WRITE VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS FOR THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN.

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Organizational Strategy

A county health department wants to increase the number of Medicaid beneficiaries that participate in prenatal care. It knows that only 40 percent of the expectant mothers eligible for prenatal care fully use the benefit. Many of these target customers make only one or two prenatal visits and then drop out of the program. Most of these women visit the emergency room if they have problems during pregnancy, and also come to the emergency room when they are in labor.

In 5- to 6-pages:

  1. Define at least four questions you would need to ask in order to write a SWOT analysis.
  2. Write vision and mission statements for the county health department that provides services to pregnant women.
  3. Write at least four objectives for the department. In your objectives, try to address the problem presented in the scenario.

Writing guidelines

Write four questions for the scenario that you would need to write a SWOT analysis. Provide at least one supporting reason for each question.

Write a vision statement for the county health department.

Write a mission statement for the county health department.

Write at least four objectives for the department.

Provide justification for each objective.

Writing Components:

Organization (10)

Style (10)

Usage and Mechanics (10)

APA Elements (10)

WHAT ARE THE TRADE-OFFS OFFERED TO BRING BALANCE TO THE HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS?

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Maintaining the Loyalty of Stakeholders

To maintain political, governmental, staff, and patient loyalty, the healthcare organization must provide a sense of organizational stability and view of the legislative landscape. In Chapters 14 and 15 we have researched and investigated the need to align both public opinion with staff trust. The political landscape is the basis for healthcare policy, guidance, state, local, and community support (both fiscal and legal) engaging in political trade-offs to stabilize the healthcare industry (such as in the cost, pharmaceuticals, insurance premiums, and organizational ROI in the healthcare industry). Healthcare organizations must provide the necessary guidance and advocacy for stakeholders in the setting of both state and federal legislature as a voice of reason, authority, and integrity. Provide information on the following:

  • Research a policy associated with the Affordable Care Act in your home state or another state that may affect healthcare reform and/or the way health care is provided in the chosen state.
  • Describe the policy and who wrote and/or promoted the policy legislature (provide statistical data).
  • What are the trade-offs offered to bring balance to the healthcare stakeholders?
  • What role have public perception and disinterestedness played in the valuation of healthcare performance?
  • Describe how process innovation, risk taking, health policy analysis, and governance “sense-making” provide balance for stakeholders.

Your paper

  • Must be 4 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The Primary Care Clinic

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Assignment 1: The Primary Care Clinic

Due Week 4 and worth 160 points

You are the manager of a new primary care clinic located about twenty five (25) miles outside of a small city (population of 50,000). With five (5) family physicians, two (2) nurse practitioners, two (2) physicians’ assistants (PAs), and twenty (20) clinical support staff consisting of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs, the clinic provides primary care services to a diverse community of people living and working outside the city limits. Originally a rural area, the community has been growing and now includes promising opportunities in employment, education, and comfortable living spaces for young families. However, there are still many residents who struggle to make ends meet with older farms that have belonged to families for generations.

The central city includes two (2) large acute care facilities, and one (1) tertiary care facility that is known for its excellent pulmonary care. Both acute care hospitals provide the usual services such as labor and delivery, outpatient surgery, chronic diseases care, etc. and have fully equipped ancillary departments, such as lab and radiology. Up until this point, the residents have used the facilities’ emergency departments for routine illnesses and conditions when their private physicians were not readily available.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze some of the key social, political, and economic factors that have led to the proliferation of urgent care facilities and primary care practices over the last 20-30 years.
  2. Create a comprehensive mission statement for the clinic, and discuss how it will facilitate the provision of quality services.
  3. Analyze and discuss one (1) or more directions the clinic might take to grow its business. Determine what factors you would consider when deciding what services to provide in-house and which ones to affiliate with other institutions.
  4. Decide how you will determine if the clinic is meeting its goals. Identify three (3) performance measurements you could use to evaluate the success of the clinic’s services. Begin by naming a goal, and then identify a quantifiable measurement you could use for each to determine if you are coming close or falling short of the goal.
  5. Determine how you would then address whatever opportunities for improvement seem to exist and what processes you would put in place.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  7. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
    3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the critical management issues, purpose, functions, and performance measures of different departments within healthcare organizations.
  • Examine the political, economic, and social forces that have influenced the organizational foundations of the United States healthcare system.
  • Explain how public policy has shaped the development of the U.S. healthcare system.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health services organization management using proper writing mechanics.

DISCUSS THREE SPATIAL SCALES ON THE ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VIBRANCY. WHAT ARE THE THREE SPATIAL HIERARCHIES OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS?

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  1. Laura Jackson discusses three spatial scales on the aspects of physical and mental health, and social and cultural vibrancy. What are the three spatial hierarchies of human settlements?
  1. Robert Putnam presents 14 indicators of social capital into five categories. Describe each category, including the indicators that comprise it, and explain the role that each plays.
  1. Spirn in the article Urban Nature and Human Design  poses the following questions:
  • Does nature influence human development, or is man the sole architect of the environment in which he lives?
  • Should man seek to coexist with nature or to dominate nature?
  • Does man exist within nature or apart from it?

Based on the readings, how would you go about answering these questions. Do

you think human purpose has come at the expense of environmental degradation?

  1. What do we mean by “garden cities?”   How does this approach differ from the traditional form of cities?
  1. In Urban Nature and Human Design, Lynch argues for a “good city” form. What does he mean by this, and what are the characteristics of a “good city”?
  1. Discuss the various factors of city design, one factor being socio-economic environments. What does the author mean by this?  Explain.
  1. Wachs argues that preferences for low-density living and a comprehensive highway program lead to urban sprawl. But he argues that regional rapid transit plans failed to gain acceptance. Why do you think this is the case?
  1. After reading Wachs’s article, what factors and values do you think have played a role in the adaption of single-vehicle use rather than public transportation? How can we change the behavior of citizens to become more willing to use mass transit?
  1. Community Development covers range of goals and activities. Name each one and explain in details.
  1. What are the origins of the urban renewal? What were some of the challenges and realities?
  1. What are the differences between community development vs. urban renewal approach?
  1. What role does housing play in relation to community development?
  1. What are Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)? What are the implications for the municipalities?
  1. What factors have played a role in the federal, state, and local governments’ involvement in local economic development efforts?
  1. What strategies do communities/community economic development agencies rely on to promote their economic growth? What are some of the pitfalls of these reliances?
  1. What are the systematic approaches to economic development planning?
  1. What are some of the reasons for growth management? Describe and explain each.
  1. What are some of the challenges with local growth management programs?
  1. What are different ways that one can define “smart-growth?”
  1. What are some of the issues and concerns that proponents of smart growth advocate for?
  1. Discuss three pillars of sustainability and its impact and challenges on building a sustainable communities.
  1. Fordism and Post Fordism and its impact on cities. What were characteristics of these two eras.

Emergency and Disaster Management

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Emergency and Disaster Management

What is the biggest threat in the healthcare industry? Why? Provide a fact-based rationale for your choice.

Does the healthcare industry face different threats now than they it did twenty years ago? What are the new threats?

How would you prepare for the new threat?

How could a healthcare facility prepare itself in the event terrorists began to focus on soft targets such as sporting events, shopping malls, or healthcare facilities?

What is the effect of communication on collaboration with other agencies or organizations dealing with a disaster situation?

Why did it take 9/11 for top law enforcement agencies of the United States to begin sharing information? How important is this sharing of information to fight against terror?

What are the guidelines for establishing effective lines of communication in a disaster scenario?

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY PERSONALITIES

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Narrative for the Integrative Personality Theory Paper

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review sections 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 of Chapter 1 in the text. In addition, read the e-book sections by Glanz (n.d.) and Saucier and Srivastava (2015).

The major assignment for this course is the development of your personal Integrative Personality Theory.  In this paper, you will select one concept from each of the seven models covered in this course to include in your theory.  Note that this is not meant to be an overview of each model, and the paper cannot focus on just one model.  Rather, you are to select a specific concept from a theory in each model, and you must include one concept from each of the seven models in your final paper.  Click here for examples of some of the main concepts from the

In this week’s assignment, you will begin work on the final paper.  You will complete the specific secions of the paper that are indicated below.  This allows you to begin work on this major assignment and receive formative feedback from your instructor in order to improve final submission. Please visit the Ashford Writing Center for guidance on how to format headings in APA Style.

Instructions for the week three required sections:

Introduction:  Provide a general introduction to the topic of theories of personality. Explain what you plan to cover and describe the direction your paper will take. Note: This section will not feature a heading.

Major Concepts  

In this section, you will present the seven specific concepts identified from the seven models you think best apply to the study of personality in distinct subheadings.  For each concept, identify the major personality model from which the concept was taken as well as the theorist associated with that model.  Each concept section should be approximately 3-4 paragraphs.
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  • Psychodynamic Model Concept
  • Neurobiological Model Concept
  • Behavioral Model Concept
  • Cognitive Model Concept
  • Interpersonal/relational Model Concept
  • Trait Model Concept
  • Self-Psychology Model Concept

Excluded Concepts

In this section, present the concepts you have chosen to exclude in your theory of personality development.  Reflect on the basic assumptions that define personality and identify three specific excluded concepts from any of the theories studied in the course.  For each of the excluded concepts, provide a rationale explaining the various aspects of the concept that make it unsuitable for your use and compare and contrast it with the concepts you have chosen to include.  Each concept will be approximately 2-3 paragraphs.  In week three you need to flesh out the section for one of the three-all three are due in week five.

The Differences between Healthy and Unhealthy Personalities

Describe the basic differences between healthy and unhealthy personality, based on the concepts that you have chosen to include and exclude from your theory.  This section will be approximately two to four paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

The Roles of Heredity, the Environment, and Epigenetics

Provide your analysis of the roles heredity, the environment, and epigenetics play in the development of personality.  Discuss how heredity and the environment might affect personality disorders.  This section will be approximately three to five paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

Assessment and Measurement of the Theory

There is no requirement in week three for this-the section must be completed by week five.

Self-Reflection

In this section of the paper, review the self-reflection you wrote in Week One of this class and describe how and in what ways your views have or have not changed.  Analyze your Week One self-assessment using the concepts that you have included in your integrative theory and describe how your theory explains your personality.  This section will be approximately four to six paragraphs.  Start the draft in week three to be finalized in week five.

Conclusion:  There is no requirement in week three for this-the section must be completed by week five.

Research a minimum of four of the eight scholarly sources related to these concepts in the Ashford University Library to support your statements in the paper.  Popular websites and your textbook may augment, but they will not count toward the minimum number of sources needed for the paper.

Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology

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Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology 

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Health care administrators must be able to see into the future, or at least make educated guesses, particularly when it comes to anticipating the strategic value and practical impact of health information technology. For this final Discussion, you will explore technological innovations in an area of health care of particular interest to you.

Prepare for this Discussion as follows:

  • Review the information presented in the Learning Resources this week and throughout the course on technological innovations that may influence the growth over the next five or so years of health information technology.
  • Select a significant trend in an area of health care of interest to you, and focus on one or two technological innovations that illustrate this trend. For example, you might wish to examine the trend toward greater productivity, and select a particular application for improving physician productivity.
  • Conduct a literature search to learn more about this trend and innovative technology related to it. What are the factors driving, or limiting, this trend?
  • Determine the pros and cons of the innovative technology from the perspective of the primary users or stakeholders.
  • Consider the challenges this innovation will pose to managers, and how they can best anticipate and manage its ramifications. Be sure to incorporate in your thinking the various principles on IT design and management that you have learned throughout this course, as well as any articles and Web sites you located this week.

Post by Day 4 a response to the following:

  • Identify in the first line of your post the trend and technological innovation(s) within health care that you selected.
  • Describe one or two emerging technological innovations that you think will significantly impact this trend or aspect of health care.
  • What driving factors are influencing the development of this technological innovation? Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Discuss managerial challenges this technology will pose. What role do you see for yourself in addressing these challenges?

25 healthy ways to minimize/manage stress in our lives

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Stress Essay

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  1. List AND explain 25 healthy ways to minimize/manage stress in our lives (i.e. 1.

Have a massage to relieve muscle tension and remove the toxins that build up in

Muscle tissue).

  1. Explain at least 10 different ways that EXERCISE helps our bodies physically

Combat the negative effects of stress (i.e. Exercise produces endorphins which are

Chemicals that produce an analgesic or pain killing affect).

  1. List and explain 20 physiological of the body to stress (i.e. increase blood

Pressure, slows digestion, etc.)

  1. List and define the 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS);

Explain what happens during each stage of the stress response.

  1. Explain the difference between eustress and distress.
  2. List the 10 biggest stressors in your personal life.
  3. List and explain 5 time management tips (i.e. make a list of tasks to do, etc.)
  4. Explain the difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous

Systems.

  1. List and explain the stress-related hormones (i.e. hormones produced by stress—

epinephrine).

  1. Explain the difference between Type A and Type B personalities.

Create a five- to seven-slide PowerPoint presentation on the EPA’s human health risk assessment process.

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Create a five- to seven-slide PowerPoint presentation on the EPA’s human health risk assessment process. Your presentation should include speaker’s notes that narrate the presentation as if you were in front of an audience.

Unit IV PowerPoint Presentation Create a five- to seven-slide PowerPoint presentation on the EPA’s human health risk assessment process. Your presentation should include speaker’s notes that narrate the presentation as if you were in front of an audience. Use the EPA’s Risk Assessment Portal to access the information you will need to complete your presentation. You may include other sources as you see fit. To find the Risk Assessment Portal, use your favorite search engine to access the EPA Web site . Once on the site, type “Step 1 – Hazard Identification” (without quotes). The first site listed should be the one you want. Click on it, and you will see Step 1 of the process. To go to Step 2, click on the link at the bottom of the page. Steps 3 and 4 will follow Steps 2 and 3 in the same way. Be sure to use your own words in your presentation, and include graphics to create visually interesting slides. Include a slide that lists all of your sources in APA format.

EXPLAIN WHAT THE LITERATURE REGARDING HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY REGARDING DRUG PRICING.

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Implementation of Strategy

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Healthcare organizations require astute handling of strategy implementation. The processes must be followed with a contingency plan in place for failed strategic objectives leading to the goal.

  • Review the stages of implementation in Chapter 13 of your textbook.
  • Review “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case in your textbook (Chapter 13).
  • Provide a written analysis of the implementation phases that were used/excluded in the “340B Drug Pricing Program Oversight” case.
  • Explain what the literature (external scholarly source) suggest(s) regarding health implementation strategy regarding drug pricing.
  • Conclude with a summary of your research.

Your paper

  • Must be 4 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following: