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1. Assignment: Review the “State Primary Care Offices”
Assignment: Review the “State Primary Care Offices”Assignment: Review the “State Primary
Care Offices”In areas where access to care may be limited, partnerships play a major role in
ensuring that patients are given the best care possible. In Case Study Profile 1, for example,
a nurse, two doctors, a diabetes program coordinator, and a health education program all
collaborate as one healthcare team working with a single patient. These partnerships are
invaluable in circumstances where quality care may be hard to acquire. In addition,
legislation like the Conrad 30 waivers and J-1 visas can provide additional avenues to for
underserved populations to receive care, as demonstrated in Profile 3.CLICK HERE TO
ORDER YOUR ASSIGNMENTFor this Assignment, you will examine data from your own
community surrounding workforce shortages and underserved populations/areas. You will
also identify mechanisms, programs, and partnerships that exist to address these issues.To
prepare:Review the “State Primary Care Offices” (U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2018) website provided in this week’s resources.Review information available
from your state of residence or a state of interest with a focus on the following:Conrad 30
Waiver Program and J-1 visasMedically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) and
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)Explore the Bureau of Labor Statistics to
research workforce shortages specific to health.Reflect on the role of health educators in
fostering partnerships with the healthcare workforce in these areas to promote population
health efforts.Review the case study profiles in this week’s resources and reflect on the
necessary elements required for successful partnerships among healthcare professionals to
address population health.Research examples of health education programs that have
successfully fostered partnerships with the healthcare workforce to address population
health in the state you selected.The Assignment: (5–7 PowerPoint slides)Create a
PowerPoint presentation, with speaker notes, for health educators and health
administrators practicing in your selected state. In your presentation, address the following
points:Explain policies in your selected state, such as the use of Conrad 30 waivers and J-1
visas.Describe the current status of your selected state’s MUAs, MUPs, and HPSAs.Provide
an example of a health education program that is current and explain how it promotes
partnerships with the healthcare workforce to enhance population health initiatives in the
state you selected.PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK. (2017). RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.PRACTICALPLAYBOOK.ORG/U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. (2018).
RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.BLS.GOV/HOME.HTMNOTE: EXPLORE THE BUREAU OF
LABOR STATISTICS WEBSITE TO RESEARCH WORKFORCE SHORTAGES SPECIFIC TO

2. HEALTH.U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES &
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. (2018). STATE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTPS://BHW.HRSA.GOV/SHORTAGE-DESIGNATION/HPSA/PRI…WALDEN UNIVERSITY.
(2017). SEARCH RESULTS FOR: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. RETRIEVED FROM
HTTP://ACADEMICANSWERS.WALDENU.EDU/SEARCH/?Q=POWER…NOTE: EXPLORE THE
SEARCH RESULTS AT THIS LINK FOR RESOURCES ON PREPARING A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION.WASHKO, M. M., & FENNELL, M. L. (2017). THE EPICENTER OF
EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: THE EVOLVING U.S.
HEALTH WORKFORCE. HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 52(S1), 353–359.
DOI:10.1111/1475-6773.12662NOTE: YOU WILL ACCESS THIS ARTICLE FROM THE
WALDEN LIBRARY DATABASES.WILKINSON, G. W., MASON, T., HIRSCH, G., CALISTA, J. L.,
HOLT, L., TOLEDO, J., & ZOTTER, J. (2016). COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER INTEGRATION
IN HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND POLICY: A PARTNERSHIP MODEL. THE JOURNAL
OF AMBULATORY CARE MANAGEMENT, 39(1), 2–11.
DOI:10.1097/JAC.0000000000000124usw1_hlth_6510_week03_casestudyprofiles.pdfusw1
_hlth_6510_week03_apapresentation.pptx