substances that are harmful to unborn children (NTP). "Smoking during pregnancy may indicate that a woman is not taking a healthy approach to childbearing and‚ thus‚ may be associated with later problem behaviors for the child. For example‚ smoking by the mother during pregnancy is associated with substance abuse and criminal behavior in both male and female children when they reach adulthood (Child)." The major topic covered is the effects of smoking while pregnant. Miscarriages‚ still births‚ low
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Health Promotion: Giving up Smoking in Pregnancy Introduction The object of this assignment is to critically appraise a health promotion initiative related to midwifery practice. The initiative chosen is a NHS Health Scotland leaflet entitled ’Smoking: giving up during pregnancy: a guide for pregnant women who want to stop smoking’ (NHS Health Scotland 2003). It will be referred to as the ’initiative’ or the ’leaflet’ throughout this assignment. The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified that
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the hazards of smoking. With every drug store‚ local supermarket and corner store‚ each and every one of them own some brand of cigarettes. With this product at anyone’s basic reach‚ many things were done to warn people about the health risks of them. Back when smoking cigarettes was common‚ no one knew that these little white sticks of tobacco can cause lung failure‚ amputations‚ cancer‚ and heart disease. There were many things done to warn people about the health risks of smoking cigarettes‚ like
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We all know that smoking is bad for us‚ but have you considered how bad it is? Here is a top 10 list of negative effects of smoking: 1. Coughing: Smokers coughing that is. After a not predetermined time of being a smoker‚ you will begin to experience smokers cough‚ because your body uses this as a way to try and get rid of the toxins you inhale while smoking. 2. Yellow teeth: many smokers when they realize the state of their smile‚ that have gone from bright white to almost yellow stop
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Kinney Dec 6‚ 2012 Smokers have the right to smoke At the NOVA Alexandria campus there has been a debate whether NOVA should ban smoking in all areas in campus. This debate is very critical because there are a lot of smokers in Alexandria campus. They may restrict smoking in certain areas but they can’t prevent students to smoke in the hall campus. If NOVA will ban smoking in all areas‚ that will create hate behavior between smokers and non-smoker students. Smokers argue that they have the right to
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smoke. He is just one of the many students gathered outside any of the residence | | |halls smoking together. The university provides students with a room‚ a bed‚ and a meal plan‚ but many | | |students also need a place to smoke where they can avoid the harsh weather conditions. Although smoking | | |is legal for people over 18 years of age‚ student smokers who live in the dorms are as surprised
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By focusing on helping the patient stop smoking‚ it will help decrease the client’s risk for coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ it will help prevent the likelihood of another cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke‚ and it will help decrease her hypertension/high blood pressure‚ as well as reduce
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Smoking‚ is not an advisable to be a stress reliever. Even the a cigarrete commercial says "Smoking is dangerous to your health." Indeed‚ not only for the person who’s smoking but also for the one inhaling the smoke from the cigarette. It also harm the environment. So why use it? For fun or because you are depressed? No. That’s why when the sintax bill was passed it came to be a good news for me. But here comes the new technology of having electronic cigarettes here in the Philippines. It is not
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cigarette smoking In this day and age‚ we hear so much about cigarette smoking against delinquent humans . Cigarette smoking is a bad behavior in our daily life. Cigarette smoking has become an precarious act in today’s age of information and technology. In a recent press conference‚ our Prime Minister stated that the rate of cigarette has been raised drastically over decade. Therefore‚ to overcome this negative act‚ the relevant authorities have identified the effect of cigarette smoking.
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3 Times Health Belief Models Were Effective in Public Health Consumer habits are a primary factor that contributes to poor health. For issues such as smoking‚ obesity and unsafe sex practices‚ healthy personal behavior is critical for consumers. Healthy behavior has effectively alleviated or prevented the symptoms associated with many illnesses. [1] However‚ encouraging healthy habits among consumers can prove a challenge for medical professionals. The Health Belief Model‚ developed by social psychologist
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