Entries by Linus

Fictional and Mythical Hero Stories

Discussion: Unit 5, Due Wednesday by 11:59 pm CT The Hero’s Journey INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete the following steps for your discussion post. After you have completed the Unit 5 material and have considered the role of the hero in pop culture, consider following questions: What “recycled themes” are apparent in fictional or mythical hero stories? […]

Health Inequalities

Health inequalities arise from the societal conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Why do you think such inequalities are more prevalent in third world countries and are less prevalent in the industrialized ones? What are some of the key contributors to common health inequalities? your response should be at least […]

An Incorrect Surgery on A 65 Year Old Woman

Describe the safety learning opportunity you would create to address the specific case study, proposing at least two methods in your learning opportunity. Be specific and explain why you chose this specific course of action. • Create a hypothetical but realistic timeline for implementing your strategy. • Develop a plan to communicate your strategies to […]

How Focusing on Prevention Saves Money

There is strong evidence that by focusing on prevention, a health promotion program reduces the costs (both financial and human) that individuals, employers, families, insurance companies, medical facilities, communities, the state, and the nation would spend on medical treatment. Please describe how the focus on prevention enables local communities, for example, to save money or […]

Genes and Covid 19 Pandemic

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS: Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit. As we review gene environment relationships, let’s discuss genes and COVID-19 and why some people contract it and why others do not. PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list the use and make sure everything is […]

Key Customers for A Hospital and Customer Satisfaction

Discussion: 250 words minimum with 4 references. 1 Identify the key customers for a hospital and discuss how each of these different customers might view quality. Complete: 1500 words with at least 4 references. 1 It defines one of the key concepts to providing quality patient services in a healthcare organization: Customer satisfaction, retention and […]

Violation of Healthcare Related Laws Analysis

As a health care manager, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with various healthcare-related laws in your department. For this assignment, you will create a fictional scenario involving yourself as a manager: Construct a scenario where one of the following laws is violated: False Claims Act Anti-Kickback Statute Physician Self-Referral Law Criminal Healthcare Fraud Statute […]

Social Marketing & Four Main Principles of Social Marketing Theory

The social marketing theory is a combination of theories that aim to influence attitudes and behavior. The theory has been applied extensively in the public health field to influence both healthy and unhealthy behavior. While behavior influence is one main objective of the theory, it relies on four basic principles. Identify and describe the four […]

Burden of Infectious Disease & Risk factors

Watch this video before you start your week 5 assignment. This video will provide some perspective into health care in sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential challenges you may face. PBS NewsHour. (2011). South Sudan’s health care system shows dire need [Video]. Retreived from http://newshour-tc.pbs.org/newshour/video/2011/01/… For weeks 5, 6, and 7, you will be acting as a […]