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18.1 Understanding Health, Medicine, and Society – Sociology

We usually think of health, illness, and medicine in individual terms. When a person becomes ill, we view the illness as a medical problem with biological causes, and a physician treats the individual accordingly. A … See more

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13.1 Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care

WEBSocial inequality characterizes the quality of health and the quality of health care. People from disadvantaged social backgrounds are more likely to become ill and to receive …

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13.3 Problems of Health in the United States – Social Problems

WEBSocial epidemiology refers to the study of how health and illness vary by sociodemographic characteristics, with such variations called health disparities. When we examine social …

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18.3 Health and Illness in the United States – Sociology

WEBSocial epidemiology refers to the study of how health and illness vary by sociodemographic characteristics. When we examine social epidemiology in the United …

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13.4 Problems of Health Care in the United States

WEBPrivate Health Insurance and the Lack of Insurance. Medicine in the United States is big business. Expenditures for health care, health research, and other health items and …

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18.4 Medicine and Health Care in the United States

WEBU.S. Health Care and the Industrial World. Medicine in the United States is big business. Expenditures for health care, health research, and other health items and services …

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Chapter 13: Health and Health Care – Social Problems

WEBAccording to the news report, “Childhood poverty directly impacts children’s health. Children living in poverty are less likely to receive needed medical care, more likely to …

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13.5 Improving Health and Health Care – Social Problems

WEBThe US health-care system, despite the recent health-care reform legislation and medical advances that used to be only a dream, still has a long way to go before affordable and …

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13.2 Global Aspects of Health and Health Care – Social Problems

WEBHealth Care in Industrial Nations. Industrial nations throughout the world, with the notable exception of the United States, provide their citizens with some form of national health …

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18.2 Health and Medicine in International Perspective

WEBThe striking contrast between the two groups provides dramatic evidence of the health problems poor nations face. When, as Figure 18.1 “Infant Mortality for Low Income, …

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2.2 Physiological Benefits – A Guide to Physical Activity

WEBSpecifically, participating in the recommended duration of physical activity as outlined in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans has been found to provide the greatest …

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Chapter 10: Taking Control of Your Health – College Success

WEB2. I get enough regular exercise to consider myself healthy. 3. I get enough restful sleep and feel alert throughout the day. 4. My attitudes and habits involving smoking, alcohol, and …

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1.7 Components of Physical Fitness – A Guide to Physical Activity

WEBThese six components measure specific skill-sets, and include: (1) agility, (2) coordination, (3) balance, (4) power, (5) reaction time, and (6) speed (American College of Sports …

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4.3 The Market for Health-Care Services – Principles of Economics

WEBFigure 4.15 Total Spending for Physician Office Visits. Total spending on physician office visits is $30 per visit multiplied by 1,000,000 visits per week, which equals $30,000,000. …

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10.6 Emotional Health and Happiness – College Success

WEBEmotional health is just as important as physical health. We can take steps to reduce the negative emotions that plague us from time to time and gain control over our emotional …

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Chapter 4 – Health Equity and the Built Environment

WEBEnvironmental Design as a Prescription for Health. Over the past 20 years, environmental designers and health researchers have argued that a way of bridging the health gap, especially for chronic disease, is to focus on the built environment. They contend that if we had better sidewalks and more bike lanes and parks, people would exercise more.

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Maintaining physical health – Well-being Handbook

WEBIn order to do well in school, especially considering the rigors of the program, balance mental well-being and physical health. Being healthy allows for best learning, …

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2.1 An Introduction to the Benefits of Physical Activity

WEBRegular participation in exercise may improve an individual’s physiological, cognitive, and psychological health. Many decades of research illustrate the positive effect physical …

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2.7 Conclusion – A Guide to Physical Activity

WEB2.7 Conclusion. Engaging in regular physical activity may produce improvements in an individual’s physical health, cognitive performance, and psychological well-being. …

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2.3 Cognitive Benefits – A Guide to Physical Activity

WEB2.3 Cognitive Benefits. In addition to the physiological benefits of regular physical activity participation, there are also numerous benefits related to cognitive functioning. Such benefits include, but are not limited to: heightened academic performance, improved brain function, and reduced risk of age-related cognitive impairment and disease.

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Planning, Developing, and Implementing Nursing Telehealth Simulation

WEBThe changing access to health care services and an aging population, coupled with the shortage of nurses could spell a crisis. New models of care and the related technological tools are being developed to manage the projected increase in demand for services. One such model is telehealth—a broad term that includes the provision of healthcare

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1.8 Training Principles – A Guide to Physical Activity

WEBOverload Principle: Overload (i.e., “greater than normal workload or exertion”) is required to improve components of health-related fitness: cardiorespiratory (aerobic) endurance, …

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