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HCA 415 Week 1 Assignment 10 Essential Services of Public Health (2
Papers)
HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Ethics in Public Health Case Study
(Module 4 Case study 1)
HCA 415 Week 2 Assignments Community Health Roles
HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases (Botulism)

HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases (Hepatitis B)
HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases (West Nile
Virus)
HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases (Influenza)
HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public
Health - Part I (John Snow)
HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to Public
Health - Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)
HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment 11 Blue Men (2 Papers)
HCA 415 Week 3 Quiz
HCA 415 Week 4 Assignment Advocating for Public Health Policy
HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Public Health Disasters & Preparedness
(Zombie Apocalypse)

(Tornado Scenario PPT)
HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Allocating Public Health Resources
HCA 415 Week 5 Final Submission Significant Contributions to Public
HealthPart II (John Snow)
HCA 415 Week 5 Final Submission Significant Contributions to Public
Health Part II(Margaret Higgins Sanger)
HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 What are YOU going to do about it?
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HCA 415 Week 1 Assignment 10 Essential Services of Public
Health (2 Papers)
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10 Essential Services of Public Health. Public health services are divided
into four major categories and 10 specific services.
· Complete the worksheet, to access, click the link located in your
online classroom:
o Describe the four major categories and 10 essential services of
public health and find a real-life example of each service.
o Provide a definition for each of the four categories and 10 essential
services of public health listed on the worksheet. (The definition should
be approximately three to four sentences each, written in your own
words.)
o Identify via an internet search a real-life example of each of the 10
essential services.(The example may be a program, initiative, or service
of a government agency, community service agency, non-profit
organization, or community action group.)
o Provide a description and brief discussion of how each example
relates to the definition of the essential service.
o Include a link to the website where you found information about
each example.
· Add a title page with the following: o Titleofassignment
o Student’s name

o Course name and number o Instructor’sname
o Date submitted
· Include a reference page formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 415 Week 1 Discussion Reflections on Health Equity
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Reflections on Health Equity….We know that health status varies, in
many cases quite dramatically, between socioeconomic populations. But
why? Watch the video (California Newsreel, 2008) for an example of
how low birth weight affects different populations and some thoughts on
why these differences might exist.
Now it is your turn to consider what is causing health disparities for a
health issue. Review the health disparities section of Healthy People
2020 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Then,
 Select a health topic of interest from the list of Healthy People
2020 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.topics and
objectives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

2014b) and review the information about how this health concern
affects different populations.
 Discuss the notable health disparities for this health concern
between one or more populations
 Discuss what you think are the reasons for the differences and
some of the underlying factors that are causing rates of the health
concern to be higher/lower in different populations
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HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Ethics in Public Health Case
Study (Module 4 Case study 1)

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Ethics in Public Health Case Study.
Step 1: Select one of the following case studies for your paper:
Jennings, B., Kahn, J., Mastroianni, A., and Parker, L. S. (n.d.). Ethics
and public health: Model curriculum.
Retrieved from http://www.aspph.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/02/EthicsCurriculum.pdf
· Module 4: Community-based practice and research: collaboration
and sharing power
o Introductory information: p. 103-117 (14 pages)
o Case Study 1: Providing culturally appropriate services in a changing
community p. 119-122 (4 pages)
o Question Sheet (located in your online classroom)
· Module 7: Ethical issues in environmental and occupational
health.
o Introductory Information: p. 157-168 (10 pages)
o Case Study 1: Environmental Injustice in Homer, Louisiana: p. 170-
173 (4 pages)

· Module 9: Public health and health system reform: access, priority
setting, and allocation of resources
o Introductiory Information: p. 241-252 (12 pages)
o Case Study 3: Making cuts in a health department budget: p. 256 and
p. 263-267 (6 pages)
Step 2: Download the question sheet for your selected case and address
them in a Q/A format, using complete sentences. Please know that
although this is not a formal written paper, you still use APA formatting:
· Double-spaced with 1-inch margins
· Separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’sname
o Date submitted
· Reference page formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Ashford Writing Center
· Citations as required according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center
· Must use at least two additional sources to support your answers
to the case study questions (this does not include the case itself or the
textbook)

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and sharing power

health.
173 (4 pages)
p. 263-267 (6 pages)
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Date submitted

textbook)
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and sharing power
health.
173 (4 pages)
p. 263-267 (6 pages)

o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Date submitted
textbook)
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HCA 415 Week 2 Assignments Community Health Roles
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Community Health Roles. Due by Day 7. Complete The Community
Health Roles worksheet located in your online classroom.

(Instructions are also on the first two pages of the worksheet)
Part I:
Start by reviewing the articles on quasi-government and non-
governmental agencies in your REQUIRED course materials. Then:
· Provide solid definitions of governmental agencies, quasi-
government, non-government agencies. Please do not copy your
definitions from a dictionary or any source. You must explain these in
your own words. Copying and/or direct quoting will result in 0 points on
this portion of your assignment.
· Explain the difference between public health and medical
services.
Part II:
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the chart below. In each box in column 1,
you need to select four public health concerns from the list below. (You
might want to review information on some of the suggested health topics
in Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 9 in your textbook, listed in RECOMMENDED
course materials.) Your task is to find health-related
organizations/agencies and a link to their website that address these
issues at three distinct levels:
1. Governmental Agencies (column B)
2. Quasi-Government Agencies (column C)
3. Non-Governmental Agencies (column D).
Then, in column E, write in one or two sentences explaining why this
issue is a public or community health concern. Remember that

public/community health focuses on populations, not individuals. Think
back to your explanation in Part II outlining the differences between
public health medical services. You are required to review scholarly
research to determine the role of public health as it relates to these
issues. Each description MUST include a citation.
Please note that your description of the importance to public health
should not be rooted in the individual medical health care. Public health
focuses on populations, not individual care. See the example below to
help you with your worksheet responses.
Pick 4 from this list:
Premature infants
Alzheimer’s disease
Injury and violence prevention
Air pollution
Water pollution
Diabetes
Food safety
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Homelessness
Emergency Preparedness
Suicide
Alcohol Abuse

Obesity
Smoking
Sleep health
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases
(Botulism)
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Imagine you are in charge of your local health department. You have
found that your community has an epidemic of one of the diseases below
(as noted by your last name).
Explain the actions you should take to reduce or stop the spread of the
disease in your community. Develop a policy brief that you would
implement to ensure that the disease incidence rate is reduced or
eliminated.
Infectious Diseases:

Chronic Diseases:
Last Name A-B:
West Nile Virus
Last Name M-N:
Type II Diabetes (childen)
Last Name C-D:
Botulism
Last Name O-P:
Obesity & Overweight (adults)
Last Name E-F:
Measles
Last Name Q-R:
Lung Cancer
Last Name G-H:
Hepatitis B (acute form)
Last Name S-T:
Depression/Mental Health
Last Name I-J:
HIV

Last Name U-W:
Oral Diseases
Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
Chronic Diseases:
Last Name A-B:
West Nile Virus
Last Name M-N:
Last Name C-D:
Botulism
Last Name O-P:
Last Name E-F:
Measles

Last Name Q-R:
Lung Cancer
Last Name G-H:
Last Name S-T:
Last Name I-J:
HIV
Last Name U-W:
Oral Diseases
Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
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eliminated.
Chronic Diseases:
Last Name A-B:
West Nile Virus
Last Name M-N:
Last Name C-D:
Botulism
Last Name O-P:

Last Name E-F:
Measles
Last Name Q-R:
Lung Cancer
Last Name G-H:
Last Name S-T:
Last Name I-J:
HIV
Last Name U-W:
Oral Diseases
Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
Chronic Diseases:

Last Name A-B:
West Nile Virus
Last Name M-N:
Last Name C-D:
Botulism
Last Name O-P:
Last Name E-F:
Measles
Last Name Q-R:
Lung Cancer
Last Name G-H:
Last Name S-T:
Last Name I-J:
HIV
Last Name U-W:
Oral Diseases

Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
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eliminated.

Last Name Q-R:
Lung Cancer
Last Name G-H:
Last Name S-T:
Last Name I-J:
HIV
Last Name U-W:
Oral Diseases
Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
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HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Infectious and Chronic Diseases (West
Nile Virus)

Last Name K-L:
Influenza
Last Name X-Z:
Heart Disease
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HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment 11 Blue Men (2 Papers)
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Read the 11 Blue Men Story, to access, please click here.
Download the Eleven Blue Men Worksheet and address the questions in
a Q/A format, using complete sentences. Please know that although this
is not a formal written paper, you still use APA formatting:

·
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Date submitted
textbook)
2.
Draw a timeline marking the time each of the 11 blue men presented
symptoms. Explain the point of mapping out the incident timeframe (i.e.
why would epidemiologists need this information and how would it be
used)
1. Describe the key symptoms and incubation period for the illness
affecting the eleven blue men.

1. Describe each step of an outbreak investigation as it pertains to
this particular event, indicating all of the key points in the investigation
(include how it started, why epidemiologists got involved, where did the
investigation take the epidemiologists, who was interviewed, what/who
were the potential culprits identified during the investigation)
1. Identify three questions that Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Pellitteri asked
the patients. Explain why these three questions were relevant.
1. Identify three questions that the epidemiologists asked the Eclipse
Cafeteria employees. Explain why these three questions were relevant.
1. Identify the final culprit and how it was discovered.
1. Explain why were these specific men more affected than other
people who ate in the cafeteria?
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HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to
Public Health - Part I (John Snow)
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Significant Contributions to Public Health - Part I

For your final project, you will be researching an individual and their
contribution to community and public health. Because of the size of this
project, you will be doing the first part of this project in Week 3 then
adding the final portion in Week 5. You have the option of writing a
paper or putting together a presentation. Details are below the outline.
Overall, you will be researching an historical figure in the public health
world, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped
shape the public health system. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how
their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public
health system and how it might guide future work within the industry.
Follow this outline to help formulate your paper or presentation:
ACTION: Select one of the historical figures and their associated public
health topic
· Margaret Higgins Sanger/Reproductive health
· Rachel Carson/Environmental health
· Franklin D. Roosevelt/Health care administration
· John Snow/Communicable and infectious disease
· Luther T. Terry/Smoking
· W. E. B. DuBois/Social determinants of health
· Larry Kramer/Health activism
· An individual of your own choice:
·

· YOU MUST OBTAIN INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL IN
ADVANCE
ACTION: Research the individual’s background
· GRADED ELEMENT:Describe your selected person’s
biographical background (i.e. experience).
· HELP:This can include resume elements such as birthdate,
location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public
health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized.
Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and/or
quote and cite everything according to APA.)
ACTION: Research the barriers and issue of the time
· GRADED ELEMENT:Analyze the climate of the time period in
terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental and technological
context in which this person worked
· HELP:Think about whether this person was up against resistance
or was their work welcomed.[For example, if you were writing on
Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that
slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time and the change was
welcomed by some and rejected by others]
· GRADED ELEMENT:Examine the personal beliefs of your
person that prompted this work.
· HELP:You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this
person get involved with the issue at the time?” [In continuing the
Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were
considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had
equal rights regardless of skin color].

ACTION: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues
· GRADED ELEMENT:Examine how this individual overcame
and/or confronted any adversities to succeed in his/her task
· HELP:Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do?
Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed/fail?
ACTION: Think about the importance of the contribution to
community/public health at the time
· GRADED ELEMENT:Describe the final outcome of this
individual’s contribution to community and/or public health
· HELP:Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this
person’s action?
· GRADED ELEMENT:Explain what his/her contribution did for
overall community and/or public health at the time
· HELP:Think about this question: What was the purpose for the
community and/or nation?[In the Lincoln example, the explanation
would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people,
regardless of skin color]
· GRADED ELEMENT: Explain why this contribution was so
important at that particular point in history
· HELP:Think about this question: What made this important for
our nation?[In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question:
Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?]
You have a choice of which format you wish to present your findings:
Format 1: Written Paper

· Must be at least 4 pages in length (not including title and
reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
Ashford Writing Center.
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Students name
· Date submitted
· Must use at least four scholarly sources (one of those may be the
course text).
· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the
· Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according
to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Significant Contributions to
Public Health - Part I (Margaret Higgins Sanger)
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Significant Contributions to Public Health - Part I
For your final project, you will be researching an individual and their
contribution to community and public health. Because of the size of this
project, you will be doing the first part of this project in Week 3 then
adding the final portion in Week 5. You have the option of writing a
paper or putting together a presentation. Details are below the outline.
Overall, you will be researching an historical figure in the public health
world, their contribution to public health, and how their work helped
shape the public health system. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how
their contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public
health system and how it might guide future work within the industry.
ACTION: Select one of the historical figures and their associated public
health topic
· Margaret Higgins Sanger/Reproductive health
· Rachel Carson/Environmental health
· Franklin D. Roosevelt/Health care administration
· John Snow/Communicable and infectious disease
· Luther T. Terry/Smoking

· W. E. B. DuBois/Social determinants of health
· Larry Kramer/Health activism
· An individual of your own choice:
·
· YOU MUST OBTAIN INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL IN
ADVANCE
ACTION: Research the individual’s background
· GRADED ELEMENT:Describe your selected person’s
biographical background (i.e. experience).
· HELP:This can include resume elements such as birthdate,
location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public
health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized.
Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase and/or
quote and cite everything according to APA.)
ACTION: Research the barriers and issue of the time
· GRADED ELEMENT:Analyze the climate of the time period in
context in which this person worked
· HELP:Think about whether this person was up against resistance
or was their work welcomed.[For example, if you were writing on
Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that
slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time and the change was
welcomed by some and rejected by others]
· GRADED ELEMENT:Examine the personal beliefs of your

· HELP:You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this
person get involved with the issue at the time?” [In continuing the
Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were
considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had
equal rights regardless of skin color].
ACTION: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues
· GRADED ELEMENT:Examine how this individual overcame
and/or confronted any adversities to succeed in his/her task
· HELP:Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do?
Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed/fail?
ACTION: Think about the importance of the contribution to
community/public health at the time
· GRADED ELEMENT:Describe the final outcome of this
individual’s contribution to community and/or public health
· HELP:Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this
person’s action?
· GRADED ELEMENT:Explain what his/her contribution did for
overall community and/or public health at the time
· HELP:Think about this question: What was the purpose for the
community and/or nation?[In the Lincoln example, the explanation
would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people,
regardless of skin color]
important at that particular point in history

· HELP:Think about this question: What made this important for
our nation?[In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question:
Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?]
You have a choice of which format you wish to present your findings:
Format 1: Written Paper
· Must be at least 4 pages in length (not including title and
reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Students name
· Date submitted
· Must use at least four scholarly sources (one of those may be the
course text).
· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the
· Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according
to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 415 Week 4 Assignment Advocating for Public Health
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Advocating for Public Health Policy. Imagine that you have been chosen
to represent a public health advocacy group as they begin a campaign to
get legislation related to a health issue passed in your state legislature.
You have been tasked with the role of presenting a proposed policy to

the legislature and advocating that the legislature vote for the policy.
You have been told that you will have 10 minutes to present to the
legislature. Your presentation should be informative, but also persuasive.
The legislature will need to make a decision about whether or not to vote
for the policy based on your presentation. Your presentation should be
structured exactly as if you were “live” in front of the legislature
advocating for them to adopt the policy you are proposing.
For your assignment, you will need to select a public health topic of
interest to you (you are encouraged to choose one related to your
academic major or intended field of work) and a public health policy
related to addressing the topic. You may select an actual proposed policy
or create one that you think would effectively address the topic. Your
presentation should provide enough information about the topic and the
proposed policy that a reasonably educated legislator should be able to
make an informed decision. Be sure to consider the various questions
that a legislator might have about the issue and proposed policy, such as
long-term costs and benefits, potential effects on business and industry
(especially those that support politicians’ campaigns), and how the
policy will support the health and productivity of state residents.
For this assignment, you should create an approximately 10 minute
presentation* that addresses each of the following points:
intended to address. Questions to consider:
o Who does this health issue affect?
o What is the impact of this health issue on the community?
o Why does this health issue need to be addressed?

o Who will be affected by this policy?
o How will this policy address the health issue?
o What will change by enacting this policy?
consider:
o What are the costs and benefits of the policy?
o What are the risks of enacting or notenacting the policy?
o How will the lives of people who are affected by the health issue
change if this policy is enacted?
legislators. Questions to consider:
o What information about this policy would potentially affect the
voting behavior of legislators from across the political spectrum (eg.
conservative, moderate, liberal, progressive; particularly those who
might not support the policy based on political orientation)?
o What are the most important messages that legislators need to hear
about this policy?
o How would the constituents of the legislators voting for this policy
feel about this policy and a legislator who votes for it?
 What information would a legislator need to “sell” the policy to
consitutents who were perhaps not in favor of adopting the policy?
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(Tornado Scenario PPT)
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Public Health Disasters & Preparedness. Read through the emergency
disasters below. Select one of these scenarios, links are located in your
online classroom, and then complete the following steps:
Scenario No. 1: “Dragon/Volcano Emergency Response”
Scenario No. 2: “Vaccine Gone Awry Emergency Response”
Scenario No. 3: “Tornado Scenario”
Scenario No. 4: “Tropical Cyclone and Flooding”
Scenario No. 5: “Zombie Apocalypse”
Imagine you are the director of FEMA using NIMS when this disaster
occurs.

Develop a PSA (using either Screencast or video) that informs the
population of what will be done to resolve the issue. Address these
elements in your video:
Describe the nature of the situation.
Explain what FEMA and others are doing to mitigate the situation.
Explain what people need to do to stay safe and/or to get help in order to
reduce panic.
Your vocal tone should be one that is meant to reduce panic and provide
a solid explanation of the above elements.
Copy and paste the URL to your video or screencast within your
discussion forum response. If you are unable to create a YouTube video
for this discussion, you may use a screencast program. However, you do
not need to develop a PowerPoint presentation. This discussion is meant
to assess your communication abilities, therefore, the audio portion of
the video and/or screencast is essential. If you elect to use the screencast
option, you may simply use a picture of yourself reporting the above
information in lieu of a PowerPoint.
Questions to think about while formulating your response to the public:
What are the issues you will address first?
Which organization is responsible for what? Where will you allocate
your resources?
What public health concerns are the results of each of these events?
Which populations might be most at risk?
What are some of the long-term health effects of these events?

What other health concerns may arise from these events?
What will you say to the people, who are desperately awaiting your
direction?
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Public Health Disasters & Preparedness. Read through the emergency
disasters below. Select one of these scenarios, links are located in your
online classroom, and then complete the following steps:
Scenario No. 1: “Dragon/Volcano Emergency Response”
Scenario No. 2: “Vaccine Gone Awry Emergency Response”
Scenario No. 3: “Tornado Scenario”
Scenario No. 4: “Tropical Cyclone and Flooding”
Scenario No. 5: “Zombie Apocalypse”

Imagine you are the director of FEMA using NIMS when this disaster
occurs.
Develop a PSA (using either Screencast or video) that informs the
population of what will be done to resolve the issue. Address these
elements in your video:
Describe the nature of the situation.
Explain what FEMA and others are doing to mitigate the situation.
Explain what people need to do to stay safe and/or to get help in order to
reduce panic.
Your vocal tone should be one that is meant to reduce panic and provide
a solid explanation of the above elements.
Copy and paste the URL to your video or screencast within your
discussion forum response. If you are unable to create a YouTube video
for this discussion, you may use a screencast program. However, you do
not need to develop a PowerPoint presentation. This discussion is meant
to assess your communication abilities, therefore, the audio portion of
the video and/or screencast is essential. If you elect to use the screencast
option, you may simply use a picture of yourself reporting the above
information in lieu of a PowerPoint.
Questions to think about while formulating your response to the public:

What are the issues you will address first?
Which organization is responsible for what? Where will you allocate
your resources?
What public health concerns are the results of each of these events?
Which populations might be most at risk?
What are some of the long-term health effects of these events?
What other health concerns may arise from these events?
What will you say to the people, who are desperately awaiting your
direction?
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HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Allocating Public Health Resources
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Allocating Public Health Resources
Imagine that you are standing on the bank of a river and injured people
start floating down the river towards you. There is no end to the floating
people…they just keep coming and coming. You are alone and you do

not have cell service to phone for back up. What do you do? In your
discussion post, discuss what type of assistance you would want to
provide. Explain where you think it would be best to focus your energy
assisting (ie. should you stay where you are and pull people out of the
river, or should you go upstream to find out why injured people are
ending up in the river?) Determine what proportion of assistance should
go to aiding injured people versus preventing the cause of the injuries in
the first place. Justify your reasoning for why you would allocate your
resources that way. (There is no right or wrong answer to this; it is a
matter of determining the priorities between treatment vs. prevention.)
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HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 What are YOU going to do about it?
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Our DQ is Based on State Texas, South Carolina
What are YOU going to do about it? In the past weeks, you have
examined and explored the challenges and issues facing delivery of
public health services in a given community and across the nation. The
goal of public health is to prevent disease and promote health.

To that end, take a moment to review your own communities health
needs through a purview of current events, your own setting by
informally interviewing public health professionals, or reviewing
national databases like the ones listed below:
America’s Health Rankings. (2015). Retrieved from
http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ The Commonwealth Fund.
(2015). Overall Ranking, 2014. Retrieved from
http://datacenter.commonwealthfund.org/#ind=1/sc=1
For this discussion, you are asked to do the following:
1. Describe a significanat health issue in your community or state.
2. Compare its significance to the national priorities of Healthy
People 2020 goals (is it a national priority or just one found in your
state/community).
3. Explain what type of effort it will take to fully address it
(leadership skills, financing, organizational buy-in, stakeholders,
perceptions, barriers)
4. Evaluate the efforts YOU can take to address this issue. (As a
public health practitioner, what is YOUR role such as: Will you develop,
lead or be part of a public health program to address the issue? Will you
work on financing, organizational buy-in, stakeholders...what are you
going to do to address this concern?)
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HCA 415 Week 5 Final Submission Significant Contributions to
Public Health Part II (Margaret Higgins Sanger)

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Significant Contributions to Public Health - Part II. This is a
continuation of your final project, which you started in Week 3. This last
piece involves an analysis of how your individual’s contribution from
the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system and how
it might guide future work within the industry. As you recall, in week 3,
you researched an individual and their contribution to community and
public health. To begin, you need to review the feedback given to you
from Week 3. Then, make the necessary revisions to Part I of this
project. Then, you will be adding the second half to your project.
ACTION: Make sure you review all the feedback from your Week 3
(Part I) assignment and apply any necessary revisions. Your week 3
assignment should have included each of the following elements:
· GRADED ELEMENT: Describe your selected person’s
experience
· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze the climate of the time period in
context in which this person worked.

· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine the personal beliefs of your
· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine how this individual overcame
any adversities to succeed in his/her task.
· GRADED ELEMENT: Describe the final outcome of this
individual’s contribution to community and/or public health.
· GRADED ELEMENT: Explain what his/her contribution did for
overall community and/or public health at the time.
important at that particular point in history.
ACTION: Think about the individual’s contribution to
community/public health
· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze the impact of your individual’s
contribution on today’s public health system.
o
HELP:Youareasking“whathappenedasaresultofthiscontributionatthenatio
naland community level?” For example, some elements you could
address include:
§ did it change attitudes
§ did it change protocols and policies
§ did behavior change result
§ did it add/eliminate laws
· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze how this contribution is still
relevant today

o HELP: Was this contribution only applicable at the time it occurred,
or is it still applied today? Why or why not? Explain your response
· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine how this contribution could
support or be expanded for future community and public health benefits
o HELP:Using solid critical thinking, look at the historical value of the
contribution and examine how it could be used for the future (is it
applicable to another health issue, can it lead to more policy change,
could it promote advocacy work or public health laws, etc.)
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HCA 415 Week 5 Final Submission Significant Contributions to
Public HealthPart II (John Snow)
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Significant Contributions to Public Health - Part II. This is a
continuation of your final project, which you started in Week 3. This last
piece involves an analysis of how your individual’s contribution from
the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system and how
it might guide future work within the industry. As you recall, in week 3,

you researched an individual and their contribution to community and
public health. To begin, you need to review the feedback given to you
from Week 3. Then, make the necessary revisions to Part I of this
project. Then, you will be adding the second half to your project.
ACTION: Make sure you review all the feedback from your Week 3
(Part I) assignment and apply any necessary revisions. Your week 3
assignment should have included each of the following elements:
· GRADED ELEMENT: Describe your selected person’s
experience
· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze the climate of the time period in
context in which this person worked.
· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine the personal beliefs of your
· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine how this individual overcame
any adversities to succeed in his/her task.
· GRADED ELEMENT: Describe the final outcome of this
individual’s contribution to community and/or public health.
· GRADED ELEMENT: Explain what his/her contribution did for
overall community and/or public health at the time.
important at that particular point in history.
ACTION: Think about the individual’s contribution to
community/public health

· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze the impact of your individual’s
contribution on today’s public health system.
o
HELP:Youareasking“whathappenedasaresultofthiscontributionatthenatio
naland community level?” For example, some elements you could
address include:
§ did it change attitudes
§ did it change protocols and policies
§ did behavior change result
§ did it add/eliminate laws
· GRADED ELEMENT: Analyze how this contribution is still
relevant today
o HELP: Was this contribution only applicable at the time it occurred,
or is it still applied today? Why or why not? Explain your response
· GRADED ELEMENT: Examine how this contribution could
support or be expanded for future community and public health benefits
o HELP:Using solid critical thinking, look at the historical value of the
contribution and examine how it could be used for the future (is it
applicable to another health issue, can it lead to more policy change,
could it promote advocacy work or public health laws, etc.)
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