HCA 415

HCA 415 Entire Course

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HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions of Public Health

HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health
HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System Critical Issues
HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention in Health Status
HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the Law
HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for Assessing Community Health
HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services
HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency Preparedness and
Response

 HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical

Contributions of Public Health

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Historical Contribution of Public Health. Look over the definitions of public health
in this weeks reading and describe its main features. In your opinion, what two
features have had the greatest impact on improving health status and quality of life
throughout history? Explain why you selected these features and provide examples to
support your opinion.

 HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and

Health

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Poverty and Health. The health status of populations is influenced by many factors.
When considering poverty, answer the following questions:
a. Is poverty a cause of poor health in a community, or is poor health a cause of
poverty?
b. How would different views of this question influence public health policy?
Explain your opinion using specific examples. Compare and contrast at least two
types of measurements used to assess and /or report health-related findings. Your
initial post should be a minimum of 250-300 words and utilize at least two scholarly
sources, cited in APA format.

 HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public

Health and the Law

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Public Health and the Law. In the United States, prior to the 1930s, public health
efforts were primarily undertaken at local and state levels. After the Great Depression,
the federal government was called upon to intervene on behalf of its vulnerable
populations. Since that time, debates over federal versus state roles in public health
efforts have taken center stage in government and politics (Turncock, 2012, 79).
For this assignment, you will examine the role of state and federal government as it
relates to motor vehicle safety. Review the case study Motor Vehicle Safety in your
course text.

 HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care

System Critical Issues

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U.S. Health Care System Critical Issues. The size, scope, and complexity of the
U.S. health system makes it difficult to deliver quality care to all of its citizens. What
do you believe are the three most critical issues facing the health care system in the
United States today? Explain and justify your response.
What major forces are most likely to fuel further movement toward major health care
reform in the Unites States?
In order to help you gain insight and formulate your response you may want to visit
these websites of major health organizations:
a. American Medical Association. (http://www.ama-assn.org)
b. American Hospital Association. (http://www.aha.org)

 HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention

in Health Status

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Role of Prevention in Health Status. This week we read about the role that
prevention plays in the health of a population. Reflecting on the reading, discuss the
following questions about preventative services:
a. Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound of cure in the United States? If not,
what is the relative value of prevention, in comparison to treatment?
b. What role, if any, has the recent growth of managed care strategies played within
the health sector?
c. Discuss the relationship between preventative intervention strategies and
intervention strategies aimed at health or illness.

 HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency

Preparedness and Response

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Emergency Preparedness and Response. Your course text defines bioterrorism as

the threatened or intentional release of biologic agents for the purpose of influencing
the conduct of government or intimidating or coercing a civilian population to further
political or social objectives (Turncock, 2012, p. 122). In this paper, you will evaluate
the roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal public health organizations in
emergency preparedness and response during a bioterrorism event.
First, select one of the following bioterrorism threats:
a. Anthrax
b. Small pox

 HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for

Assessing Community Health

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Tools for Assessing Community Health. The Institute of Medicine report released
in 1998 described three public health core functions: assessment, policy
development, and assurance. (Turnock, 2012, p. 107) For this discussion, you will
examine tools used to assess the health of a community.
Please choose one of the tools below that is used for community health assessment:
a. Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (M.A.P.P.)
b. Planned Approach to Community Health (P.A.T.C.H.)

 HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services

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Essential Services. Maternal and Child Health (M.C.H.) services are one of the basic
services of local public health efforts. M.C.H. core services include: pre-natal care,
post-natal care, neonatal care, and supervision of the health of school children.
Select one of these core services and answer the following questions about the
assurance of these public services:

a. How does a public health system ensure that services are provided?
b. What barriers exist to the provision of services? How are they being addressed?
c. What are the ethical considerations for providing these services?

 HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights

versus Societal Rights

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Individual Rights versus Societal Rights. Prevention is a hallmark of public health.

Primary prevention uses interventions such as vaccinations, anti-smoking campaigns,
and motor vehicle safety laws (e.g., wearing seatbelts, wearing helmets) to prevent
disease and injury. Primary prevention has a direct impact on an individuals right to
choose.
How can public health implement prevention strategies to improve community health
while respecting the rights of individuals in the community? Provide specific examples
to support your position.

 HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care

Act

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Affordable Care Act. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive
health reform, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law. The
primary purpose of the health reform is to improve the nations health. As we have
read, access to preventative care is shown to improve the overall morbidity and
mortality of a population. One of the provisions of the act is to require all U.S. citizens
to purchase health care insurance by the year 2014.
In your opinion, is it ethical to require medical insurance coverage for all citizens?
Explain your answer and provide examples to support your position.

 HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus

Social Policy

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Science versus Social Policy. According to Turnock (2012), further gains in health
status may be less related to science than to social policies (p. 266). Do you agree
or disagree with this statement? Why or why not? Provide at least three specific
reasons to support your position.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250-300 words and utilize at least two
scholarly sources, cited in APA format.

 HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Health

Achievements

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Public Health Achievements. After competing this weeks reading, answer the
following questions:
a. What was the most important achievement of public health in the twentieth
century? Why?
b. What will be the most important achievement of public health in the twenty-first
century? Why?
c. Which of the following barriers will have the greatest negative impact on the
effectiveness of public health?
External: public values, economic and resource availability

 HCA 415 Week 5 Final Project (AIDS,

Adversity and Solutions)

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Focus of the Final Project

For your Final Project, you will complete an analysis of a public or community health
problem that is formatted in either an eight to ten page paper or a ten to twelve slide
PowerPoint presentation (not including title and references pages/slides). Your Final
Project should demonstrate an understanding of the reading assignments, and class
discussions, as well as your own research and application of new knowledge. It must
contain the following:
1. Identify a population-based public/community health problem in your county and/or
state. Your selection could be based on one of the following: