Health Sociology

"Bodegas: Urban Children Health Matters" delves deep into the complex interplay between these corner stores and the health outcomes of Urban children residing in urban settings. As the subsequent chapters will elucidate, while these stores offer an array of goods, the preponderance of sugary, fatty, and processed foods poses critical challenges. For many Urban families, especially those in underserved neighborhoods, bodegas are sometimes the most accessible — or even the only — food sources available.

This book offers approaches from professionals working with the mind-body connection to reduce stress and anxiety, build motivation and enable individuals to understand and respond to their needs. You will discover the impact of three pillars of health and wellness: Awareness, Information and Learning. This provides you with the framework to deepen your professional knowledge - skills and confidence to support others in times of uncertainty and crisis.

Discover simple things you can do in less than five minutes to live a healthier and better life. In Women’s Health Guide, holistic health coach Dr. Vita shows women how to take small steps to boost their energy and balance their hormones. This is a life-changing, step-by-step natural protocol to balance hormones and increase energy levels.

A concise distillation of practical health principles based on the ancient healing system of Tibetan medical science, The Eight Principles of Good Health offers a truly holistic perspective on health care. These eight principles are mainly centered around nutritional and lifestyle practices, and not Tibetan medicine herbs, as a healthy diet and lifestyle are the most important and effective aspects of therapeutic healing.

The growth of careers and career pathways within medicine and health care can be confusing, yet it reflects the evolution of modern medicine which relies upon a myriad of different specialists each able to contribute their own particular skills to the care and wellbeing of the patient or client. Careers within the NHS are many and varied, with opportunities to train not only as nurses and doctors but also as dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech and language therapists.

The rising rate of home foreclosures which stands at approximately one in 92 households in the United States has raised a national alarm. Medical issues account for approximately half of all home foreclosure filings and it appears that approximately one point five million American homeowners could lose their homes to foreclosure every year.

Gegory Bateson berichtete einmal von einer Patientin mit leichter Schizophrenie, die dem Arzt wiederholt versicherte, sie könne nicht "Nein" sagen. Nach einer Therapiestunde erteilte er ihr den Auftrag, täglich mindestens einmal eine Anforderung an sie mit "Nein" abzuschlagen. Ihre spontane Antwort lautete: "Nein, das kann ich nicht!" Die Kunst des negativen Denkens besteht zumeist darin, Abstand zu gewinnen zu den Unmöglichkeitsforderungen, die unsere Gesellschaft beständig an uns heranträgt.

Do you have a friend or loved one who has breast cancer, and you are unsure of the best way to support them? Are you aware of the risk factors associated with developing breast cancer? If you knew of specific changes you could make today that would reduce the risk of breast cancer, would you put plans in place to make those changes? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you.

The term vaginitis is one that is applied to any inflammation or infection of the vagina, and there are many different conditions that are categorized together under this ‘broad’ heading, including bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and non-infectious vaginitis. However, for most women, the most common form of vaginitisis that caused by a yeast infection. Because this is the most common form of vaginitis, this is therefore the particular form of infection that is going to be investigated and analyzed in this book.

When it comes to our healthcare, we all want the same thing: the care we need, when we need it from people we choose, at a price we can afford. Americans are confused about how to achieve this. Why must all Americans have the same healthcare structure? If Californians want a single-payer system, if Texans want market-based medicine, and if New Yorkers want Obamacare, why should Washington say no to 86 million Americans?

In seguito al successo del libro intitolato Aspetti Psicologici Nei Tempi Della Pandemia, in cui vengono affrontati temi relativi all’ impatto del virus sulla vita dei cittadini dal punto di vista psicologico, e sulla base dell’espressa richiesta da parte dei lettori di un testo incentrato sul personale sanitario, ho deciso di scrivere questo libro.

In Open Your Eyes: A Prescription for Change in American Health Care, Dr. Eduardo Balbona shares his expert advice on how U.S. health care can be improved from its current state, in which both patients and doctors are unable to thrive. Gleaned from his more than 30 years of practicing medicine, Balbona’s text illustrates how our ideas on medical care have developed, and ultimately at what cost.

Unknown to many, the vagus nerve is key to health and vitality. It regulates the automatic functions of the body, descending into the intestine through different organs such as the lungs, heart, liver, or kidneys. Not only is it a fundamental element for the proper functioning of the organism, it also constitutes the most direct link between the brain and the intestinal microbiome, essential for immune and anti-inflammatory functions.

Blind Trust in Doctors and Why It’s Killing You will open your eyes and show you the main reasons why you need to be in complete control of the medical decisions that concern your well-being. The medical industry could be killing you, and it’s time to regain control right now. If you want to be 100 percent in charge of your health, listen to this audiobook now.

Health-care organizations cry out for a tool to decrease untoward events and bridge the communication gap between professional clinician teams and clients. Discover how to guide your team to creatively problem-solve, build emotional and social intelligence, increase workplace safety and employee retention, and guarantee client satisfaction with the results-don’t-lie Improv to Improve Healthcare system.

Alternative Medicine and Wellness Techniques: 14 Paths to Integral Health (Scholarly Articles, Vol. 3) - the 2017 revised, updated, and reformatted edition - is a scholarly article that outlines 14 alternative pathways or practices for achieving holistic health. When the author speaks about "holistic" health, he conveys that these practices and techniques do not only cure the symptoms of a disease, but also gradually but definitely remove the underlying cause of the illness.

We are on the cusp of a healthcare revolution. From wearable sensors, to improved point-of-care diagnostics to artificial intelligence and robotics, there is a growing number of breakthroughs in biomedical technology which are set to fundamentally change the way patients interact with their healthcare providers.

Written by nationally recognized and award-winning nurse practitioner, Dr. Scharmaine Lawson, NP, this practical guidebook seeks to redefine the nature of long-distance nursing in our post-pandemic world. Drawing on essential insights and reflections on our rapidly evolving healthcare system, House Calls 101 provides a wealth of information on in-home care, telemedicine services, remote patient monitoring, and much more.

If you want to understand how the mind talks to the rest of the body, you must first grasp how the brain works and how it creates a two-way dialogue. This audiobook is a brief introduction to that subject, while providing sufficient information so that you can understand the role that the mind/ brain plays in directing physical health.

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was passed in 2008, and requires covered employers provide health plans to cover mental health services and substance abuse on the same basis as physical conditions.