United States of America
Faith Renteria
LHHSMUN
World Health Organization
Multidrug-Resistant Diseases; Cloning
I. Country Profile A. Government 1. Official Country Name: United States of America 2. Governmental System: Constitution-based Federal Republic 3. Head of State: Barack Obama 4. Official Language(s): No Official Language 5. Region: Allies/Blocs: EU Members, NATO Members, Western Bloc B. People 1. Population and Growth Rate: 318,892,103, 0.77% 2. Major Religions/Cultures: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Jewish; White, Black, Latino, Asian. C. Economy 1. Economic System: Industrialized Economy based on
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D. Development 1. Development Statues: Industrial nation; developed 2. Climate: Mostly temperate, regions of Arctic in Alaska and Tropical in Hawaii 3. Environmental: Air and Water Pollution, Carbon Emissions E. Military 1. Military Organization
2. Military Expenditures: 4.35% of GDP
3. Major Weapons, Arsenal, Nuclear Capability etc.: Strong military defense weapons, Nuclear development F. Conflicts/ Issues 1. What are four problems/ threats that affect this nation?: Economic development since since the 2008 economic crash, Immigration, Race relations, Environmental issues from pollution. 2. Ethnic/ Cultural issues: Prejudices as a result of immigration, Islamaphobia, tension between the black community and white community 3. Refugee Problems: large amount of refugees from Iraq and Burma 4. Major conflict both past and present: Domestic security with immigration, largest consumer of cocaine from Columbia G. United Nations 1. Date admitted to the UN: 24 October 1945 2. Has the UN ever intervened in a conflict involving this nation? If so, where and how? No. 3. How does the country contribute to UN peacekeeping? US offers troops and economic aid to the UN peacekeeping efforts. 4. Has the UN cited this nation for human rights violations? If so, why? Cited by
The World Health Organization (WHO) has created an agenda for 2030. Within this agenda there are seventeen sustainable developmental goals (SDG) that aim to transform our world. These goals are to be met through numerous different means, government policies, public change, non-government organizations (NGO) and a variety of other ways. NGO’s are a large way to help meet these goals and impact the world for the better. LRBT, an NGO that focuses on eye care for those who live in Pakistan, focuses on meeting the goal ensuring healthy lives and wellbeing for all at all ages (United nations SDG, reference). Ensuring eye care for the residents of Pakistan not only provides them with care they should be subject too always, but
May 4, 1980 the doors of The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were open. After the passing of the Department of Education Organization Act of 1979 that cause for the removal of the education components from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). When the doors of HHS were open, the department was led by Patricia Roberts Harris. Ms. Harris was once the secretary of HEW but that all changed. The department started its first year off with 140,000 employees and a budget of $226 billion. HHS started off with the same structure of HEW, the only differences were the Education Division and the vocational rehabilitation program was removed.
One in five American adults have experienced a mental health issue, and one in twenty-five Americans have lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also states studies show that individuals with mental health problems get better and may even recover completely, where they can continue living life healthily, with the help of treatments, services, and community systems. I, myself am one of the twenty-five.
With the growing ability of organizations to capture and analyze large batches of data, there are ever-increasing possibilities for the development of healthcare studies utilizing Big Data’s promise of advancement in data processing. These tools can benefit the field of healthcare by treating data as an asset to be managed, as well as providing new insights into genomic development of large populations that were previously not fathomable. The health care industry is one sector of the economy where data analysis presents great opportunities for improvement in the quality of services provided, but with these possibilities come great challenges in collecting, utilizing, and education the next generation of data stewards, and the NIH is sure to look to global models for data quality in carrying out their new directive.
In both history and present day, many human rights violations have occurred in countries residing within the UN. Despite the attempts that international influence created through the UN, many countries such as the Soviet Union conducted serious human rights violations through attempts to quell uprisings or anti-government movements. Even in the present day, countries such as North Korea and China have been committing drastic human rights violations, despite existing within the United Nations. Because of these facts, it can be concluded that international influence does not necessarily create better human
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the primary agency responsible for administering human services throughout the United States for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. It makes healthcare insurance more affordable through the Affordable Care act (ACA), Medicaid, Medicare, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Implement and enforce public health safety, provide education and training, research, protect health care rights, and social services. It has a total of ten organizations that falls under its umbrella and offices and agencies that establish policies related to health care and legislation. It is instrumental in implementing laws and enforcing regulations that congress and executive branch mandates it to do.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines medically underserved area as ranking low on a scale that involves physicians per 1000 people, infant mortality rate, percentage below poverty level, and population >65 years old. 9 The HHS defines medically underserved population as that which includes “economic barriers (low income or Medicaid-eligible populations or cultural/linguistic access barriers to primary medical care services.” 9 According to the American Pharmacist Association, approximately 85% of US states have 61-100% of counties with medically underserved areas. 11 “28% of poor, 23% of near poor…[lack] health insurance coverage,” which is much higher than the national percentage of 13%.6 When reviewing the risk factors for vaginitis such as lack of health insurance, tobacco use, lack of bachelors degree, Hispanic origin, etc., many of the women suffering from the condition fall under the category of the underserved population as defined above. This means that clinics with the purpose of treating underserved areas and populations must have a heightened awareness of the prevalence and significance of vaginitis and must be interested in staying up to date on the most efficient medical practice strategies given the patient population.
In 2010, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services crafted the nation’s 10 year health agenda. Healthy People 2020 outlines key objectives aimed at improving the standard of care health consumers receive by improving both the quality and format of health information offered to consumers as well as improving the consumers’ ability to obtain and process that information. These objectives included supporting shared decision-making between patients and providers, increasing health literacy skills, and delivering accurate, accessible, and usable health information that is targeted or tailored to the individual. (“Healthy People.gov” 2015)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an agency of the United States government that provides human and health services for all Americans. DHHS works closely with other state and local governments while building relationships with other partners within private sectors. HHS does realize the importance of resources and is striving to accomplish its mission that would be effective to the public. The DHHS mission consist of providing effective health services that includes the fostering effective and quality services in public health, medicine and social services. The DHHS provides health care access and helps to eliminate health disparities and continue to search for new and improved health information within technology to help improve patient care. DHHS also conducts health, public health and social science research. The DHHS provides comprehensive response, and strategist on efforts that prevents and manages the impact of infectious diseases.
Every typical high school student is required to take math, science, and English courses to graduate to gain a sufficient amount of skills to go off to college and the big world that lies ahead; but college level classes held at a medical center taught by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals is anything but ordinary.
To begin, one of the conflicts in which the United Nations was involved is the conflict in South Africa. The problems in this country originally began in 1948 when the new South African Government imposed an apartheid policy (apartheid is an African word meaning separateness). This new policy was one of discrimination and racial separation. The population of South Africa was separated into four groups: Black, White, Coloured and Indian. The Black Africans represented the majority of the population in South Africa, but with this new policy, all of their rights (liberty, participation in politic, and so on) have been removed. They were forced to have identity cards and they were forced to live in the worst areas of the country: the most arid and infertile areas. (Department of Public Information: 1995, p.207-208)
UN and NATO are involved in many of the problems in the world today. Both the UN and NATO have been actively involved in Kosovo. In recent years, the UN has been trying to keep peace in Central African Republic. The UN sent peacekeepers to Central African
TYPE A PROJECT--MSF is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organization that aims first and foremost to provide high-quality medical care to the people who need it the most. It does not promote the agenda of any country, political party, or religious faith, and, as such, endeavors to communicate its history, background, and capabilities to all parties in a given situation so that it may gain the necessary access to populations in need..On any given day, more than 30,000 doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other qualified professionals working with MSF can be found providing medical care around the world..In 2012, MSF medical teams carried out more than 8.3 million outpatient consultations; delivered more than 185,000 babies; treated more than 1.6 million people for malaria; treated nearly 350,000 severely and moderately malnourished children; provided some 284,000 people living with HIV/AIDS with antiretroviral therapy; conducted more than 78,000 surgeries, and vaccinated 690,000 against measles and 496,000 against meningitis
Public health systems were once a bilateral relationship between a government and its population; a contract that provided citizens with reliable maintenance or health improvement services to live long, dignified lives. Ever since the newest globalization wave, post WWII and, after the “elimination of the geo-political barriers” that created world integration, public health became an asymmetrical relationship between governments, non state actors, humanitarian groups, INGO’s, NGO’s and relevant MNC’s, like pharmaceutical corporations. (Diaz-Bonilla et al. 2006, 3) Even though, these third parties are notably involved in multiple states
The supporting and advocating on behalf of human rights has been one of the primary principles of the United Nations. Since its founding in 1945, the United Nations has worked to preserve the basic human rights and fundamental freedoms it believes to be deserved of by every man, woman, and child on the planet. Throughout the near seventy years of the United Nations’ existence, it has been challenged with an array of questions, events, and claims regarding the possible violation of human rights. In order to combat these claims, the body has established two organizations to deal with matters of human rights. The first being the Commission Human Rights, was the original organization, founded in 1946. The Commission existed