What health effects are caused by this stressor / hazard and what is its impact on public health? How do these health effects interact with other social determinants of health? What actions could be taken by governments to mitigate these effects? In your answer, discuss the trade-offs for such actions and the impacts on other.

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Environmental Health – Floods ( Public health)

Environmental health relates to health risks associated with aspects of the physical environment.

The mitigation and management of environmental health risk factors come with trade-offs which have impacts on other aspects and determinants of public health. Exposures to and impacts of environmental hazards and stressors are also not evenly distributed in the population.

Analyse and discuss the following in your essay:

1.What health effects are caused by this stressor / hazard and what is its impact on public health?

2.How do these health effects interact with other social determinants of health?

3.What actions could be taken by governments to mitigate these effects? In your answer, discuss the trade-offs for such actions and the impacts on other.

Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to general structures and functions of the human body. Apply medical terminology related to the structure and functions of the human body to a health topic.

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Health Topic Presentation

Record a 30-minute slide presentation (10 to 15 slides) on a health topic of your choosing to present to patients of a family practice clinic.
In this final assessment in this course, remember that you are assuming an office manager role in a family practice office. Your office offers monthly 30-minute educational sessions for patients on a variety of topics. You have been given the opportunity to present at next month’s session. In Assessment 3, your faculty member approved your topic and provided you with feedback on it. Since then you have been using credible resources to research your health topic. For this final assessment, you are to prepare your slide presentation with speaker notes for your educational session. You will also submit an audio recording and transcript of your presentation.

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

Competency 1: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to pharmacology. Apply medical terminology related to pharmacology or other treatments to a health topic.

Competency 2: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to general structures and functions of the human body. Apply medical terminology related to the structure and functions of the human body to a health topic.

Competency 3: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to body systems.
Apply medical terminology related to human body systems to a health topic.

Competency 4: Use medical terminology and abbreviations related to specialized areas of medicine. Apply medical terminology related to a specialized area of medicine, including diagnostic or surgical procedures, to a health topic.

Competency 5: Analyze and define medical terminology as used in health information management. Apply medical terminology used in health information management.

Competency 6: Spell and pronounce basic medical terms. Pronounce medical terms properly. Spell medical terms correctly.

Competency 7: Communicate in a professional manner. Create a presentation that is clearly written, organized, and generally free of grammatical errors. Provide title and reference slides that conform to APA style and format. Use volume, tone, and clarity reflective of professional communication in a health care setting.

 How is their career goals align with public health and their pursuit of an MPH and Why they have chosen to apply to the MPH at MSU and how their skills and experience contribute to their candidacy.

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Personal statement for masters in public health

• The personal statement should be a concise, well-written document discussing all of the following:

  •  The applicant’s interest in public health;
  •  How their experiences (personal and professional) have influenced that interest;
  •  How their career goals align with public health and their pursuit of an MPH; and
  •  Why they have chosen to apply to the MPH at MSU and how their skills and experience contribute to their candidacy.

• 750 words. The Admissions Committee expects personal statements to be of sufficient length to fully understand the applicant’s interest and goals in public health.

What type of contribution can a human rights approach make to achieving universal health coverage?

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Evaluation

What type of contribution can a human rights approach make to achieving universal health coverage?

Define the challenges in designing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program. Discuss the impacts of P4P on provider payment reform. Describe the health care providers’ reactions to Value-Based Purchasing Programs. Determine the benefits of P4P on patients.

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The Pay for Performance (P4P) assignment

The U.S. healthcare system has been criticized for high-cost, inefficacy, and issues on quality. P4P is an approach used to provide incentives to physicians and health care provider organizations to achieve improved performance by increasing quality of care and reducing costs.

Write a three- to five-page double-spaced paper (excluding title and reference pages), addressing the following:

Define the challenges in designing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program.
Discuss the impacts of P4P on provider payment reform.
Describe the health care providers’ reactions to Value-Based Purchasing Programs.
Determine the benefits of P4P on patients.

What event do you believe has had the biggest effect on health care facility design? Why?

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Week 1 Discussion

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

What event do you believe has had the biggest effect on health care facility design? Why?

Think about how information was shared with the public and how the information was obtained. Provide a real-life example to your coworker that will help him or her understand what a health information system looks like in real life.

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What Is a Health Information System?

Use this template to complete the following:

On page 1 of your paper, you will explain, in your own words, what a health information system is to your coworker.

On page 2 of your paper, please provide an example of how a health information system was used during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Think about how information was shared with the public and how the information was obtained.

Provide a real-life example to your coworker that will help him or her understand what a health information system looks like in real life.

This assignment should be 2 pages in length and should be double-spaced. Please see the enclosed rubric and template to help guide you in your writing. A rubric is similar to a road map. It helps you to hit the key points of the assignment.

Provide a brief summary of the article and the benefits/challenges of each data source. Then select one data source that you believe is particularly impactful to population health, and explain your choice.

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Population Health

To analyze population health, healthcare organizations look at data from hospitals, payers, primary care providers, specialists, pharmacies, public health organizations, and patients. Read the the following article: https://healthitanalytics.com/news/which-healthcare-data-is-important-for-population-health-management Which Healthcare Data is Important for Population Health Management? to better understand the various data sources that are used in managing population health. Provide a brief summary of the article and the benefits/challenges of each data source. Then select one data source that you believe is particularly impactful to population health, and explain your choice.

Identify major participants, explore dynamics likely to have caused and/or inflamed the situation, and explain how positions adopted by the persons involved added complexity or provided opportunities to achieve a positive resolution.

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Simulation

The purpose of this paper must demonstrate knowledge and competencies related to conflict and negotiation in a healthcare setting. You must create a conflict scenario based on a conflict (which could be from a specific situation that you witnessed directly) and analyze the key causes of the conflict, barriers to resolution, and effective options for reaching a settlement. The paper will include a brief description of the organizational setting in which the conflict occurred, identify major participants, explore dynamics likely to have caused and/or inflamed the situation, and explain how positions adopted by the persons involved added complexity or provided opportunities to achieve a positive resolution. Include the BATNA as well. The paper must be 12-15 pages in length, not including title page, references, or appendices.

Provide – in lay person’s language – an overview of the project; focusing on your methodology and including information on what data/samples will be taken.

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Provide – in lay person’s language – an overview of the project; focusing on your methodology and including information on what data/samples will be taken (including a description of the topics/questions to be asked), how data collection will occur and what (if relevant) participants will be asked to do. This should include a justification for the methods chosen. (500 words max)