Unhealthy State
Unhealthy State

Author: Maev-Ann Wren

Publisher: New Island Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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Maev-Ann Wren's major study of health care in Ireland describes a system beset by turbulent political divisions. Analyzing contemporary health care and drawing on the experiences of other countries, the award-winning Irish Times journalist explores t

U.S. Health in International Perspective
U.S. Health in International Perspective

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2013-04-12

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0309264146

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.

Parivarsh
Parivarsh

Author: Divya Gupta

Publisher: Partridge Publishing

Published: 2016-03-31

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 1482869675

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Conscious evolution happens when we can connect with the subconscious on a daily basis, when we smoothly get to know what dialogue happens between both of them. This book aims to open up the doors of subconscious to understand the psychological processes, difficulties, unanswered questions, and a deviated path of unaware unhappiness. Sound mental health is misunderstood as absence of fear, depression, and anxiety. Its much more a blissful event in knowing our choices, experiencing unlimited love, a high in each moment with your breath, inner security, and self-love. The reader will always live consciously in a subconscious stage without the conformist society rules to live a fulfilled unexperienced life from now on. The conscious self-judgment, living happily myth, right and wrong childhood learnings, and lack of control will all take stability, merging both the inner and outer consciousness state. Welcome to the state of a floating world, light and free from the pretzels in your mind and heart.

Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2012-01-30

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0309218233

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During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These symbols and the systems that underlie them have become known as front-of-package (FOP) nutrition rating systems and symbols, even though the symbols themselves can be found anywhere on the front of a food package or on a retail shelf tag. Though not regulated and inconsistent in format, content, and criteria, FOP systems and symbols have the potential to provide useful guidance to consumers as well as maximize effectiveness. As a result, Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake a study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine and provide recommendations regarding FOP nutrition rating systems and symbols. The study was completed in two phases. Phase I focused primarily on the nutrition criteria underlying FOP systems. Phase II builds on the results of Phase I while focusing on aspects related to consumer understanding and behavior related to the development of a standardized FOP system. Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols focuses on Phase II of the study. The report addresses the potential benefits of a single, standardized front-label food guidance system regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, assesses which icons are most effective with consumer audiences, and considers the systems/icons that best promote health and how to maximize their use.