The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC n.d.) completed a study on the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on the long-term health of children and adults. Read about the study. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/fastfact.html What things surprised you about this study? Cite an additional source that discusses the impact of early childhood stress on long-term physical […]
Identify a public health concern that is not directly addressed and advocate for a program to be created specifically for that concern.
Assignment – Addressing a Health Concern It is important for advocates to analyze behaviors related to disease prevention and promoting health. In this assessment, research your city’s website and social media accounts to evaluate public health programs presented to the community. Then identify a public health concern that is not directly addressed and advocate for […]
Explain the issues facing your community, possible methods to alleviate the concern, and how you would ethically advocate for the respective population.
Develop a plan for healthcare advocacy. In this unit, you will communicate a healthcare advocacy plan. You will contact either a local healthcare agency (i.e., County Health Department, etc.) or a healthcare facility (i.e., clinic, hospital, or nursing home) to research two to three healthcare issues affecting the local community. Explain the issues facing your […]
Describe one of the common visual disabilities from the preceding page provided by the Centers for Disease Control.
Visual Describe one of the common visual disabilities from the preceding page provided by the Centers for Disease Control. You can choose the condition that is most interesting to you. You may need to do a bit of additional research to learn more about it. What would be the daily or lived experience of having […]
Examine healthcare organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP and review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.
This student was asked to write about the following: When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt and promote EBP. In this Discussion, you will […]
Describe the process of conducting survey research and what are the major strengths and weaknesses of survey research?
Post Prompt: Chapter Three Become familiar with the funding sources most likely to support the research topics of your interest. What are their requirements and restrictions? Think about your proposal assignment. What funding source might you target? Chapter Eight What are the purposes of survey research serves?What are the essential elements of survey research? Describe […]
Choose a federal or state initiative that focuses on population health – choose a topic that interests you .Explain how that initiative shifts the focus from the individual person to population health
Shifting Toward Population Health Healthcare administrators direct and coordinate medical services in facilities such as hospitals, public health agencies, and managed care organizations. In order to accomplish this directive, healthcare administrators need to be current on mandates, health initiatives, and population health programs. This requires the exploration of a variety of resources on health initiatives […]
What percentage of population was affected by the disease?
Disease Control and Education Plan Use the disease you selected in Week 5. Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, conduct an independent research on the selected disease. Based on your research and understanding, create a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word document, which include a public education and disease control […]