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We can train our people, communicate with them, and ensure that they are performing correctly. There has to be an understanding that there are severe consequences for failing to ensure proper sterilization. This issue is one where I would want to guarantee 100% elimination of the problem at my facility.
HIV and teenage pregnancy are relatively straightforward issues. We need to make sure our young people are equipped with knowledge and have access to contraceptives (Kirby, Laris & Rolleri, 2007). There is no point in putting them at risk to satisfy some busybody's need to tell others how to live. We need to combine our efforts with a massive education program, because these are lessons that young people need to know -- you cannot just turn back from either of these things. They are life-changing, and young people need to be aware of this.
Lastly, automobiles are a real challenge. People fail to realize that there is a wide range of driving abilities on the road, and we therefore see people who are not...
We see drunk drivers, high drivers, people texting while driving, and they end up in our trauma center, maybe bits of them end up in other people after a transplant. Honestly, this is something that we can work with other stakeholders -- police, EMTs, state and federal governments -- to smarten people up about bad habits and make sure they are aware that it can happen to them that they are not amazing drivers who can't have problems and that they could die as the result of their bad habits. We have little control over this since it is not directly a health care issue, but there are a lot of interested parties we can work with on this issue.
Works Cited:
Kirby, D, Laris, B., Rolleri, L. (2007). Sex and HIV education programs: Their impact on sexual behaviors of young people throughout the world. Journal of Adolescent Health. Vol. 40 (2007) 206-217.
Shils, M., Olson, J. & Shike, M. (1994). Modern nutrition in health and disease. Lea & Febiger: Philadelphia.
Works Cited:
Kirby, D, Laris, B., Rolleri, L. (2007). Sex and HIV education programs: Their impact on sexual behaviors of young people throughout the world. Journal of Adolescent Health. Vol. 40 (2007) 206-217.
Shils, M., Olson, J. & Shike, M. (1994). Modern nutrition in health and disease. Lea & Febiger: Philadelphia.
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