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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
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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
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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?
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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.
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HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System
Critical Issues FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights versus
Societal Rights FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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
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HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care Act   FOR
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e 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
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HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus Social Policy
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca415aid.com   Scie
nce 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.
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HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Health
Achievements   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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?
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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).
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