Describe the features of the Affordable Care Act and explain how it will control costs and improve quality of care from the perspective of a cultural, economic, and ethnically diverse society. What are the limits of the Act?

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Explain how the theory will be utilized in patient's care. Again all this information is attacked. Most importantly APA format!!!

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Did the results of the squat endurance test surprise you?  How can improving these components of fitness improve the quality of your life?

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Describe each of these factors for a Salmonella foodborne outbreak. What are some of the host factors that can influence the occurrence of a disease?

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Module 1 – SLP

INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

According to the epidemiologic triad, there are three factors that influence the occurrence of disease:
  • Etiologic agent
  • Host factors
  • Environmental factors
Describe each of these factors for a Salmonella foodborne outbreak. What are some of the host factors that can influence the occurrence of a disease? Be sure to support your essay with evidence from the literature. Length: 2–3 pages, excluding title page and references.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Assessment and Grading: Your paper will be assessed based on the performance assessment rubric that is linked within the course. Review it before you begin working on the assignment. Your work should also follow these Assignment Expectations.]]>

What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting? What is your view of the analysis of disease and healing in the readings? Explain.

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Explore      health data resources and determine morbidity, mortality, incidence,      prevalence, exposures, and costs to society as they relate to your chosen      environmental agent or genetic factor.

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To prepare:

  • Review      the Learning Resources and select one environmental agent or one genetic      factor and an associated population health problem. For example, you might      consider lead paint and its effect on children, air pollution and its      effect on individuals with asthma, genetic associations of various      cancers, etc.
  • Conduct      additional research using the Walden Library and credible websites,      reviewing the literature on your selected health problem and the relevant      environmental agent or genetic factor.
  • Explore      health data resources and determine morbidity, mortality, incidence,      prevalence, exposures, and costs to society as they relate to your chosen      environmental agent or genetic factor.
  • How      might your chosen environmental or genetic factor result in health      disparities in populations?
By tomorrow 03/272018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below” Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following: 1) Identify the environmental agent or genetic factor that you selected and the population health problem with which it is associated. 2) Evaluate the significance of the health risk resulting from your selected environmental agent or genetic factor, discussing such aspects as morbidity, mortality, incidence, prevalence, exposures, and costs to society. Support your response with references and data. 3) How might the environmental or genetic factor you identified result in health disparities in populations? Required Readings Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Chapter 13, “Epidemiologic Aspects of Work and the Environment” Chapter 14, “Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology” Chapter 13 examines the impact of the environment on human health in populations as determined through the use of epidemiologic methods. In Chapter 14, the authors address molecular and genetic epidemiology, rapidly growing areas of this field. Hill, A. B. (1965). The environment and disease: Association or causation? Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 58(5), 295–300. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1898525/pdf/procrsmed00196-0010.pdf In this landmark contribution, Sir Austin Bradford Hill delineated a series of criteria for evaluating whether an observed association between an exposure and an outcome should be considered causal. Hines, A. B. (2011). Asthma: A health disparity among African American children: The impact and implications for pediatric nurses. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 26(1), 25–33. In this article, the author examines asthma, the most common chronic illness among children, and notes that this health issue is particularly relevant for pediatric nurses. The author addresses the significant health disparity for African-American children and their families. Quansah, R., & Jaakkola, J. J. (2010). Occupational exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Women’s Health, 19(10), 1851–1862. Synthesizing epidemiological evidence, the authors of this article examine the association between occupational exposures and adverse pregnancy outcomes for those working in the nursing profession. Vieira, V. M., Hart, J. E., Webster, T. F., Weinberg, J., Puett, R., Laden, F., Costenbader, K. H., & Karlson, E. W. (2010). Association between residences in U.S. northern latitudes and rheumatoid arthritis: A spatial analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 118(7), 957–961. The authors of this article utilize spatial analysis to visualize geographic variation in rheumatoid arthritis risk—a method, they note, that is particularly useful for generating hypotheses for further investigation and supporting existing hypotheses. Required Media Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Epidemiology and population health: Epidemiologic applications: Environmental and genetic factors [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes. In this week’s program, the presenters discuss the influence of environmental and genetic factors on population health. Optional Resources Rothman, K. J., & Greenland, S. (2005). Causation and causal inference in epidemiology. American Journal of Public Health, 95(Suppl. 1), S144–S150.]]>

Examine      the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health      (HITECH) provision and its goals.

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To prepare:

  • Reflect      on the challenges of containing health care costs in the U.S. presented in      the Learning Resources and discussed by Dr. Kominski and Dr. Zelman in the      media.
  • Consider      how information technology may be used to address health care issues      related to cost.
  • Examine      the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health      (HITECH) provision and its goals.
By tomorrow 03/272018 12 pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below” Post a cohesive response that addresses the following: 1) Briefly summarize a significant challenge to containing health care costs. 2) How do policy makers envision technology could be utilized to address this challenge (above)? Provide at least one example to support your response. 3) Do you agree or disagree with the policy makers? Describe why you agree or disagree and include one or more insights from this analysis that relate to the question of how information technology could, or could not, help contain costs while supporting health care reform initiatives. Required Readings Bodenheimer, T., & Grumbach, K. (2016). Understanding health policy: A clinical approach (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical.
  • Chapter      8, “Painful Versus Painless Cost Control” Chapter 8 focuses on the relationship between health care costs and health      outcomes and its importance on the health policy agenda. This chapter also      presents strategies for effectively utilizing resources as opposed to      rationing health care services.
  • Chapter      9, “Mechanisms for Controlling Costs” Chapter 9 examines an array of policies aimed at controlling health care      costs and reviews specific financial and reimbursement cost containment      methods to health outcomes.
Buntin, M., Jain, S., & Blumenthal, D. (2010). Health information technology: Laying the infrastructure for national health reform. Health Affairs, 29(6), 1214–1219. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0503 In this article, the authors examine the role of health information technology as a major component in the restructuring of health care. They suggest it will improve quality, reduce costs, and allow for seamless access to data across providers. Margolius, D., & Bodenheimer, T. (2010). Transforming primary care: From past practice to the practice of the future. Health Affairs, 29(5). The authors propose a primary care practice of the future in which physicians act as leaders of a team of health care professionals. Reimbursement would shift from a pay-per-service model to a comprehensive model that incorporates both a standardized payment per patient and performance pay based on improved patient health outcomes. Maxson, E., Jain, S., McKethan, A., Brammer, C., Buntin, M., Cronin, K., … Blumenthal, D. (2010). Beacon communities aim to use health information technology to transform the delivery of care. Health Affairs, 29(9), 1671–1677. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0577 Monheit, A., Cantor, J., DeLia, D., & Belloff, D. (2011). How have state policies to expand dependent coverage affected the health insurance status of young adults? Health Services Research, 46(1), 251- 267. Young adults (19-29 years of age) are one of the highest uninsured segments of U.S. population. Some states have mandated extended dependent coverage; however, the study presented in this article depicts little effect on uninsured rates. The authors suggest that the PPACA 2010 provision mandating expanded dependent coverage will have better success because more health plans will be involved in the mandate. Rosenthal, M., Beckman, H., Forrest, D., Huang, E., Landon, B., & Lewis, S. (2010). Will the patient-centered medical home improve efficiency and reduce costs for care? A measurement and research agenda. Medical Care Research & Review, 67(4), 476–484. This article discusses the use of Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) as a cost containment strategy. The authors maintain that credible research needs to be conducted to evaluate the actual results. Steuerle, C. E., & Bovbjerg, R. R. (2008). Health and budget reform as handmaidens. Health Affairs, 27(3), 633–644. Wilensky, G. (2010). Health economics. Information Knowledge Systems Management, 8, 179–193. Required Media Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Healthcare policy and advocacy: Cost containment. Baltimore: Author. In this media presentation, Dr. Gerald Kominski and Dr. Walter Zelman discuss the challenges policy makers face in containing health care expenditures and costs.]]>

With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?

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  •  Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by a previous student.
  • Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.
  • With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?
    • Link to the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos:]]>

    How can nurses help older adults in avoiding the problems of polypharmacy and organizing their medications in an easy to understand and use format.

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     How can nurses help older adults in avoiding the problems of polypharmacy and organizing their medications in an easy to understand and use format. What are different strategies that could be used? How would strategies change if the patient had hearing or vision deficits? What about if the patient is illiterate? APA format, word document, Arial 12 font and at least 100 words 3 evidence based references,  no older than 5 years old and one must be from a geriatric journal.
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