Discussion for James’s “Daisy Miller: A Study”

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Discussion for James’s “Daisy Miller: A Study”

Literary critic J.A. Ward summarized nicely one of the great themes that interests Henry James’s fiction involving Americans who travel to Europe.

“The American has an instinctive moral sense; yet he is offered no means for experience, no possibility of development. When he [the American character] journeys to Europe, the American is exposed to a rich complexity of art, history, and manners, but also to an evil inseparable from the age and beauty which he has sought.”

Ward also highlights how James locates evil within the simplistic values of his American characters: “The inoffensive vulgarians in James, those with a kind of moral sense, are agents of a mild evil. They oppress themselves. For good is necessarily imperfect in James unless it masters experience; and the vulgar by definition are incapable of [learning from] experience.”

Another critic, Robert Weisbuch, also points to the theme of evil in James’s international fiction, especially in “Daisy Miller:”

“When we go looking for evil in ‘Daisy Miller,’ what we first find is a simple, then awful, joke: that while the [American] expatriate idler Winterbourne worries over the morality of the young American woman, it is his own behavior that constitutes immorality. He [commits] an unpardonable sin in his overly intellectualized searching out of the moral fault of another.”

So, critics agree that “Daisy Miller” is about evil, under the guise of both simplistic innocence and urbane sophistication.

1. Traveler Daisy is the perfect picture of American innocence and naiveté. How does her innocence leads her into vulgarity? How does she “oppress” herself? Find 2 passages to support your answer.

(Hint: Does Daisy follow the social etiquette rules of Italy? Does she take advice from those who are more experienced than her?) 

2. The narrator Winterbourne is the perfect picture of an American who has adopted European sophistication and morality. From throughout the story, describe how Winterbourne is still guilty of intellectualized sin in his perceptions of Daisy. Find 2 passages that support your interpretation. 

(Hint: Winterbourne regards Daisy in a snobbish way, even though he is secretly attracted to her. He prefers to find fault in Daisy than to focus on her positive traits.) 

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Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the

1.Demonstrate a deep understanding of project management concepts and theories as well as approaches to project management (L.O-1.1)

2.Demonstrate an understanding of the project budgeting and cost control in project management (L.O-1.6, 4.1)

3.The ability to write a coherent report on project management case studies or new themes. (L.O-4.5)

Assignment-1-Case Study

Assignment Question:

Please read the Case-2.1 “Hector Gaming Company.” from Chapter 2 “Organization strategy and Project Selection” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 61 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

Peters has hired you as a consultant. She has suggested the following format for your consulting contract. You are free to use another format if it will improve the effectiveness of the consulting engagement.

Provide a detailed action plan that attacks the problem. Be specific and provide examples that relate to HGC.

1. What is our major problem?

2. Identify some symptoms of the problem.

3. What is the major cause of the problem?

Requirements: Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

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What was life like for Jews in both the ghettos and concentration camps?

Before the final solution had been organized and plans made Jews faced death at the hands of Nazi Kill squads. Jews faced killing squads in occupied territories. Eventually, Jews and other dissidents were rounded up and placed in ghettos. The ghettos were dirty, and diseases constantly spread. The ghettos were used as a method to add pressure to Nazi leadership to finalize a solution to the Jewish problem (Troxler, 2018). In the ghettos, Jews faced overcrowded housing, unsanitary living conditions, and restricted freedom of movement. The ghettos seem to have served as a staging area to ensure all Jews were in a consolidated location for their eventual extermination. Concentration camps were located all over Germany and began to be established in 1933. Living conditions for Jews in these camps was much harsher than in the ghettos. Jews faced forced labor, starvation, and death by guards. Although death at concentration camps inside Germany was not nearly as systematic as in the death camps established in Poland however, guards still had the ability to kill prisoners if desired.

What would cause German soldiers and citizens to participate in the systematic killing of an entire ethnic population?

 Anti-Semitism had existed in Germany for centuries before the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. When the Nazis came to power and propagated the message of hatred of Jews and Slavic people, German citizens gladly bought into this message. The extreme hatred the German people had towards Jews drove them to willingly participated in all facets of the extermination and imprisonment of the Jewish people (Glass 1997). The Nazi propaganda machine dehumanized the entire Jewish ethnic group while simultaneously blaming them for all of Germany’s problems. This created an immense sense of disgust and hate towards the Jews further degrading their social standing. The German populace was told they are the master race and Jews were the lowest of the low. This created a sense of inferiority towards the Jews further desensitizing the population to the humanity of the Jewish people. In the end, a combination of dehumanizing propaganda, a hatred that is rooted in centuries-old mentalities, and a feeling of superiority led to many Germans willingly participating in the extermination of the Jewish population.

What was it like for ordinary citizens in the occupied areas?

 For non-Jewish or Slavic people’s life in occupied areas was not nearly as bad as their fellow countrymen. The Nazis controlled the education system, churches, and economies of occupied nations. Most people who the Nazis did not plan to exterminate had two choices when living in occupied areas, they could resist or collaborate occasionally however collaboration was not an option. Both of these held their positives and negative aspects.

  • What choices were they forced to make?

Many people in occupied territories were forced to make a choice of whether to collaborate or resist. Many made that choice based off of ideology, selfish ambition, patriotism, and a lack of any other viable option. Many had to choose whether or not to stay in their locations such as occupied France or Belgium or try to flee to another neutral country.

  • Did they collaborate or resist occupation?

In every occupied nation across Europe, there were resistance movements (Shubert & Goldstein 2012). These movements were not as effective as some others. For example, resistance put up in Norway was much more passive than that of the resistance in Yugoslavia. France had upwards of over 200,000 resistance fighters resisting German occupation. With the resistance, however, came collaboration. Many nations established their own fascist parties and acted as puppets of the German occupiers. From Norway to Vichy France to Poland many people took the chance to actively work with the Nazis. For some, this was providing the locations of Jews to the SS, to fighting for Nazi Germany on the front, to having sexual relations with occupying Nazi troops.

  • Why do you think they made those choices?

Many people made the choice to resist out of national pride. Many resisters were communists which is the natural enemy of fascism. For all occupied nations the idea of German rule without resistance was unacceptable. Resistance simply put for many was the only option. For collaborators, it was more complicated. Many were serving a selfish goal, picking the side they thought would win, or simply just trying to survive.

References

Glass, James. (1997). Against the indifference hypothesis: The Holocaust and the enthusiasts for murder. Political Psychology, Vol. 18.

Shubert, A. & Goldstein, R.J. (2012). Twentieth-century Europe [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Troxler, S., (2018). Week Three Lecture: War and Atrocity. Retrieved from https://ashford.instructure.com/courses/35857/discussion_topics/1029891

Economic Principles – Macroeconomics

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It is important to be able to convey your understanding of macroeconomic concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing papers or reports (as you did for the Week 5 assignment) or creating presentations for your team, manager, or clients. For this assignment, you will develop a final report.

An Example Macroeconomic Paper and Macroeconomic Paper Template are provided below for this assignment.

For this final report assignment, you can use the same industry you selected for the Week 3 assignment, or you can select another industry.

  • Prepare a 2–3 page final report in which you examine one of the macroeconomic variables below:
    • Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
    • The unemployment rate.
    • The inflation rate.

Instructions

  • Visit the Census Bureau (NAICS) website and select an industry that has a description. Some of the smaller industries are named, but not described.
    • The industry could be broad, such as industry 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, or it could be narrow, such as industry 112112 Cattle Feedlots.
      • The more digits in the industry label, the narrower the industry.

In a few short paragraphs:

  1. Describe your selected industry using the industry description at the NAICS website. Be sure to write in your own words. Don’t just copy and paste the NAICS text.
    • Identify some of the major companies in this industry. You will probably have to do a Google search for this information. For example, you could search for “Biggest U.S. Cattle Feedlots.
    • Identify the goods, and/or services this industry produces. Use the information from the NAICS website. You can supplement this information with what you find in a separate Google search.
  2. Select one of three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, or the inflation rate) that a business person in your chosen industry should monitor, and explain why that variable is important and how it might have an impact on your selected industry.
  3. Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.
    • Excel tables and graphs are attached for each of the three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate).
      • (See the Week 9 Assignment with NAICS Example [DOCX] below)
    • Review the Excel table and graph for the macroeconomic variable that you chose.
  4. Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future.
    • Be sure to provide support for your prediction of this future industry performance.
  5. Your report should include a minimum of two references/citations in the text.
  6. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Resources to Complete the Assignment

This assignment is aligned to this course outcome:

  • Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal economic events and decisions.

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An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or APRN, is a nurse who has obtained a graduate degree in nursing, either a master’s degree or a doctorate. A nurse practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who works closely with patients and who specialize to work work with specific patient populations such as women, children, or adults throughout their lifespans. Nurse practitioners diagnose, manage acute and chronic conditions, emphasize health promotion and work in disease prevention. While a nurse practitioner is always an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, not all Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are nurse practitioners. The education nurse practitioners receive includes didactic and clinical courses that are designed to provide graduates with specialized knowledge and clinical primary care competencies. Advanced Practice Nurse is the general designation for any nurse with a graduate degree and can include roles such as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist or CRNA, a Certified Nurse Specialist or CNS, etc. A Certified Nurse Specialist is an expert in a specific area of nursing. They may provide leadership or management skills in certain healthcare settings, and they’re usually experts in a specific type of problem such as diabetes.

 The similarities among the roles include the minimum level of education, which is at least a master’s degree, as well as certain functions including various levels of patient care, the fact that all Advanced Practice Registered Nurses have specialized in a specific field, and the fact that their practice is recognized, regulated and licensed by individual states. All are expert clinicians with a specialized area of practice, with Certified Nurse Specialists focusing on indirect care that supports clinical efficiency and efficacy from a systems approach while a nurse practitioner focuses on direct patient care within diverse clinical settings. Both can work either autonomously or collaboratively in a team with other healthcare professionals while providing evidence-based care. Nurse practitioners also usually have prescribing authority while Certified Nurse Specialists may or may not have some level of prescribing authority depending on their specialty. Both have a higher level of independence while conducting patient care due to their higher level of education (Fraher et al., 2018). This means that they are certified to attend to a patient without necessarily seeking permission or consultancy from a doctor. Both can undertake the roles of the physician. The nurse practitioner and Advanced Practice Nurse role can be explained to patients and physicians via collaborative communication, written materials such as brochures that would explain the differences and responsibilities in layman’s terms in order to facilitate understanding of these roles.

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One of the most notable aspects of healthcare is that it is constantly growing and evolving. Advancements in technology produce data that is evidence-based. Every study can produce patient outcomes. Nursing and healthcare informatics were born as technology’s evolution added a more accessible, user-friendly way to track data. “The technology boom at the turn of the century has helped informatics and information systems further evolve. Enhanced delivery of care, improved health outcomes, and advanced patient education is just a few aspects that have improved” (Sweeney, 2017). 

Nursing informatics has played a pivotal role in the data collection and change in practice for health care workers. The HIMSS (2021) explains nursing informatics as “the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.”

Another growing part in healthcare informatics is educating a Nursing informatics specialist. Nagle et al. (2017) states:

We estimate that knowledge development in healthcare, which has doubled every century until 1900, is now estimated to double every 18 months. And the pace is getting faster. This means that when nurses finish their education, the knowledge they gained might be already outdated. The traditional way of developing procedures, protocols and care pathways, sometimes requiring a year to develop, are outdated (p.214).

It’s important to have someone specialized in the rapid growth of information and can assist in the implication of knowledge into practice

I currently work as an ECMO specialist in the CVICU. Patients that require ECMO have to receive blood thinners, and this can cause bleeding problems. Bleeding can be for many reasons, but one of the most prevalent thoughts is that these patients develop Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Heparin reduces clotting of the ECMO circuit and runs a higher risk for HIT than bivalirudin. Bivalirudin does not have the same side effects as Heparin. There are few studies on why patients receive Heparin over Bivalirudin. It would be beneficial to our patients to collect data and outcomes of anticoagulant drugs with ECMO. Using electronic data collection can keep track of these patients and possibly find a pattern that would indicate HIT in someone. The nurse leader can use this information to avoid issues in these patients by being proactive and switching anticoagulant drugs. 

Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age—it can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years.

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Child abuse and maltreatment in children of school-age years. School age years is described as from 6 to 12 years of age. The types of abuse commonly seen among children of school age years are: Neglect, physical abuse, psychological abuse, and sexual abuse. The warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings that the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse are: The child looks unkempt, he is fearful, unhappy, and withdrawn, he does not go to school or is always late at school and sleeps while the class is going on and is uninterested at his surroundings, he is small for age and there are bruises and fractures at different stages of healing, and the care takers explanations are twisted. (Shaw 2018)

Different cultural health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse is rebuking a child when he does something wrong, flogging or spanking a child to correct disobedience, or even female circumcision as the people that practice it believe it will cub promiscuity, others are like sending children to sell or fetch water. While this holds sway in some countries, it is regarded as child abuse in orders. (Jenni 2018)

The reporting mechanism in my state Kentucky and the nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse is that if it is suspected a child is being abused or neglected, contact is made to Kentucky’s Statewide Child Abuse Hotline Number 1 877 597 2331 to make a report. One can also go online to the Child Reporting System Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm (EST) to make a report. And the nurse is a mandated child abuse reporter. This means that she is legally obliged to: make a report as soon as possible to Child Protection if she believes on a reasonable ground that a child is being abused. (Daro 2019)

References

Samuels, B. (2019). Reflections: Protective factor frameworks and public policy. In D. Daro, A. C. Donnelly, L. A. Huang, & N. J. Powell (Eds.), Advances in child abuse prevention knowledge: The perspective of new leadership (pp. 225–226). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Respond to the above post with 200-300 words APA format with references sin supporting the discussions.

Wk 5 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Measuring Progress and Requirements

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  1.  Measuring progress and requirements in a project can be completed through performance testing. As you review the results, it leads to ways to maintain the project progress. In this week’s assignment you will develop requirements that need measurable results through performance testing. Review the scenario and complete the activity below.

    The Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project team is working hard to ensure that the new system they develop meets expectations. The team has a detailed scope statement, but the project manager, Tony Prince, wants to make sure they’re not forgetting requirements that might affect how people view the quality of the project. He knows that the project’s sponsor and other senior managers are most concerned with getting people to use the system, improve their health, and reduce healthcare costs. Users want the system to be user-friendly, informative, fun to use, and fast.

    Complete the following in a Microsoft Word document.

    Develop a list of 6 quality standards or requirements related to meeting the stakeholder expectations described in the Running Case.

    Write a 45- to 90-word brief description of each requirement. For example, a requirement might be that 90 percent of employees have logged into the system within 2 weeks after the system rolls out.

    Write a 175-word explanation based on the list of standards and requirements on how you will measure progress on meeting the requirements. For example, you might have employees log into the system as part of the training program and track who attends the training. You could also build a feature into the system to track usage by username, department, and other criteria. Support your answer with 1 credible source outside of the course materials.

    Submit your assignment. 

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Alero Okundia Discussion Week 2COLLAPSE

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a psychological measure that is utilized to assess depression among clients over the age of 12. The tool is in the form of a questionnaire comprises of 21 questions. the BDI was developed in 1961. It has been revised several times, with the most recent version, BDI-II published in 1996, it is a self-reporting inventory (Smarr, 2019). Therefore, the answers to the 21 questions are provided by the client rather than being observed by the provider.

The development of BDI was established on the concept that an individual’s cognition leads to depression. According to this model, intrusive cognition can sustain a state of depression. For instance, a student who has negative thoughts about her appearance may end up depressed over issues such as weight, height, and appearance.

The BDI comprises 21, each representing various items (Smarr, 2019). These items are grouped into two major components. First is the somatic or physical component, which refers to physicals factors that depict the state of depression; examples include lack of appetite, tiredness and fatigue and changes in sleeping patterns (Smarr, 2019). Secondly the affective component. These refer to emotional aspects that describe the presence of a depression state. The affective components include pessimism, feelings of guilt, self-loathing and indecisiveness. These items are rated on a scale of 0 to 3 (Reis, et al., 2019). An item that represents a severe case of depression is given a score of 3 while cases that depict minimal evidence of depression are provided a score of 0.

Mental health providers and researchers mainly use BDI. The instrument is mainly useful in the clinical setting. Professional therapists utilize the BDI as a measurement for diagnosing depression (Smarr, 2019). BDI is also popular in the research field and widely used by scientists who study depression.

The device is also used in academia and workplaces to evaluate employees and students. In these settings, the BDI is administered by counselors and other paraprofessionals in the medical field to diagnose depression (Reis et al, 2019). The BDI measure is easily administered; however, a qualified provider is needed to interpret the outcome of the test, especially in items concerning self-harm and helplessness. Clients who are diagnosed with depression will be referred to a licensed mental health provider for treatment and therapy.

According to (Reis, et al. 2019), BDI has excellent psychometric properties as it has demonstrated high internal consistency, high validity, excellent construct, and test-retest reliability. However, the BDI system has limitations. The possibility of getting exaggerated results is one of the limitations that are associated with the BDI tool. Since the BDI measure is a self-inventory, there is a possibility of the client being evaluated, will give inaccurate information.

The second limitation the measures use physical signs that are present in other illnesses (Reis, et al. 2019). Example disrupted pattern of sleep, fatigue and loss of appetite can be ambiguous, these symptoms are present in other numerous diseases. This depression inventory can be self-scored. The scoring scale is at the end of the questionnaire.

References

Beck, A.T., Ward, C. H., Mendelson, M., Mock, J., & Erbaugh, J. (1961) An inventory for measuring depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 4, 561-571.

Dutton G and Jones G. (2019). Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory. Journal of Psychological Assessment. 17 (1): 110- 114

Reis, D. J., Namekata, M. S., Oehlert, M. E., & King, N. (2019). A preliminary review of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in veterans: Are new norms and cut scores needed? Psychological Services. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/ser0000342.supp

Smarr K. (2019). Measures of Depression and Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 49 (5): 134- 146

Wheeler, K. (Ed.). (2014). Psychotherapy for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse: A how-to guide for evidence-based practice (2nd ed.). New York,

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                                                                                         Introduction

              Exceptional interviews have been the basis of standard diagnostic assessment in psychiatry, primarily in data analysis and in everyday clinical work. Poor acquisition of information can lead to misdiagnosis, poor professional relationships, and avoidance of care. One of the main goals of a psychiatric interview is to determine patients’ complaints, present condition and formulate goals that will result in diagnostic classification and mental health care decisions. Studies showed that the importance of proper communication could lead to better outcomes, satisfaction among clients and mental health care providers  (Mendez, 2019)

            On the other hand, poor communication has led to misdiagnosis, an increase in malpractice suits, and the abandonment of patients from the practices or health organizations. Outstanding communication also benefits relationship in the educational and academic settings. In the educational environment, adequate information leads to an excellent open connection between teachers and students. In the academic area, the interaction between peers and superiors enhances their communication skills such as empathy, negotiation, limit setting, and decision making. All of these communication benefits lead to improving the patient care spectrum (Mendez, 2019).

                                                             Psychiatric Interview basic components

          The patient’s presenting complaint is the first component of a psychiatric interview. The patient’s chief complaint ideally should be from his or her own words. Some examples include “I’m depressed” or “I feel a lot of stress.” The second factor is the history of present illness. It is the orderly description of the evolution of symptoms relating to the current condition. Sometimes the clinician should assist the patient in describing the situation adequately, identifying presence and source of stressors, troubles at home, work, school, and legal issues. Lastly, psychiatric history should be obtained throughout the patient’s lifetime, including symptoms and treatment. Management and outpatient visits, such as psychotherapy, day treatment or partial hospitalization, and electroconvulsive therapy, should also be considered (Boland & Verduin, 2022).

                                                                    Young Mania Rating Scale

          The Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) was developed using the descriptions given for the primary symptoms of mania. The scale assesses the severity of mania symptoms according to the patient’s report of their clinical state and the mental health provider observation’s during the assessment. The optimal YMRS threshold of 25 can be classified as severely ill. In this category, patients are highly susceptible to experience psychotic symptoms, admission rates are higher, and increased substance abuse and dependence (Mohammadi, Pourshahbaz, Poshtmashhadi, Dolatshahi, Barati, & Zarei, 2018).

           The Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) is a clinical assessment scale to assess the severity of the manic state, which is then used for research. The accurate evaluation of the severity of the abnormality helps in the continuous assessment of manic symptoms and enables the provider to monitor and manage the client on time (Suppes, 2021).

                                                                             References

Boland, R., & Verduin, M. (2022). Examination and diagnosis of the psychiatric patient. Kaplan & Sadock’s: Synopsis of Psychiatry (12th edition., pp. 5-7) Wolters Kluwer

Mendez, M. (2019). The mental status examination in adults. UpToDate. Retrieved from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/the-mental-status-examination-in-adults?search=medical%20innterview%20importance&source=search_result&selectedTitle=19~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=19

Mohammadi, Z., Pourshahbaz, A., Poshtmashhadi, M., Dolatshahi, B., Barati, F., & Zarei, M. (2018). Psychometricproperties of the young mania rating scale as a mania severity measure in patients with bipolar 1 disorder. Practice in Clinical Psychology. Retrieved from https://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=552&sid=1&slc_lang=en&html=1

Suppes, T. (2021). Bipolar disorder in adults: Assessment and diagnosis. UpToDate. Retrieved from https://www.uptodate.com/contents/bipolar-disorder-in-adults-assessment-and-diagnosis?search=young%20mania%20rating%20scale&source=search_result&selectedTitle=5~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=5

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Discussion: The Importance of Mobilizing Partners

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Now that you have assessed the needs of your community and have started to develop a plan, how do you ensure your health program will be successful?

Rallying partners within the community is vital to the overall success of public health programs. This part of program development is often referred to as mobilizing partners. Many successful health programs have incorporated this step into their program planning models. For instance, Healthy People 2020 implements the simple and direct MAP-IT planning models.

For this Discussion, consider the role and importance of mobilizing partners in your public health program.

To Prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review Chapter 2 and 9 of the McKenzie et al. text and the Healthy People 2020 Potential Partners PDF and think about the importance of mobilizing partners.
  • Review the CDC’s Healthy Communities Program Success Stories websites. 
  • Select a story that involves a topic of interest to you.
  • Consider the role of partnership (the mobilize step) in implementing the program highlighted in the article.
  • Think about what other factors (assess, plan, implement, track) contributed to the program’s success.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 4

Post a brief description of the success story you selected. Then describe the role of mobilizing partnerships in the implementation of the program and explain why this was essential to the program’s success. Finally, explain one way assessing, planning, implementing, or tracking enabled the program to succeed. Support your response using the Learning Resources and current literature.

Note: Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references).