Sofia is a 27-year-old female who has developed significant fatigue. She says that she feels tired almost every day, despite getting adequate amounts of sleep. Drinking coffee helps, but she limits herself to one cup in the morning. She does not feel anxious or depressed and states that overall, her stress level is “not that high.” She loves her job working as an administrative assistant for an advertising agency and is newly engaged to her longtime boyfriend. She has maintained a healthy plant-based vegetarian diet for the past three years, avoiding all animal-derived foods. She is not on any medication but takes a B vitamin complex, as well as a calcium supplement with Vitamin D daily. Her body mass index is 18.7. She exercises three times a week for about 40-60 minutes, mostly running, hiking, and sometimes biking. She will lift weights occasionally as well. During exercise, she says that she notices a little shortness of breath, but nothing terribly concerning. Her menstrual cycles have been regular, but noticeably heavier over the past year. She also notices that her hair is shedding a lot, but can’t tell if it is more than normal; She says that she sees more in the shower drain and in her hair brush.

1. What mineral deficiency does Sofia most likely have? Be sure to explain why she may have developed this deficiency and what symptoms are associated.
2. If she went to see her doctor, would this deficiency show up in her bloodwork? What blood parameters would most likely be affected?
3. What advice would you give Sofia to help correct her deficiency and how should she prevent this in the future?

Why do you think gender reveal parties have become so popular? What does their popularity teach us about the social construction of gender in the US? Why does Jenna Karvunidis argue that we should end the practice of having a gender reveal party? What do you think?

Judy Jordan has just begun working as the health information manager in a large physicians’ group practice. The patient’s name is the primary patient identifier and the records are filed alphabetically. Misfiles is a frequent problem, and in large practice, patients sometimes have similar names. The records are not kept in a uniform format. Many of the doctors use an integrated format, but three of the physicians use the POMR. The practice wants to transition to an electronic health record. In reviewing the encounter forms, Judy finds codes that are no longer valid. She questions the staff and finds that no one can remember when the encounter form was updated. Bills frequently are returned for invalid codes. Electronic systems for patient registration and appointments have been implemented, but the staff also keeps a manual appointment log. A computer-generated list of appointments is given to the HIM clerk on the day prior to the appointments so the records can be pulled and available when the patients arrive. Many appointments that are entered in the manual log are not also entered in the electronic appointment system. The HIM clerk, therefore, spends extensive time each day pulling records for those appointments that are not on the computer-generated list. Judy has been asked to make suggestions for making the office run more smoothly. 1. What main problems should she identify? 2. Write a brief plan to solve ONE of the problems Judy identifies.

Tobacco is most likely the primary cause of premature mortality and morbidity in Malaysia, especially among Malaysian men, those who are younger, of Malay ethnicity, less educated, reside in rural residential areas,s and with lower socio-economic status. The burden of disease in 2013 estimated that one-fifth of disability-adjusted life years and one-third of years of life lost for Malaysians were due to smoking-related diseases. As a nutrition researcher, you are going to plan an anti-smoking campaign.

Construct the goal, Process objectives, Learning Objectives, Action/Behavioral/Impact objectives, and Outcome/Program Objectives. (only 1 objective for each).