Strengths and Weaknesses of Widespread Pesticide Spraying to Prevent an Insect Airborne Disease

When certain insects were found to carry serious human disease, public health initiatives were launched to combat these insects. To prevent malaria, marshy areas were drained. This caused a drop in cases, but later it was learned that wetlands are an important part of the ecosystem.

Another strategy was to spray mosquitoes with insecticides, such as DDT. This practice was thought to have saved millions of lives worldwide, but later it was learned that DDT harms birds. In addition, DDT and its derivatives could be measured in human breast milk, even years after their spraying. Strengths and Weaknesses of Widespread Pesticide Spraying to Prevent an Insect Airborne Disease

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For this assignment:

• Choose a vector-borne disease transmitted by an insect and one strategy involving pesticides by which this vector-borne disease can be prevented. To read about the public health and personal strategies that can be used to control the spread of the disease by this insect, consult the textbook, information found by using the A–Z index of the CDC, and other reputable sources. The strategies will often fall into these categories—change the environment, kill the insect, and make the human being less vulnerable by using protective clothing or practices, or by vaccination.
• Locate and review information about the potential harms, risks, or weaknesses of a conventional pesticide-based strategy for preventing the disease. Locate similar information on a strategy that does not involve use of a conventional insecticide; this may include spraying a biopesticide or a nonpesticide-based strategy.
• Prepare a 2-page report in a Microsoft Word document addressing the following:
  • Briefly describe the vector that transmits the disease to humans, the organism that causes the disease, the main health problems caused by the disease, one or two key statistics on the frequency with which the disease occurs in the United States and worldwide, and the environmental conditions that favor spread of the disease (devote approximately half a page to this information).
  • Briefly list and define a strategy involving widespread spraying of a conventional insecticide.
  • Compare this to an alternative strategy that is used in actual practice. The alternative strategy may not involve pesticides or may involve use of a biopesticide. Strengths and Weaknesses of Widespread Pesticide Spraying to Prevent an Insect Airborne Disease
  • List at least three advantages and benefits of the strategy involving pesticide spraying; one of these benefits may be the effectiveness of the strategy if the strategy is indeed effective.
  • Describe at least three disadvantages, risks, or potential harms that may be caused by the strategy involving pesticides; one of these may be the lack of effectiveness of the strategy if the strategy is not effective. Discuss the potential impact of the pesticide strategy on vulnerable populations. Point out the major data gaps if needed research on potential harms of the strategy has not been conducted or is incomplete.
  • Conclude stating your opinion about whether the strategy involving the pesticide should be relied upon for public health purposes and justify your reasoning. Strengths and Weaknesses of Widespread Pesticide Spraying to Prevent an Insect Airborne Disease

Topic: The Alzheimer’s Association http://www.alz.org/about_us_about_us_.asp

Select and investigate a stakeholder organization from the list below.  Post your selection in the Assignment #1 Discussion section so that your fellow students are aware of your choice. Only one student per Stakeholder Organization!

In this assignment students will gain expertise in identifying and analyzing the role of stakeholders in the U.S. Health Care Sector, examining the health care sector from the perspective of stakeholders, and examining the leadership and management of a stakeholder organization. A Structured Stakeholder Analysis

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This assignment calls for a 3 page report (not including title page or reference page).  The student should address the following:

•  Name and provide a brief overview of the stakeholder organization. Identify and describe the key health care issue the stakeholder is influencing, who is being represented by the stakeholder, the desired impact of the stakeholder on the issue and what the stakeholder’s members or constituents stand to gain if the desired outcome is achieved.
• Identify and explain the stakeholder organization perspective: Payer (insurers, government payers, and employers); Provider (entities and individuals providing services in the health care system); Patient (consumers); or Producer (a product developer) could also be examined in this assignment.
• Identify an organization that the stakeholder partners with OR an organization that opposes the stakeholder and describe their perspective on the same issue. A Structured Stakeholder Analysis
• Identify the most senior leader of the organization. Describe his or her educational and positional background. Identify the duties and responsibilities of this leadership position and why this position is important to the stakeholder organization and healthcare as a whole. Describe the knowledge and skills this position requires, list some of the other the stakeholders this individual would work with and describe the nature of the stakeholder relationships.  Describe the impact a person in this career might have in improving the health care system.
• As is the case with all academic papers, a well-organized paper will have a clear introduction to the topic, a body, and a conclusion or summary paragraph. In addition, a well-written paper will have minimal grammar, spelling, or sentence structure mistakes and it will fully conform to all APA formatting standards. A Structured Stakeholder Analysis

NURSING PROJECT REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Discussion 1
Describe the major causes for concern regarding cocaine use and compare them with various causes for concern regarding amphetamine use, showing evidence of your understanding of their similarities and dissimilarities.

Discussion 2
Explain the basic rationale and theoretical foundations for the extensive use of amphetamine in the treatment of ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder).

Discussion 3
Discuss the feasibility of controlled drinking as a realistic goal for those who are dependent on alcohol, citing evidence of support for as well as of opposition to this controversial concept of treatment.

Discussion 4
Discuss the rationales for and against viewing alcohol dependence as a disease.

Discussion 5
Present the pharmacology of opioids, including chemical changes and mechanism of action.

Discussion 6
Describe the potential adverse effects and possible health risks associated with anabolic steroid use by males and females, including psychological manifestations of use that have been observed in many athletes who have used these substances indiscriminately. NURSING PROJECT REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE

 

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Discussion 7
Describe the acute behavioral and acute physiological effects of marijuana. What are the behavioral or physiological effects of long-term marijuana use?

Discussion 8
Summarize the major causes for concern associated with the effects of THC and/or marijuana use.

Discussion 9
List and briefly describe the major characteristics of the following treatments for substance dependence: total abstinence (Alcoholics Anonymous), motivational enhancement therapy, contingency management, relapse prevention, and the detoxification and maintenance phase of pharmacotherapies, making certain to explain the differentiating features of each.

Discussion 10
Develop an outline of your own suggestions for a multifaceted, comprehensive approach to drug abuse prevention in your community or local school district.  NURSING PROJECT REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Strategic Plan – Organizational Structure

The key to all assignments is to follow the guidelines as set forth in the course syllabus.  Of course, the textbook(s) are always primary sources for developing the assignments and one of them is to be used in this assignment (See the Instructor Policies). 

Note – you are not to write about a strategic plan (as an essay); you will use some of the information you created in Parts I,II, and III, and actually compile a Final Strategic Plan.

1. Read the Strategic Plan Overview.   This is a multi-week assignment that has five components.  Please follow the syllabus instructions, and use the textbooks as your primary sources.  Note that at least one of the textbooks should be used as a reference (per Instructor Policies). You are sure to do well on this assignment if you address each major bullet in the instructions.  Each major bullet point should be a “Level One Heading” – which is centered on the page.  The indented bullet points should be addressed as an expanded discussion on the topic. Strategic Plan – Organizational Structure
2. Be sure to adhere to the word count (1,400 to 1,750 words) – conciseness is important.

By definition, a strategic plan is designed to be used for 3 to 5 years or more. For your individual Strategic Plan project, you will write a strategic plan using the following outline. You may choose a health care organization you would like to focus on or develop a new health care business.

Choose something you are passionate about and may implement in the future. It is recommended that if you choose to work with an existing organization that you add a new program or project to your plan.

Suggestions for appropriate new projects include a new program or service for an existing organization, a new product line for an existing business, a new joint venture or acquisition, a new health care payer model for a state, or a new health care business.

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Read the entire document. This is a multi-week assignment that has five components:

• Part I: The Organizational Structure (Week Two)
• Part II: Environmental Analysis (Week Three)
• Part III: Financial Planning (Week Four)
• Part IV: Implementation (Week Six)
• Part V: Evaluation and control (Week Six)

Select a health care organization you would like to focus on.(You can pick the organization) Strategic Plan – Organizational Structure

Research your chosen organization’s governing structure.

Follow the below instructions:

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word report on your findings that address the following:

• Identify the organization’s mission, vision, and key values.
• Analyze the framework of a strategic plan.
  • Describe the strategic planning model your chosen organization uses.
• Evaluate the relationship between the strategic plan and your organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Describe the organizational structure of your chosen organization.
• Identify the current key leaders in your chosen organization and describe their roles.
• Describe the change management model your chosen organization uses.
• Evaluate the impact of governance on implementation of strategic goals.
  • Consider the role of the Board of Directors on formation of strategic goals.
• Analyze the organization’s major service delivery and support activities in its value chain. At a minimum, include the following:
  • Location
  • Target market
  • Programs and services
  • Clinical operations
  • Marketing
  • Billing
  • Follow-up
  • Organizational culture
  • Strategic resources
• Analyze how the organization uses its value chain to implement its strategic plan.

Cite at least 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources to support your information. At least one of them should be one of the course’s textbooks. (Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., Swayne, L.E. (2013). Strategic management of health care organizations (7th ed). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Strategic Plan – Organizational Structure

Imagine you are a health economist, specifically a health financing advisor working for the World Health Organization (WHO). You have been asked to put together a presentation about what you learned at the recent World Health Summit. Be sure to include the following information in your presentation:  5-7 slides

• Explain your job duties.
• Describe the history and development of the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx), and explain why it was formed. Include the types of services it provides around the world. HEALTH ECONOMY
• Explain how the WHO, GHDx, and the World Health Summit are involved in world health, including information about how new technology is provided for foreign countries.
• Provide and describe the types of health care technology available in foreign countries. This can include low-income, middle-income, and high-income economies.
• Select 5 of the best health care organizations in the world, and summarize the services they provide. Explain why these are considered the best health care organizations in the world.
• In a table, outline significant differences among 4 nations offering the best health care as compared to those that provide low-quality health care.

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1. Short term goals can usually be achieved by the end of your shift. Long term goals are usually achieved by discharge. Write one short term and one long term goal for the following nursing diagnosis.
2. Nursing Diagnosis:  Impaired physical mobility related to ventilation-perfusion mismatch as evidenced by shortness of breath on ambulation and inability to ambulate more than 10 feet independently.
3. Registered nurses perform interventions based on the following actions: (MEATA) HEALTH ECONOMY

• Monitor
• Evaluate
• Assess
• Teach
• Administer

Provide 2 RN interventions for each goal that you developed in #1. Provide rationale for each intervention being performed by an RN.

Short term goals can usually be achieved by the end of your shift. Long term goals are usually achieved by discharge. Write one short term and one long term goal for the following nursing diagnosis.
Nursing Diagnosis:  Impaired physical mobility related to ventilation-perfusion mismatch as evidenced by shortness of breath on ambulation and inability to ambulate more than 10 feet independently.
Registered nurses perform interventions based on the following actions: (MEATA)
Monitor
Evaluate
Assess
Teach
Administer
Provide 2 RN interventions for each goal that you developed in #1. Provide rationale for each intervention being performed by an RN. HEALTH ECONOMY