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Tag: Public Health

Parental Obesity and New Mentality: Raising the Risk of Child Obesity

30 Mar 2014

Our nation’s most urgent health problem is the disparities in health care. There are stark disparities in health by gender and socioeconomic status. According to Davis et al. (2005), “the social and community environments affect health directly as well as indirectly by influencing behavior”(p. 2168). Which group do we put parents who have a distorted… →
A Health Strategy on the Reduction of Inequalities: Not a Utopian Fantasy

22 Mar 2014

As social inequalities in health in the U.S. and international evidence continue to increase, disparities in income and wealth widened the gap making social class as a key determinant of population health. The gap is widening between upper-middle-class Americans and middle class Americans. Health and longevity are determined by the access… →
A Focus on Resilience: Children during Marital Transition

16 Mar 2014

Resilience is very important in order to establish positive adaptation during marital transition. Divorce and remarriage involve a complex series of changes that can affect all aspects of family relationships. In attempts to recapture normalcy after marital separation, the feelings of hurt and pain, sadness and anger are particularly intense among children and parents. Counselling… →
Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment

3 Mar 2014

Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment. →
Campaign on Early Prostate Cancer Screening

3 Mar 2014

Campaign on Early Prostate Cancer Screening. →
Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment

3 Mar 2014

In 2003, there were approximately 220,900 diagnosed cases and 28,900 recorded deaths from prostate cancer in the United States. These statistics shows that prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. The public health importance of cancer prevention and treatment will rise as they increasingly contribute… →
Early Prostate Cancer Screening

16 Feb 2014

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer-related death in the United States. The etiology of the prostate cancer is still unknown, and according to the 2001 study of Hsing & Devesa suggested that dietary fats, obesity, and sexual factors may be associated with increased prostate cancer risk in certain population. Increased risk… →
Tweet the Fight on “Childhood Obesity” Hashtag #onechobesity

7 Feb 2014

Reversing the childhood obesity epidemic will not be achieved until there is a change in societal norms which may require a new approach to improve child health. The progress toward the goal of effective, sustainable child obesity prevention strategies are dependent upon strengthening current approaches to add a component that addresses pregnancy onward. It is… →
Seven Hours to Go

4 Feb 2014

February 7, 2014—all day! Tweet the fight on childhood obesity in 140 characters using the hashtag #onechobesity. →
Preventive and Curative Health Care Services: Integrating Cultural Health Capital

3 Feb 2014

Critical to improving the health of the US population is expanding the role of primary care in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Providers can improve prevention and treatment through efforts in clinical and community setting, healthy lifestyle promotion, community health education, policy advocacy, weight status assessment and monitoring, clinic infrastructure development, and multi… →
Be Active…Eat Healthy

28 Jan 2014

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