Health Care

Metaphors and other figures of speech

Metaphors and other figures of speech are critical and important in explaining or describing an illness or disease

Take a stand on the claim below and make an argument for or against. (For help, review “Writing an Argument Essay” in Module 1) Please be sure to support your argument with examples from the readings provided and the main novel “Cutting for Stone”.
CLAIM: Metaphors and other figures of speech are critical and important in explaining or describing an illness or disease. 

  1. Use two (2) metaphors from the book “Cutting for Stone” and two (2) metaphors from the book  “Illness as a Metaphor” (pages provided in the content list for week 6) to support your argument on metaphors. Additional references from other sources are welcome.
  2. The minimum number of words for this assignment is 500.
  3. Cite all information that is not your own in APA style. You can find more information on citation here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
  4. Include references at the end of the discussion in APA style

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Discussion post 2

Discussion post 2

Consider how your organization prioritizes the use of its resources. When reviewing issues to be addressed using the quality improvement process, how does your organization prioritize? What role does research play in the decision making?

Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide

Jacobsen, K. H. (2017). Introduction to health research methods: A practical guide (2nd ed.) Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 9781284094381

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Public Health and Health Care Services

Public Health and Health Care Services

Using the public health issue that was selected for Week 1 (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), describe how the issue is currently addressed by public health services and by medical practice services to include any collaborations that may exist. Using a general outline, develop a plan for how the issue could be addressed more effectively. Explain how the components of your plan that are different from current interventions would produce more effective outcomes.

Note: The focus of this assignment as it relates to your selected public health issue should be prevention and treatment.
Provide a 3 to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

  • Discuss current interventions by public health and medical care professionals for the health issue that you have selected.
  • Develop a general plan for how the health concern could be addressed more effectively using public health and medical care organizations.
  • Explain why the changes that you are proposing would be beneficial to the population and to the organization providing healthcare services, thereby improving health outcomes.

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Communications

Choose Topic: Communications

Question Description: My topic is Cancer and I chose two questions as a draft .and base on these questions we have to write this assignment.I will attach last week’s assignment which is very related to this assignment and from that three resources, we can improve our research.

Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your healthcare issue or topic from a cultural and ethical perspective of inquiry. (You will cover two perspectives in one paper.)

Form and answer two levels of research questions for each inquiry to address your chosen topic.

Choose a “Level 1 Research Question/Writing Prompt” from both of the lists below to answer in the paper.
Compose a “Level 2 Research Question/Writing Prompt” for each kind of inquiry that provides detail, specificity, and focus to your inquiry, research, and writing.
State your research questions in your paper’s introduction.
Form the body of your paper by answering each research question and support your assertions with evidence (research).
In the conclusion of the paper, briefly review the issues, research questions, answers, and insights.
Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
ETHICAL Perspective of Inquiry

What laws govern or pertain to the issue?
What ethical obstacles affect how the medical community addresses the issue?
How do ethical theories apply to the issue?
How do money, power, and control matters relate to the issue and its treatment?

Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
CULTURAL Perspective of Inquiry

Which cultural values and/or norms influence the issue?
How is the issue addressed differently in varying cultural contexts and situations?
Which cultures or societies are most affected by the issue? Why?
Which cultural traditions affect the treatment(s)?

Your paper must be five pages in length and reference four to six scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Be sure to follow current APA Style (e.g., spacing, font, headers, titles, abstracts, page numbering).

Refer to the rubric for evaluation details and to assist in preparing the paper.

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Heathcare

Heathcare
Choose Topic: Health and Medicare

Please answer one of these questions for me please. You can use the chapters below and use other sources. I appreciate it in advance.
https://youtu.be/sO2fmS92H5c

Questions:
  1. Identify and discuss the policy responsibilities of the Department of Health and Human Services. Are these responsibilities appropriate?  Do you think there should be additional responsibilities?
  2. Based on what you know about financing of the healthcare system, do you think spending close to18-20% of the GDP on healthcare is appropriate? Explain your answer.
  3. If you were able to alter the distribution of power in relation to healthcare decision- making, how would this redistribution look between state and the federal governments?
  4. Please comment on one of the web-sites you reviewed this unit, what were your thoughts, any surprises, how might the content influence healthcare reform or health system evolution

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