Responsible Sexual Behaviors

What are some consequences of the problem when people don't use responsible sexual behaviors? I know that pregnancy and STDs are a couple of consequences, what are some others?

Lead poisoning in candy

The Federal Government as well as many state and local governments test food items like candy for toxins regularly. The problem is how to restrict imports. The border with Mexico is very porous. Just about anything from any country can be brought into the U.S. legally through Mexico. Groups have tried without success to stop the selling of candies we know have lead, but there is no power to force stores to take them off of the shelves. Some of the candy in question is prepared in earthen pots that contain lead. If this is the case, then the lead contamination would not only be in the candy but in other Mexican imported food.See the following FDA website that looks at the manufacturers,... click for more

Low literacy leads to health problems

Employee Benefit News had an article titled “Low literacy leads to health problems”. In the article the U.S. Surgeon General is quoted as saying “health literacy can save lives, save money and improve the health…” Have you ever considered literacy a health issue? This is an area beyond having a different language! What about the people that really can't understand written or oral explanation in English?

Men avoiding healthcare

The American Medical News published a report titled ‘Many men exhibit health care avoidance.’ Their point is that most men interact infrequently with the health system perhaps due to a learned indifference to symptoms that helps them in athletics but not in recognition of required health services. The premise is based on the fact that women live longer and frequently present with earlier disease staging. As a health promotion professional how would you address this theory? Do you agree with this theory? --

How to give information to the community

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people who use LifeScan as their glucometer of counterfeit test strips! Think of what would be your first two actions to distribute information on the false product. How would you contact this 'community'?