Twenty-five children in Fallsburg Elementary School (with a population of 60 pupils) received their immunization against whooping cough to protect the school’s student population. In your role as health officer, you collected the documentation from parents on the first day of school. You found that 25 students had received their immunization against the disease. You have been asked to explain some basic epidemiologic concepts to the parents who did not have their children immunized.

You have been tasked to do the following:

1. Define the term population at risk and indicate which of the elementary students are not at risk.
2. Also describe the difference between incidence and prevalence.
3. Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions.  DS

Be sure to justify your response with evidence from the literature.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 2–3 pages.

New York Department of Health- Basic Statistics. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.health.ny.gov/diseases/chronic/basicstat.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury (2003). Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html

Definition of Mortality Rate. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10118

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/fundepi/PDFs/Lecture6.pdf

Gerstman B (2005). Epidemiology Kept Simple. Chapter 6: Incidence and Prevalence Greatly Abridged. San Jose State University. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/eks/06-formulas.pdf

 

Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions.

Write an essay in which you do the following:
Define and differentiate between morbidity and mortality rates of a population. Why are these rates important? Please explain your response and give an example of each.
Describe the differences in the leading causes of mortality in the United States and in a developing country of your choice (for the year 2010–2014).

Be sure to support your opinion with evidence from the literature.
SLP Assignment Expectations

Length: 2–3 pages.

Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions. DS

Be sure to justify your response with evidence from the literature.
Assignment Expectations

Length: 2–3 pages.

New York Department of Health- Basic Statistics. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.health.ny.gov/diseases/chronic/basicstat.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury (2003). Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html

Definition of Mortality Rate. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10118

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/fundepi/PDFs/Lecture6.pdf

Gerstman B (2005). Epidemiology Kept Simple. Chapter 6: Incidence and Prevalence Greatly Abridged. San Jose State University. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/eks/06-formulas.pdf

Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions.

Assignment 2: Internal Environmental Scan/Organizational Assessment

This section provides the opportunity to develop your course project. Conducting an internal environmental scan or organizational assessment, provides the ability to put the strategy audit together.

In this module, you will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the internal environment at your business unit or organization you are working with for this project, also known as an organizational assessment, and present your findings in a report. In your report, you should analyze the operating characteristics and assets of your business unit.

The SWOT model is one of the most common business tools used during organizational assessment. Another is developing a balanced scorecard based on a prescribed or planned set of performance objectives that will be measured and evaluated regularly. In this assignment, based on the external environmental scan you conducted in M2: Assignment 2 and the internal environmental scan in this assignment, you will develop a SWOT analysis and a balanced strategic scorecard.

Part I: Internal Environmental Scan (2–3 pages)

The internal environmental scan or organizational assessment should include the following:

• Mission, vision, and values: Assess the organization’s understanding of the mission, vision, and values, and how they relate the business strategy. Is there consensus on the mission and vision of the organization? What are the shared values of the organization? What are the behaviors espoused by these values?
• Strategy clarification: Assess the organization’s understanding of the business strategy through the interview with a mid-level or senior manager. Assess his or her understanding and agreement of the business unit’s value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage.
• Cultural assessment: Explain the unwritten rules and shared values that govern behaviors in the organization. Do they act as enablers or blockers to the strategy? For example, is there a culture of information sharing and collaboration that enables the organization to respond quickly across structural boundaries to solve problems for customers? On the other hand, do groups not share important information through informal mechanisms, thus slowing response times?
• Value chain analysis: Identify the primary (direct) and support (indirect) activities that create and deliver your product or service to your customers. Assess each activity’s contribution to competitive advantage through cost or differentiation. Identify any areas where the business may be at a competitive disadvantage.
• Summary of findings: Using these different analyses, identify the organizational strengths and weaknesses as they relate to the business strategy. Organizational strengths are assets, capabilities, and resources that contribute directly to the organization’s strategic fit, differentiation, and competitive advantage relative to competing organizations. Organizational weaknesses are characteristics and capabilities (often lacking) that place the organization at a disadvantage relative to competitors.

Part II: SWOT Analysis (1–2 pages)

Your SWOT analysis should summarize the opportunities and threats from the external environmental scan with the strengths and weaknesses from your organizational assessment or internal environmental scan.

Your output should include a matrix depicting strengths or weaknesses on the horizontal axis and opportunities or threats on the vertical axis. This matrix will reveal a set of strategy forces that can be used to assess the current strategy and identify important potential changes to the strategic direction of the company.

In creating your SWOT analysis, look for natural pairings of internal and external factors that match internal resources and capabilities to the external environment. Internal strengths and external opportunities depicted in the upper-left quadrant on your matrix might form complementary pairs that suggest necessary strategic focus for the business unit to pursue opportunities that fit its competitive strengths. Conversely, internal weaknesses and external threats shown in the lower right quadrant of the matrix may combine to illustrate the need for a defensive strategy to avoid becoming highly susceptible to competitive threats.

Your matrix should not simply be a collection of four lists compiled together in a matrix. Your analysis should combine factors and explain why specific strengths complement specific opportunities, and selected weaknesses are amplified by external threats. In addition to your matrix, provide a brief narrative that summarizes the main findings in your analysis and the implications for the current and projected strategy.

Part III: Balanced Strategic Scorecard (1–2 pages)

Use the balanced scorecard or another similar tool to recommend indicators and measurements that will tell you if the company is successful or unsuccessful in progressing toward your vision through execution of strategy.

A balanced scorecard presents organizational performance on four primary groups of measures:

• Financial
• Customer (external stakeholder)
• Learning and growth
• Internal process

Ethical and Legal Issues

 

Read the following case study and submit a 1- to 2-page essay in a Microsoft Word document using APA 6th edition in response to the questions.

 

Case Study:

 

Ann is a seventy-seven-year-old grandmother. She has one daughter and three grandchildren. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with moderately advanced Alzheimer’s disease, which causes her to have periods of confusion, frustration, anger, and obsessive thinking. When speaking, she is uncertain and her speech patterns are choppy. Before her mental deterioration, Ann was a woman of love, intelligence, and patience. Realizing they were getting older, she and her husband, Frank, discussed their wishes should anything happen to them. She told Frank that if there was no chance of survival, she would not want to be hooked to a breathing machine. They never got around to filling any papers.

 

Frank is a sweet and sensitive man. His wife’s state frightens him. Ann’s love for him has been the focus of his life for sixty years. His urgent desire for the best care for Ann shows his devotion and love. Their daughter, Sarah, is a businesswoman. She is a hard worker and a good mother. She is forty-five, successful, and intelligent. Although she loves her parents dearly, she lives ten hours away. She regrets not seeing much of them, especially recently. Frank feels his role is to take care of Ann. He has spent the past year with her, watching after her, cooking for her, cleaning the home, and witnessing her deterioration. Finally, Ann is unable to walk alone safely and he finds he must have her admitted to a long-term care facility. He calls Sarah to come and help with the arrangements. After having Ann admitted to a local nursing home, both Frank and Sarah remember the pleading look in Ann’s eyes as they walk away.

 

After three weeks in the nursing home, Ann starts to cough and run a fever. She is seen by doctors and diagnosed as having pneumonia. She is transferred to a local hospital, where she is given intravenous antibiotics. Although the progress of her pneumonia is halted by the antibiotics, she stops talking and refuses to eat. The physician calls Frank to insert a feeding tube. Frank calls Sarah to ask what to do. They wonder, Is a feeding tube equivalent to a breathing machine? Would it be possible to allow Ann to lie there and die of starvation? Is that murder? What would she want? What is the right thing to do? (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2008).

 

Respond to the following:

 

• Discuss the ethical decisions you would make.
• Discuss the legal decisions you would make.
• Explain, as a nurse, what advice would you give to Frank and Sarah.

 

Support your responses with examples.

 

Cite any sources in APA format.

 

Social Structure Theory Paper

Social structure theories view societal, financial, and social arrangements or structures as the primary cause of deviant and criminal behaviors. After choosing one video for this assignment, address the main topic inherent in the video using a social structure theory framework. Address the key bulleted items outlined in the directions and explain how and why the content of your video may be appropriately acknowledged and studied using a social structure theoretical application.

Select one video that supports a social structure theory.

Write a 2,100–word paper that addresses the following:

• How does the video you selected support a social structure theory?
• What is the primary subject or content of the video?
• What social issues are raised in the video?
• What major principles of sociological theory are addressed in the video?
• What might be some possible ramifications for social policy change?

 

 

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

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Consumer Protection Groups:

1. Consider the role of entities such as consumer protection groups and examine the role they play in protecting the interest of consumers.

2. Determine if advocacy of more legislation to protect consumer interests is needed and provide support for your response.

3. Discuss the implications of your position on the public and business.

 

Shock Advertising:

4. Consider the elements that work in shock advertising.

5. Describe a shock advertisement that advocates something that matters to you, or post a video of the commercial. Be sure to be tactful and respectful for the class.

6. Describe why this commercial works.

Please answer the following questions in an essay. Please read all the questions before writing; consider all the areas covered in the course.  Remember to cite specific examples to illustrate your statements. What were your communication challenges at the start of class? In what ways do you think you have progressed in your interpersonal communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on? In what ways do you think you have progressed in your small group communication abilities? What do you want to keep working on? In what ways has your understanding of nonverbal communication improved? How aware are you of the messages you send? How are you better able to decode other people’s nonverbal messages? How do you feel like your understanding of the ways that diversity affects communication (gender, ethnicity, etc.) has improved? Include specifics if you can. What did you learn about interviewing, and what would you like to improve for future interviews? Were your speeches well organized?  Were the messages easy to follow? How could the organization have been improved? How successful were your introductions, bodies, and conclusions? Again, be specific with examples. Did your language, voice, and body language enhance or harm your communications effort?  Be as precise as you can and comment on all areas of your delivery. In your estimation, what were the most effective aspects of your messages?   Reflection paper feedback _____ Pre-existing communication challenges _____ Interpersonal progression and goals _____ Small group progression and goals _____ Nonverbal understanding _____ Diversity understanding _____ Discussion of your interview effectiveness _____ Discussion of your organization _____ Discussion of your introductions, bodies, and conclusions w/examples _____ Discussion of your use of language, voice, and body _____ Discussion of the most effective aspects of your messages   This paper should be 3-4 pages, single-spaced, double-spaced between paragraphs.   write a 3-5 pages, single-spaced paper reflecting on your learning. Your paper should be in essay form, not in a question and answer format.  Cite specific examples to illustrate your statements.

Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, the Internet, or other resources
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast the roles of administrators in the public and private sectors.
Explain the similarities and differences in areas such as human resources, budget making, and planning.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Note. If you use a chart to display your comparison, keep in mind that the chart is not included in your paper’s word count.

Part 1: Write a 2–3 page paper discussing food access as an environmental health and an environmental justice issue. For your information, you can look at the United States Department of Agriculture food access map (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-the-atlas.aspx). Please define food desert, discuss why food deserts exist, the health implications of food deserts, and suggestions to alleviate this environmental health issue.

I have tracked my food intake for a week and uplouded a file that has nutritional info of my diet. plese write a reflection paper after studying the nutrition information you see in the file.

 

this is the prof question

“write a one – two page paper describing your nutrition habits and how well you are fulfilling your daily nutritional needs, including what vitamins, minerals and macronutrients you are not eating in large enough quantities as well as which ones you are eating in overly large quantities. Include which results you found the most surprising or alarming. Was your daily calorie intake about what you expected?  Detail any changes you need to make in your diet and how you  plan to make the changes. Include how you plan to make changes in the amounts and types of fast foods, snacks, fruits and vegetables you consume. Also include a section on your opinion of how important the role of diet is for an individual’s well being.

The final paragraph should reflect what information you have learned from taking this Nutrition course.  Were you aware of most of the information we covered before beginning this course, or has most of the content been new to you?  Will the knowledge you have gained from this course affect your eating habits in the future?”.