HEALTH INDICATORS OF JAMMU & KASHMIR The Total Fertility Rate of the State is 2.2. The Infant Mortality Rate is 49 and Maternal Mortality Ratio is NA (SRS 2004 - 2006). The Sex Ratio in the State is 892 (as compared to 933 for the country). Comparative figures of major health and demographic indicators are as follows : Table I: Demographic‚ Socio-economic and Health profile of Jammu & Kashmir State as compared to India figures S. No. | Item | J&K | India | 1 | Total population
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Running head: Health Care Issues in the United States Health Care Issues in the United States Strayer University Winter 2010 Explain how health is affected by behaviors‚ economics and social questions? As we see in the world today‚ people’s health are affected by several things such as behavior‚ economics and social issues. Health or unhealthy living‚ are caused by certain behaviors which may be considered risky. Let’s take a look at what
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A Critical Assessment on the Reproductive Health Bill 1. What do you think is the reason why the RH bill became controversial? The RH bill became controversial because of the contradicting opinions of different sectors‚ people and the government and including the church. Some said that it is good for our country because it can decrease the continuous growth of population of our country or likewise to lessen the number of people who experience poverty in our country. But as I said some people
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Increase in Size of Population Population growth is one of the important factors‚ which determine the effort made to rehabilitate degraded areas. The increase in the size of the population can influence land rehabilitation practices either positively or negatively depending on the issue whether it has led to intensive or extensive agricultural practices in the area. As it can be understood from Table 13‚ 68.2% of the respondents replied that increase in size of population in a given area result
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The Population Bomb in The 21st Century Abstract Over the decades of population growth‚ the world population already reached to billions in the 21st century. Poverty is one of the main causes of the rapid population growth. We also have to face the worst impacts of overpopulation on the environment‚ economics and human health. We need to clearly understand what the present situation is. We should try our best to find solutions by considering the
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Vulnerable Populations in the Workplace Nursing 440 Depression in the Oncology Patient Imagine you are going to the doctor for an annual check-up. No real problems have plagued you over the past year‚ except a few colds. However‚ the past few weeks you have been extremely tired. The doctor‚ being thorough‚ decides they want some blood work drawn. A day after getting the blood work the phone rings. The doctor wants you to have more blood work done because there has apparently been a mistake
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With the population of people living on planet Earth recently reaching 7 billion‚ people from all around the world were left celebrating over this remarkable landmark. It is certainly astounding to think that in the early 1900’s the population had only just surpassed the 1 billion mark and now just over a century later the population has multiplied itself approximately 7 times. As great as all of this is scientists‚ geographers etc… have warned the human race of the problems that we could potentially
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The homeless population encounters a variety of public health problems that concerns not only the medical community but the general community as a whole . HIV/AIDS is one of the most prevalent communicable public health problems and it is still an increasing problem worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] report of worldwide epidemiologic studies‚ the prevalence rate of HIV infection among the homeless population is from 6.3-35% (Badiaga et al.‚ 2008). In order
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Vulnerable populations La Donna F. Manuel HCA430: Special Populations Instructor: Nancy Silva October 14‚ 2012 Vulnerable populations Vulnerable populations include the economically disadvantaged‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ the un insured‚ low-income children‚ the elderly‚ the homeless‚ those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ and those with other chronic health conditions‚ including severe mental illness.(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Vulnerable populations Despite efforts and goals in the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities in healthcare by 2010‚ significant disparities‚ including risk factors‚ access to healthcare‚ morbidity‚ and mortality‚ continues in vulnerable populations. For example‚ studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions‚ and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare. I believe that more effort
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