Health & Medical

Part 1  Vaccines . . . pro or con? For this discussion, you are going to select the opposite stance of the one you actually hold about whether to vaccinate children. Support your stance through the immune system function and the role of vaccines. Why should your stance be made the standard in your state? For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of positive or negative consequences of vaccinating and not vaccinating. You can also find articles from experts that address the role of vaccines as it relates to the immune system. Part 2 On your last birthday, your neighbor told you, “Everything is downhill from here.” He believes there is nothing that can prevent or minimize the effects of aging on your lymphatic and immune systems. Explain to your neighbor how aging impacts these systems. Also, share your opinion on preventative methods. Is your neighbor correct in his thinking or not, then explain your reasoning? For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of positive or negative effects of aging on the lymphatic and immune systems. You can also find articles from experts that suggest best practices for age-related preventative methods.

In this Discussion you will right two reviews   1.     You will research one of the leading causes of death in the United States, comparing data from your state with national data and examining risk factors associated with the health problem. To prepare for this Discussion, examine the leading causes of death in the United States using the following websites from this module’s Learning Resources: CDC: Leading Causes of Death Medical News Today: What Are the Top 10 Leading Causes of Death in the US? Select one leading cause of death on which to focus for this Discussion. Using credible websites, research how your state’s data compare to national data related to this health condition. For example, you may search for information on the following websites, found in this module’s Learning Resources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) United Health Foundation: America’s Health Rankings Trust for America’s Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Ensure that you examine comparable data from reliable sources. For instance, look at state and national prevalence rates from the same year and, ideally, from the same source. Review the information on determinants of health (also referred to as risk factors) presented in Chapter 2 of the Shi and Singh (2015) textbook. In addition, conduct research using the Walden library and credible websites to identify and analyze the causes of your selected health problem and associated lifestyle, genetic, and environmental risk factors. If you are an international student, you may research a leading cause of death in your country and compare data from your local community with national data. Substantive and cohesive response to the following: Describe one of the leading causes of death. Compare your state’s data with national data related to this health problem. Identify your sources of data. Describe the causes of this health problem and associated lifestyle, genetic, and environmental risk factors/determinants. Reminder: Use and cite sources to support your posting and responses.                     2.  International Comparison of Health System Characteristics How does the U.S. health care delivery system compare with other countries’ health care delivery systems? What is the relationship of a country’s economic resources to health outcomes? How does the funding of services influence access to care? How does government involvement in health care delivery inform the patient/consumer experience? There are no simple answers to the questions above. Yet, health care administrators must engage in thoughtful, ongoing inquiry into questions such as these in order to gain a well-rounded perspective on health care delivery. In your Assignment for this module, you will analyze and compare data to deepen your understanding of the U.S. health care delivery system, as well as other health care delivery systems around the world. Your examination of data can provide valuable insights, but it is also important to consider the context surrounding health care expenditures and outcomes. In this Discussion, you will examine health system characteristics, such as government involvement and funding of health care delivery in the United States and other nations. For this Discussion and the Assignment, select TWO countries to compare with the United States in terms of health care (i.e., compare the SAME countries in both the Discussion and Assignment). One country must be a developed country, and the other must be considered a developing (low- or middle-income) country: as much as possible, select countries that are of similar size. To identify the development level of countries, use the following resources found in this module’s Learning Resources:   The International Statistical Institute: Developing Countries World Bank: Country and Lending Groups   In the Learning Resources related to health system characteristics, particularly Chapter 1 in the Shi and Singh textbook. Research the characteristics of the U.S. health care delivery system and the systems of your selected countries using credible websites, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) site, found in this module’s Learning Resources. Consider the following questions as you research each country: How is the health system organized? Is there a central governing agency? How does an individual gain access to needed services, including specialized care? How are health care services paid for? For example, does the country have a national health system with tax-funded coverage, a health insurance system with a single payer, a health insurance system with multiple insurers, or something else? What benefits do people in this country experience because of the health system’s characteristics? For instance, are people guaranteed access to health care services? Do patients receive well-coordinated care because their health information is readily available to providers through an integrated technology system? Do they have a great deal of choice when selecting physicians? What challenges do people in this country encounter? For instance, is there typically a long wait to see a specialist? Do patients encounter adverse effects because medical supplies are not readily available? Are health care services prohibitively expensive for most people?  Substantive and cohesive response to the following: Analyze two or more defining characteristics of the U.S. health care system. Explain how these characteristics compare to the characteristics of the health care systems of your selected countries. (Be sure to identify the countries in your posting.) Evaluate potential benefits and challenges for people in your selected countries based on the health system characteristics you have identified.

Identify your own level of preparedness should disaster strike in your area. Visit the Red Cross site: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/be-red-cross-ready to review details on disaster preparedness kit, plan and information. Discuss your response to this information. Were you surprised at your level of readiness? What steps will you take to prepare yourself and your family for the possibility of disaster? How can you share this information with your community?

In Week 4, you submitted your Parts 1 and 2 and your Annotated Bibliography to your Instructor for feedback.  For this Major Assignment 1, you will incorporate your Instructor’s feedback if you have not already done so. Also, you will finalize your Major Assignment 1 and complete Part 3: Potential for Social Change section. To prepare for this Assignment: Review the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper. Incorporate your Instructor’s feedback from week 4 Parts 1 and 2 submission.  Please indicate the new material by highlighting the new or revised text in Parts 1 and 2. Update your Annotated Bibliography to include any new articles you have read since Week 4 that would be appropriate to include. Continue on to Part 3 and finalize this section for your final submission. Use the Detailed Major Assignment 1 Guidelines to format your paper. Part 3: Potential for Social Change Based on your understanding of social change, write one paragraph to describe how the results of your study might contribute to making a difference at a local/community, regional, or national level. Finalize your Annotated Bibliography. Use the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper. Finalize your References section of your paper. Use the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper.

The class is Public health & sexuality. The paper dubbed “mini paper” by the professor is a 2-3 page summary/introduction for my power power point “final” presentation. The power point, as well as this paper, will be based off of a research paper that I already made titled “How has internet pornography affected the attitudes/behaviors of adolescents?” (which will be provided/research and sources included). This paper will briefly summarize the paper provided, focusing on the negative effects of pornography on kids/adolescents, why its important, as well as why people should know about it. People should know about it because it truly is addictive, it creates false expectations about relationships, love, sex, and it effects the brain in a similar way drugs do to drug users. Anything along those lines is fine. There is more info in the paper provided. I trust the writer to add or take away whatever they need, just support that general outlook. Also, if you guy’s do power points, please send me a message. The exact instructions are as follows: Write a 2 to 3-page paper based on the topic you have picked for your “Human Sexuality” power point presentation. Your target audience for the presentation is a group of people that need more information about certain a “human sexuality” topic. In this paper explain why you choose this topic and why it is important to this group. Include citations from journal articles, our book, or other scholastic sources.

Originally prescribed as a treatment for individuals with Celiac disease, gluten-free diets have gained popularity among gluten tolerant individuals. This has led to an explosion of gluten-free products available in grocery stores and restaurants. However, are these diets beneficial for the general population? Instructions 1.    Click the underlined links below to read a journal article and an article published by a popular news organization. Note the differences in the writing style and detail of information presented. a.    CBS News Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57483789-10391704/gluten-free-diet-fad-are-celiac-disease-rates-actually-rising/ (Links to an external site.) b.     Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Gluten-Free Diets: Imprudent Dietary Advice for the General Population? Actions 2.    Answer the essential questions below in your inital post 3.    Respond to at least one of your classmates’ post. Essential Questions 1.    What had you heard about gluten in the past? There are no wrong responses!  2.    Have these articles and/or the information in the textbook changed your opinion? Why or why not? 3.    What advice would you give to a friend who asked if they should try a gluten-free diet to lose weight or “to eat healthier”? Be sure to support your response with reputable sources. NOTE: There is a minimum word limit of 250 words for the initial post, and 100 words for the reply post. Please cite any sources used in your responses using either APA or MLA formatting.

This is a discussion post and the following questions need to be included. Should hospitals establish a minimum gestational age at which premature babies must be in order to invoke life-saving interventions? What are the financial, physiological, and emotional implications of establishing such a regulation? Would birth weight be a better indicator than gestational age?

Using what you have learned about your topic from your literature search, you are working towards formulating a research purpose and question. Note that in the Learning Resources for this week, the language of qualitative research is incorporated into how the research purpose and question is formulated. Here are some basic do’s and don’ts. Quantitative (Don’ts) Qualitative (Do’s) Predict Examine differences, effects, or impact Correlate Analyze Explore Understand Describe Variables Indicators Measures Experience Meaning Essence Narrative Hypotheses Broad, open-ended questions For example, in the ongoing scenario for each of the weeks of this course, the qualitative research question is formulated based on: DO: The purpose of this study is to understand the narratives of childcare and support in families in impoverished communities.   DO: What is the meaning of a “well-behaved child” to early childhood caregivers in impoverished neighborhoods? While as in this example, the research question is formulated based on quantitative information DON’T: The purpose of this study is to examine the demographic and family factors that predict the use of childcare services in impoverished communities.   DON’T: What are the differences in early childhood social skill acquisition between children that do receive childcare services and those that do not? For this Discussion, you will examine qualitative research as it relates to qualitative design considerations. To prepare for this Discussion: Review the Learning Resources and the Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Developing a Qualitative Research Question video and consider the basic guidelines for qualitative research design. Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help found in this week’s Learning Resources and search for a qualitative research article. (Note: This article should be the research article you are using for your Major Assignment 1.) Review the qualitative research article you found and identify each of the components of the research design and consider what is present and what is missing. Identify what the authors did to document positionality, reflexivity, and bias. Transform your notes from your preparation work into three paragraphs and post the following: A brief statement of the purpose and primary research question the article addresses An assessment of how thoroughly the research design was presented, including what was missing An assessment of the extent of the researcher’s presentation of positionality, reflexivity, and bias Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following: Do laws and regulations protect patients or do health professionals protect patients? Thinking about laws and regulations, how would the events that led to the discovery and experimentation with HeLa cells have been different if they occurred today?

Do you think Harrison has Autism Spectrum Disorder? Yes No Why? Give reasons for why you chose the way you did. Consider the following factors in your reasons: Theory of Mind Harrison’s play behavior His parent’s separation here are the evidences so you can make decision : 1. the email conversation  Hey Jackie, Oh my goodness, what a week! I wish you were here, it’s been so upsetting. We got a referral to a psychologist from our family doctor and she came and tested Harrison and said he has autism! How ridiculous! I know a friend of a friend’s son who has autism, but he has some very challenging behaviors that are nothing like Harrison’s. Harrison is so shy and he does have some quirky habits, but he doesn’t have autism! He gets very clammed up when strangers are around and he was like that with the psychologist. I thought Harrison was just a late bloomer, but the doctor wanted to run a few other tests. I really didn’t think much more of it and I definitely didn’t think we’d be handed such a serious diagnosis. I’m so worried about what this means for Harrison. Anyways, I didn’t like this psychologist and so I’ve asked for a second opinion. Harrison is a little late with his speech development, but Eddie was the same. I even told them about the funny things Eddie used to do when he was little, imaginary friends, and all sorts! I told them that Eddie grew out of them and that Harrison would do the same, but they didn’t want to listen to what I thought. Other news, since the separation Dennis and I are trying to remain on civil terms, but we are both still so angry that we can hardly talk without fighting. I know the boys miss their Dad, but it is definitely better this way. We try to make sure that the impact on them is minimal, but it’s just so hard. I think perhaps Harrison has been affected by it more than Eddie and that explains a lot of his shyness and reluctance to socialize at daycare with new children. I’ll call you at the weekend to talk more and find out your news. Love Nell x x x 2. the interview with his brother  a.  what is it like having Harrison as your brother ?  Harrison is fun and I’m his favorite person! He doesn’t really like playing with people he doesn’t know. He’s shy. His favorite toys are cars. He doesn’t like racing them with me and hates it when I make loud vrooooooom noises. He likes to line them up when we are finished and he gets mad at me if I mess them up. b. Tell me more about what happens when u try to play with Harrison? Harrison doesn’t talk to or play with people he doesn’t know. He just pretends like he doesn’t hear them! He talks to me though! Harrison hates it when I shout or do anything loud. He gets real upset and yells. c. Do you think Harrison understands when you are feeling happy or feeling sad?  Yeah, but he doesn’t like it when you’re sad. I cut my finger yesterday and it was bleeding everywhere. I was crying because it hurt so much. Harrison saw then got upset, but then he just walked away back to his cars. 3. Harrison day care report : Name: Harrison Day: October 8, 2015 What he ate: (yogurt, blueberries, cheese sandwich) Harrison had the same lunch he eats every day and still refuses to eat any vegetables or try any other foods. Play: Harrison is still not playing with the other children, I’m sure this will come with time. He seemed happily occupied with his cars which have been brought in from home. He has been more settled at daycare since having the cars. Harrison got very upset when the fire alarm went off in the building and it took us a long time to calm him down afterwards. Other notes: Harrison is still very new at daycare and settling in is taking him a little while. He seems to be more comfortable than last week, though still very shy. He has taken a shine to one of our workers, Louise, so she is spending more time with him to try to help him settle and join in. 4. interview with baby-sitter: a. describe your afternoon babysitting Harrison and Eddie? Harrison doesn’t really like it when his mom goes out. He gets quite upset. He’s better now than he used to be, now that he knows me a bit more. But it’s taken a while for him to trust me. Harrison doesn’t really want me to play with him. I mean he’s happy playing with his cars and his brother. Sometimes he’ll come and sit on the sofa while Eddie and I read a book. b. what is like when u talk to Harrison? Harrison doesn’t really talk very much. He does seem to understand though. I hear him talking to his brother and Mom sometimes – he’s just a quiet, very shy kid. c. How is Harrison’s eye contact?  Harrison won’t hold eye contact for very long and he’s always holding his head down when you try and take a picture. He’s the complete opposite of Eddie who’s always posing for the camera! 5. Sally Anne Test :  Evergreen Center for Psychological Evaluation Patient’s Name: Harrison Lowe Age: Four Sex: Male Referral date: July 1, 2015 Test administered by: Doctor Juan Damingo Date tested: August 11, 2015 Test description: Sally Anne Test Behavioral observation: Following the conclusion of the Sally Anne Test, doctor Damingo asked Harrison, “After Sally returns, where will she look for her marble?” Harrison correctly answered, “in her own basket,” accurately depicting comprehension of Sally’s perspective and demonstrating theory of mind. Results: Pass (checked) Fail This document is confidential.