Functional Health Pattern Assessment

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In this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the application of the functional health assessment of a movie character. To complete this assignment, choose a movie from the following list and identify a character from the movie on whom you would like to do a health assessment. If you wish to use a character from a movie not included on the following list, get the approval of your instructor.
Films:
Away From Her Lorenzo’s Oil Mask My Sister’s Keeper Philadelphia Rain Man Steel Magnolias Stepmom The Elephant Man The Mighty The Tic Code Directions:
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides using the template “Movie Character Presentation.” Provide an introduction and background overview of the movie character (client). Assess the client using the “Functional Health Pattern Assessment.” Based on your “observations” and thoughts, document your assessment, providing examples from the movie. Describe any observed or potential cultural, geographic, religious, ethnic, or spiritual considerations of this client. Describe two normal health patterns of the client as well as two abnormal health patterns that you observe, and provide examples. Develop an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client based on your assessment. Identify and describe three interventions for the client: health promotion, health prevention, and maintenance. Identify at least two possible resources or community services to which you would refer this client and provide rationale for your choices. In addition to submitting the presentation to the instructor, post your assignment to the Movie Character Health Assessment Presentation Main Forum as directed by instructor. Respond to other students’ posts in a manner that initiates or contributes to discussion. Each person should make at least three substantive comments.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

a problem statement based on billing issues in the context of health information management

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Unit VII Research ReportWrite at least a two-page research report on billing issues in the context of health information management. Based on your readings from textbook, external sources, and this we

Unit VII Research Report

Write at least a two-page research report on billing issues in the context of health information management. Based on your readings from textbook, external sources, and this week’s unit lesson, include the following items:

– a problem statement based on billing issues in the context of health information management, 

– an explanation of how billing issues impact health information management professionals, and 

– a review and discussion of the literature used to support your explanation.

Be sure to use at least three scholarly references, which are no more than five years old, to support your paper content. Your paper should consist of at least two pages and should be formatted to meet APA guidelines.

Click the link below to view a library video on researching peer-reviewed resources:

http://libguides.columbiasouthern.edu/howtopeerreviewed

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Unit VII Research ReportWrite at least a two-page research report on billing issues in the context of health information management. Based on your readings from textbook, external sources, and this we

Unit VII Research Report

Write at least a two-page research report on billing issues in the context of health information management. Based on your readings from textbook, external sources, and this week’s unit lesson, include the following items:

– a problem statement based on billing issues in the context of health information management, 

– an explanation of how billing issues impact health information management professionals, and 

– a review and discussion of the literature used to support your explanation.

Be sure to use at least three scholarly references, which are no more than five years old, to support your paper content. Your paper should consist of at least two pages and should be formatted to meet APA guidelines.

Click the link below to view a library video on researching peer-reviewed resources:

http://libguides.columbiasouthern.edu/howtopeerreviewed

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Management and Quality Management in Health Care

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HCS 451 WEEK 2 Resource: Overview of Risk Management and Quality Management in Health Care Worksheet Grading Criteria Conduct research on health care disciplines of risk management and quality management and their roles in and influences on organizational performance. Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Overview of Risk Management and Quality Management in Health Care Worksheet. Submit your assignment University of Phoenix Material Overview of Risk Management and Quality Management in Health Care Worksheet The purpose of this assignment is to gain a broad perspective of risk management and quality management as applicable to all health care organizations, rather than focusing on a specific segment of the health care industry. Conduct research on the health care disciplines of risk management and quality management and their roles in and influences on organizational performance. Look for common themes and characteristics shared among the sources you used to conduct your research on the relationship of risk management and quality management to leadership and governance, philosophy and culture, and stakeholders. Use at least three research sources, with two from the University Library and one from the course textbooks or this week- Electronic Reserve Readings. You may use as many additional resources as necessary to assist you in identifying factors. Provide citations for all sources consistent with APA guidelines. Complete the grid by summarizing information in the Risk Management and Quality Management columns. Use bullet points of a few words or short phrases to describe each element. Use at least four bullet points for each item. This grid is not meant to be lengthy or all-inclusive; rather, it is a starting point on which you can build your knowledge of risk-management and quality-management concepts. Questions Risk Management Quality Management How does the leadership and governance of a health care organization influence the development and implementation of risk-management and quality-management policies? How do the philosophy and culture of the risk-management and quality-management policies influences organizational performance? How do the risk-management and quality-management policies affect stakeholders? Citations for All Sources

Within public health, growing rates of overweight and obesity worldwide are generally considered to be a health crisis

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Background
Within public health, growing rates of overweight and obesity worldwide are generally considered to be a health crisis. This prompts questions about the causes of this public health issue, and thus how it can be addressed. There is much societal debate about whether obesity is primarily the result of biology, individual lifestyle choices, or determined by social factors, making obesity a whole-of-society concern.
This assessment task requires students to critique the determinants of obesity, in terms of the relative contribution and relationship between social determinants, and individual lifestyle choices.
Assessment specifications
Due date: Tuesday 3 April 2018, 9am
Weighting: 40%
Length and/or format: 2000 words (+/- 10%)
Purpose: Demonstrate understanding of the evidence and key debates on determinants of a specific health issue, particularly in relation to personal and social responsibility for health.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3
How to submit: Electronically through Turnitin via the unit’s LEO
Return of assignment: Marks and feedback will be provided via LEO
Assessment criteria: See marking rubric below
Instructions
Your task is to write an academic essay that addresses the question:
Is obesity determined by individual lifestyle choices and/or broader social determinants?
This essay requires you to consider social determinants of health, which can include social, economic, environmental and political factors that impact on health risk (or protective) factors such as diets and physical activity levels. If you wish, you can choose to focus on the determinants of obesity in a specific country.
Your essay should:
1. Include an introduction that briefly outlines your main argument in response to the essay question, and what you will cover in your essay.
2. Briefly outline the nature and scale of the obesity issue and its key behavioural risk factors: unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.
3. Most of your essay should be dedicated to clearly outlining your arguments on the relative importance of different determinants of unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, and any relationships between determinants. You may use specific examples to illustrate your argument, if you wish. Your arguments must be supported by citing academic literature and/or official statistical resources (ABS, WHO etc) as appropriate.
4. Outline the implications of your argument, in terms of whether it is a personal and/or social/government responsibility to address obesity risk factors.
5. Include a brief conclusion that concisely summarises your key points and main argument.
Useful resources:
Please also see the ‘background readings and resources’ on LEO for weeks 1-5 (especially week 4).
Black, C., Moon, G., & Baird, J. (2014). Dietary inequalities: What is the evidence for the effect of the neighbourhood food environment? Health & Place, 27, 229-242.
Brownell, K. D., Kersh, R., Ludwig, D. S., Post, R. C., Puhl, R. M., Schwartz, M. B., & Willett, W. C. (2010). Personal responsibility and obesity: a constructive approach to a controversial issue. Health Affairs, 29(3), 379-387.
Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva: World Health Organization, available at http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/43943/1/9789241563703_eng.pdf
UK Government Office for Science (2007). Foresight report. Tackling Obesities: Future Choices, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-obesity-future-choices
Referencing
APA 6th is the required referencing style for this assessment task. Please ensure that you are familiar with the formatting and usage requirements for this style. Aside from the ACU Library materials provided, you may wish to use the Academic Referencing Tool from the La Trobe University Library.
Turnitin: Turnitin is a tool used to assist in the detection of referencing problems and/or plagiarism. Turnitin generates a similarity index for a document: that is, what percentage of the document contains material that is matched to accessible sources. Presence of similarity does not necessarily indicate plagiarism: there are many reasons why similar text is discovered in student documents. For example, Turnitin often classifies reference lists themselves as “similar”—this is similarity, but not plagiarism.
Assessment policy and procedures
Students should make themselves familiar with the University’s Assessment Procedures
http://handbook.acu.edu.au/handbooks/handbook_2018/general_information/assessment_procedures This link outlines how to apply for an extension or special consideration (under ‘Student responsibilities’ and ‘Processes when personal circumstances affect performance’).
Please note that marks will be deducted for late submission of assignments (without an approved extension), as per the University’s policy. The policy states: “Assessment tasks submitted after the due or extended date will incur, for each whole or part of a calendar day that the work is overdue, a 5% penalty of the maximum marks available for that assessment task up to a maximum of 15%. Assessment tasks received more than three calendar days after the due or extended date will not be allocated a mark.”
Marking rubric
In line with section 5.1 of ACU’s Assessment Policy, all assessment marking and grading must be criterion-referenced and use standards-based grading. Assessment criteria and standards are related to unit learning outcomes. Student performance on a task is evaluated against each criterion, and according to the set standards of achievement for that criterion.
Assessment criteria and standards for this task are provided in the following rubric. Each criterion is marked according to a five-point standard, from “poor” to “excellent”, with a descriptor for each standard. Within each standard there is a small marking range that further differentiates Your final mark for the task reflects evaluation against all criteria.
Relevant PUBH630 learning outcome: Assessment task 1
1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the different types of health determinants and their significance to public health practice (GA: 2, 5)
2. Evaluate the impacts, interactivity and distribution of health determinants at a community or population level, and how these relate to complex public health/societal issues (GA: 2, 4, 8)
3. Critique current debates on social and behavioural determinants of health, particularly in relation to personal and social responsibility for health (GA: 1, 2, 3)
Assessment criteria and relevant unit learning outcome(s) Standard achieved
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
1. Describes the nature and scale of the obesity issue.
LO2: health determinants interactivity and distribution at a community and population levels in relation to complex public health/societal issues
1 Submission provides a comprehensive
description of the nature/scale of obesity as a public health issue, well supported by appropriate evidence.
(5- 4.5 marks) Submission provides an informative description of the nature/scale of obesity as a public health issue, supported by adequate and appropriate evidence.
(4-3.5 marks) Submission provides a satisfactory description of the nature/scale of obesity as a public health issue, supported by some evidence.
(3- 2.5 marks) Submission provides minimal description of the nature/scale of obesity as a public health issue, but requires better support with evidence.
(2- 1.5 marks) Submission provides very limited description of the nature/scale of obesity as a public health issue, supported by little to no evidence. (1- 0 marks)
2. Identify and discuss the determinants of obesity, and any relationships between determinants.
LO1: health determinants and their impact on public health LO3: Critique current debate on determinants of health in relation to personal and social responsibility for health
3 Submission
demonstrates high-level understanding of the key determinants of obesity and their interrelationships.
(5- 4.5 marks) Submission demonstrates very good understanding of the key determinants of obesity and their interrelationships.
(4-3.5 marks) Submission demonstrates satisfactory understanding of determinants of obesity and their interrelationships.
(3- 2.5 marks) Submission demonstrates limited understanding of some determinants of obesity and their interrelationships.
(2- 1.5 marks) Submission demonstrates very little (or no) understanding of the determinants of obesity or their interrelationships.
(1- 0 marks)
Assessment criteria and relevant unit learning outcome(s) Standard achieved
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
3. Clear and well-constructed analysis on whether obesity is a personal and/or social/government responsibility
Critique whether obesity is a personal or social responsibility
LO3: Critique current debate on determinants of health in relation to personal and social responsibility for health Submission provides the reader with an extremely informative analysis in relation to personal and social/government responsibility for obesity, and the implications for addressing obesity. Submission provides the reader with a reasonably informative analysis in relation to personal and social/government responsibility for obesity, and the implications for addressing obesity. Submission provides the reader with a somewhat informative analysis in relation to personal and social/government responsibility for obesity, and the implications for addressing obesity. Submission provides the reader with a barely informative analysis in relation to personal and social/government responsibility for obesity. Limited analysis of the implications for addressing obesity. Submission provides the reader with no or unfocused and/or uninformative analysis in relation to personal and social/government responsibility for obesity. Little or no analysis of the implications for addressing obesity.
2 (5- 4.5 marks) (4-3.5 marks) (3- 2.5 marks) (2- 1.5 marks) (1- 0 marks)
4. Structure and fluency of writing
Overall the essay is well-written, concise, well-structured and meets word limit requirements.
LO1: health determinants and their impact on public health LO2: health determinants interactivity and distribution at a community and population levels
1 Submission demonstrates a very high quality of writing, logical, clear and eloquent, meets word limit requirements. There are no errors with grammar, spelling and punctuation, and the meaning is easily discernible. The essay reads without interruption.
(5- 4.5 marks) Submission demonstrates very good quality of writing, mostly clear, logical and well written throughout, although with a few minor errors, meets word limit requirements. There are minimal errors with grammar, spelling and punctuation, and the meaning is easily discernible.
(4-3.5 marks) Submission demonstrates good
quality of writing, logic, meets word limit requirements. There are some errors with grammar, spelling and punctuation, and the meaning is easily discernible.
(3- 2.5 marks) Submission
demonstrates low
quality of writing, errors in spelling/sentence structure/organisation, but the meaning is discernible. Within or close to word limit requirements.
(2- 1.5 marks) Submission demonstrates poor standard of writing, no adherence to world limit requirements, there are substantial errors with grammar, spelling and punctuation. The errors detract significantly and/or the reader cannot make sense of the content.
(1- 0 marks)
in relation to complex public health/societal issues
LO3: Critique current debate on determinants of health in relation to personal and social responsibility for health
5. Sources and references Accurate, consistent and appropriate referencing to support claims and arguments
LO1: health determinants and their impact on public health LO2: health determinants interactivity and distribution at a community and population levels in relation to complex public health/societal issues
LO3: Critique current debate on determinants of health in relation to personal and social responsibility for health
1 All references used are credible and relevant. Accurate use of APA referencing style in all instances. All statements of fact and ideas taken from elsewhere are referenced. A wide range of peer-reviewed references used.
(5- 4.5 marks) All references used are credible and relevant. Accurate use of APA referencing style on most occasions. Almost all statements of fact and ideas taken from elsewhere are referenced. A good range of peer-reviewed references used. (4-3.5 marks) Most references used are credible and relevant. Accurate use of APA referencing style on most occasions. There is a limited range of peer-reviewed references used. (3- 2.5 marks) Some credible and relevant references are used. Some errors in the use of APA referencing style. Few peerreviewed references used.
(2- 1.5 marks) Not all references are credible and/or relevant. Many inaccuracies with the APA referencing style or there are no references used.
(1- 0 marks)
Total marks available: 40 marks
Task weighting for unit: 40%

Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment

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NR305 RN Health Assessment

Week 1 Discussion

Healthy People Initiative

CO1 Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings, variations, and abnormalities. (PO 1)

CO3 Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO 3)

The topic this week asks you to apply what you have learned to the following case study.

As the school nurse working in a college health clinic, you see many opportunities to promote health. Maria is a 40-year-old Hispanic who is in her second year of nursing school. She complains of a 14-pound weight gain since starting school and is afraid of what this will do to both her appearance and health if the trend continues. After conducting her history, you learn that she is an excellent cook and she and her family love to eat foods that reflect their Hispanic heritage. She is married with two school-age children. She attends class a total of 15 hours per week, plus she must be present for 12 hours of labs and clinical. She maintains the household essentially by herself and does all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, and chauffeuring of the children. She states that she is lucky to get 6 hours of sleep per night, but that is okay with her. She lives 1 hour from campus and commutes each day. Using Healthy People 2020 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and your text as a guide, answer the following questions.

What additional information would you like to gather from Maria?

What are Maria's real and potential health risks?

Why is Maria's culture important when obtaining the health assessment?

Pick one of Maria's health risks. What would be one reasonable short-term goal for this risk?

What nursing interventions would you incorporate into Maria's plan of care to assist her with meeting your chosen goal? Please provide rationale for your selections.

Explain the concept of what universal health care is, and how the current care system is the same or different

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HCS 235 WEEK 2 Resource: Health Care Utilization Paper Grading Criteria Select either Option 1 or Option 2 and write a 750 word paper. Option 1 Health care reform is part of an ongoing debate and recent substantial legislation. Address the following in your paper: • In what ways have recent health care reform measures expanded or inhibited access to care? • How might changes to access influence utilization? • Explain the concept of what universal health care is, and how the current care system is the same or different. Option 2 John Q. recently moved to a rural community. He works full-time, but qualifies for Medicaid because of his low income. John has high blood pressure and his father recently had a heart attack. Thus, he decided to call to find out which providers nearby accept Medicaid. While there are local doctors, he discovered that the closest primary care physician who accepts Medicaid is a 40-minute drive and appointments must be made 2 weeks in advance due to the number of patients at the practice. In addition, the practice does not offer weekend or evening hours. John usually catches a ride to work with a friend or relies on public transportation. According to Chapter 4 of The U.S. Health System: Origins and Functions, Andersen (1995) developed a model of health services utilization based on three categories of factors: predisposing, enabling, and need. These factors can be further categorized as mutable or immutable. In your paper, discuss the following questions: • What factors may affect John- health care utilization? • Are these factors mutable or immutable? • What are some ways to change the mutable factors? Reference Andersen, R. M. (1995). Revisiting the behavioral model and access to medical care: Does it matter? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36, 1-10. Use at least one peer-reviewed or scholarly reference to support your information. Format your proposal consistent with APA guidelines using the template provided in the Main Forum “Essentials” announcement for week 2.

Explanation – is the variation between countries adequately explained?

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Assessment 3: Major Essay – Health Systems Comparison
Assessment Item 3: Analysis of Health Care Systems
Word Limit: 3,000 words
Marks: Assignment marked out of 100; assignment is worth 50% of total course mark
BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSESSMENT
Health Leaders are often interested to see how our national experiences of health and health care compare on an international scale. These comparisons create a broader perspective for researchers, policymakers and the general public. Being aware of the successes and setbacks of other countries may inform how new policies, health interventions or preventative measures are developed and implemented in one’s own country. International health comparisons can help making valid comparisons of health across different countries however it is important that comparison is possible.
The paper you produce for this assignment will require careful consideration and use of international comparisons. If the data and methods that underlie these correlations have significant gaps (as in years of non-collection), there could be invalidity of the results. There are methodological issues to consider in assessing data availability and quality, and in deciding which countries to compare.
You should ensure that there is clear documentation of any decisions about the data used and the countries selected should provide adequate rationale providing the limitations and assumptions are clear and duly considered. These decisions can influence the differences observed between countries and the conclusions reached. The following check-list will assist the preparation of the required evidence to undertake this comparison.
CHECKLIST FOR COMPARATIVE INFORMATION:
Consider the following points when presenting or interpreting an international comparison of health-related data.
Data quality
• Consistency- are the data defined consistently across countries?
• Methodology – do all countries use the same method to collect the data?
• Coverage – the data cover similar parts of the population? 
• Time Period – do the data refer to the same period?
Choice of countries 
• Comparability – are countries sufficiently similar to support comparison?
Presentation and interpretation
• Presentation – are the data presented appropriately?
• Explanation – is the variation between countries adequately explained?
• Underlying differentials – are differences within countries considered?
• Context – can the data be used outside of an international comparison?
Where no data is available on the individual measure, you must indicate this clearly but be sure that you carefully research to make sure that this is, in fact, the case.
IMPORTANT: You should also provide commentary (as a results of your research and analysis) on each of the five areas of comparison thus interpreting the results.
THE TASK (word Limit: 3,000 words)
You are to research and analyse healthcare performance data in at least two countries one of which must be Australia. In no more than 3,000 words, compare both countries broken down into the five (5) areas listed below.
(Be careful to pick the other country that is comparable and has the quality of data required to complete the comparison).
1. Funding
1.1 Funding System (including health insurance systems);
1.2 % GDP spent on health
2. System governance arrangements in the country (i.e. who is responsible for what)
3. Population Health Indicators
3.1 Maternal Mortality Rate;
3.2 Infant Mortality Rate;
3.3 Life Expectancy at Birth
4. Health System Performance Indicators:
Incidence of:
4.1 Low birth weight infants
4.2 Obesity
4.3 Diabetes
4.4 Asthma
4.5 Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Focus on how the mind impacts the health of the body

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Now that you have critically analyzed your stress to discover some of the major stressors in your life, it is time to take your thoughts from the Discussion and develop a plan that you can follow with the goal of coping effectively with that stress to improve health.
As you may have discovered in your reading and by being aware of the impact of stress in your life, the mind can significantly control the body. Stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors—overeating, smoking, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, exercise avoidance, problems with sleep, and many other things can result from a high level of stress. Stress can even set the stage for serious and life threatening diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, some cancers, obesity, etc. Though it isn’t possible to completely guard against these diseases, it is possible to lower the risk by managing stress and the related behaviors and then replacing unhealthy behaviors with healthy ones—healthful nutrition, exercise, restful sleep, elimination of smoking and harmful drugs, or drinking only in moderation, to name a few.
To prepare for this assignment:
Review Chapters 3, 4, and 5, and Module 9.9 of your text. Focus on how the mind impacts the health of the body.Think about the top stressors you selected for the Discussion question or select other stresses. Identify at least one physical stressor and one psychological stressor. Think about how each of these impacts your life. Include all areas of your life—relationships, work, health, happiness, self-esteem, satisfaction, etc.Watch the animation: Managing Stress Improves Health.Review the Web site article, Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Health.
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Watch these short videos: Meditation Changes Brains and Smoking, Stress, and Gender.Now, using the information from Chapter 5, think about how changing your health behavior might positively influence your overall health by mitigating the effect of each stressor you have selected. It might be that you can identify one health behavior for both of your stressors, or you might need a separate health behavior to positively influence each stressor independently. What specifically will the health behavior(s) do for you? How will it impact your body? How will it impact your mind?The assignment: 1 page, APA style format, No Plagiarism and must be cited with references. Thank you(1)Describe at least one physical and one psychological source of stress and explain how each impacts your life.(2)Explain the mind-body connection as it relates to each of your sources of stress.(3)Then identify a health behavior(s) you believe would positively influence your health and explain how you think it will impact the various factors of your health.(4)Write a specific plan of action showing how you will cope with the stress using the identified health behavior(s). Be sure to include a time frame and enough detail to illustrate exactly what you plan to do.Resources:
• Readings
• Course Text: Psychology and the Challenges of Life
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o Chapter 3, “Stress: What is it and How to Manage It (pp. 84-118)
o Chapter 4, “Physiological Factors and Health,” Modules 4.2 and 4.3 (pp. 130-147 only)
o Chapter 5,”Developing Healthier Behaviors” (pp. 154-200)
o Chapter 9, “Therapies: Ways of Helping,”Module 9.9 (pp. 332-339 only)
Media
• Managing Stress Improves Healthhttp://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=mininav&bcsId=3631&itemId=0470079894&assetId=115403&resourceId=10556&newwindow=true• Meditation Changes Brainshttp://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/nevid/0470079894/videos/html_pages/meditationchangesbrains.htmlClick here to view a transcript of Meditation Changes Brains
• Smoking, Stress, and Genderhttp://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/nevid/0470079894/videos/html_pages/smokingstressgender.htmlClick here to view a transcript of Smoking, Stress, and Gender
Websites
• Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect Your Healthhttp://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/prevention-wellness/emotional-wellbeing/mental-health/mind-body-connection-how-your-emotions-affect-your-health.htmlThis is an article specifically linking the mind and body together from the perspective of stress. This article is presented to the lay reader of FamilyDoctor.org, not exclusively to psychology professionals.

explain the strategies adopted in implementing the legislation.

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PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND POLICY Assessment Task – Legal case study addressing a public health issue

Background – For this assessment task you will write a case study, in   a report format, addressing the legislative and regulatory  requirements  of a contemporary public health issue. You are required to  select a  topic from the list provided below. If you have your own  topic that you  are interested in, you will need to first seek written  approval from the  Lecturer in Charge (LIC).

Purpose – To apply skills in policy and law to a proposed legislative   framework in the context of a simulated Parliamentary process

Instructions – Select one of the following public health topics:

1) A voluntary health warning scheme for alcohol containers was   implemented in Australia in 2011. Discuss the merits and disadvantages   of voluntary industry self-regulation as an approach to providing health   warnings for consumers on alcohol containers. In addressing this  topic,  you will need to discuss the literature about voluntary vs  mandatory  approaches to public health regulation as well as the  circumstances in  which the voluntary scheme was introduced and the  research evidence  about its effectiveness.

2) Discuss the regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems   (e-cigarettes) in Australia. (Note: you will need to consider regulation   at both national and state/territory levels). To what extent is   Australia's regulation of e-cigarettes consistent with the Framework   Convention for Tobacco Control and the World Health Organization's   report on Electronic nicotine delivery systems (submitted to the sixth   session of Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on   Tobacco Control in 2014)?

3) Choose a health-related profession that is not currently   registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, such   as social work, speech pathology, dietetics or audiology. Discuss the   arguments for and against registration of this profession under the   Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, in comparison with other   regulatory approaches.

Presentation –

The assignment should follow a report-style format with an   introduction, number of sections and conclusion. Headings and   sub-headings should be used; they also provide clear 'signposts' to your   content.

In preparing a report, you should include:

1. A brief introduction (stating rationale, purpose and structure)

2. Number of sections (most of the report)

describe background and context (historical development, nature and   scale of the health problem, political and social context of the   legislation)

explain and analyse the legislative and regulatory framework of the topic

analyse the legislation in the context of changes and improvements (or otherwise) to public health outcomes

critique the roles and responsibilities of major stakeholders   (government, industry, non-government organisations, etc.) and what role   have they played in influencing this legislation? (if applicable)

analyse and explain whether the national legislation is consistent with international frameworks (if applicable)

explain the strategies adopted in implementing the legislation.

Note: The information in the body of the report will vary according to the topic selected for analysis.

3. Conclusion (1 paragraph)

Summaries key points and arguments, and discuss future implications   (if applicable). If appropriate, you may also include a number of   recommendations in the conclusion.

4. References

A list of references documenting the evidence used to support your   arguments, should be presented at the end of the report. Refer to   References below for additional details.

Significant concerns confronting Australian society are the inequities in health between socioeconomic

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HLSC 120 Reflective Assignment Topics 2017
Topic 1
Significant concerns confronting Australian society are the inequities in health between
socioeconomic (SES) groups which result in lower SES groups having significantly higher rates of
morbidity and mortality at an earlier age. Follow Table 1 to apply the SI template to analyse the
construction of this problem for a disadvantaged group in Australia and reflect on the social model of
health to reduce these inequities.
Topic 2
A significant concern confronting society both in Australia and internationally is the use of illicit and
recreational substances which in turn cause significant health issues and community apprehension.
Follow Table 2 to apply the SI template to analyse the construction of this problem and reflect on
strategies from the social model of health that could reduce this concern from a sociological
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HLSC120: Society, Culture and Health; Semester 1 2017 Assessment Task 1: Reflective Writing Proforma Weighting of unit = 40% Word limit 1750 words th Due Date: Friday 7 April 2100 hours Follow this proforma and Table 1 for topic 1 or Table 2 for topic 2 (below) to organise your response to the reflective writing assessment task (this is not an academic essay). Use the steps as headings and write in paragraphs below the headings. Check the following link to online Academic Skills Unit resources and/or see an Academic Skills Advisor for assistance with reflective writing: Writing at ACU: Reflective writing https://leo.acu.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=785432&chapterid=10064 All sources should be referenced using APA style. Ensure that you use all the factors from the SI template to complete this reflective writing task. Step 1 Carefully choose one topic from the Reflective Writing Topic 1 or 2 below to guide your reflection. Write the question here: Step 2 Use the sociological imagination (SI) template to reflect on your feelings, thoughts and behaviours in response to knowledge, experiences and observations in relation to your chosen question from Step 1. (500 words) Step 3 Continue reflective writing using the SI template to answer the original question you identified in Step 1, using Germov (2104) and a minimum of at least six other academic sources (e.g. journal articles, research reports from the HLSC120 e Modules) to support your answer. Locate these academic sources through your own information search. Analyse how these resources helped you to expand and deepen your original reflections on this topic. (1000 words) Step 4 Finally, explain how answering this question has helped you to achieve one of the four ACU Graduate attributes aligned with HLSC120 by reflecting and critically analysing your thoughts and feelings about the original question based on your research. (250 words) 1HLSC 120 Reflective Assignment…