The public policy problem of interest

Defining the public policy problem of interest is a key opening stage in policy analysis. In cautioning analysts about some of the possible pitfalls in problem definition, Bardach and Patashnik (2016) call attention to the risks of including the policy solution in the initial formulation of the issue at stake.

1) Why do you think this caution could be useful for public health policy analysts?

E.g., If someone frames the issue of low fruit and vegetable consumption as an issue of lack of access to full-service grocery stores, the problem definition implicitly points to more grocery stores as the preferred policy option, and this happens even before the analysts start considering and evaluating the possible alternatives.

2) What other example/s can you think of?

Anti-inflammatory immunosuppressive drugs

Don Hines is a 46-year-old construction worker who has had type 1 diabetes since the age of 13. Over the past 5 years, his kidney function began to fail despite his best efforts to follow a low-protein diet and control his diabetes. He has been on hemodialysis for 2 years while waiting for a suitable donor for a kidney transplant. On Christmas Day, he received a phone call that a kidney was available and he underwent successful transplant surgery. Don is 5 ft 8 in. tall and weighs 175 lb.

1. Don will require high doses of anti-inflammatory immunosuppressive drugs following his transplant. Based on his history of diabetes, why would these medications be cause for concern? What modifications in diet and diabetes medications may be necessary?

2. How would you explain to Don the changes in his diet prescription following the kidney transplant compared to his previous diet while he was on hemodialysis?

3. Why are transplant patients at higher risk for foodborne infections? How would you educate Don about food safety?

Managerial accounting

Managerial accounting may be performed by an individual or a collective group of employees within an organization. The scope of managerial accounting can vary depending on the size of the healthcare organization, and the extent of healthcare services offered.

Explain how you might use managerial accounting in either your current job, r a future role in health care. State, if you are/, will be responsible for most accounting functions, or only a few. Specifically, what functions of managerial accounting do you find interesting or challenging? Why?

Please include where you retrieved your information

Emergency risk communications

The Japanese government was widely criticized for its handling of emergency risk communications arising out of the March 2011 earthquake and consequent damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Following best emergency risk communication practices, what should you do as a public health information officer if a similar disaster occurred in Virginia?

the best option

Publicize ongoing damage details and associated risks as they become available

Say nothing until a comprehensive damage analysis is conducted before going public.

Minimize the situation and potential risk until more details become available

Lie to the public about their risk and seek a job at the power company after you’re fired

Explain the personal factors that influence children’s development

Identify the different reasons (a. disability reason, b. emotional reason, c. physical reason, d. environmental reason, e. cultural reason, f. social reason, g. learning need a reason) why development may not follow the expected pattern and state the areas of development that may be affected. 3.2 Explain the personal factors that influence children’s development. These will include 1. maternal health (Exposure to substance use/misuse, Folic Acid, Exposure to common childhood, illnesses, Stress during pregnancy, Pre and postnatal depression, Diet) 2. health status 3. disability 4. sensory impairment 5. learning difficulties.

Discuss how social media has impacted health

Participation in social media by the general public has increased sharply over the past nine years.  In the U.S., the proportion of adults using social media has increased from 8% to 72% since 2005. The use of social media is prevalent across all ages and professions and is pervasive around the world.  In 2012, Facebook users exceeded one billion people worldwide, a number that represents one-seventh of the world’s population.  In addition, each day 100 million active Twitter users send more than 65 million tweets, and two billion videos are viewed on YouTube.

Social media provide health care practitioners (HCPs) with tools to share information, debate health care policy, and practice issues, promote health behaviors, engage with the public, and educate and interact with patients, caregivers, students, and colleagues. HCPs can use social media to potentially improve health outcomes, develop a professional network, increase personal awareness of news and discoveries, motivate patients, and provide health information to the community.

Discuss how social media has impacted health.  Do you have any health-related applications (e.g. fitness or nutrition apps) on your mobile device?   Have you ever sought medical advice online, and did you find the information to be accurate?  Be honest – I know everyone has Googled their health symptoms at least once.

Public health interventions

31- Which of the following public health interventions for the primary control of obesity-related diseases is likely to have the greatest population effect?

choices

Community weight control programs are offered through local churches.

Government websites offer extensive weight, nutrition, and fitness information.

Labeling foods in restaurants and grocery stores by their caloric and nutrient value.

Mandating 90 minutes of student physical activity per week in public school curricula.

Removing soft drinks from vending machines on public school property.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The federal government as part of its initiative to reduce the cost of healthcare and improve quality passed legislation called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A provision in ARRA included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) which created incentives for hospitals and physicians to adopt clinical health information technology. HITECH resulted in the creation of “meaningful use” criteria for EHRs. All of the following are “meaningful use” use criteria except for one the following:

a. Improve quality, safety, and efficiency of Problematic employees

b. Provide patients access to their EHR through “smartphone” technology

c. Improve care coordination

d. Improve population and public health

Bodybuilding training principles

Create a training script demonstrating your understanding of bodybuilding training principles for one of the phases of a training program (Foundational Training phase, Hypertrophy training phase, or Cutting training phase). The training script should be completed within the following guidelines:

State your name, school, or association that you work for.

State the training phase that you are designing the program for.

Outline the layout of the training program for one training day. (NOTE: Training program should be specific to one of the aforementioned phases of training.) Provide an explanation describing how your recommendations are specific to the phase of training that you have chosen to design the program for.

Provide thorough descriptions of the coaching cues you would use for each exercise that you recommend. For instance, if you recommend that the athlete should perform a front squat, state the coaching cues you will use to get the athlete to perform the movement properly. These coaching cues should be written in a narrative format. The reviewer should be able to read your script and get a mental image of what is trying to be relayed.

The training script should be for one training day.

. Include both a warm-up and cool-down routine with coaching cue descriptions for each drill.

How did the Cold War influence American politics, economics, and society?

How did the Cold War influence American politics, economics, and society? (The response must address all three and must include historical events or developments). A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political actions, propaganda, acts of espionage or proxy wars waged by surrogates. This term is most commonly used to refer to the American-Soviet Cold War of 1947–1991.