Teaching Linear Programing in Mathematics Education to Improve Human Health
Journal Title: Journal of Scientific Research and Reports - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 3
Abstract
The 1984 World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.” Health is a resource for everyday life. It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. To maintain human health is a complex matter, thus the need to apply mathematics education, and in particular, linear programming knowledge and skills, in order to bring up a healthy community. Linear Programming is about making maximum benefit or minimum loss out of limited resources in daily life. Applications of linear programming date back to 1930 and were first attempted by the Soviet mathematician Leonid Kantorovich and by the American economist, Wasilly Leontief. Linear programming is applied in many health programs. These include; application of linear programming in health care, in the most affordable heath diet, in surgery, menu planning, food production and in feeding. Linear programming is used by farmers to determine how much space to be used for each crop especially when practicing mixed farming and for optimal health care resource allocation. Linear programming is also used in home health care and medical services. It is used in radiation therapy treatment, for menu planning in restaurants and in nurses scheduling. It is therefore recommended that the topic linear programming be taught to all Kenyan students irrespective of what career they hope to pursue. This will go a long way in enabling the Kenyan society to maintain good health at minimum cost.
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Beatrice Nakhanu Shikuku
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