Critique organizational social media and Internet marketing strategies to ascertain alignment with a firm’s directional strategy.

In 2004, High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP) came into being as an employer sponsored alternative to more traditional health plans. Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act in 2010, there has been in increase in the volume of HDHP enrollments. At present, roughly 29% of the U.S. population is enrolled in a HDHP. These plans require employees to setup health savings accounts (HSA), which are pre-taxed dollars set aside to cover allowable healthcare-related expenses. In order for a HDHP to be considered a qualifying plan, there must be a minimum annual deductible and an out-of-pocket maximum. These amounts are typically adjusted upward by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to account for inflation.

Since the enrollees are taking on more of the financial risk through the higher deductibles, the monthly premiums tend to be lower than are typically associated with more traditional health plans. Since consumers are having to pay more out of their pockets to cover healthcare costs, they are becoming more price sensitive and inclined to shop around for best pricing from providers and provider organizations.

On January 1, 2019, the Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule went into effect, which requires hospitals receiving reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to post their standard procedure prices online. President Trump implemented this rule in an attempt to create a society of informed health care consumers. Now that consumers are becoming more cost conscious and expecting the best possible value for their dollar spent, providers and provider organizations need to reexamine their marketing strategies.

Memorial Hermann, the largest healthcare system in Southeast Texas, believes it’s time to audit their marketing strategy and propose specific marketing strategies that the System can employ to expand their overall work share. This graded activity is designed to familiarize you with concepts typically associated with strategic marketing to include, but necessarily limited to: target marketing, brand management, advertising and promotion management, social media, website and search engine marketing/search engine optimization, Internet marketing, and marketing research to include analytics and qualitative analysis.

According to their website, Memorial Hermann states that:

“At Memorial Hermann, we’re all about advancing health. Yours. It begins by redefining healthcare. That means bringing together all aspects of the health system – care delivery, physicians and health solutions to create a truly integrated health system. Our 5,500 affiliated physicians and 24,000 employees practice evidence-based medicine with a relentless focus on quality and patient safety. Our efforts continue to result in national awards and recognition, including being ranked one of the nation’s Top 5 large health systems by Truven Health for patient safety and quality. The largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has 14 hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater Houston area. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is one of the Nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers and the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. We offer leading-edge diagnostic technologies and treatment techniques as well as Houston’s first health information exchange that shares vital patient data among care providers, helping to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time. Our Memorial Hermann Physician Network, MHMD, comprises physicians from Memorial Hermann Medical Group, UTHealth and private physicians and specialists. Memorial Hermann Health Solutions’ subsidiaries offer comprehensive, integrated health solutions that deliver quality benefits while helping to contain costs. We’ve proudly served this community for more than 108 years, and contribute some $438 million annually through school-based health centers and other programs.”

Unit Learning Outcomes

ULO 3: Recommend marketing strategies based on the application of marketing analytics and qualitative research.

ULO 4: Critique organizational social media and Internet marketing strategies to ascertain alignment with a firm’s directional strategy.

ULO 5: Evaluate the benefits and consequences of content and search engine marketing as tools to engaging customers and creating value.

Directions

Initial Posting

To aid you in successfully completing this assignment, you might consider using scholarly and credible sources to lookup topics related to brand management, advertising and promotion management, digital marketing platforms, and Internet marketing.

Additionally, you may want to consider topics associated with the strategic importance of brand and its’ management; representation import of branding to consumers; consumer behaviors; and activities involved in managing an advertising campaign. This is neither intended nor to be construed as an “all inclusive” listing of topics related to this assignment, but may serve as a good starting point for your review of the existing literature.

You are a member of the Memorial Hermann Health System’s Marketing Department, located in Houston, Texas. The Department Director has asked you to propose specific marketing strategies that the System can employ to expand their overall market share. You will be asked to prepare a brief presentation, not to exceed 15 minutes, to members of your marketing team. In preparation for your presentation, you are expected to prepare a PowerPoint slide deck with voice over.

Based on his life story and the variables listed in “Factors that Impact Past, Current & Future Housing” (e.g., income, educational level, health, race, culture, public policy), identify which factors identified in Samuel’s story likely influenced how he arrived at his current housing situation.

Post your Samuel findings:

Step 1: Looking Back: How did he get there?

  1. Based on his life story and the information in the “Housing Policies & Race Relations” historical chart, identify which policies/historical events likely influenced how Samuel arrived at his current housing situation. Be sure to also explain how and why these policies affected his trajectory to his current housing.
  2. Based on his life story and the variables listed in “Factors that Impact Past, Current & Future Housing” (e.g., income, educational level, health, race, culture, public policy), identify which factors identified in Samuel’s story likely influenced how he arrived at his current housing situation. Be sure to also explain how and why these factors affected his trajectory to his current housing.
  3. Using the paper/markers provided, draw a visual representation of how you see the above factors influenced Samuel’s trajectory/pathway into his current housing situation.

Step 2: Looking Forward: Where is he headed?

  1. Using the information identified above, consider what Samuel’s housing situation will be in the future (e.g., as he ages). What type of housing will it be? Why?
  2. Using the paper/markers provided, draw a visual representation of what you anticipate Samuel’s future housing situation will look like. Be sure to include the trajectory/pathway you anticipate he will follow, as well as the factors (and their specific influences) that you expect will lead to his future housing situation.

Step 3: Class Discussion:

  1. Be prepared to describe/explain your group’s findings for Step 1 and 2 (above), using the visual representations you have prepared:
    1. What do you see as the factors that led Samuel to his current housing situation? Why?
    2. What do you see as the factors that will lead to Samuel’s future housing situation? Why?
    3. What roles do public policies play in determining Samuel’s past, current, and future housing situations?
    4. What challenges did your group experience in interpreting Samuel’s life course?
    5. How did you resolve these challenges?
    6. What role did your own social location have on how you interpreted Samuel’s past and future?                                                              part 2
    7. 1. What similarities/differences did you notice between the content of each presentations? Please be specific!2. What do you think accounts for these similarities/differences? Why?3. What can we learn about senior housing from this activity? Why?4. What questions/concerns do you have regarding this topic/activity?                                                                                          part
    8. .  
    9.      1.  Select, consider and explain how one of the “Required” readings for this week (your choice) relates to Week 8’s Samuel activity and this week’s presentations/discussions (please be specific).2. Select, consider and explain how one of the “Module” readings for this week (your choice) relates to last week’s Samuel activity and this week’s presentations/discussions (please be specific).

Samuel is a 56-year-old science teacher who both lives and works in Robbinsdale, MN. He and Lisa have been married for 7 years—not long after they met at a support group for widowed spouses. After Lisa’s son, now 23, moved away for college, Samuel and Lisa moved into a split-level condo so that there would be room for Samuel’s father to come live with them some day. Samuel’s father, once a Tuskegee Airman, is a quiet but fiercely independent man who has other ideas. His father’s current memory lapses, however, have Samuel concerned that his father probably shouldn’t live on his own much longer.

Step 1: Looking Back: How did he get there? 1. Based on his life story and the information in the “Housing Policies and Race Relations” historical chart, identify which policies/historical events likely influenced how Samuel arrived at his current housing situation. Be sure to also explain how and why these policies affected his trajectory to his current housing.

2. Based on his life story and the variables listed in “Factors That Impact Past, Current, and Future Housing” (e.g., income, educational level, health, race, culture, public policy), identify which factors identified in Samuel’s story likely influenced how he arrived at his current housing situation. Be sure to also explain how and why these factors affected his trajectory to his current housing.

3. Using the paper/markers provided, draw a visual representation of how you see the previously noted factors influencing Samuel’s trajectory/pathway into his current housing situation. Step 2: Looking Forward: Where is he headed?

4. Using the information identified earlier, consider what Samuel’s housing situation will be in the future (e.g., as he ages). What type of housing will it be? Why?

5. Using the paper/markers provided, draw a visual representation of what you anticipate Samuel’s future housing situation will look like. Be sure to include the trajectory/pathway you anticipate he will follow, as well as the factors (and their specific influences) that you expect will lead to his future housing situation. Step 3: Class Discussion:

6. Be prepared to describe/explain your group’s findings for Step 1 and Step 2, using the visual representations you have prepared: a. What do you see as the factors that led Samuel to his current housing situation? Why? b. What do you see as the factors that will lead to Samuel’s future housing situation? Why? c. What roles do public policies play in determining Samuel’s past, current, and future housing situations?

Stakeholder Relationships, Alliances, Risk Factors, and Regulatory Compliance

Topic: Stakeholder Relationships, Alliances, Risk Factors, and Regulatory Compliance

Question/Prompt: For Discussion Board Forum 4, continue to develop your proposal to include Stakeholder Relationships and Alliances (Section 7) and Risk Factors and Regulatory Compliance (Section 8) for your mock organization. Your draft must identify key stakeholders and alliances critical to the success of your organization. Consider the questions provided in the template to guide your development. Consider differences if you are offering a service versus providing a specific product for use. For risk factors and regulatory compliance, consider issues of politics, laws, legal regulations, and restrictions. Use the provided template to guide your draft development. You must cite at least 2 scholarly or biblical resources in current AMA format in your work. You will be graded on how comprehensively you address the content for Sections 7 and 8 in your original submission.

Post a brief explanation of the differences between the types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.

  • Review the Resources for this module and reflect on differences between types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
  • Select one type of diabetes to focus on for this Discussion.
  • Consider one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected, including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Then, reflect on dietary considerations related to treatment.
  • Think about the short-term and long-term impact of the diabetes you selected on patients, including effects of drug treatments.
By Day 3 of Week 5

Post a brief explanation of the differences between the types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes. Describe one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected, including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Be sure to include dietary considerations related to treatment. Then, explain the short-term and long-term impact of this type of diabetes on patients. including effects of drug treatments. Be specific and provide examples.

Describe how the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affect the organization’s values and culture.

For this assignment, you will choose one of the organizations below or a nonprofit hospital in your community to research and complete the SWOT Analysis template. You may continue using the organization used in the Week 1 Mission, Vision, and Values discussion forums but you are free to select a different organization. Please note, you are required to use the same organization for the final paper in Week 5:

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System

Cleveland Clinic

Henry Ford Health System

Lutheran Services in America

Mayo Clinic

Medtronic

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Stanford Medical Center

  • Trinity Health
  • UC Davis Medical Center
  • University hospital or other nonprofit hospital in your community
  • University of Texas Health (UT Health)
  • Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA)
  • Information search tips:
  • Search the organization’s name on the internet. Open the homepage of the organization. Select the links for the different pages, usually located at the top of the webpage or in the footer. In addition, you can enter the organization’s name and the topic term in the search box.
  • For this assignment, you will also want to read customer reviews, which will assist you in identifying strengths and weaknesses at the organization. The search keywords for this are Hospital Name, customer reviews. It is recommended that you look at multiple review websites to get a full picture of the customers’ perspectives.
  • For additional guidance, review the following resources:
  • What Is CRAAP? A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources (Links to an external site.)
  • Advanced Internet Search Techniques (Links to an external site.)
  • Keywords Are Critical (Links to an external site.)
  • Section 1
  • Identify the organization and include the URL for their website.

Create a SWOT analysis for the chosen organization.

Strengths

Identify three strengths of the organization (e.g., competitive advantage, high-quality care, access to care, affordability, accreditation).

Explain your rationale for each choice.

Describe how the stated strengths can be built on to ensure longevity of the organization.

Weaknesses

Identify three weaknesses of the organization (e.g., lack of defined purpose [who they are serving], low-quality care, poor customer service and customer ratings, lack of accreditation [the Joint Commission]).

  • Explain your rationale for each choice.

Provide an example of the stated weaknesses and potential issues that can happen.

Opportunities

Identify three opportunities of the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of opportunities for the organization.).

  • Explain your rationale for each choice.

Discuss how the opportunities identified could be leveraged to the organization’s advantage.

Threats

Identify three threats to the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of threats to an organization.).

  • Explain your rationale for each choice.

Discuss one option for reducing each threat identified.

Summarize the details from the SWOT analysis in a SWOT box.

Section 2

BASED ON THE OUTCOMES OF YOUR SWOT ANALYSIS,

Explain how the organization’s mission and vision are affected by the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats identified.

Describe how the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affect the organization’s values and culture.

  • Discuss how the organization may be impacted should the internal weaknesses significantly increase.
  • Examine the impact external threats (e.g., public entities [state or federal regulatory bodies] or competition) may have on the organization’s market share.

The SWOT Analysis paper

Must be a minimum of four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource. Must use the SWOT Analysis

template.

  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
  • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

Student’s name

Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

Course name and number

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.

Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Week 5 Final paper

For your final paper you will continue with the same organization you chose for the Week 3 SWOT analysis, which addressed one of the following health care organizations:

  • CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Henry Ford Health System
  • Lutheran Services in America

MAYO CLINIC

Medtronic

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • Stanford Medical Center
  • Trinity Health
  • UC Davis Medical Center
  • University hospital or other nonprofit hospital in your community

University of Texas Health (UT Health)

Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA)

Information search tips:

Search the organization’s name on the internet. Open the homepage of the organization. Select the links for the different pages, usually located at the top of the webpage or in the footer. In addition, you can enter the organization’s name and the topic in the search box. Additional tips are included below in the assignment directives.

For additional guidance, review the following resources:

Advanced Internet Search Techniques (Links to an external site.)

Keywords Are Critical (Links to an external site.)

Conduct an evaluation of the organization based on strategic planning analysis. Your evaluation of the organization’s strategic plan must include the following:

Analyze the internal environment.

Identify at least two internal problems associated with the organization and explain the rationale. Examples may include

Patient experience

Internet search keywords: organization name + patient reviews

Telehealth availability

Limited marketing

Delayed payments for billed services

Cybersecurity

  • Internet search keywords: organization name and security breach or cybersecurity or ransomware attack

Price transparency

  • Health care staffing shortages

Analyze the external environment.

  • Examine all the following external issues that can impact the organization’s ability to meet the Mission, Vision, and Values and the goals identified in the strategic plan:

Political

  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technological
  • Environmental
  • Legal
  • Evaluate the competitive advantage of the organization.
  • Explain what the organization does that no other organization in the community or region does. Examples may include

Differentiation from competitors in the community

Reputation

Superior location (e.g., Consider the income of the area and who the consumers are likely to be based on the location.)

  • Customer satisfaction

Convenience

  • Price level

Examine the role of stakeholders (address at least three of the following):

Government

Accrediting bodies

Insurance providers

Patients

Licensed professionals

  • Other health care organizations (e.g., competitors and partners)

Large employers in the area (e.g., up- or downsizing in number of employees and how that affects the health care organization, or employer needs for specialized care providers)

  • Assess the services provided (address at least three of the following):

New or innovative services or products

Renowned health care providers (e.g., a doctor who has special expertise or experience)

Availability of financial support for qualifying patients (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, financial assistance opportunities)

  • Modern technology and equipment

Equitable care that ensures a fair distribution of care among all individuals in the community and is culturally competent (Tip: Evaluate the mission, vision, and values statements to determine the organization’s position on equitable and culturally competent care).

Analyze the organization’s competencies and resources.

Intellectual capital (choose two)

  • Professional competency (e.g., highly qualified and credentialed health care workers)

Information systems and data management

Contracts with state or federal government (certified to provide care to patients using Medicare and Medicaid)

Contracts with insurance providers (e.g., in- versus out-of-network costs to patients)

Contracts with other organizations to provide care for employees (e.g., large employers in the community—see stakeholders segment above)

  • Organizational competencies (choose two)

Managing the continuum of care (e.g., maintaining contact with the patient over a long period of time and across health services to ensure they receive the best possible care)

Training physicians and staff to ensure their skills, knowledge, and behaviors reflect current industry standards and best practices

Review of strategic plans and altering the plans as needed (e.g., alternative strategies)

Environmental scanning (e.g., benchmarking the services, skills, and work force against competitors)

Create a recommendation for the future direction of the organization of choice. Based on the findings on the topics above, address the following:

What recommendations can be made to ensure the organization manages future growth or continued success?

What are the short-, medium-, and long-term changes that need to be considered?

What does the organization need to do to maintain its financial health and viability?

The Organizational Evaluation final paper

To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Week 4

  • Strategic planning in a health care organization requires leadership to incorporate many factors. For example, they must consider state and federal laws and regulations as well as having comprehensive knowledge about the competition, financial resources and revenue streams, the organization’s patient mix, and have a good understanding of the scope of their own employees. Health care leaders are responsible for gathering data and creating a strategic plan. They are also responsible for guiding the organization in achieving the goals identified in the plan.

For this assignment use the Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan template to address the following:

Analyze at least two ways federal and state regulations can limit the strategic plan’s goals for a health care organization. You may choose topics from the list below or other topics you locate through research. If you locate other topics not listed below, you must get permission from your instructor to use the topic:

Behavioral health

  • Certificate of Need (CoN) or similar state requirements (expansion of buildings and services, number of beds, etc.)

Civil rights, racial equity, and cultural competency in health care

Environmental requirements

Fraud and abuse laws

  • HIPAA (patient privacy and portability of health care insurance)

HITECH Act (information collection and security)

Medication guides and new releases or removals of pharmaceutical products

Partnerships with other organizations

Patient and insurance billing requirements (e.g., physician fee schedule in Medicare Part B, value-based care, etc.)

Patient safety standards (located in the Joint Commission E-dition)

Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act

Stark Law (anti-kickback)

Telehealth regulations and payment limitations

  • OSHA (workplace safety)

Identify two ways in which licensed health care providers contribute to the direction of a health care organization’s strategic plans.

  • Provide rationale for each method of contribution.

Examine financial incentives and reward systems for attaining or exceeding objectives.

  • Who should receive financial incentives when the expected outcomes are achieved or exceeded?

How can employees who do not receive financial incentives be rewarded for their contributions to the successful outcomes of the strategic planning goals?

  • Discuss at least two management actions that could be taken when organization-wide and functional objectives are not achieved. This can apply to an individual leader, to a small team, or to an entire department.
  • Provide rationale for each management action identified.
  • The Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan paper

Which physical examination focus points could the nursing staff and medical technicians be assigned to complete?

Sports Physicals

In the sports medicine field, the sports physical exam is known as a preparticipation physical examination (PPE). The exam helps determine whether it is safe for you to participate in a certain sport. Most states actually require that kids and teens have a sports physical before they can start a new sport or begin a new competitive season. But even if a sports physical is not required, doctors still highly recommend getting one.

Case Study
The administration of the local critical access hospital has asked the practitioner to organize a community service program to conduct sports physicals for local junior high and high school athletes at no cost to the student. The practitioner has the use of the usual physician office space or the facility’s large meeting space and will recruit physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing staff, and medical technicians to conduct the sports physicals. Based on a survey of nearby school districts, the administration expects to serve 100 to 150 student athletes over the 2 days the physicals will be offered.

Case Questions

  1. Which format would most effectively serve the needs of the students in this program? Include consideration of the space chosen for conducting the program.
  2. Which space would be most appropriate to use for the program and why?
  3. What are the drawbacks to the assembly-line format?
  4. Which physical examination focus points could the nursing staff and medical technicians be assigned to complete?
  5. When the practitioner is preparing to advertise the program being offered, the local newspaper asks the practitioner to identify three of the main objectives of the sports physicals for an article. How would the practitioner respond?

Identify three steps in the revenue cycle management process and apply its relationship to the billing and coding process

In addition to the core EHR administrative and clinical functions, system applications are often acquired to support additional departments within the hospital or other healthcare organizations Health Information Technology. One application is a supporting Financial System with components to assist the billing and coding department in capturing and processing patient claims as part of the Revenue Cycle Management process.

It is recommended that you work on this assignment as you complete your Unit 3 activities, and view lectures and interviews. Your responses should be thorough, well-conceived college-level responses that are grammatically correct. When you answer these questions, justify your responses with facts and details from the readings, and with your conclusions. Please write your answers in complete sentences.

  1. Identify three steps in the revenue cycle management process and apply its relationship to the billing and coding process
  2. Discuss the responsible party and their role (ex: pre-registration, front desk, clinical, etc.) in executing each of the three steps.
  3. Assess the impact of each of the three steps on the revenue cycle management process when not completed accurately. Recommend one method for revising inaccuracies in each step.

Does Health Information Technology Reduce healthcare Costs?

1Based on the overview, developed after finishing chapter one (The context of healthcare Financial Management) Discuss does Health Information Technology Reduce healthcare Costs? Some analysts have suggested that the adoption of electronic medical records (EHR) by hospitals could eventually reduce annual healthcare expenditures by one third or more. Others have been far less sanguine about such projections, arguing that adopting such information technologies may in fact increase costs. State if you agree or disagree with reasons. Submission Instructions • Please post your original response by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Your response should be a minimum of 5 sentences but should not exceed 250 words. Appropriately cite any of the references that you use to fully answer • • • Grading Rubrics Criteria Frequency Initial Assignment Posting Follow-Up Postings Unacceptable 0 Points Acceptable 1 Point Participates 1-2 Participates not times on the at all. same day. Posts adequate discussion with superficial thought and preparation; does not address all Posts no aspects of the discussion. task. Posts shallow contribution to Posts no discussion (e.g., follow-up agrees or responses to disagrees); does others. not enrich Good 2 Points Participates 12 times but postings not distributed throughout week. Excellent 3 Points Participates 34 times throughout the week. Posts well developed discussion that addresses all aspects of the task; lacks full development of concepts. Elaborates on an existing posting with further comment or observation. Posts well developed discussion that fully addresses and develops all aspects of the task. Demonstrates analysis of others’ posts; extends meaningful discussion by discussion. Content Contribution References & Support Clarity & Mechanics building on previous posts. Posts information that is offtopic, incorrect, or irrelevant to discussion. Repeats but does not add substantive information to the discussion. Posts information that is factually correct; lacks full development of concept or thought. Includes no references or supporting experience. Uses personal experience, but no references to readings or research. Incorporates some references from literature and personal experience. Posts long, unorganized or rude content that may contain multiple errors or may be inappropriate. Communicates in friendly, courteous and helpful manner with some errors in clarity or mechanics. Contributes valuable information to discussion with minor clarity or mechanics errors. Posts factually correct, reflective and substantive contribution; advances discussion. Uses references to literature, readings, or personal experience to support comments. Contributes to discussion with clear, concise comments formatted in an easy to read style that is free of grammatical or spelling errors. 2- Identify key factors affecting the health of individuals around the world? and the most important one in your country 3- In your opinion, Are Nutrition Journalists Taken as Seriously as Licensed Nutrition Healthcare Professionals? support your argument with reliable research. A. Highlight the Nutritionists and dietitians are the main practitioners of the science of nutrition. B. Provide an example of misleading headlines Sponsored By Journals nutrition 4- PHC 261 discussion board 1 “The 2.4 billion working people in the developing countries often have to endure employment conditions, which do not meet even basic occupational safety and health (OSH) standards. The lack of work safety, excessive workloads, and occupational physical, chemical and biological exposures result in occupational diseases, injuries and as many as 1.2 million fatalities each year. Furthermore, as little as 15% of workers in the developing countries have access to occupational health and safety services.” (Rantanen et al., 2004). In your own words, to what extent do you agree with the information provided by the quote above? Support your argument by giving further details about developing and developed countries with examples of the services. For reference, check chapter 2 in your book. 5- What is mean by Pathophysiology and What is a disease in your own words? Provide one or two examples of the most common diseases from the are you live with references. (Total Marks: 2.5 marks) 6- .To improve our learning outcomes there will be assignment discussion please do your best to write not more than 5 sentences and not more than 250 words about: the topic: stress can be another form of infection Share your thoughts on the idea, stated in the article “A new take on ”,psychoneuroimmunology Base your response on your reading of the article and of Chapter 2 of Pitts & Phillips .

 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years?

INSTRUCTIONS:
Interview a health professional in the field you ultimately plan to be employed in as a
career. Use the following questions during your interview and select 2 questions of your own
that you believe are important for the position. You may ask more than just the 2 questions
to total 10 questions as a minimum requirement of this assignment, but you are not limited to
the 10.
1) Name, position held, company, and how long have they worked for this
company/organization/agency? Attach business card and/or contact information.
2) What is the company/organization/agency mission statement or philosophy?
3) What are the minimum qualifications for the position held?
4) What aspects do they enjoy the most in this position? The least?
5) Es the company you work for provide in service education/training for its employees and
offer continuing education programs? If so, what have you attended lately?
6) Why do you believe you were selected for your current position?
7) Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years?
8) What advice would you give someone like me whose career objective is to be
__________________?
9& 10) Questions 9 and 10 are for you to make up an open ended question of your own

How is the concept of “disorders of brain function” related to Fred’s presenting symptoms?

I’m working on a health & medical discussion question and need support to help me learn.

Fifty-four-year-old Fred is complaining of a headache that started about 2 weeks ago. For the past 2 days, the headache has increased in severity, and he is photophobic and has uncial rigidity and projectile vomiting. CT scan results show an arteriovenous malformation in the basal artery and a small hemorrhagic bleed in the middle meningeal artery.

How is the concept of “disorders of brain function” related to Fred’s presenting symptoms?

What aspects of cerebral circulation would come into play in Fred’s case?