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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 HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment
Emergency Preparedness and Response HCA 415 Week
4 DQ 1 Individual Rights versus Societal Rights
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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 support
your opinion.
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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
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HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the
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ublic 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 description of laws associated with motor
vehicle safety at the federal level and for your
own state. Identify what type of law it is (e.g.,
constitutional, legislative, administrative, or
judicial)
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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 a. American Medical Association.
(http//www.ama-assn.org) b. American Hospital
Association. (http//www.aha.org) c. American
Nurses Association. (http//www.ana.org) d.
American Association of Medical Colleges.
(http//www.aamc.org) 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 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention in Health
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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. 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 3 Assignment Emergency Preparedness
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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. First, select one of the following
bioterrorism threats a. Anthrax b. Small pox c.
Food safety d. Water safety Next, answer the
following questions a. What are the basic
functions of the federal, state, and local level
during this bioterrorism event?
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HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for Assessing Community
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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.) b. Planned Approach to
Community Health (P.A.T.C.H.) c. Community Health
Improvement Process (C.H.I.P.) Describe the
tool and explain what role this tool plays in
carrying out public healths core functions and
services at the local level.
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HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services FOR MORE
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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 being
addressed? c. What are the ethical considerations
for providing these services? Provide concrete
examples to support your discussion. Your initial
post should be a minimum of 250-300 words and
utilize at least two scholarly sources, cited
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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   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. 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 1 Science versus Social
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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
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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? External public values, economic and
resource availability Internal fragmented
programs, inability to prioritize and focus
public health efforts 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 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 1.
Identify a population-based public/community
health problem in your county and/or state. Your
selection could be based on one of the
following a. A cultural/ethnic group (e.g.
Native Americans, Russians, Latinos, Black
Americans, etc.) b. A disease/disability group
(e.g. diabetics, persons with A.I.D.S. P.W.A.,
people with Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimers
disease, etc.) c. A health coverage category
(e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, state run health care
programs, Women, Infants, Children W.I.C.
etc.) 2. Provide a description of your selected
health problem.
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