Essays and Research Papers on Public Health Issues

This 5-page paper focuses on obesity studies, models and systems used in studies and epidemiological surveillance systems employed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page research paper that argues that the PPACA can be regarded as an action plan for achieving the Healthy People 2020 goal of reducing health disparities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper on new and innovative methods used to dispense health information. The writer explores the new methods being used by health care professionals to reach the public. Of particular relevance to this discussion are new educational programs being used to curtail the spread of AIDS and other serious public health threats. ...

This 7 page paper looks at a high risk family type considering the profile, problems and approaches that need to be considered when providing healthcare with particular attention to nursing. Homeless families are considered, the scope and scale of the problem assessed as well as the specific needs of this vulnerable group. The bibliography ...

This 3 page paper examines three terms: resources, cost, technology in the context of health care. Definitions are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page consideration of the structure of the U.S. Health Care System and the implications this structure holds in terms of culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 16 page paper discussing health care in "the health state." It ranks at the top or bottom of all national lists, and in all categories aside from those of cost, its position is determined by which position can be considered as being the most favorable. As example, Hawaii is first in average life span, 48th ...

10 pages. This focus on physicians and their general attitude towards health insurance is a very revealing paper. The topic is on physicians in general and those in Saudi Arabia in particular. There are many mixed emotions regarding health insurance and especially now the industry has become very volatile. Bibliography lists ...

4 pages in length. Fueling the body with nutritionally viable food sources does not appear to be a very challenging objective, however, the ever-growing problem of obesity illustrates how it may just be one of the most difficult undertakings in today's overprocessed society. To walk down the aisle of contemporary grocery stores is ...

A 5 page research paper that offers a student in public health a guide for writing a personal reaction paper to the course's various readings and videos. The writer summarizes the sources, while also arguing tat the collective thrust of this material offers new hope for the future of development and meeting the goals ...

This 11 page paper looks at the ways a choice between two healthcare provisions may be assessed. The paper uses the example of two interventions to reduce cancer. The way ethical issues and economic assessment are discussed and a cost benefit analysis performed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 6 page report discusses national health care reform and the reasons it was not approved by Congress in 1994. Opponents such as the insurance industry, many sectors of the medical community, even attorneys, complained that any health care reform plan involving universal coverage requirements would necessarily require numerous administrative regulations. A failure to recognize ...

5 pages in length. Dean Ornish's "Love & Survival : 8 Pathways To Intimacy And Health" addresses a very fundamental instinct of every human being: individualism. That this quest for uniqueness asserts itself in every aspect of one's existence is paramount to the extent of prosocial behavior and how that relates to one's ...

This 5-page paper focuses on the differences between the U.S. and Canadian healthcare systems. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper compares managed care models with traditional paradigms. Problems with managed care are highlighted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper summarizes three articles dealing with the concept of health problems as social issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the promotion of health and fitness in America. Creation of physical fitness programs during the 1960s was, in part, a reaction to the poor state of health of Americans that was brought about by the relative prosperity following the end of World War II. However, fitness promotion began much earlier in America than during the complacency ...

7 pages in length. Health care reform has been a thorn in the nation's side ever since the development of private insurance and employer-supplied coverage after World War II. This union-supported venture did not sit well with subsequent presidents, such as Truman, who tried hard to reform health care so as to reflect ...

A 5 page paper. Obesity is one of the leading health indicators identified in the Healthy People 2010 report. It is at near epidemic proportions in the U.S. The writer reports the statistical data and the effects of obesity. The writer also discusses a community health program that could be established to decrease the ...

10-Mar-2003 07:56 48k This 18 page paper relates a health promotion process. Health promotion efforts in the public health realm have focused on the use of the mass media as a means of spreading messages about safe sex, drug and alcohol ...

This 8 page paper answers the question with a resounding no. Both sides of the debate are presented and much evidence is drawn from the present system and the philosophy of managed care. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the economics of healthcare in the United States and answers questions supplied by the student on supply and demand, different market models, marginal cost, antitrust and Medicaid reforms. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 10 page paper that discusses the health administrator as a career. Sections of the paper include what a health administrator does, positions to hold prior to this executive level, short-term and long-term goals, educational requirements, competencies in seven areas of leadership, industry analysis, and the competitive environment. The paper includes a table that identifies ...

This 11 page paper provides an overview of the central issues related to the economics of healthcare coverage in California. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of uses of IT in health care. The lowering of costs through IT is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.