As we near the end of our course, this week’s reflection post involves some humor : ) Watch this John Oliver video (starting at 12:00 min mark) and react/reflect to this prompt: 1) Pick 2 quotes from this video segment and share them on your post. Then for each quote talk about how what you’ve learned in our class together applies to your quote. 2) Write 2-3 sentences the summarizes the main take-away from this video segment in your own words.
Link: John Oliver, Scientific StudyLinks to an external site.
Category: Public Health
Write about how insurance is required by law now!!
The Experiential Reflection Essay is your final exam and is worth up to 40 points.
Follow Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle to draft a five paragraph Experiential Reflection Essay
1. Description: Select one concept in the evolution and growth of the U.S. health care system and describe it. Concepts include, but are not limited to, political factors, economic factors, social factors, private or government health insurance, the evolution of hospitals, and advances in medicine (there are others, pick one).
2. Feelings: Describe what were you thinking and feeling when learning about this concept. What was good or bad about the experience (the experience of learning about the concept)? Were you surprised? Were you angry? Are you troubled about the deep political divide that seems to delay any progress to improve our health care system? Did you have an epiphany (oh, now I get it)? Are you happy that the U.S. health care system is technologically advanced and well-staffed by experts?
3. Analysis: What sense can you make of the concept? Is it right, is it wrong? Is it just? Is it socially responsible? Does it support our free-market system?
4. Conclusion: What else could have been done about the concept (your opinion)?
5. Action Plan: If you have an opportunity to be involved with the concept you selected for this essay, what would you do to change it or make it better?
In the first two assessment I have developed a public health program to address scenario of my interest. And now I need to demonstrate that considered the risks in implementation via a risk mitigation table. AND The second part of this assessment will be a 10-minute video where you report to your community partners a summary of your implementation and evaluation plan to ensure that you have their continued support.
I provided with feedbacks that I got from both assessment and you can reflect on it to work on assessment 3
Critical Thinking Assignment: Research Paper (110 Points)
This final Critical Thinking assignment builds on the previous Critical Thinking Assignments (Modules 2, 4, 10)
You will now write a formal paper on the topic you selected in Module 4. The paper must include the following elements:
Title page
Introduction—this should be revised based on the feedback you received for the version you developed in Module 10.
Body of the paper that covers the main and subtopics.
Identify any gaps in the research that you think could be a research topic in the future.
Conclusion
References
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Be a maximum of six pages in length, including the introduction, but not including the title or reference pages.
Be formatted according to Saudi Electronic University and APA writing guidelines.
Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from the ten scholarly articles you have gathered.
Requirements: 6pages | .doc file
The Health Belief Model is one of the most widely used health behavior models. It is a theoretical model that can be used to explain and predict individual changes in health behaviors, as well as guide the development of health education and promotion interventions.
The purpose of this assignment is to apply the health believe model to explain a selected health issue and propose an appropriate intervention. Use the “Guiding Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Health Belief Model Worksheet” to complete this assignment.
You are required to cite at least three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the criteria and public health content of the assignment.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Cardiovascular Health in Saudi Arabia (110 points)
For this assignment, you will evaluate the current state of cardiovascular health in Saudi Arabia, how quality in cardiovascular health is measured, and the current gaps in practice related to improvement opportunities. Include the following in your paper:
Evaluate the current trend in cardiovascular health in Saudi Arabia. Define cardiovascular health quality measures that are utilized in Saudi Arabia. Analyze how the three main targets of approaching cardiovascular health according to the American Heart Association (AHA) relate to the current state of cardiovascular care in Saudi Arabia. Describe the practice gaps in cardiovascular health in Saudi Arabia.
Analyze what is needed to bridge these gaps to provide evidence-based care to residents. Identify one improvement opportunity related to cardiovascular health in Saudi Arabia and create an improvement plan.
Requirements:
Your paper should be six to seven pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.
You must include a minimum of four credible sources. Use the Saudi Electronic Digital Library to find your resources.
Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.
Select a current public health issue from the Healthy People website.
Once you have picked a public health issue, read through all areas of the topic page, including the Overview, Objectives, and Interventions & Resources, to have a thorough understanding of the health problem and what is being done to reduce its impact on communities.
Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation with speaker notes and recorded audio using the following guidelines for creating your presentation:
Title slide (1 slide)
Introduction slide (1 slide)
Provide a summary of the selected public health issue, including the affected population(s) (Overview tab). (1–2 slides)
Discuss what local, state, and/or federal government health programs are responsible for addressing the issue. (1 slide)
Discuss what non-governmental agencies are assisting in addressing the issue. (1 slide)
Give an explanation of the need for collaboration between government and non-governmental stakeholders. (1–2 slides)
Propose a minimum of three evidence-based solutions that could be used to address the health issue (use the Interventions & Resources tab to assist). (2–3 slides)
Describe the challenges the stakeholders face when implementing evidence-based solutions, including but not limited to reaching the affected population(s) (target audience) and funding. (1 slide)
Conclusion (1 slide)
Format references in 7th edition APA style. (as many slides as needed)
Create a PowerPoint presentation that would incorporate your organization and the initiative for the community you have chosen. Imagine you are the president/chief executive officer (CEO) of a public health organization.
1. Explain the role of your community and constituency engagement in this initiative or intervention as well as policy development for the public health issue identified.
2. Provide an explanation of the use of performance measures and standards in public health practice and policy development for the initiative or intervention. Qualitative or quantitative data collection.
3. Explain what challenges your public health leaders will face in their management of community and constituency engagement and how that might influence policy development initiatives.
4. Address how your public health leaders and managers would manage performance challenges at the many different levels of the public health system.
Slides should be designed as if you were giving a presentation in person. Use the notes section of PowerPoint to fill out the content pointed to in the slides. For more information on how to create a PowerPoint presentation, review the tutorial PowerPoint Basics. It will guide you through best practices for creating a professional presentation.
Your presentation should have at least 5 slides (excluding the title and references slides). Provide references in APA format where necessary with at least one peer-reviewed or academic journal article. Also, make use of images and examples where necessary. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.
The main focus is on the reasons of medical brain drain (and just some information on policy implications), please see the proposal with comments and research question. There will be need in re-evaluation and corrections after each review and comments of the supervisor.
Describe preparedness as a universal public health concept. What issues can occur if individuals and society are not prepared?
Discussion 2
How do the assessment core function, organizational practices, essential public services, and performance indicators interrelate?