Factors Affecting Cancer and Heart Disease Mortality Rates
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A 30 page paper discussing separately factors affecting the mortality rates of heart disease and cancer, then comparing lifestyle factors that can apply to both in reducing those mortality rates. Cardiovascular disease is the nation's number-one killer; cancer comes in at number two. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are more controllable from the individual's point of view than are those of cancer, which includes several life events and conditions over which the individual has no control. Those most at risk in the US are the poor, and particularly the poor minorities. For either cardiovascular disease or for cancer, early detection is the most effective of all control measures. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
Filename: KSmortal.doc

Heart Diseases
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A complete 7 page research paper containing in-depth information on the subject of heart disease. Included in the discussion are congenital disorders, problems of the pericardium, problems of the myocardium, and endocardial disease. The writer also includes a conclusive section of treatment and new technologies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Heartdis.wps

The Bubonic Plague -- Compared With The A.I.D.S. Plague
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In this insightful 5 page essay, the writer discusses similarities between the Bubonic, or 'Black Plague' (a.k.a. 'Black Death') of the 14th century, and the modern-day A.I.D.S. crisis. Public health and social issues are taken into consideration as they relate to each of the two societies discussed. Stereotypes, discrimination, and popular fears are analyzed as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Bubonaid.wps

Aids in Zimbabwe
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6 pages in length. Zimbabwe is in the midst of one of the most serious AIDS epidemics in the world. This paper takes a look at the AIDS in Zimbabwe, sex education in their schools, and government programs, all of which are trying to slow the spread of this deadly disease. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAaidsz.wps

Problems of HIV Inmates
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A 6 page research paper that investigates the problems associated with HIV/AIDS infected inmates in the nation's prison population. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Proposal for Offering Dental Services to the HIV/AIDS Community
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A 5 page paper proposing training public health technicians and nurses to recognize the oral lesions that often announce the presence of HIV infection in otherwise asymptomatic individuals, particularly women of child-bearing age. Those women at highest risk are unlikely to visit the dentists who can readily recognize the lesions and refer the women for treatment, but those visiting public health clinics can still benefit from the screening there. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSdentalProp.wps

The EMTS Fight Against AIDS: The Role They Play
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This seven-page-paper gives an in-depth discussion in the role EMT'S play regarding the AIDS virus. How EMTS can show support to the family when they are called to the scene of an AIDS patient, as well as how they can help the community fight the disease are all included. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: CWEmttre.wps

The Influence of Social Determinants & Factors in the Health Care System on Wellness in Cuban Immigrants with HIV/AIDS in Miami, FL
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As HIV/AIDS continues to spread in minority communities in inner-city areas nationwide, concern for evaluating the social determinants and factors in health care that impact wellness is a significant and increasing concern. This 12 page research study is designed to consider the problem of AIDS/HIV in a single population, the Cuban-American population of Little Havana in Miami, Florida, and define the response of health care providers in addressing the issue of wellness for this community. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Aidscub.wps

Health Care Occupations and Diversity
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This 4 page paper examines statistics in respect to higher level positions in the health care field. The paper claims that more progress needs to be made in terms of diversity but that some changes have already been accomplished. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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