What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity? Being overweight or obese isn’t a cosmetic problem. These conditions greatly raise your risk for other health problems. Overweight and Obesity-Related Health Problems in Adults Coronary Heart Disease As your body mass index rises‚ so does your risk for coronary heart disease(CHD). CHD is a condition in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart.
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the concept of risk in mental health policy and practice represent a problem for mental health service users/ survivors. With the closing of the large intuitions in the early 1990s and the rise of smaller units being set up within communities‚ the policy change ideology was for individuals who have a mental illness to live independent lives‚ and to learn skills to function within society. It was deemed that these vulnerable individual’s faced more risk from staff than what small risk they posed to
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Community Health Risks-i Community Health Risks Molly Bondurant NR442 Community Health and the Role of the Professional Nurse- Theory Professor Johnson May 14‚ 2013 Thanks to Michele Obama and others‚ much attention has recently been directed toward the problem of childhood obesity. It is a growing problem everywhere in our nation‚ but this paper will focus on Hillsboro County‚ New Hampshire‚ and how it compares to the state‚ and the
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Perception of Cybercrime and Computer-related Deviancy In the last few years‚ the number of computer and internet related crimes has increased greatly. Due to the technological nature of these crimes‚ the greatest challenge faced is how to deal with finding the perpetrators. For example‚ cybercriminals often use secure software in order to maintain their anonymity‚ and even when identified‚ they tend to be traced to other countries‚ further making their activities more confusing. As a
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information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment‚ write a 500- to 750-word summary that includes the following: Description of the disease Risk factors for the disease Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease To locate the health risk assessments follow these instructions:
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Health Risks of Tattoos My cousin Brad is covered in tattoos in every color from the top of his head to the top of his feet. Because he was not aware of his skin’s sensitivity to the ink; keloids formed‚ causing his tattoos to look as if they had been lifted off of his skin to form 2D structures. Due to his weight gain over the years‚ his tattoos look as if they had been stretched out across his body‚ forming elongated shapes and blurred images. However‚ most people found this fascinating and
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Many people view abortion should be illegal. Health Risks Abortion can lead to serious health complications and in some cause it can cause death. A woman’s risk of dying from having an abortion is 0.6 in 100‚000. While the risks of dying from giving birth is around 14 times higher. The rate of a colonoscopy is more than 40 times greater than an abortion. The modern procedures are safe and do not cause lasting health issues such as cancer and infertility. Abortion may lead to future medical problems
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HEALTH RISKS TO TRASH HOLDERS AND PREVENTION It is the dilemma of situation that many children and grown ups are relegated to a life that is unimaginable for one ’s own children‚ there work is to pick up trash n garbage from the garbage dump-sites in the streets and sell them for recycling to the concern depot and earn their livelihood and manage meal for one more day. These children are either orphan or they belong to the refugees and have unregistered residence. These workers reside in settlements
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Identification of Health Related Issues As started in a previous paper‚ the population that will be reviewed for the remainder of this course is elderly stricken with Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s population chosen are aged 65-85 who are not currently diagnosed with multiple comorbidities. This paper will discuss health related issues relevant to this population‚ potential environmental hazards‚ health promotions‚ and community services available to those affected by Alzheimer’s. Health Issues There
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speaking of cardiac disease there are many risk factors‚ Some of the factors are genetic‚ but there are several that are able to be controlled. Some of the major controllable risk factors would include your activity level as well as your weight. After that diet choices including high grain and low fat will make a big difference in your life. Also foods high in saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol should be avoided. Hypertension is another risk factor that can be controlled and overcome
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