![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![Lauer: Social Problems and the Quality of Life](/sites/dl/free/0072355220/title/Lauer_sm.jpg) Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e Robert H. Lauer,
U.S. International University Jeanette C. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Health Care and Illness: Physical and Mental
Internet Exercises - Access the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website. (http://www.cdc.gov)
Under the Contents Menu on the top left, select "Health Topics A to Z";
then "Environmental Health." From the list of sources on the right,
select "Persian Gulf War Study."
- Critically summarize the content of the "Persian Gulf War Study"
and its basic findings.
- Does it appear to address the actual concerns related by veterans of Desert
Storm?
- Explore the World Health Organization Website. (http://www.who.int/home-page/)
You will probably find some of the press releases very interesting.
- Briefly, summarize one or more of the current press releases that interest
you.
- What seem to be the major concerns of this agency of the United Nations?
- The UniSci Daily University Science News Website (http://www.unisci.com/)
includes a brief summary of a Harvard Medical School study, "Only 14% Get
Adequate Care for Mental Illness." Read the article.
- What are the major points raised?
- What three disorders are the focus of this study?
- What source of medical attention is most frequently sought out by those
who experience these problems?
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