Discussion Replies

Discussion Replies

Response to Tiffinie Cash

Hello Cash, your post is increasingly insightful, especially on its focus on chronic kidney disease and hepatitis. However, the areas of the things that I found interesting from the website differ from yours. The aspects that I saw as exciting entail the discovery of Ebola virus, the high risk of breast cancer among Ashkenazi Jewish women, as well as the reduction in the number of young individuals who use tobacco. Despite the differences, you have highlighted critical points about chronic kidney disease, which have sparked my interest to know more about the condition. For instance, you mentioned that kidney disease is considered as the ninth foremost cause of loss of lives in the US. The high mortality is informed by the high prevalence of the disease in the country. An estimated 37 million US citizens have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, while 726 individuals are experiencing end-stage renal disease (Health & Human Services, 2019). As such, the information gained from your post broadens the possible areas of the topic of my final project.

Moreover, your focus on the three interesting things from the WHO website is in line with the areas that countries and world health bodies are addressing to promote a healthy population. While these areas are different from what I covered, they are critical owing to their direct influence on an individual’s health status. The World Health Organization (2018) stipulates that individuals aged between 18 and 64 years should have not less than 150 minutes of modest-intensity fitness activities in one week. The more minutes a person spends engaging in physical activities, the higher the health benefits. Moreover, your highlight of the fact that no country has managed to control its obesity epidemic has ignited significant interest in me. This information is surprising because I perceive that the promotion of physical activity is less costly.

References

Health & Human Services. (2019, July 10). HHS launches President Trump’s ‘advancing American kidney health’ initiative. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2019/07/10/hhs-launches-president-trump-advancing-american-kidney-health-initiative.html

World Health Organization. (2018, February 23). Physical activity. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity

Response to Taryn Heaton

Hi Heaton, I am impressed by the topics of the three things that you find interesting from the CDC website. While the areas that you find exciting are different from what I perceive as entertaining, they provide crucial information that can help in fostering the global health population. For instance, I concur with you that the use of polio vaccines is effective in fighting the disease. However, poorly performed supplementary immunization activities for polio can lead to the spread of the disease via a vaccine virus described as a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (World Health Organization, 2017). The realization that polio vaccination can result in a vaccine virus that can paralyze individuals is surprising and calls for further exploration of the phenomenon. Besides, I agree with you about the importance of healthier eating. A majority of the US populace is not consuming adequate fruits and vegetables (Sanchez & Stitzel, 2018). This information justifies the efforts of the CDC to promote healthier eating. Moreover, the fact that you highlighted that the prevalence of diabetes had heightened significantly between 1996 and 2009 is increasingly informative. This realization has triggered my interest to know the causes of the increased incidence of diabetes.

In addition, the areas that you find interesting from the WHO website provide critical information on where health bodies should concentrate their efforts. For instance, I concur with you that there is a need for increased efforts to address heart diseases since they are the leading causes of death across the world. At least 17.9 individuals worldwide die from cardiovascular diseases annually (World Health Organization, n.d.). Moreover, I agree with you that the ongoing situation in Syria, where authorities are barring health professionals from attending to wounded persons from opposing factions is a threat to the believes and ethical practices of medicine. Health equity demands that every person has the opportunity to access healthcare services irrespective of their social, economic, and political inclination and status (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017). Besides, the fact that you mentioned that significant advances have been made towards the creation of an Ebola vaccine is increasingly informative. This realization is welcoming as it signifies the attainment of substantial steps to contain the disease. Overall, the analysis of your post provides critical information on the global health issue that I should focus on my final project.

References

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017). Communities in Action: Pathways to health equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Sanchez, E., & Stitzel, K. (2018, August 1). CDC report reaffirms the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables. Retrieved from https://healthmetrics.heart.org/cdc-report-reaffirms-importance-of-eating-more-fruits-and-vegetables/

World Health Organization. (2017, April). What is vaccine-derived polio? Retrieved from https://www.who.int/features/qa/64/en/

World Health Organization. (n.d.). Cardiovascular diseases. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases/#tab=tab_1