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HCA 415 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.hca415aid.com 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
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HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions of
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www.hca415aid.com 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
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HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca415aid.com 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
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HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the
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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 in your course text. Provide a
brief
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HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System
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www.hca415aid.com   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
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www.hca415aid.com   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?
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HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency Preparedness
and Response FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.hca415aid.com   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
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www.hca415aid.com   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
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HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca415aid.com   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? b. What barriers exist to the
provision of services? How are they
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HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights versus
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www.hca415aid.com   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? Provide specific examples to support
your position.
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HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care Act FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca415aid.com   Affordab
le 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.
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HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus Social
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www.hca415aid.com   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
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www.hca415aid.com   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?
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HCA 415 Week 5 Final Project (AIDS, Adversity and
Solutions) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.hca415aid.com   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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