Essays and Research Papers on Public Health Issues

A 3 page discussion of the most recent developments in stem cell research. These developments are accentuated by the discovery of the potential utility of amniotic stem cells. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page consideration of a case study involving an impoverished rural community suffering from poor nutrition and various smoking-related respiratory problems. The community nurse proposes a food co-op and an educational smoking intervention plan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An examination of how problem solving and critical thinking skills can help us work through both personal and professional issues. No sources are listed.

A 3 page review of the story of one intersex individual’s quest to understand why she never fit in the male world in which she was raised. This paper addresses five specific questions about Long’s story. No additional sources are listed.

An 11 page review of the threat of bird flu as it exists for a Toronto university. This paper reviews how pandemics are detected at their earliest stage and what provisions need to be in place for the protection of university students and staff. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 3 page paper that considers whether the distance from a patient’s home to their nephrologist’s office is a factor in clinical outcome. Bibliography lists one source.

A 10 page review of the statistics of AIDS in the Cleveland Ohio area and in the nation as a whole. The author emphasizes that, while it can affect some groups more frequently than others, all races and all ages are at risk for contracting AIDS. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 3 page paper which provides an overview of Alfie Kohn’s article Suffer the Restless Child. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper examines the problems people with disabilities face when it comes to health care. Do people with disabilities have access to health care in the same way that other people do? Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper focuses on the spirit of this bill. How accessible health care for all would revolutionize the current state of affairs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper is an action plan, outlining action and intervention that could be undertaken by a local authority in order to reduce obesity in the 18 – 25 year age group. The paper starts with an introduction and justification for the plan which is based on the London borough of Enfield. The bibliography ...

This 8 page paper defines and explores the concept of 'medicalization' and examines its’ application to health experiences today. The issues raised are illustrated with different healthcare examples such as depression and ADHD. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 7 page examination of veganism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines and reviews Michael Moore’s documentary Sicko. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper considers the issue of new drugs and whether or not they should be labelled as an issue of public safety. The FDA focuses on drug approval, leaving a gap when it comes to assessing drugs that have already been approved. There ahs been a call for all new drugs to ...

The workplace environment has been changing. The demographic profile of employees and the labor pool and changes in industrial structure of the workplace is resulting in changes that can impact on the health of employees. Issues discussed in this 18 page paper include gender and family, the increasing age of employees, hours worked and ...

8 pages in length. The ever-escalating presence of global conflict has, over time, triggered a need for bigger, better and more powerful ways for countries to kill each other. Over the course of the twentieth century, particular attention was paid to the dual aspects of chemical and biological weaponry in light of the ...

An 8 page research paper that discusses this topic. According to a study conducted by Hadley and Holahan, in 2001, uninsured Americans received roughly "$35 billion worth of uncompensated care...through a patchwork of hospitals, clinics, physicians, government programs and private funding" (Hadley and Holahan, 2003, p. 13). Literature also reports that many American hospital administrators ...

3 pages in length. There is a fine line between educating, prescribing and diagnosing when dealing with holistic nutrition; inasmuch as education equates to guiding people to make their own choices based upon having the right information, holistic nutritionists perform as more of a conduit between the consumer and the products and/or services for ...

This 7 page paper looks at an article which collects data and then uses the data in an analysis. The article used concerns the influences on maternal mortality in Burkina Faso between 1997 and 2001. The different variables are examined and the way they are clustered is discussed. The paper also presents a conceptual map. ...

This 4 page paper discusses managed health care and the ethics of them. The essay identifies the limits placed on patients and physicians. The basic argument is that managed health care companies are neither ethical nor moral. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

This 8 page paper critiques an article on MRSA, points out its biases and explains why it is important that the news media report things accurately. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses some of the effects diabetes has on the life of a child with the disease. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper examines why cancer is an interesting disease to study. Discussions center around health, economic and societal issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that explains how the CDC is organized and some of its activities. The paper also reports CDC's vision, mission, values and pledge to the public. The writer also comments on three groups of CDC stakeholders. Bibliography lists 6 sources.