Daily Archives: January 22, 2020

How To Make Society Healthier

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A society that has the essentials of life in shape is one that can reach its full potential. So what are the essentials in life? They include having clean water, plentiful food, shelter, and, of course, health. Alas, while we’ve more or less eradicated the issues of food, water, and shelter, the health aspect of society remains an issue. It always will, because there are always new health concerns popping up with each generation, usually as a reaction to the lifestyles of the time. For example, in recent years, there has been a huge rise in childhood obesity, which is a result of, among other things, the rise in usage of personal devices and video games.

So how can we overcome these problems? It’s all about education. When it comes to our health, public health officials play an incredibly vital role in helping to educate the public so that serious conditions can be prevented from occurring in the first place. While there is an endless number of health matters in society, health professionals tend to focus on the main dangers, the ones that cause death or severely impair quality of life. Examples of these conditions would be diabetes, heart disease, and strokes, as well as lifestyle conditions such as drug and alcohol abuse. 

It’s the public health officials that help to get the vital information about positive health actions into the public sphere. They also implement policies at a government level, and plan the future of healthcare, among other duties. You can learn more by checking out the infographic below. 


Infographic design by University of Nevada-Reno University of Nevada-Reno

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What Would You Change About Health Care

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When it comes to health care, there always always going to be different changes that you may wish you could be able to make. While you may not be able to have any direct impact on the health care system yourself, it’s always a good idea for you to understand where the changes you would make are. Then, you may be able to make a difference combined with other people and over time.

The Availability Of Treatments

To start with, you may find that the availability of treatments is very important to you. Do you have access to what you need? Are reliable and revolutionary treatments available near to you? Are there other options you wish were available? It all matters.

The Access & Cost

Maybe you are concerned about the access to health care in your local area? It may not even be for you, but for others. And when this is the case, it could be that you’re also concerned about the cost and wish you could make changes about that. So keep that in mind.

The Delivery & Service

It could even be down to the service that you get and how health care is delivered. When that’s the case, you may want to understand more about technology is advancing and how it can help. If you’d like to know more about AI and how nurses can integrate this technology, just take a look at the infographic below.


Infographic Design By Regis College

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Why Smart Grid Technology Is the Future

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We‌ ‌have‌ ‌to‌ ‌talk‌ ‌about‌ ‌energy‌ ‌a‌ ‌lot‌ ‌these‌ ‌days.‌ ‌If‌ ‌we’re‌ ‌going‌ ‌to‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌ ‌world‌ ‌that‌ ‌can‌ ‌give‌ ‌everyone‌ ‌a‌ ‌high‌ ‌quality‌ ‌of‌ ‌life‌ ‌without‌ ‌harming‌ ‌the‌ ‌natural‌ ‌world,‌ ‌then‌ ‌it’s‌ ‌important‌ ‌that‌ ‌we‌ ‌transition‌ ‌towards‌ ‌using‌ ‌our‌ ‌energy‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌efficient‌ ‌way‌ ‌possible.‌ ‌Though‌ ‌we‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌always‌ ‌think‌ ‌about‌ ‌where‌ ‌or‌ ‌how‌ ‌the‌ ‌energy‌ ‌we‌ ‌consume‌ ‌in‌ ‌our‌ ‌home‌ ‌was‌ ‌produced, if we did look into it, we’d see that the infrastructure that is serving the energy is outdated and inefficient. 

There have been moves to make energy-production and usage more efficient, which has given rise to smart grid technologies. This can help correct the issues faced by traditional energy production sources. Aside from helping consumers to get a better handle on their energy consumption, smart grids can also help to drastically reduce the number of greenhouse gases that are produced through energy production. 

The exciting thing about this technology is that it’s still in its infancy. The early signs are promising, and it’s likely that the benefits will be even wider ranging in the coming years, when the technology is perfected and more readily available. Every year, the value of the smart grid industry grows by some 8%. With plenty of benefits, there’s no surprise that this is an industry that is soon to be valued at around $400 billion. To learn more about smart technology and all the benefits it can bring, take a look at the infographic below. 


Infographic design by University of California University of California RIverside

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