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• HCA 415 Entire Course
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• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions of
  Public Health
• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health
• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System
  Critical Issues
• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention in Health
  Status
• HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the
  Law
• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for Assessing Community
  Health
• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services
• HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency Preparedness
  and Response
• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights versus
  Societal Rights
• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care Act
• HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus Social Policy

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• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions of
  Public Health
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• Historical Contribution of Public Health. Look
  over the definitions of public health in this
  weeks reading and describe its main features. In
  your opinion, what two features have had the
  greatest impact on improving health status and
  quality of life throughout history? Explain why
  you selected these features and provide examples
  to support your opinion.

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• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health
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• Poverty and Health. The health status of
  populations is influenced by many factors. When
  considering poverty, answer the following
  questions
• a. Is poverty a cause of poor health in a
  community, or is poor health a cause of poverty?
• b. How would different views of this question
  influence public health policy?
• Explain your opinion using specific examples.
  Compare and contrast at least two types of
  measurements used to assess and /or report
  health-related findings

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• HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the
  Law
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• Public Health and the Law. In the United States,
  prior to the 1930s, public health efforts were
  primarily undertaken at local and state levels.
  After the Great Depression, the federal
  government was called upon to intervene on behalf
  of its vulnerable populations. Since that time,
  debates over federal versus state roles in public
  health efforts have taken center stage in
  government and politics (Turncock, 2012, 79).
• For this assignment, you will examine the role of
  state and federal government as it relates to
  motor vehicle safety. Review the case study Motor
  Vehicle Safety

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• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System
  Critical Issues
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• U.S. Health Care System Critical Issues. The
  size, scope, and complexity of the U.S. health
  system makes it difficult to deliver quality care
  to all of its citizens. What do you believe are
  the three most critical issues facing the health
  care system in the United States today? Explain
  and justify your response.
• What major forces are most likely to fuel further
  movement toward major health care reform in the
  Unites States?
• In order to help you gain insight and formulate
  your response you may want to visit these
  websites of major health organizations

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• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention in Health
  Status
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• Role of Prevention in Health Status. This week we
  read about the role that prevention plays in the
  health of a population. Reflecting on the
  reading, discuss the following questions about
  preventative services
• a. Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound
  of cure in the United States? If not, what is the
  relative value of prevention, in comparison to
  treatment?
• b. What role, if any, has the recent growth of
  managed care strategies played within the health
  sector?
• c. Discuss the relationship between preventative
  intervention strategies and intervention
  strategies aimed at health or illness.

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• HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency Preparedness
  and Response
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• Emergency Preparedness and Response. Your course
  text defines bioterrorism as the threatened or
  intentional release of biologic agents for the
  purpose of influencing the conduct of government
  or intimidating or coercing a civilian population
  to further political or social objectives
  (Turncock, 2012, p. 122). In this paper, you will
  evaluate the roles and responsibilities of local,
  state, and federal public health organizations in
  emergency preparedness and response during a
  bioterrorism event

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• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for Assessing Community
  Health
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• Tools for Assessing Community Health. The
  Institute of Medicine report released in 1998
  described three public health core functions
  assessment, policy development, and assurance.
  (Turnock, 2012, p. 107) For this discussion, you
  will examine tools used to assess the health of a
  community.
• Please choose one of the tools below that is used
  for community health assessment
• a. Mobilizing for Action through Planning and
  Partnerships (M.A.P.P.)

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• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services
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• Essential Services. Maternal and Child Health
  (M.C.H.) services are one of the basic services
  of local public health efforts. M.C.H. core
  services include pre-natal care, post-natal
  care, neonatal care, and supervision of the
  health of school children. Select one of these
  core services and answer the following questions
  about the assurance of these public services
• a. How does a public health system ensure that
  services are provided?

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• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights versus
  Societal Rights
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• Individual Rights versus Societal Rights.
  Prevention is a hallmark of public health.
  Primary prevention uses interventions such as
  vaccinations, anti-smoking campaigns, and motor
  vehicle safety laws (e.g., wearing seatbelts,
  wearing helmets) to prevent disease and injury.
  Primary prevention has a direct impact on an
  individuals right to choose.
• How can public health implement prevention
  strategies to improve community health while
  respecting the rights of individuals in the
  community?

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• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care Act
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• Affordable Care Act. On March 23, 2010, President
  Obama signed comprehensive health reform, known
  as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
  Act, into law. The primary purpose of the health
  reform is to improve the nations health. As we
  have read, access to preventative care is shown
  to improve the overall morbidity and mortality of
  a population. One of the provisions of the act is
  to require all U.S. citizens to purchase health
  care insurance by the year 2014.
• In your opinion, is it ethical to require medical
  insurance coverage for all citizens? Explain your
  answer and provide examples to support your
  position

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• HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus Social Policy
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• Science versus Social Policy. According to
  Turnock (2012), further gains in health status
  may be less related to science than to social
  policies (p. 266). Do you agree or disagree with
  this statement? Why or why not? Provide at least
  three specific reasons to support your position.
• Your initial post should be a minimum of 250-300
  words and utilize at least two scholarly sources,
  cited in APA format.

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• HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Health Achievements
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• Public Health Achievements. After competing this
  weeks reading, answer the following questions
• a. What was the most important achievement of
  public health in the twentieth century? Why?
• b. What will be the most important achievement of
  public health in the twenty-first century? Why?
• c. Which of the following barriers will have the
  greatest negative impact on the effectiveness of
  public health?
• External public values, economic and resource
  availability

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• HCA 415 Week 5 Final Project (AIDS, Adversity and
  Solutions)
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• Focus of the Final Project
• For your Final Project, you will complete an
  analysis of a public or community health problem
  that is formatted in either an eight to ten page
  paper or a ten to twelve slide PowerPoint
  presentation (not including title and references
  pages/slides). Your Final Project should
  demonstrate an understanding of the reading
  assignments, and class discussions, as well as
  your own research and application of new
  knowledge. It must contain the following

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