens in the United States. Much of the focus is on health care. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the various causes of eating disorders. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper is an action plan based on the objective to reduce the levels of obesity in children between the ages of 12 and 16 years in the London borough of Camden and Islington. The paper starts by outlining why obesity is a problem and needs attention and then a plan targeting diet ...

A 10 page review of the issue of parental verses patient direction in palliative care for the underage patient. The author supports the need for parents to oversee final decisions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

In the hospital environment infection control is very important. This 17 page paper looks at an aspect of infections control that is often overlooked; the use and treatment of non dedicated equipment, such as scissors and stethoscopes. The paper looks at how and why this type of equipment can pose a cross infection risk and ...

9 pages in length. From airplanes to restaurants and public transit to movie theaters, smoking was considered no more dangerous to nonsmokers than thalidomide was for pregnant women in the 1950s and 1960s; since then, both secondhand smoke and the morning sickness pill have proven significantly harmful to the unwitting recipients. Bibliography lists ...

A 3 page paper which summarizes and discusses three articles on euthanasia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. Once hip and socially acceptable, cigarette smoking has become the looming beast from which communities across the globe are trying to escape. Cities across the United States are implementing smoking bans as a response to the steadily growing proof that cigarettes pose tremendous health risks - even to those ...