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18.1 Understanding Health, Medicine, and Society – …

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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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13.1 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 …

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

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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 have …

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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 …

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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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 have …

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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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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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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 health …

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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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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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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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4.3 The Market for Health-Care Services

WebFigure 4.10 “Health-Care Spending as a Percentage of U.S. Output, 1960–2009” shows the share of U.S. output devoted to health care since 1960. In 1960, about 5% of total output …

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2.6 Engaging in Healthy Behavior Change

WebThe Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Health Behavior Change (TTM) proposes the concept of healthy behavioral change as a series of stages an individual must progress …

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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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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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13.2 Health Hazards at Work – Human Resource Management

WebEmployee health and safety is a must in today’s high-stress work environments. Although some may see employee health as something that shouldn’t concern HR, the increasing …

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13.1 Workplace Safety and Health Laws – Human Resource …

WebThe Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), passed in 1970, created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which oversees health and safety in the …

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