bad habits that one should change and avoid to protect himself from heart disease Heart disease has become a major concern over the decades in the health sectors due to the increased rate of death it has caused. Heart disease can be described as deformities or a disorder of the heart. The disease is relatively known as cardiovascular disease, a condition in which the blood vessels are blocked or narrowed, leading to a heart attack, stroke, or chest pains (Ansar & Ghosh 2016).  Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common heart disease that occurs when cholesterol up along the heart arteries, thus blocking the blood flow. Other heart conditions include; Arrhythmia, Aortic aneurysms, heart infections, dilated cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, mitral regurgitation, mitral valve prolapse, pulmonary stenosis, and heart failure. One’s lifestyle determines one’s risk of acquiring a heart disease. The major causes of heart disease are smoking, obesity, family history, junk foods, age, lack of exercise, cholesterol, and high blood pressures.  Being a deadly disease, heart disease is also preventable by embracing a healthy lifestyle. This paper explores the…

The Disease Model Introduction The diesel model of addiction classifies alcoholism as a disease because it is a chronic biological and chemical issue that ends up as fatal if not treated.  The client is a 45-year old catholic Caucasian male from a broken family. He is divorced with two children who seem to be disconnected from him. The client’s circle consists of his father and brother, who are extreme alcohol abusers. The three live in the same city, a contributing factor to more reason for the client to drink as they meet more often than not. Despite his frequent drinking escapes, the client served in the military with an honorable discharge, which means that he delivered excellent services during his time. Despite his alcohol addiction, alcohol consumption did not affect his performance. Alcohol addiction for the client is more of a genetic predisposition because of the influence of his immediate environment, his family, and friends. The client began his alcohol endeavors as a teenager due to an impact on his peers. I believe the habit became more persistent because he…

Communicable Diseases: Ebola Introduction Communicable disease is the illness that is caused by bacteria or viruses which are carried people and spread to one another through contacts with contaminated bodies, surfaces, air, insect bites, body fluids. In the current medical field, there are numerous communicable diseases which include but not limited to HIV, Chickenpox, TB, Influenza, Hepatitis B, Ebola Measles, and Polio. The epidemiology of infectious diseases tries to understand the distribution mechanisms and the determinants of these diseases in a defined population and its application to the control of these disease and other health-related problems. In this assignment, I would wish to talk about Ebola which is one of the deadliest communicable diseases in the world. Ebola The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a deadly communicable disease which was first diagnosed in Africa, in Democratic Republic of Congo in a village near River Ebola thus the name in 1976 (Gatherer, 2018). Initially, when the outbreak occurred, the public health officials made assumptions that the outbreaks were single events associated with an infected individual…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease             Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an infection that causes the blocking of the airways causing difficulties in breathing. COPD mostly occurs as a combination of two medical conditions; the Obstructive Chronic Bronchitis and the Emphysema. The blockage of the airways is mainly caused by pollutants like cigarette smoke, that create a thick mucus lining on the walls of the windpipe causing difficulties in breathing. Also, the condition may be caused by the damage of alveoli (part of bronchitis where the exchange of gases takes place); a condition that makes the lungs unable to empty gases, and receives fresh gases. The diagnosis of COPD involves a procedure referred to as spirometry where a patient blows into a pipe connected to a machine to measure the rate at which the lungs of an individual can empty gases and refill. A well-defined cure for COPD does not exist, but a series of well-taken treatment steps maintains the condition at a manageable level. The treatment procedure for OCPD includes quitting cigarette smoking, taking COPD medication to manage symptoms, choosing…

The Correlation between Global Disease Surveillance and Domestic Disease Surveillance Both Global disease and domestic disease surveillance entails tracking, detection, assessment, and response to health events.  However, domestic disease surveillance involves systematic data collection, comprehensive analysis, and interpretation of data from households (Nsubuga et al., 2006).  Global disease surveillance, countries, and public health entities across the globe gang up efforts to ensure capacity building to ensure preparedness for global health emergencies (Lemon, 2007). Early detection of diseases averts the occurrence and re-occurrence of such infectious diseases, thus minimizes global health threats (Lemon, 2007). Family nurse practitioners have the capability of making long-lasting relationships with patients. These nurses, therefore, empower individuals to make positive health choices as well as influence them to adopt healthy lifestyle practices that help in the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. They also ensure that the surveillance programs cover the most remote at-risk population.

Get Rid Of Kidney Diseases! Introduction: Kidneys play an important role in the cleansing of blood in our bodies, the release of toxic substances, controlling blood pressure from excessive water, the production of red blood cells, and the strengthening of bones. Causes of increased kidney disease include kidney stones, low water use, use of contaminated water, lack of exercise, lack of calcium in the blood, blunt use of chemical drugs and excessive uric acid in the blood. Excessive use of clean water and dietary precautions are necessary to prevent the disease. It is clear that the kidneys separate the harmful substances produced by the metabolism in the human body and perform the important task of balancing the chemicals in the body and maintaining the proportion of biochemical substances. Are. Each kidney has about a million nails and nephrons. The nephews filter all the blood in the body. In about 24 hours, about 180 liters of blood pass through the kidneys. They filter the waste into waste water and toxins. This process not only controls the balance of the blood but…

Communicable diseases HIV Communicable diseases are a disease that is transmitted from one person to another by direct contact with an infected person. This disease can also be transmitted by the fluids of an infected person like blood. They can also be transmitted through indirect means by a vector. They are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses, among others. The most major communicable disease is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This disease has affected many countries, and it has become a threat to various individuals. Different treatment techniques have been laid forward to help in minimizing the outbreak of this disease. Human immunodeficiency virus usually aims the cells in the immune system, which protects the body from various illnesses. The virus reduces the ability of the body to fight against various infections, including some types of cancer which may attack the body. A comprehensive description of HIV This disease is caused by body fluids, which include blood, semen, and breast milk. Treatment of this disease can prevent transmission of this disease from the mother to her child. The…

How we can improve the responsiveness to prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases using an epidemiological approach in lower and middle-income countries? Given that the low and middle-income countries are characterized by low capital and poor medical infrastructure, there is a need to improve the responsiveness to the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the epidemiological approach helps health practitioners to evaluate the risk factors and the possible prevention strategies of non-communicable diseases. For instance, the epidemiological approach helps to determine the causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, respiratory disease, and cancer-related diseases. According to Dart et al. (2016), regular physical exercises, and eating healthy food is an epidemiological approach solution used to prevent diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney, and osteoporosis. Besides, avoiding exposure to risk factors such as cigarette smoke helps to prevent respiratory diseases.     Reference Dart, H., Nguyen, N., & Colditz, G. A. (2016). Physical activity and chronic disease prevention. In The Young Female Athlete (pp. 163-179). Springer, Cham.  

Proper Hand Washing – a Quality Improvement Proposal Purpose This proposal aims to implement better hand washing practices in the nursing home setting. The idea is making handwashing education a continuous process rather than a single event throughout the year. The project focuses on encouraging the nursing home to hold hand washing training sessions every two months. The implementation includes choosing a team leader who will be carrying out follow-up modules. The education will encourage health care practitioners, patients, and their relatives to wash hands more frequently. It will convince nurses to embrace the practice of washing hands after feeding patients, preparing beds, in between drug administration, and after assessing patients. This plan will not only be cost-effective in the long run but will also make handwashing a norm amongst the nursing home fraternity. Such an initiative will reduce the prevalence of germs within the nursing home environment. The plan capitalizes on the evidence that proper handwashing minimizes the rate of infection of multi-drug resistant pathogens. Since hand washing reflects peoples’ beliefs and attitudes, the effective way to increase its…

Reflection on Experience Trip following an epidemiological activity by WHO on U.S waterborne diseases In a bid to control and prevent human illnesses subject to causation factors, epidemiologists study diseases at primary level outlining its relationship with population cluster, prevalence, and exposure. In so doing, the knowledge gathered becomes a reference point for control and prevention of health problems. Essentially, this means that epidemiological studies are more of surveys outlining the aetiology of conditions, especially outbreaks associated with environmental factors. Risk factors implied by these studies helps government officials or body of organization in drawing measures to reduce the risk as well as control the prevalence. In my experience, trip, I have been interested in experiencing an epidemiological activity concerned with waterborne diseases. As such, I happened to attend a lecture by world health organization (WHO) that involved an epidemiological activity involving surveillance of the prevalence of waterborne diseases in the United States. In this activity, it was interesting to learn that the major goal of the epidemiological activity was to gather data about causes of waterborne diseases such that…