- Each foot has 26 bones. Both feet contain nearly 25% of all the bones (206) of the body.
- Each foot is made up of an intricate network of over 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
- Shoes that push the big toe into smaller toes set you up for bunions.
- If you have high arches and get redness and pain on the top of your feet, skip the two middle holes in your lacing and loop them vertically on the sides of your shoes instead.
- Heel pain is the most common foot pain with 43% of Americans experiencing it within the past year.
- 6/10 Americans experiencing heel pain have trouble performing life’s daily activities.
- The same kind of roll-on that you apply to your armpits can help prevent the foul smells caused by the sweat glands in your feet.
- Every step places 1.5 times your body weight of pressure on your foot.
- It's better to buy shoes during the afternoon when your feet is swelling a little.
- The ancient Romans were the first to create shoes that were distinctly for the left and right feet. Before that, shoes could be worn on either foot.
- A 2½-inch high heel can increase the load on the forefoot by 75%. Women are 4 times more likely to have foot problems.
- Standing in one spot is far more tiring than walking because the demands are being made on the same few muscles for a longer length of time.
- The average person walks 5,000 to 7,000 steps a day, nearly 100,000 miles in a lifetime, between 3 to 4 times the earth’s circumference.
- 75% of Americans will experience foot problems at one time or another in their lives.
- If the hair on your toes suddenly disappears and the skin on your feet gets thinner or shiner, peripheral arterial disease may be to blame.
- Toenails grow faster during hot weather, pregnancy and teenage years.
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- List of current prescriptions and/or over-the-counter medication, including dose and frequency
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Summary: Final Rule Implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the Final Rule implementing the prohibition of discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The Final Rule, Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities, will help to advance equity and reduce health disparities by protecting some of the populations that have been most vulnerable to discrimination in the health care context. The final rule explains consumers’ rights under the law and provides covered entities important guidance about their obligations.
Section 1557 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs and activities.
Section 1557 builds on long-standing and familiar Federal civil rights laws: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Act). Most notably, Section 1557 is the first Federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in all health programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
Section 1557 has been in effect since enactment of the ACA in 2010 and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been enforcing the provision since it was enacted.
Coverage of the Rule
The rule covers:
− Any health program or activity, any part of which receives funding from HHS (such as hospitals that accept Medicare or doctors who accept Medicaid);
− Any health program that HHS itself administers;
− Health Insurance Marketplaces and issuers that participate in those Marketplaces.
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