Swine Flu
Essays

You remember the great swine flu epidemic of 2009, right? Really, you don't remember the school's being closed across the country after the first wave of fatalities? And how people stopped eating pork to such an extent that farmers simply slaughtered most of their pigs and then burned the meat? You don't remember that? Well, of course not. No-one does, because it didn't happen. It also true that no one knows why it didn't happen. The interesting question at this point, as one looks back to the way in which decisions were made to stop an epidemic before it got started. In the aftermath of the flu season, when there had been no outbreak, many people criticized public health officials for having over-reacted. Those officials in turn argued two points. First, it was better to over-react than to under-react because the consequences of the former were far more dire than the consequences of the latter.

Nursing students can play a significant role in the influencing of community healthcare awareness programs by becoming involved in methods of affecting community members' health--such as encouraging people to get tested for STD's. The healthcare reform act that was recently deemed constitutional will significantly impact both nursing students and members of the healthcare community by allowing more of the population to utilize healthcare services. These changes will take place in the immediate future.

People all over the world depend on news agencies to find out what is happening in the world around them. Humans are curious by nature and like to know what others are doing. They depend on news agencies to provide them…

¶ … responsibilities of the federal, state, and local public health systems?

Health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance are related terms that all pertain to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) defines health promotion as "the process of enabling people to…

Although many people are aware of the importance of being vaccinated for H1N1, there's little they can currently do to obtain the vaccine as early as needed. The article H1N1 running rampant amid shortage of vaccine…

Swine flu (H1N1) represents one of the most important health issues of our day, yet the subject is often confusing to the general public. While there are several factors that contribute to the confusion, the way the…

¶ … surveillance systems: Two quantitative methods for evaluation of a surveillance system and two qualitative methods for evaluation of a surveillance system.

The article examines a case study on the past and future of influenza pandemic beginning with a discussion of the unintended consequences of human activities that contribute to environmental concerns and problems. This is followed by a description of the scientific and technological activities that are exacerbating these environmental issues. The final part examines a proper application of the scientific method to help solve the problems and addresses alternative solutions beyond the scientific method.

Why is it that Americans seem most afraid of things that happen rarely -- a lightening strike, a terrorist attack, a plane crash? In his article "Why Americans Fear the Wrong Things," Barry Glassner attempts to answer…