Concern is rapidly growing about obesity rates in the United States. This paper analyzes the political consequences. Despite myths about individualism and self-reliance, the U.S. government has a long tradition of regulating ostensibly private behavior. We draw on the historical experience in four other private realms (alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, and sexuality) to identify seven "triggers"...

In recent years, university educators have moved from singular reliance upon the didactic lecture hall format to a composite system that uses a full array of course development, delivery, maintenance and management tools. This paper briefly introduces such as system by discussing the concept of a “smart and flexible campus education”. The system offers an integrated series of educational tools ...

The aim of this concept analysis is to define economic solvency in the context of violence against women. Poverty, or lack of resources, is often discussed as a risk factor for intimate partner violence. The concept of economic solvency, which may be a protective factor for women, is less often discussed and not well defined. Databases searched for the analysis included EBSCOhost, CINAHL, PubMe...

There is a fundamental trade-off between protecting property rights and enhancing reliance on contracts when intermediaries have the opportunity to transfer goods without the owner’s consent. If buyers value the good more than original owners, protection of property misallocates value. Instead, enhancing the buyers’ reliance on contracts causes misallocation if owners have the higher valuation....

Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) as other chronic diseases causes dependence and decreasing body control. It also causes unworthy unsafely, negative suggestions and decreasing of Self-confidence. The aim of this comparative study was comparing Selfconfidence in woman with and without PCOS according to their ages. Materials and Methods: This comparative study conducted between 100 wo...

This paper forms the foundation for the promotion of mental health with rural Mi’kmaq youth through a community based participatory research project. Western understandings of mental health and illness are compared and contrasted with Aboriginal understandings. Mainstream mental health services that accommodate cultural differences do not speak to the totality of Aboriginal understandings of me...

BACKGROUND Community involvement is one of the crucial principles in the implementation of successful community-based education programmes. However, a gap continues to exist between the rhetoric of this principle and the reality of involving or engaging communities in the education of health professionals. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the experiences of a community regarding its involve...