The Dutch health care system [distinguishes] three levels of care. Firstly, [preventative care] which refers to a pattern of nursing and medical care that [focuses] on the prevention of disease and health [maintenance] and includes early diagnosis of disease, discovery and identification of people at risk of developing specific problems.
Across Europe, 18 to 24-year-olds are at least 50% more [likely] to be [injured] in the workplace than more [experienced] workers. Behind the [statistics] are harrowing stories, of young people having to live with the consequences of accidents and [damaged] health for the rest of their lives, or dying when they had so much of their lives ahead of them.
There are several things you can do yourself to keep healthy, such as eating a [balanced] diet, taking lots of [exercise] and avoiding things which damage your body such as smoking. (Never [inhale] the fumes of [substances] such as [glue]. They can damage organs and even kill.)
Communication is a [two-way] process. It is the way that information – whether it is facts or feelings – is shared. In order for communication to happen, both a sender and a [receiver] of the information are needed. Information can be sent [orally], in writing, and through [body language].
Health professionals who are sensitive to multicultural [issues] are better able to understand and [address] the needs of patients from diverse backgrounds. There are a number of things that [increase] the patient’s [ability] to function [independently].
The [voting age] should possibly be [lowered] to 16 as young people have ‘powerful views’ on many issues, [according] to [spokeswoman] Pat Thompson of children’s charity Barnardo.
A major drug company is blocking [access] to a medicine that is [cheaply] and effectively saving thousands of people from going blind because it wants to [launch] a more expensive product on the market.
