Assignment 3: Social variables and health outcomes

Overview

From a sociological viewpoint, the analysis of health outcomes can be understood through a variety of social variables. Throughout this semester, we have covered several of these, including race, gender, and class in society. For sociologists, these variables can be correlated very strongly with longevity rates, propensities for certain types of disease, and overall rates of mortality. In this final essay, you will describe the key relationship between these social variables and health outcomes, and also engage in your own independent research in which you will come up with one meaningful example of a health issue that is impacted by these variables. This paper will conclude with your own policy opinions about what you think government can do to reduce the impact of these social variables upon these health concerns. 

Instructions

Complete a 8-10 page final paper that satisfies the following three areas:

1. Using several sociological concepts covered in our readings and discussion, explain how sociologists view the relationship between the key social variables of race, gender, class and health. (For example, explain how the intersection of race, class, and gender can help us predict health related outcomes.)
2. After engaging in “your own” independent research, citing a minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed journal articles (no more than five years old) provide one meaningful example of a health problem that is clearly impacted by race, class, and gender. 
3. Finally, detail a brief policy proposal in which you explain how government intervention may reduce the impact of race, class, and gender upon health outcomes in the United States. Here, you want to identify at least two organizations/agencies.

The assignment should include a title page, abstract, table of contents, body of paper, and a References page (does not count toward the requirements)

The paper should be typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, arial or times new roman 12 pt font, and saved as .doc.  The paper should be in APA format (cover page, running header, major heading, subheadings, in-text citations, and reference list),

• Write a 8-9-page evaluation of key aspects of a population-based health concern, including your selection of members to form an interprofessional, collaborative coalition to achieve the stated goal. 8-9 PAGES EXCLUDING THE COVER PAGE AND THE REFERENCE PAGE.
  Resolving population health concerns requires the combined efforts of numerous agencies and individuals to address the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing costs. This requires an interprofessional and collaborative effort to address the complex factors at the individual, organizational, community, and policy levels associated with the multiple factors affecting the health and well-being of our communities (Graffunder, Sakurada, & Nordisk, 2016).
  As a scholar-practitioner in the field, you may be expected to develop and lead a diverse team of health care professionals, civic leaders, community stakeholders, constituents, community members, other interested parties, and city, state, and government agencies in addressing a wide range of issues affecting the health of diverse groups.
  This assessment provides an opportunity for you to apply your leadership skills to form a collaborative, interprofessional coalition to address a population-based health concern from a nursing, public health, or health administration perspective.
  Reference
  Graffunder, C., Sakurada, B., & Nordisk, N. (2016). Preparing health care and public health professionals for team performance: The community as the classroom. National Academy of Medicine.
  Scenario
  Government officials are taking action to address a chronic population health concern in your area. As a member of this community, you have a good understanding of the local demographics and population health issues, including the potential implications for policy making, health care systems, service utilization, clinical practice, education, and the workforce. In your role as a doctoral graduate and health care practitioner, you have been asked to:
  • Evaluate key aspects (including the social determinants of health) of the selected population health issue from the topic list.
  • Lead an interprofessional team of your choosing (a coalition of community members and organizations, clinical providers, health care organizations, and civic and governmental agencies), to achieve the coalition’s goal(s), which may include prevention efforts, quality improvement, service utilization, and the reduction of health care costs.  
  • This leadership position requires the ability to promote prevention efforts, quality improvement, service utilization and the reduction of health care costs, as well as skills in the following areas:
  • Effective and ethical leadership.
  • Interprofessional communication.
  • Collaboration, inclusion, and applying new and existing knowledge to solve problems and inform decision making.
  • Preparation
    For this assessment, you will select one of these topics to address in the given scenario:
    Topics for the paper: Demonstrating Effective Leadership
  • Health Disparities/Social Determinants of Health: Focus on vulnerable or high risk groups and on decreasing disparities between groups. You can select a specific group with a focus on the person’s experience of care, services, and resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
  • Pandemic, e.g., COVID-19: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group related to population health, including the person’s experience of care, services and resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
  • Asthma and Children: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the person’s experience of care, services and resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
  • Opioid Addiction: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the person’s experience of care, services, and resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
  • Obesity: Focus on a vulnerable or high risk group including the person’s experience of care, services, and resources (quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing per capita cost. This will be the focus for the coalition.
  • Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft plan to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
    Instructions
    Evaluate key aspects of a chronic population health concern. In addition, select members for a collaborative, interprofessional coalition that you would lead to achieve the stated goal. Coalition membership can include, but is not limited to, key community members and organizations, clinical providers, and local and state agencies.
    Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
  • Assessment 1 Example [PDF].
  • Document Format and Length
    Format your paper using APA style.
  • Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:
    • A title page and references page. An abstract is not required.
    • Appropriate section headings.
  • Your paper should be 6–8 pages in length, not including the title page and references page.
  • Supporting Evidence
    Cite 4–5 credible sources published within the last five years from peer-reviewed journals, other scholarly resources, professional industry publications, and assigned readings to support your case assessments and recommendations.
    Assessment Grading
    The assessment requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each of the seven main tasks. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion in the scoring guide to see how your work will be evaluated.
  • Analyze the impact of factors that contribute to this chronic population health concern.
    • Examine the situation from a population health perspective.
    • Provide context surrounding this concern.
    • Identify the affected groups, and the environmental, social, and financial factors.
  • Form a collaborative, interprofessional coalition to address this chronic population health concern.
    • Consider, among others, key community members and organizations, clinical providers, and local and state agencies when making your selections.
    • Select 5–10 members.
      • Who must be included?
      • Why?
    • How will member selection contribute to the goal?
    • What potential issues might arise affecting interprofessional collaboration?
    • What strategies are needed to optimize collaboration and communication among coalition members?
  • Explain potential ethical issues that might be relevant for the coalition to consider in addressing its mission.
    • Consider access to care, financial barriers, environmental constraints, and the distribution of resources.
    • Explain how ethical principles would apply in particular situations on a micro or meso level.
      • Micro level: individual care encounters.
      • Meso level: how systems are organized to deliver and ensure quality care for patients and populations (Ho & Pinney, 2016).
    • Consider ethical codes of conduct applicable across disciplines represented in your coalition.
    • What evidence supports your conclusions?
  • Explain the principles of diversity and inclusion applicable to the formation of your coalition and its interactions with the community.
    • Consider the impact of a diverse team on achieving coalition goals.
    • How would you work within the coalition to establish a culture of inclusion, respect, and value?
    • How would you promote community engagement, cultural awareness, health equity, and access to resources? Resources can include, but are not limited to medications, transportation, and environmental resources.
    • What are some best practices for interprofessional communication for this group?
    • What evidence supports your conclusions?
  • Explain how literature and research in the field can be used to develop best practices for addressing this chronic population health concern.
    • Locate two current, peer-reviewed studies that coalition members should consider as foundational to developing an evidence-based intervention for the situation.
    • Briefly explain how each study is relevant to the chronic population health concern.
  • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
    • Proofread your writing to avoid errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your evaluation.
  • Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
    • Apply correct APA-formatting to your document, including headers, headings, spacing, and margins.
    • Apply correct APA-formatting to all source citations.
  • Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your evaluation to your ePortfolio.
    References
    Graffunder, C., Sakurada, B., & Nordisk, N. (2016). Preparing health care and public health professionals for team performance: The community as the classroom. National Academy of Medicine. doi: https://doi.org/10.31478/201604b
    Ho, A., & Pinney, S. (2016). Redefining ethical leadership in a 21st-century healthcare system. Healthcare Management Forum, 29(1), 39–42.
    Competencies Measured
    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
  • Competency 1: Apply interprofessional collaboration, communication, and leadership best practices to advance population health.
    • Analyze the impact of factors that contribute to a chronic population health concern.
    • Form a collaborative, interprofessional coalition to address a chronic population health concern.
  • Competency 2: Apply professional ethics and the principles of diversity and inclusion to advance population health.
    • Explain potential ethical issues that might be relevant for a health care coalition to consider in addressing its mission.
    • Explain the principles of diversity and inclusion applicable to the formation of a health care coalition and its interactions with the community.
  • Competency 3: Explain how scholar-practitioners function as leaders in the field of health care.
    • Explain how literature and research in the field can be used to develop best practices for addressing a chronic population health concern.
  • Competency 4: Produce written work that demonstrates critical thinking and application of knowledge, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
    • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
    • Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
• SCORING GUIDE
  Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
  VIEW SCORING GUIDE

Please Read the Instructions Carefully!!!! 

Consider the earlier example of short-term memory loss: of entering a room and forgetting your reason for doing so. Also consider distortions of perception and attention from last week.

Individuals can experience difficulty recognizing an object, focusing their attention, or maintaining their short-term memories. Such examples are routine: they occur among many individuals whose brain function resides within the realm of “normal.”

Consider the potential effects on perception, attention, and short-term memory function by damage to different areas of the brain. Also consider the notion that these processes are core elements of higher-level cognitive functions such as language, capacity for abstract thought, and ability to construct plans. These critical brain activities depend on perception, attention, and memory.

For this Assignment, you explore effects of psychological and traumatic conditions on cognitive functioning.

The Assignment: (5–7 pages)

• Select one of the following conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), traumatic brain injury, stroke, or autism.
• Explain the nature of the conditions in terms of the following cognitive functions: perception, attention, and short-term memory.
• Explain effects of medications or other strategies to address one or more of these cognitive functions.

Support your Assignment with at least five original, peer-reviewed sources, in addition to any course material used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

watch video first

http://www.careerspots.com/newplayer/default.aspx?key=jzoh4EffAOrfyeWl2K5DHA2

Prior to beginning watch The Elevator Pitch  (Links to an external site.)video about creating an elevator speech, and watch the following examples:

Next, design your own one-minute sales pitch tailored toward your chosen career path. It is recommended that you also review the 30 Second Elevator Pitch and Professional Summaries  (Links to an external site.)online resource. Consider the person in your field whom you would most like the opportunity to speak with, and keep this person in mind throughout the process.

In your pitch, specifically

1. Choose a person that you want to meet in an elevator to give them your pitch for being a qualified future candidate for their organization.
2. Discuss your areas of expertise in the area of psychology (thus far) and how they could be applied to benefit the organization or industry in your future career.
3. Record your 30-second to one-minute video speech utilizing the Canvas recording tool, or using any recording software of your choice. Be sure to consider how you would want to be perceived visually by the person as well. Introduce yourself, demonstrate your value to the organization, and end with a request for your listener.
4. It is recommended that you create a script or, at minimum, a list of talking points prior to creating your recording. For an explanation of steps to follow when creating an elevator speech, read the PSY620: Preparing Your Elevator Speech downloaddocument.
5. Tips:
   1. If you do not have a recording device, it is possible to plug your ear buds into the microphone slot to create the voiceover. (It just will not be quite as clear so make sure to speak clearly and a bit more loudly.)
   2. You can also use the recorder on many phones and send the audio to yourself by email.
   3. If using Zoom, upload to YouTube or Screencast-o-matic to share a link. (You can even edit in Screencast-o-matic if you need to.)

Once you have completed your recording, share your pitch with the class by copying and pasting the link for your recording into your discussion post by Day 5, unless you utilized the Canvas recording tool which does not require this step. Include in your written summary the name of the person you chose to give your speech to as well as a 50- to 150-word description of the individual’s background, industry, area of expertise, and your rationale for choosing this person.

Guided Response: Review and listen to several of your colleague’s posts/elevator speeches, and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week.

In your responses, provide a substantive critique with a minimum of 100 words of your colleague’s presentation by addressing the following:

• Did he or she present themselves well?
• Did he or she seem qualified?
• Was it clear what he or she has to offer the organization/industry?

Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.

Note to Students: This assignment requires that you produce a visual presentation, supply a spoken audio narrative, and to listen to the audio narrative of others. If you have a documented disability accommodation that might interfere with your ability to complete this assignment, you may contact your instructor to develop a comparable alternative assignment. If you have other issues that you feel may be a barrier to your ability to complete this course or this assignment, please contact the Office of Access and Wellness at: [email protected]

Purpose  

This assignment is intended to give you an opportunity to strengthen your skills in gathering and analyzing business-related information. It provides a deeper understanding of how companies can look at globalization as part of their strategic and operational plans. The assignment has two parts: one focused on information research and analysis, and the other is on applied analytics.  

Resources: 

·  Microsoft Excel® 

·  “How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years” from Harvard Business Review

·  Call Center Waiting Time– The file is attached 

Part 1: Globalization and Information Research 

Context: Companies that perform well in their country of origin usually consider expanding operations in new international markets. Deciding where, how, and when to expand is not an easy task, though.  

Many issues need to be considered before crafting an expansion strategy and investing significant resources to this end, including:  

·  the level of demand to be expected for the company’s products/services 

·  presence of local competitors 

·  the regulatory, economic, demographic, and political environments 

Carefully researching and analyzing these and other factors can help mitigate the inherent risk associated with an overseas expansion strategy, thus increasing the likelihood of success. 

As a data analyst in your company’s business development department, you’ve been tasked with the responsibility of recommending countries for international expansion. You’ll write a report to the company’s executive team with your research, analysis, and recommendations. 

Instructions:  

Write a 525-word summary covering the following items: 

·  According to the article listed above, what were the most important strategic moves that propelled Netflix’s successful international expansion? 

·  The article mentions investments in big data and analytics as one of the elements accompanying the second phase of overseas expansion. Why was this investment important? What type of information did Netflix derive from the data collected? 

·  According to the article, what is exponential globalization? 

·  Not all international expansion strategies are a resounding success, however. Research an article or video that discusses an instance in which an American company’s expansion efforts in another country failed. According to the article/video you selected, what were the main reasons for this failure? Do you agree with this assessment? 

·  Explain some of the reasons why certain companies’ expansion plans have failed in the past. 

Part 2: Hypothesis testing  

Context: Your organization is evaluating the quality of its call center operations. One of the most important metrics in a call center is Time in Queue (TiQ), which is the time a customer has to wait before he/she is serviced by a Customer Service Representative (CSR). If a customer has to wait for too long, he/she is more likely to get discouraged and hang up. Furthermore, customers who have to wait too long in the queue typically report a negative overall experience with the call. You’ve conducted an exhaustive literature review and found that the average TiQ in your industry is 2.5 minutes (150 seconds). 

Another important metric is Service Time (ST), also known as Handle Time, which is the time a CSR spends servicing the customer. CSR’s with more experience and deeper knowledge tend to resolve customer calls faster. Companies can improve average ST by providing more training to their CSR’s or even by channeling calls according to area of expertise. Last month your company had an average ST of approximately 3.5 minutes (210 seconds). In an effort to improve this metric, the company has implemented a new protocol that channels calls to CSR’s based on area of expertise. The new protocol (PE) is being tested side-by-side with the traditional (PT) protocol.  

Instructions: 

Access the Call Center Waiting Time file. Each row in the database corresponds to a different call. The column variables are as follows: 

·  ProtocolType: indicates protocol type, either PT or PE

·  QueueTime: Time in Queue, in seconds

·  ServiceTime: Service Time, in seconds

·  Perform a test of hypothesis to determine whether the average TiQ is lower than the industry standard of 2.5 minutes (150 seconds). Use a significance level of α=0.05.  

·  Evaluate if the company should allocate more resources to improve its average TiQ. 

·  Perform a test of hypothesis to determine whether the average ST with service protocol PE is lower than with the PT protocol. Use a significance level of α=0.05.  

·  Assess if the new protocol served its purpose. (Hint: this should be a test of means for 2 independent groups.) 

·  Submit your calculations and a 175-word summary of your conclusions.