How are foreign medical education programs for physicians accredited? How do foreign medical education programs for physicians compare to medical education programs in the United States? How do the differences impact the quality and cost of health care in the United States?

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Foreign medical education programs

How are foreign medical education programs for physicians accredited?
How do foreign medical education programs for physicians compare to medical education programs in the United States?
How do the differences impact the quality and cost of health care in the United States?

Explain the ethical basis for the relation of individuals to their government Describe the theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau about how societies are organized. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the theories in justifying the imposition of authority over individuals. Apply these social contract theories to the issue you have selected.

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Freedom and Authority

Write a 2-3-page essay on a selected issue related to the tension between individual freedom and social institutions.

Introduction
There is a very delicate balance between the freedoms that individuals enjoy in society and the authority that governs them. Benjamin Franklin (1755) addressed this in a now-famous quote: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Key ethical theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau considered the relationship between individuals and their governments and social institutions in terms of social contract theory. This suggests that a person’s ethical and political responsibilities are based on understood agreements (with government, with social institutions, with each other) that shape society. As you prepare for this assessment, you will consider examples of the balance (and sometimes tension) between individual freedom and social institutions and choose one to address in an essay.

Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

Competency 1: Explain the nature of ethical issues.
Explain the ethical basis for the relation of individuals to their government.

Competency 2: Critically examine the contributions of key thinkers from the history of ethics.
Describe the social contract theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.

Competency 3: Engage in ethical debate.
Assess the advantages and disadvantages of theories as they relate to a selected issue.

Competency 4: Develop a position on a contemporary ethical issue.
Apply traditional social contract theories to a selected contemporary issue.

Competency 5: Communicate effectively in the context of personal and professional moral discourse.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.

Reference
Larabee, L. W. (1962). The papers of Benjamin Franklin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Overview
Political philosophy concerns itself with the formation and maintenance of civil societies. Its central theme is the need to explain the relationship between individual human beings and their governments. You have been considering several specific examples of the tension between individual freedom and social institutions. From among those examples, you have chosen one as the focus for your own views on freedom and authority.

Instructions
Your assessment is to write an essay assessing the issue you selected, both in terms of versions of social contract theory proposed by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau and from your own view of the proper relation between society and the individual.

Address the following concepts in your essay:

Explain the ethical basis for the relation of individuals to their government
Describe the theories of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau about how societies are organized.
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the theories in justifying the imposition of authority over individuals.
Apply these social contract theories to the issue you have selected.
Your instructor may provide video feedback on your work, as well as completing the official scoring guide for the assessment.

Reflect on your initial thoughts as you read the article. What were you most surprised to learn regarding technology’s significant impact on healthcare providers, whether good or bad?

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Introduction to Health Informatics

Begin by reading the article written by Atul Gawande, Why Doctors Hate Their Computers. Gawande provides insight into the disconnect between what healthcare technology was meant to do and reality.

For this discussion activity, respond to the following:

Reflect on your initial thoughts as you read the article. What were you most surprised to learn regarding technology’s significant impact on healthcare providers, whether good or bad?
Gawande discusses many challenges and positive outcomes of the EHR. Briefly discuss some of the advantages and positive results of the EHR as presented by the author.

Select one negative result of using the electronic record described in the article and provide a recommendation that you might employ to reduce risks and improve the process for this issue. I have provided a few examples below.
risk of contributing to the existing shortage of health care providers.
problem list
copy/paste documentation
use of virtual scribes
burn out

Provide at least one reference for your recommended solution ( not including the textbook or the Gawande article).

Besides asking a person the question directly, what is one way a psychologist can try to deter-mine why a person is taking a drug? What two characteristics of a drug’s effect might change when the dose is increased? In about what year did drug use in the United States peak? About what percentage of college students use marijuana?

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Chapter 1 Drug Use: An Overview 5

Drugs in Depth
Some terms that are commonly used in discussing drugs and drug use are difficult to define with precision, partly because they are used so widely for many different purposes. For each of the following terms, we have pointed out some of the “gray areas” that help us to clarify our understanding of the term, as well as to make us leery of hard-and-fast labeling of someone’s behavior. The word drug will be defined as “any sub-stance, natural or artificial, other than food, that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in the living organism.” One obvious difficulty is that we haven’t defined food, and how we draw that line can sometimes be arbitrary. Alcoholic beverages, such as wine and beer, may be seen as drug, food, or both. Are we discussing how much sherry wine to include in beef Stroganoff, or are we discussing how many ounces of wine can be consumed before becoming intoxicated? Since this is not a cookbook but, rather, a book on the use of psychoactive chemicals, we will view all alcoholic beverages as drugs. Illicit drug is a term used to refer to a drug that is unlawful to possess or use. Many of these drugs are available by prescription, but when they are manufactured or sold illegally they are illicit. Traditionally, alcohol and tobacco have not been considered illicit substances even when used by minors, probably because of their widespread legal availability to adults. Common household chemicals, such as glues and paints, take on some characteristics of illicit sub-stances when people inhale them to get “high.” Deviant drug use is drug use that is not common within a social group and that is disapproved of by the majority, causing members of the group to take corrective action when it occurs. The corrective action may be informal (making fun of the behavior, criticizing the behavior) or formal (incarceration, treatment). Some examples of drug use might be deviant in the society at large but accepted or even expected in particular subcultures. We still consider this behavior to be deviant, since it makes more sense to apply the perspective of the larger society. Drug misuse generally refers to the use of prescribed drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a physician or dentist. For nonprescription drugs or chemicals such as paints, glues, or solvents, misuse might mean any use other than the use intended by the manufacturer.

Abuse consists of the use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug use causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring. The problems may be social (including legal), occupational, psychological, or physical. Once again, this definition gives us a good idea of what were talking about, but it isn’t precise. For example, some observers would consider any use of an illicit drug to be abuse because of the possibility of legal problems, but the majority of marijuana users do not meet the clinical criteria for substance abuse. Also, the use of almost any drug, even under the orders of a physician, has at least some potential for causing problems. The question might come down to how great the risk is and whether the user is recklessly disregarding the risk. For someone to receive a diagnosis of having a substance use disorder (see the DSM-5 feature in Chapter 2), the use must be recurrent, and the problems must lead to significant impairment or distress. Addiction is a controversial and complex term that has different meanings for different people. Some people want to reserve the term only for those whose lives have been completely taken over by sub-stance use, whereas others will apply the term broadly to anyone who is especially interested in watching television, reading, running, skiing, or any other activity. When it comes to substance use, we will use addiction only to refer to cases in which people have struggled to control their use and have suffered serious negative consequences from that use. Drug dependence refers to a state in which the individual uses the drug so frequently and consistently that it appears that it would be difficult for the person to get along without using the drug. For some drugs and some users, there are clear withdrawal signs when the drug is not taken, implying a physiological dependence. Dependence can take other forms, as shown in the DSM-5 feature in Chapter 2. If a great deal of the individual’s time and effort is devoted to getting and using the drug, if the person often winds up taking more of the substance than he or she intended, and if the per-son has tried several times without success to cut down or control the use, then the person meets the behavioral criteria for dependence. This behavioral dependence is what we mean when we use the term addiction.

Review Questions

1. Besides asking a person the question directly, what is one way a psychologist can try to deter-mine why a person is taking a drug?

2. What two characteristics of a drug’s effect might change when the dose is increased?

3. In about what year did drug use in the United States peak?

4. About what percentage of college students use marijuana?

5. What do the results of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health tell us about the overall rates of marijuana and cocaine use among whites compared to African Americans and Hispanics in the United States?

6. How does having a college degree influence rates of drinking alcohol? Using tobacco?

7. Name one risk factor and one protective factor related to the family/parents.

8. How does impulsivity relate to rates of drug use in the general population? How does im-pulsivity relate to substance dependence?

What are providers/specialist doing well? What are they not doing right or enough of? Who can they focus on? or What program can be implemented or have been implemented improving outcomes? What are barriers affecting their objectives on improving outcomes? How can they address said threats?

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Diabetes

This assignment ask you to find some best practices and some common issues in healthcare outcomes that are either innovative or common theme that isn’t working. You are to consider how the success and set backs can be categorized as a strength, weakness. opportunity, and threats to improved health outcomes.

Improved health outcomes may look like the following. Improving on diabetes by reducing amputations. Improving on hypertension by holding health classes on eating healthy, etc…

Assignment:

Strength: What are providers/specialist doing well?

Weakness: What are they not doing right or enough of?

Opportunities: Who can they focus on? or What program can be implemented or have been implemented improving outcomes?

Threats: What are barriers affecting their objectives on improving outcomes? How can they address said threats?

Instructions:

  • One paragraph per acronym of S-W-O-T minimum
  • APA format
  •  More than one cite source
  • Answer questions according to your selected disparity not as a general statement

Identify how the selected tools (individually) are of value and a challenge in the health care industry, inclusive of public health where applicable. The response must explain how the 2 selected assessment tools measure an individual’s health literacy.

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Health Communication

Section #1: Part A & B:

Key: Plagiarism will result in 0 points earned/awarded for the assignment. As current/future health care industry professionals, learning to communicate information at a heightened level through understanding and application is vital to your success.

Question/Component #1: Chapter 3 (Health Literacy) of your course text outlined an array of assessment tools designed to enhance health literacy.
Select 2 of the 6 introduced and research the assessment tool. Do not merely repeat or copy the content from the course text. The focus is to provide a more in-depth overview of the 2 selected tools of choice and apply the importance to improving health literacy in the health care industry, inclusive of public health where applicable. Make certain you professionally introduce the assessment tool individually (Name), identify the purpose driven approach aligned with the value of the assessment tool, discuss the key elements, and target audience applicable to the selected tools.

Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
Newest Vital Sign (NVS)
eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS)
Numeracy Understanding in Medicine (NUMi)
Health Literacy Skills Instrument (HLSI)

Question/Component #2: Identify how the selected tools (individually) are of value and a challenge in the health care industry, inclusive of public health where applicable. The response must explain how the 2 selected assessment tools measure an individual’s health literacy.

Question/Component #3: As a professional, include an example, setting, and target population/audience/individual in which each selected assessment tool would be beneficial to improving understanding and decision making.

Section #1: Part C

Pose 3 (or more) question(s) relating to a topic, concept, strategy, etc. in your professional review. All question submissions should be thought-provoking to encourage discussion.
Section #2: Reply Process

Students must reply to at least 3 posts after submitting their initial discussion post. Professional comments, connection to perspective shared, and critical thinking about the content are required. Use of outside sources beyond the textbook and supplemental materials provided by the professor are encouraged. All resources applied must be referenced in APA format. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in action taken.

What are the socioeconomic factors associated with high mortality rates among the Latino population in Los Angeles, California, USA, during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 until August 2021?

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MPH masters

What are the socioeconomic factors associated with high mortality rates among the Latino population in Los Angeles, California, USA, during the COVID-19 pandemic, from March 2020 until August 2021?

Write a 7-page paper in which you reflect on your own cultural competence and analyze areas where you could improve your cultural diversity skills.

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Cultural Competence

Write a 7-page paper in which you reflect on your own cultural competence and analyze areas where you could improve your cultural diversity skills. In addition, analyze the relationship among culture, leadership, and teamwork and explore the ways communication can be muddled due to cultural differences. The paper should be a minimum of seven pages in length.

Is the problem statement concise and a reasonable public policy problem? Is the rationale behind the public policy problem reasonable and understood? Did the team understand the economics of the policy? Was it reasonable and attainable? Was proper research conducted? Does it support the argument?

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Public Policy

This paper should be a comprehensive paper that explains the current issue your policy paper will address, a well-reasoned solution, a complete defense of your idea, and detail of who will be affected by your policy. In addition, you will need to show the economics of your idea—how much does it cost? How will you pay for it? Will it save money?

Introduction 20 7% The introduction should introduce the major points of the policy and introduce the reader to the issue at hand.

Problem Statement 20 7% Is the problem statement concise and a reasonable public policy problem?

Rationale 30 10% Is the rationale behind the public policy problem reasonable and understood?

Economic Considerations 30 10% Did the team understand the economics of the policy? Was it reasonable and attainable?

Research 40 13% Was proper research conducted? Does it support the argument?

Stakeholders 40 13% Are all stakeholders represented? Was sufficient research done on the respected positions of each stakeholder? Was the issue that would affect each stakeholder group well defined and accurate?

Recommendations 60 20% Are the recommendations ethical, legal, and possible? Did the recommendations get well developed and have appropriate supportive data?

Grammar and Professionalism 30 10% Does it utilize proper grammar and spelling of a graduate-level paper?

Citations and APA 30 10% Has the minimum of 10 reliable sources been listed on the reference page? Are citations used throughout the paper to support aspects such as the existence of the problem and the attempts to solve the problem thus far? Is the paper formatted per APA style? Is a cover page presented? Is there a header on each page? Are the references presented on a separate page with each reference entry properly formatted?

Total 100 100% A quality statement will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Which metrics are being captured and what is the organization trying to say? Mention some possible reasons why the data captured may be questionable and not wholly reliable? Outside of conventional treatment, what are some possible alternative treatment options that have worked to address your disparity? Who are some stakeholders in the community you can partner with to support your response to question #3?

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Reference paper #743551 Diabetes

Answer these based on Diabetes as the subject matter

From chapters 7 and 8 please answer the following:

Assignment questions:

1. Which metrics are being captured and what is the organization trying to say?

2. Mention some possible reasons why the data captured may be questionable and not wholly reliable?

3. Outside of conventional treatment, what are some possible alternative treatment options that have worked to address your disparity?

4. Who are some stakeholders in the community you can partner with to support your response to question #3?

Requirement:

– Questions must be answered in relation to selected disparity

– Evidence based information is a must (i.e. medical journals, etc..)

– APA format (more than 1-citation)

– One paragraph per answer is minimum requirement

– Use terms covered in chapter when appropriate