...Pollution is a major problem in the world. Many people don’t understand that what they are doing has consequences. Throwing your plastic water bottles away? Try recycling them. If it goes to a landfill, it will take it nearly a decade to decay. If it is incinerated, harmful pollutants will enter our atmosphere. However, if it is recycled, it can be reused and help to save the planet. Trash enters waterways as well. This trash kills and destroys aquatic ecosystems. Animals eat the trash and die. Water is polluted and aquatic species and effected. What we need is a worldwide effort to prevent pollution. Our trees are being cut down rapidly. Our earth is becoming warmer. If pollution continues, the day is not far when our earth will be a boiling pan and become a desert. Or it will be covered with sea water causing the death of all mankind. Pure air is always needed for inhaling. If we take pure air, our health improves. On the other hand impure air causes diseases and impairs our health and causes our death. Smoke pollutes the air. It is the root of air pollution. The smoke which is discharged from industries, automobiles and kitchens is the mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and other poisonous gases. These cause lung-cancer, tuberculosis, and other diseases which take a heavy toll of human life. We need to fight alongside one another to make a difference and save our beautiful planet. Together, we can and we will save the world. I recommend we create strict laws...
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...BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction Davao City is a leading example for taking forward smoke -free agendas in the Philippines. In advance of the 2003 National Tobacco Control Law, the city council passed its Comprehensive Anti -Smoking Ordinance in 2002 and has actively promoted and enforced it. This case study examines Davao’s smoke-free agenda and how it has been implemented. It discusses the impact of the law and lessons learned. Davao City is a sprawling metropolis located in the Southern part of the Philippines. Covering 2,444 square kilometres, it is one of the largest cities by area in the world. It has a population of about 1.4 million -71% of which live in urban areas. With a predominantly migrant population, the city has a diversity of cultures that includes many migrants from Luzon (Tagalogs) and Visayas (Cebuanos and Ilonggos) and at least 10 Indigenous Peoples (tribal groups). Economically, the city has grown steadily over the last two decades with high levels of inward investment in the last 10 years. With the presence of the country’s top 200 companies in the city, Davao City has a mixed economy incorporating agricultural, service and industrial sectors. Davao City Government leaders from seven Asean member-countries have formed an observers’ mission here to take lessons on how the city government implements its own brand of a no-smoking ordinance, after this city gained prominence when it strictly enforced a similar ban 10 years ago. Dr. Domilyn...
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...simple; policies have prohibited smoking in municipal offices or buildings. The purpose of our presentation is to shed light on the pros and cons of the smoking policies at the Dallas-based Health Care System. We will focus on the employer’s and employee’s perspective of: Increasing insurance costs vs. disease/addiction, clean work environment vs. anti-smoke bans, and lastly wellness/pro-health vs. discrimination against smokers as a class of people. Baylor officials claim smoking is one of the reasons health insurance premiums are constantly rising for Americans. Over the past few years, various employees have been adapting to the smoking policies, which has become a more prevalent issue. The challenge for employers, however, resides in staying within legal and ethical boundaries when addressing such issues. Presently, a growing number of employers are requiring employees who use tobacco to pay higher premiums, hoping that will motivate more of them to stop smoking. Existing employees of Baylor who smoke are paying a surcharge of $50 a year. In January 2012 a new plan took effect, increasing the fee to $650 per year, and will apply to any family members who smoke that are covered by the employee’s insurance (Jacobson). The increase...
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...defects, heart disease, stroke, and rheumatoid arthritis to name a few. In this article she explores all the reasons why people shouldn't smoke and the evolution of cigarettes. Dr. Mazzucco has supported claim on the problems and health risks that smoking causes. Smoking or tobacco use has been part of history for centuries, and in the last fifty years we have become exceptionally savvy on the topic. Dr. Mazzucco uses rhetoric and develops a sense of urgency by stating that it's the...
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...Pollution and Saving the Forests Pollution has always been one of the most difficult issues for any country in the world to cope with. The consequences of pollution are extremely harmful and serious for Earth, but generally people are self-centered. There are three major types of pollution relating to human activities. One most common pollution is caused mainly by the release of gas and smoke from combustion engine vehicles and from burning oil and coal from factories is air pollution. The second type of pollution is known as water pollution which is the result of dumping and wasting of and the releasing of chemical from industry into lakes, rivers and oceans. This pollution can kill hundreds of thousands of people and animals due to the spread of disease in water which every creatures need for living. Land pollution is the last type of the list which human activities are the main factor. Such as misuse of land resources, disposal of urban and industrial waste and improper use of soil for agriculture. There is no doubt that air is the only main source which produces oxygen for the respiration of all living things on Earth. Unfortunately, this essential element is now more and more polluted by the one who mostly need it, human. Smoke comes from combustion engine vehicles, especially automobiles, trucks, buses, and photo-chemical air from burning in stationary sources are the main dominant sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) which causes air pollution...
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...Assignment 2 Morbidity: Lung Cancer HSA535 Managerial Epidemiology 01/29/2012 Compose an analysis of lung cancer of lung cancer as compared to other leading causes of death in your state. Include the mortality rates and the costs of lung cancer(for the most recent year reported) in your analysis. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells that are programmed by genes to create lung tissue in a certain shape and to perform certain functions. Lung cancer develops when the genetic material responsible for production of lung cells is damaged (genetic mutations). Repeated exposure to carcinogens such as tobacco smoke may cause damage in lung cells. While tobacco, is the leading cause of lung cancer, some other carcinogens linked to lung cancer include radon and asbestos. These mutations in the genetic material of the lung cells cause the instructions for those cells to go askew. Consequently, those cells and their offspring reproduce wildly, without regard for the normal shape and function of a lung. That wild reproduction causes the formation of tumors that block air passages in the lung and make it stop functioning as it should. Lung cancer is usually divided into two major types. The first type is small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The second type is non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC. Sometimes a lung cancer may have characteristics of both types. This is called mixed small cell/large cell carcinoma. About...
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...various actions of man himself. The undesirable and excessive substances that are released As., the by-products of man's actions, can affect air, water and land and adversely and alter the natural quality of our environment. Substances that are responsible for the alternations of environment are called pollutants and the total chain of actions as "environmental pollution". Hence it is nobody else than man himself is the real cause of environmental pollution. Environmental pollution can be well understood if we study its sources and effects. There are pollutions of air, water, soil, noise and radioactive wastes. In our country Afghanistan we are challenged with every kind of pollution. Pollution is a big problem that is slowly destroying the world that we live in. It is vital for every individual to do what he or she can to clean up the environment. Whether it is in the home or on a government level, every person is important and has the ability to make a difference and help stop pollution. In the city where we Kabul many of our citizens are ill due to polluted air, water and environment. The first step you can take to stop pollution is to not litter. Throw the garbage into a trashcan instead of onto the sidewalk or the side of a road. Carry around a small bag with you and if you see a piece of litter on the ground while you are on a walk, pick it up and toss it out. If you notice that there are not many garbage cans on the street in your town. One of the most prominent pollution...
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... with considerably less work than it would usually take, is mine. If I feel that those steroids made me a little too ripped and I'd rather be a little more convex, it is my right to walk to the nearest fast food place and choke down fifteen to thirty of those grease covered burgers without having to pay an extra tax because it is deemed “unhealthy”. Overall, I should be able to do whatever I want with my body as long as I am not hurting anyone else. Protests of smoking cigarettes, using steroids, or ingesting unhealthy foods should be stopped because it is a person's legal right to do these things, they already has an array of restrictions and it is common knowledge that they are deadly. Nowadays, it seems like everything gives you cancer or some other deadly disease. The biggest fuss is usually made about tobacco though. Tobacco is one of the only legal substances that people protest against. It is much more common to hear someone complaining about smoking causing cancer than about Boston creme donuts causing diabetes. It is not like the people who smokes don't know that it is deadly. No one lights a cigarette thinking, “This is the healthiest choice I am going to make today.”. Although, some people do smoke for health related purposes. Some people...
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...E A D E C I S I O N G U I D E M A K E R ’ S U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health Wellness Councils of America American Cancer Society PREFACE As scientific evidence documenting the health hazards posed by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) continues to mount, workplace decision makers have more reason than ever to protect employees from exposure to ETS on the job. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded in January 1993 that each year ETS kills an estimated 3,000 adult nonsmokers from lung cancer and that the workplace is a significant source of ETS. In a recent study, nonsmoking employees exposed to ETS at work but not at home had significantly higher levels of a nicotine metabolite in their blood than did nonsmoking workers with no work or home exposure to ETS. Levels of exposure to ETS are lowest in smokefree workplaces. Even before these recent studies were available, the U.S. Surgeon General had determined in 1986 that ETS is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in otherwise healthy nonsmokers. The Surgeon General also reported that the simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same airspace may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to ETS. In 1991, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that “all available preventive measures should be used to minimize occupational...
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...Chapter I I. INTRODUCTION Many people nowadays smoke cigarette even teenagers smoke. Some people have no idea about the chemical of a tobacco and what it can cause to a human body. This paper is intended to give the readers an idea of the factors that trigger cigarette smoking amongst young generation of today, effects of cigarette, like cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. By reading this paper, a person can gain knowledge about the effects of smoking cigarette. So when a person reads this especially those who smoke, he or she may quit or lessen smoking because he or she will know the bad effects of cigarette smoking. It is considered that cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, leading to an annual five million deaths around the globe. It is estimated that if current smoking patterns carry on, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for many cancers and respiratory diseases. The heavier the usage of an individual and the longer he smokes, the higher the risks for smoking-related illnesses. Cigarette smoking involves inhaling smoke into the lungs. A cigarette contains more than 4000 poisonous chemicals such as nicotine, arsenic, methane, ammonia, cadmium, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, butane, and hydrogen cyanide. Inhaled cigarette smoke can damage the lungs' cilia, tiny hair-like structures that sweep away debris from the lungs. With the cilia paralyzed...
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...the Three Levels in Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion and disease prevention are appropriate for everyone. High-quality health promotion and disease deterrence can slow disease process, improve one’s ability to live independently and lead an active life, even with people with major health issues. During the 1970’s the concern about the physician shortage lead to the expansion of education in the health profession. Health care professionals are at the core of health promotion by engaging in the educational process with the patient. Health promotion and prevention are what will lead the individual to an improved quality of life. Making healthy choices towards health care will impact lives dramatically. The goals for Healthy People 2020 are “1) eliminate preventative disease, disability, injury and premature death; 2) achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities; 3) create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and 4) promote healthy development and healthy behavior at every stage of life.” (Healthy People, 2010). Goals set in Healthy People 2020 are an attempt to create a paradigm shift from traditional care of treating illness to preventative care. Definition of Health Promotion Health promotion can be defined as “a process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, thereby improving their health” (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Health promotion is the healthy modification...
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...the Three Levels in Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health promotion and disease prevention are appropriate for everyone. High-quality health promotion and disease deterrence can slow disease process, improve one’s ability to live independently and lead an active life, even with people with major health issues. During the 1970’s the concern about the physician shortage lead to the expansion of education in the health profession. Health care professionals are at the core of health promotion by engaging in the educational process with the patient. Health promotion and prevention are what will lead the individual to an improved quality of life. Making healthy choices towards health care will impact lives dramatically. The goals for Healthy People 2020 are “1) eliminate preventative disease, disability, injury and premature death; 2) achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities; 3) create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and 4) promote healthy development and healthy behavior at every stage of life.” (Healthy People, 2010). Goals set in Healthy People 2020 are an attempt to create a paradigm shift from traditional care of treating illness to preventative care. Definition of Health Promotion Health promotion can be defined as “a process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, thereby improving their health” (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Health promotion is the healthy modification...
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...together to form a sort of disease to mother nature, killing her day by day, week by week, and month by month! First I’m going to point out the global environmental crisis or global warming. The world is getting hotter and whether or not you choose to accept that is your choice but the proof is all around, the average temperature of the world has increased over the past thousand years and its changing the face of the earth as we know it, the polar ice caps are melting at an astonishing rate, faster than ever before. The fresh water that is being melted and dumped into the salty ocean is disrupting the natural flow of the deep ocean currents by changing the salinity of the water. More and more animals are going extinct due to the climate change, for example, the reefs all over the world are getting to hot from the sun and dying off, some of these reefs have been there for thousands of years and they have completely disappeared in a matter of decades. The weather is drastically changing, storms are getting more and more severe and dangerous every year due to the increase of the air and water temperatures. Also people are relying on heavy machinery and motors and engines to do the work, this is polluting the world faster and faster. Instead of taking the bus to commute, they take there cars and that adds yet another carbon dioxide pumping machine to the environment. A major down fall are factories, these factories have smoke stacks that are pumping smoke and smog into the environment...
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...Cigarette Smoking; awareness, attitude among Maritime Students Presented to Maritime Education Program In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the English 4M by: Dann Vincii Sanguenza Mark Kevin Lerin Marlone Sabacajan Rechiee Jonson Charlie Alonzo Gabrinao Ronald Perez March 2013 Dedication The researcher would like to dedicate this study to: To the researcher’s family who had always been supportive throughout their studies, for the love and care they have bestowed. And to the reader’s (cadet and cadettes), may this be their guide in time. To our instructor, Mr. Jundee Roxas who never failed to teach and guide us, To the researcher’s respondents who had been eager and diligent in sharing their experiences, for the trust and accommodation. To God Almighty who is the source of everything, for giving the strength and wisdom to complete this research. Abstract This study entitles if the BSMT students are aware about the danger in smoking and their awareness the researcher decided to qualifi all year levels to get their age and gender. The researcher make a guide questionnaire to determine if most of the BSMT students are engaged in smoking and if they know the risk and the reason behind. The answer would be based in their observation, perceptions and experience. This research will use a survey method for it is the most appropriate to gather the information needed. Rationale of the...
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...NAIROBI D.H.O. KWAMANGA, J.A. ODHIAMBO and E.I. AMUKOYE ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the prevalence of smoking and investigate factors that may influence smoking behaviour in secondary school students in Nairobi. Design: Cross-sectional survey in which a self-administered questionnaire was issued to the students. Setting: Sampled public and private secondary schools in Nairobi. Participants: All the students in the selected secondary schools were included in the study. Results: Five thousand, three hundred and eleven(74. 1%) secondary school students were covered. There were 3658 boys and 1653 girls in the study. The mean age was 16.7 years SD ± 1.48. The study covered 3065(77.3%) and 2246 (70. 1%) of the public and private school students respectively. A total of 1709 (32.2%) were ever-smokers. The overall rate of eversmoking by gender among the students was 38.6% of males and 17.9% of the females. Experimentation with smoking started at five years and regular smoking at 10 years but majority of students (72.2%) started at between age 12 and 16 years. Parents’ and teachers’ smoking habits influenced initiation of smoking by young children while peer pressure, advertising and type of school influenced older children to smoking. About 67% of the eversmokers stopped the habit giving various reasons. There was a strong relationship between age of smoking initiation and stoppage. Majority of the students smoked either to enhance their personalities or for...
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