The LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I also noticed that thee was an advertisement for the healthy people 2010 on the bottom of the first webpage. This helps everyone realize that everyone can benefit from this program and it doesn’t matter who you are, if you have health problems or issues, you still can find help from this group.
As I looked at all the websites the top concerns with individuals involved with the LGBT, that can be controlled would include simple things that we all can struggle with. Things such as alcohol abuse, substance abuse, fitness, and depression. We have talked about it in class that it may be hard for those of LGBT to talk to their doctors about their health concerns or the doctor may discriminate against them because of their sexual orientation. Therefore, these simple aspects may be hard to talk to a health care professional about, making this health problem escalade into a big problem.
The content of these websites say that most of their social health problems, including smoking, alcohol abuse, and other substance abuses can be caused by their social surroundings and if they are accepted by others. The panel made it clear that it is hard for many to come out because they feel like it is a huge deal. However to many it is a big deal but I hope that America can keep changing and eventually accept people and it will no longer be a big deal. These problems lead to many LGBT members feel rejected by their society. Just a statistic on these problems is that gay males are three times more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual males. This problem and many other problems need to be talked about to change them.
The primary concerns with people who identify with LGBT would be prostate/breast cancers, AIDS/HIV infection, and other STDs. Some of these, such as the AIDS/HIV and STD’s, can be prevented with healthy practices. However, something such as cancer could be genetic or just not caught in time. That is why it is important for members of the LGBT to talk to their healthcare provider about problems they might be having, and anyone else it may concern.
One possible solution, make it easier for people to talk to their health care provider. I think that the GLBT is helping out with this problem that they may be having. Another would be to really emphasize how important safe sex is for everyone, not just the LGBT. And finally the most important part is to have everyone do their part in the acceptance in people and their personal choices. A doctor shouldn’t discriminate against one person due to their sexual orientation. I hope in the future I can help in this part of the health field.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Week 3 blog, My philosiphy
The purpose of health education is to keep everyone knowledgeable on how they should treat their body in the purpose of living longer and better. There are certain things that we can control to help our health be better. Part of health education is to reach an understanding in keeping our bodies fit in the areas that include physical, mental, and social health and sometimes health of the environment around us. I believe that everyone has the right to receive the same treatment with or without insurance or judgment from the doctor. I hope that one day there will be a world where the United States will have free health care to the public.
Public health is very important to me and I want it to be an important part of others lives. I want my information that I learn to be passed on so others can use it as a tool in their everyday lives. That is why I choose to pursue the career of public health. There are ways to some what prevent disease and control our own health. How much education one has, has a big impact on how we treat our bodies and receive the information on health. I would also like to see a change in how doctors treat their patients.
Public health is very important to me and I want it to be an important part of others lives. I want my information that I learn to be passed on so others can use it as a tool in their everyday lives. That is why I choose to pursue the career of public health. There are ways to some what prevent disease and control our own health. How much education one has, has a big impact on how we treat our bodies and receive the information on health. I would also like to see a change in how doctors treat their patients.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Healthy People 2010
I went on the website and explored a little bit. It was nice to see that they had a mission statement that was clear to me as to what they were trying to achieve. The purpose of the Healthy People 2010 is basically to promote a healthy lifestyle to the people. They want to change the way that people live their lives. This website was reliable on their information and helpful at the same time. I also liked how they showed all the different organizations that helped support this cause.
I choose to explore the topic of Primary Care. I actually wanted to find more information on this for my H210 class. The information was easy to find from there but I was not expecting that there was limited information and I would have to go to a different website to find out more. I found out that primary care is an effort to help people get health care regaurdless if they have insurance or not.
I already knew about healthy people 2010 but didn't really know where to find it, until now. I feel like there should be more advertisements for it at a wide variety of places, such as health care facilities, gyms, restaurants, and anywhere else people could go and just see a simple poster about it. Another good way of getting the news out would be put posters around campus; get the students involved with helping out the organization. There is a mass majority of people out there that if you just give them a little bit of help they will exceed. I think that this website will be a huge part of my life for the next couple of years considering it already helped me with another class and it was somewhat easy to find information on everything to deal with health care.
I choose to explore the topic of Primary Care. I actually wanted to find more information on this for my H210 class. The information was easy to find from there but I was not expecting that there was limited information and I would have to go to a different website to find out more. I found out that primary care is an effort to help people get health care regaurdless if they have insurance or not.
I already knew about healthy people 2010 but didn't really know where to find it, until now. I feel like there should be more advertisements for it at a wide variety of places, such as health care facilities, gyms, restaurants, and anywhere else people could go and just see a simple poster about it. Another good way of getting the news out would be put posters around campus; get the students involved with helping out the organization. There is a mass majority of people out there that if you just give them a little bit of help they will exceed. I think that this website will be a huge part of my life for the next couple of years considering it already helped me with another class and it was somewhat easy to find information on everything to deal with health care.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Government and Healthcare
I believe that the government has a lot of laws already to help us with our health. They set up laws that help people stay safe. There are laws that prevent us from getting hurt in a car accident by forcing us to wear our seat belts, they have set out a food pyramid to help us eat right, and they have also done programs such as DARE to keep away from harmful drug abuse.
I feel that how someone treats themselves is a personal health decision. However, the government could help the people that don't have health insurance or lower the cost of health care that is avaliable to many. If they set up these laws such as getting certain annual exams, then they would have to make healthcare more affordible for the lower class in America. I don't think that the government neccessarly needs to make sure you are healthy to prevent further illnesses, they just need to make it cheaper and more avaliable. If they place these laws on us it is almost taking away our healthcare freedom.
I feel that how someone treats themselves is a personal health decision. However, the government could help the people that don't have health insurance or lower the cost of health care that is avaliable to many. If they set up these laws such as getting certain annual exams, then they would have to make healthcare more affordible for the lower class in America. I don't think that the government neccessarly needs to make sure you are healthy to prevent further illnesses, they just need to make it cheaper and more avaliable. If they place these laws on us it is almost taking away our healthcare freedom.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Utility of Podcasts
I choose a podcast on traveling overseas and what one can do to help themselves stay healthy. I liked this one because I have recently traveled overseas. The top concerns of this pod casts were the infection of rabies, travelers' diarrhea, and seasonal influenza. They also said that travelers should look out for Hepatitis A, B and typhoid fever. These all can be prevented by shots. I also liked this pod casts because recently in my H 210 class, we had a guest speaker come in and talk about the flu; seasonal and epidemic flu. He said that international travel and airports are the biggest places where people can get sick and bring diseases back into America.
After listening to a couple of the pod casts I thought that they were very helpful. It seems like in every class I have gone to lately, my professors have said that students today are so technologically savvy. So this application might appeal to "the student" generation. Students are constantly trying to obtain more information and like to use the Internet for this information majority of the time. The pod casts are a great way to get information about a variety of different topics and some aren't that long (only lasting about a minute). I think this is a great tool for the students of my generation. It makes information easier to find and you get to listen to it rather than read another article. After finding this tool I hope that day we could use this just as much as we use books. What I also like about this website it that you can look right at the title of the website and see that it says it is a credible source for health care information. I like this, many websites that I have been going to lately have been terrible for the actual creditable.
After listening to a couple of the pod casts I thought that they were very helpful. It seems like in every class I have gone to lately, my professors have said that students today are so technologically savvy. So this application might appeal to "the student" generation. Students are constantly trying to obtain more information and like to use the Internet for this information majority of the time. The pod casts are a great way to get information about a variety of different topics and some aren't that long (only lasting about a minute). I think this is a great tool for the students of my generation. It makes information easier to find and you get to listen to it rather than read another article. After finding this tool I hope that day we could use this just as much as we use books. What I also like about this website it that you can look right at the title of the website and see that it says it is a credible source for health care information. I like this, many websites that I have been going to lately have been terrible for the actual creditable.
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