1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
1.3.1 To identify the relationship between age and health awareness among people in Kota Bharu
1.3.2 To identify the relationship between lifestyle and health awareness among people in Kota Bharu
1.3.3 To identify the relationship between education and health awareness among people in Kota Bharu
1.3.4 To identify the relationship between income level and health awareness among people in Kota Bharu
1.4 THEREOTICAL FRAMEWORK
Independent Variable (IV) Dependent variable (DV)
The theoretical framework above is use for this study. It consist four independent variables (IV) which are age, lifestyle, education and income level to test with health awareness
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It is important for them to improve their health. When they have a good health, they can be more productive and energetic while doing their work. They also will have a positive mind toward health and can discuss this matter with their family and friends. Our society can be considered lack of health awareness. From this study, they can share their information and knowledge …show more content…
Moreover, it is essential to prevent and solve health problems. In addition, they can provide each member with access to accurate and actionable health information. Besides, it is to protect them from threats of disease that are contagious and incommunicable. By the same token, it can endure people in Kota Bharu to make best decision regarding their health. Be as it may, it can contribute to social welfare and essential for their economic development progress. Correspondingly, health and happiness coupled
"Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) provides a comprehensive set of 10-year, national goals and objectives for improving the health of all Americans" ("Healthy People 2020", 2015, p. 2). It monitors and evaluates whether the goals of improving health indicators are met or getting worse. Community health problems should be analyzed in order to comprehend and effectively resolve the problem ("Analyzing Community Problems", 2015). Levels of prevention are phases wherein healthcare professionals can intervene in the health of individuals and communities. Primary prevention involves seeking ways to prevent a person from having a disease they can be prone to.
Works Cited Bradley, Elizabeth H., Lauren A. Taylor, and Harvey V. Fineberg. American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less. 2013. Print. This book is interesting.
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Knowing about personal health risks, making changes to lessen them, and sticking with these changes are important for maintaining optimal health. In the end, each individual is responsible for their own actions, and becoming educated about their risks will help them to make better choices. The audience for this persuasive essay will include both employers and employees. The first challenge in reaching this audience could be potential privacy concerns. Employers should not have access to health records of their employees that is not work related, and some may worry that their medical information will be shared.
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Arguably, the happier an individual is, the better the quality of their life, and the better off they are. But despite this, there are people who will even argue that lower levels of happiness are the best because you maintain the ability to progress in life and your motivation is still present. Although many people will only see two sides to this argument, there is a totally different view that provides the optimal quality of life and the most beneficial outcome in the big picture; and that is moderate happiness. Cliff Oxford’s essay “High Performance Happy” evaluates the effect that an individual’s happiness has on their beneficiality to society and how you should always strive to be the happiest you can be. Oxford’s main point is that
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Your not so scared of having to fit in, so you are more unlatched and happy. Enjoyment is the ultimate factor of being healthy. ¨Happiness and good health go hand-in-hand. Indeed, scientific studies have found that happiness can make our hearts healthier, our immune systems stronger, and our lives longer¨ (Greater Good). Knowing you have people you can rely on to be there for you is the best feeling.
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INTRODUCTION Health is the foremost need of every human being and there are various factors influencing it. Social determinants of health are the emerging topic in present scenario where they have to be considered to ensure good health to everyone. This essay shall focus on this aspect with a detailed description of SDOH in the first section followed by the reasons that exist behind considering income, housing and environment as the major factors. The last section shall deal with real time examples on such factors and their impacts on health conditions. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH)
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