HA405-4: Develop a plan for healthcare advocacy.

In this module, you will communicate a healthcare advocacy plan. You will contact either a local healthcare agency (i.e., County Health Department, etc.) or healthcare facility (i.e., clinic, hospital, or nursing home) to research two to three healthcare issues affecting the local community.

Explain the issues facing your community, possible methods to alleviate the concern, and how you would ethically advocate for the respective population. You are required to research the specific issues presented with credible sources (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health, Census Bureau, etc.). In a 3-page paper, present a healthcare advocacy plan that addresses your research findings. Provide a summary of your findings, including at least three (3) credible references to support your advocacy plan in APA format.

Requirements:

• Research two to three healthcare issues affecting your local community.
• Propose a healthcare advocacy plan that addresses your research findings.
• Include three (3) academic references. 

Minimum Submission Requirements

• This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 2 page) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
• Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
• Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
• Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
• Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
• Your submission should:
  • include a cover sheet;
  • be double-spaced;
  • be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
  • include correct citations
  • be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
  • include correct references at the bottom of the last page.

If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.

Instructions:

1. Read assigned article (Wagner, 2017).  Wagner, 2017 Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/03/508037642/study-says-gun-violence-should-be-treated-as-a-public-health-crisis 
2. Then watch the film, The Interrupters (1 hour, 54 minutes in length) on your own. The film can be accessed for free by clicking on the following link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/interrupters/ (Links to an external site.)
3. Once the full film has been watched, thoroughly read the prompts below and respond by typing directly into the textbox.  Your answers should address ALL points below and should be a minimum of 500 words total.  Please use the numbers in the prompt when responding.

Reflection Prompt:

1. In the film, violence is described specifically as a health issue by the founder of the Ceasefire organization.  Additionally, in the assigned article, gun violence is described as a public health issue.  Provide, in your own words, an explanation of how violence/gun violence can be viewed as a public health issue.  Please use examples from both the film and the assigned article to illustrate your point(s).
2. In what ways do the social determinants of health contribute to violence?  Use specific examples from the film to demonstrate your point(s).
3. Describe a part of the film that you found especially interesting AND/OR disturbing AND/OR surprising.  Explain why you found this part of the film interesting/disturbing/surprising.
4. Provide at least one meaningful suggestion for how public health professionals can address gun and/or gang violence.  Please do not use the intervention strategy utilized in The Interrupters as your response.

 Pick one of the following terms for your research: analyzability, core technology, interdependence, joint optimization, lean manufacturing, noncore technology, service technology, small-batch production, smart factories, or technical complexity. 

Journal Article Summary & Discussion: Within each module, there is a list of key terms. Each student will select one of the key terms and conduct a search of Campbellsville University’s online Library resources to find 1 recent peer reviewed article (within the past 3 years) that closely relate to the concept. Your submission must include the following information in the following format: 

DEFINITION: a brief definition of the key term followed by the APA reference for the term; this does not count in the word requirement. SUMMARY: Summarize the article in your own words- this should be in the 150-200-word range. Be sure to note the article’s author, note their credentials and why we should put any weight behind his/her opinions, research or findings regarding the key term. 

DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the mostimportant part of the assignment. 

REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission–in APA format. (continued) Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. Any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire assignment. 

Provide an answer to the question that clearly explains the legal standards that courts have applied to the issue, and notes the Supreme Court decisions that the lower courts interpreted in doing so.

law

Description

research using lower federal court decisions (meaning Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and Federal District Courts) to obtain the information you need to answer your question. choose a constitutional rightexamples that you can use. You could look into what weapons courts have determined to be “unusual and dangerous,” or how courts have applied equal protection https://paperwriters.xyz/uncategorized/provide-an-answer-to-the-question-that-clearly-explains-the-legal-standards-that-courts-have-applied-to-the-issue/ to classifications that we did not expressly address like sexual orientation or transgender, or whether post-deprivation relief is sufficient for procedural due process in a particular situation, or if a particular type of governmental action is considered a takins or not, or what types of restrictions courts have determined to be an undue burden on obtaining an abortion, or what limitations on the right to refuse lifesaving treatment are constitutional, or the rights of parents in child custody matters, or whether some particular governmental action “shocks the conscience.”  Clearly state a question that is capable of a direct answer.  The answer cannot be that federal courts have not answered the question or addressed the issue.

2. Provide an answer to the question that clearly explains the legal standards that courts have applied to the issue, and notes the Supreme Court decisions that the lower courts interpreted in doing so.

3. Analyze the legal standards by applying them in a way that answers your question, and provides an adequate explanation that allows the reader to understand the reasons behind the answer to the question, and the court decisions you relied upon.

4. States a clear and understandable conclusion that provides a direct and logical answer to the question. https://paperwriters.xyz/uncategorized/provide-an-answer-to-the-question-that-clearly-explains-the-legal-standards-that-courts-have-applied-to-the-issue/

5. Provides citations in appropriate places using an appropriate format.

Instruction Files

St. Augustine in the 5th Century held that we are free to make choices in life. This is the idea of free will. It may seem at first glance odd for a religious thinker to say that we have free will. After all, if God exists, then God created all things. God knows already what we will do. God can cause anything to occur. If we cause things to occur, that seems to be a limitation on the power of God and not make God all-powerful.

There are also religion traditions that say that we have no free will. There are some theologians in Islam who seem to suggest that is true. In order for this line of reasoning to hold true, one would need to believe free will is an illusion and that we have no control over how we live our lives, but rather that we are puppets moving and acting due to God’s will and the powers of destiny and fate. And if this then in the case, how can we possibly be responsible for our actions?

The considerations above show us to what degree our religious beliefs can shape us. For instance, someone who believes in free will may experience way more guilt than someone who believes we don’t have free will and thus aren’t responsible for the choices (and consequences) of the actions we take.

Personal struggles with religion and ethics occur in many places, including in the healthcare arena. Consider the following: You are a nurse in a hospital. A 12 year-old was brought to the hospital by an ambulance. The parents have just arrived at the hospital. This 12 year-old has lost a large amount of blood and requires a transfusion. The parents happen to be members of a religion that believes that blood transfusions are immoral. They want to remove the child from the hospital and prevent the transfusion even if it means the death of the child. You have to decide whether or not you will participate in an action that violates the will of the parents and aid in providing blood for the child. If you choose to participate, and even if you are able to legally justify it, you have to think about the distress you are creating for the parents. If you refuse to aid here, you may be subject to retaliation from the hospital. What is the moral thing for the nurse to do here?

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, address the following questions:

1. What would a divine command ethicist say is the moral thing to do here? Why would they say that? Do you agree with the divine command ethics? Why or why not?
2. Evaluate what a natural law ethicist would say is right to do. Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
3. Given what you said are the right things to do, what would an emotivist say about your positions and judgments? What role does subjectivity play here in determining what is ethical?

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

• Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
• Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)
• APA format for in-text citations and list of references