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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
How Lifestyle Implementations Affect The Health Of Obese Women Compared To Women Who Are Not Obese, Chloe Hensley, Callie Marshall, Adela Robles, Adrianna Winseman
How Lifestyle Implementations Affect The Health Of Obese Women Compared To Women Who Are Not Obese, Chloe Hensley, Callie Marshall, Adela Robles, Adrianna Winseman
Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference
Obesity is a major risk factor for many health problems, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It is anticipated that the prevalence of obesity in the United States will grow as time passes. The objective of this study is to compare the health of obese women who engage in regular exercise to that of nonobese women. This literature review is drawn from eight library-based research articles at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). The search engine covers topics such as obesity, postmenopausal women, physical activity, nutrition, health, fitness, and lifestyle. Taking nutritional supplements and increased physical exercise minimizes the likelihood of health …
(Un)Weighted Assumptions: Anti-Fatness & Health, Kieran Chase, Nell Carpenter, Madysen Schreiber
(Un)Weighted Assumptions: Anti-Fatness & Health, Kieran Chase, Nell Carpenter, Madysen Schreiber
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Annual Conference
This lecture/discussion session aims to expand and add nuance to public health students’, professors’, and practitioners’ understanding of the interplay between body size and health. We will begin by naming and challenging common assumptions about the relationship between bodyweight and health outcomes. We will then argue for the consideration of weight-related stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Disease as defined by Phelan and Link, and for institutionally embedded anti-fat bias at the policy level (e.g., insurance policy, medical equipment) as a cause of population health inequity as defined in Whitehead’s Health Equity Framework. We offer these frameworks in contrast to, …
Mobilizing Rural Communities To Create Systemic Changes To Reduce Health Disparities, Denise Everson, Amanda Tedrow, Al Parker Edd
Mobilizing Rural Communities To Create Systemic Changes To Reduce Health Disparities, Denise Everson, Amanda Tedrow, Al Parker Edd
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
USG institutions are creating strategies to enhance community capacity in addressing health inequities, "closing the gap" between suggested optimal development models and helping prepare a visioning masterplan in rural communities.
Table Of A Second Chance, Jean P. Belizaire Mr.
Table Of A Second Chance, Jean P. Belizaire Mr.
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
i will present on the continous dilemma on the opiate crisis and the best practices based on 5 years experience in the field in helping to stabilize and rehabilitate those held in the grips of addictions and various related symptoms of addictions.
Table Of A Second Chance, Jean P. Belizaire Mr.
Table Of A Second Chance, Jean P. Belizaire Mr.
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
This presentation will help to empower those who work with the drug addicted population to identify, increase, and incorporate better means of services.