Category: Health Care

Emergency health disasters can occur when least expected. As evidenced by the readings, it is important to anticipate and prepare for such events. Choose any natural disaster that can impact Saudi Arabia and consider what your healthcare organization should do to be prepared. What emergency plan is in place? Who are the key stakeholders that would need to collaborate effectively to successfully implement the plan? Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference in supporting your answer. These scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search. Use APA 7th edition writing standards. You are required to reply to at least two of your peers’ answer posts to this weekly discussion question and/or your instructor’s response to your posting.

Objectives: The purpose of this project is to allow you to explore a health topic of your choice in depth and to develop an effective health policy brief. Policy briefs are short communications of scientific information to a non-scientific audience, such as stakeholders, politicians, healthcare providers, etc. Policy briefs are well organized and conveys scientific information in an easy to understand format with suggestions for policy and practice (e.g., treatment, funding, training, prevention plan).
**NOTE: you may not select a topic that you have used for previous assignments.**
You will practice the following skills:
Identify the tools and measures used to identify, track, and intervene in health problems.
Recognize key health challenges and describe potential solutions.
Discuss the connections between health and social justice.
Analyze factors that influence health behaviors and factors that enhance or compromise health.
Examine the psychological, behavioral, social, and ecological factors that influence individuals’ & communities’ health behaviors.
Assess the role of health promotion and education in improving individuals’ and communities’ health behaviors.
Task: Choose a health issue/problem you are passionate about and can find data/research on. Check with me if you are unsure if your topic is suitable.
Your policy brief must include the following:
Executive Summary/Introduction: This is the opening descriiption of the problem or issue and your recommendations for a course of action. (1-2 paragraphs)
Context: Provide a context or background that your reader needs to know in order to understand the problem and your recommendation. (2-3 paragraphs)
What community is being affected by the problem?
What is the impact on said community?
Critique of policy: The focus here is to point out shortcomings of what is currently being done to solve the problem and to provide an overview as to why your approach would be the most effective. You need to select and name an actual existing policy (1-2 paragraphs)
Note: Your health issue/problem should have some policy currently in place so completing this section by saying “there are no policies” will not result in credit. If you cannot find a policy, look at a similar topic or issue and relate the policies they used to your problem or issue.
Policy recommendations: Provide your reader with a detailed breakdown of specific guidelines, policies, and/or practical steps that need to be carried out in order to address the pressing problem or issue. (2-3 paragraphs.)
Note: It would be helpful to use evidence or logical rational to support why your policy will work.
Conclusion: Explain how your policy improves on previous policies and why will your policy/program will work. Reiterate your most important points in a closing statement. (1-2 paragraphs)
References: (not counted in page limit): You must use credible references to support your ideas about the problem and solution. You can use actual data (BRFSS or other) as support but also need to use and reference credible research. Cite your sources in text and use APA style. Logistics:
Your brief should be 2-3 pages, double spaced with each section labeled to match the grading rubric. References and tables/graphs are not included in the page count.
You can use graphs and tables from other websites as long as you cite them appropriately.
Review the Guide to Writing Policy Briefs Links to an external site. reading for help getting started.
Keep in mind who the audience is (professional/government official) – write professionally.
Your policy brief should be eye catching, as if to say “Read me!” You may use a template or create your own in Microsoft Word. I recommend presenting text in 2 columns, and wrap text around images/info graphics. You may want to use bullet points. Again, this should be eye-catching; do not write is as a paper.

The Spring2024 Guideline Docs includes the questions with the instructions on what to do in the excel. The Spring2024 Questions excel sheet includes the data with which to answer the questions and do what each questions asks for the data.

This discussion post has two parts.
Part 1 Team
Clinical care has become more complex and specialized in the U.S. healthcare delivery system. It demands that health care practitioners undertake complicated health services and learn new care models and methods. No longer is one specific health professional responsible for the patient’s health outcomes. A healthcare team consists of multidisciplinary professionals such as doctors, nurses, and other health professionals from a variety of specialties who work together, communicate often, and share resources.
In Part 1 of your initial post,
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of a team you belonged to or belong to.
Use Exhibit 13.4 Team Assessment Tool in the required text to perform the team evaluation. Teams with a total score of more than 60 points are considered well-functioning teams.
Create your plan with three strategies to improve the team’s performance.
Part 2 Communication
Proper communication is a critical aspect of performing as a professional. Especially in health care organizations, poor communication often leads to issues in patient safety and quality of care. A health care organization is the sum of all its parts and each person brings a unique life experience and culture to the process. As we realize our personal communication competency, we can increase our effectiveness by understanding barriers to valuing diversity and positive approaches that are helpful in increasing understanding.
In Part 2 of your initial post,
Interpret your communication strengths and weaknesses based on the results from Mind Tools Links to an external site..
Judge how your communication strengths can benefit health care team communication and reduce provider-patient miscommunication.
Formulate a plan with two actionable items to improve your communication weaknesses.
Your initial post of Part 1 and Part 2 should be a minimum of 500 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published in the last 5 years in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. Relevant professional experience may also be shared.

Topic 1: Child and Adolescent Health Risks As you discovered in this week’s lectures and readings, several populations face multiple health risks across their lifespan. Children and adolescents are a population that is at a higher health risk for obesity. A national movement is underway to reduce risk factors for developing obesity in children. Part of this movement is the “Let’s Move!” campaign, which is a comprehensive and coordinated initiative to prevent childhood obesity. The initiative emphasizes four primary components: healthy schools, access to affordable and healthy food, raising children’s physical activity levels, and empowering families to make healthy choices. Review Healthy People 2020: Identify risk factors for childhood obesity. Do the risk factors differ and how do they differ between children and adolescents? Identify objectives that will combat childhood and adolescent obesity. Provide suggestions on how community health nurses can contribute to these national health objectives and accomplish the goal of decreasing obesity among this population.

TOPIC: IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF) Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your healthcare issue or topic from a cultural and ethical perspective of inquiry. (You will cover two perspectives in one paper.) Form and answer two levels of research questions for each inquiry to address your chosen topic. Choose a “Level 1 Research Question/Writing Prompt” from both of the lists below to answer in the paper. Compose a “Level 2 Research Question/Writing Prompt” for each kind of inquiry that provides detail, specificity, and focus to your inquiry, research, and writing. State your research questions in your paper’s introduction. Form the body of your paper by answering each research question and support your assertions with evidence (research). In the conclusion of the paper, briefly review the issues, research questions, answers, and insights. Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts ETHICAL Perspective of Inquiry What laws govern or pertain to the issue? What ethical obstacles affect how the medical community addresses the issue? How do ethical theories apply to the issue? How do money, power, and control matters relate to the issue and its treatment? Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts CULTURAL Perspective of Inquiry Which cultural values and/or norms influence the issue? How is the issue addressed differently in varying cultural contexts and situations? Which cultures or societies are most affected by the issue? Why? Which cultural traditions affect the treatment(s)? Your paper must be 5 pages in length and reference four to six scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Be sure to follow current APA Style (e.g., spacing, font, headers, titles, abstracts, page numbering). *****MUST FOLLOW THIS CRITERIA: 1) Content – Fully addresses all elements of the assignment and provides detail and quality examples. It is clear that the student fully understands the key issues. 2) Application – Assignment shows strong, insightful evidence of the synthesis and application of the ideas and concepts. 3) Thesis Statement – Thesis statement provides a clear, compelling argument on an appropriate topic with a thoughtful approach that is clear and concise but not too simplistic. It is clear that initial research has begun. 4) Writing Mechanics – The writing demonstrates sophisticated clarity and conciseness and is extremely well organized. Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are all correct with minimal to no errors. 5) Sources and APA Formatting – Uses APA Style accurately and consistently to cite sources without errors. Meets length and formatting requirements of the assignment. The required number of relevant audience-appropriate sources have been expertly cited and integrated into the content to support ideas.

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following: The factors that affect fertility (STDs). Why inflammatory markers rise in STD/PID. Why prostatitis and infection happens. Also explain the causes of systemic reaction. Include at least 3 references 5/6 years old

In this discussion activity, students must engage to express their experiences, values, and challenges. Students should initiate a post by no later than Thursday and reply to at least 2 of their colleagues by no later than Saturday, as this will open more interaction and expression among students, as each has his/her own unique experience. The discussion should include the following questions: What did you learn, either from reading or classroom discussions that you applied on the internship? Which courses/subjects you feel could be expanded or added that would have helped you perform the internship better? How does this internship experience change your views? I’m studying Healthcare Administration and I did my internship in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center under the Ambulance Services Department

Review the Corporate Strategic Plan for Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital: https://assets.dsfh.med.sa/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Corporate-Strategic-Plan-2018-2020-1.pdf. One of the Strategic Directives listed is “Invest in People & Development,” which is explained in detail on page 14. Investing in people can be expensive, but it can be argued it is less expensive than having a higher employee turnover. The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed a significant strain on many employees in the healthcare industry, with burnout and potentially PTSD becoming major issues going forward. Write a paper that addresses: 1- The financial issues relating to both retaining staff and those associated with recruiting and training new staff when there is high staff turnover. 2- The non-financial costs associate with losing personnel who have many years of experience working in this institution. 3- Recommendations as to what an institution should do to avoid such problems. 4- The benefits associated with adopting those recommendations. Your paper should meet the following structural requirements: ***5 pages in length, not including the cover sheet and reference page. ***Formatted according to APA 7th edition writing standards ***Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of 4 scholarly articles

Your organization has asked you to present a power point presentation on an important regulation (or lack of regulation) in occupational safety and health regarding the disposal of bloodborne pathogens in Saudi Arabia. How does this regulation affect the overall healthcare industry’s practices in Saudi Arabia? How does it impact the disposal of bloodborne pathogens in your organization? How could it be improved? Please address the topic below: –Regulatory agencies and regulations that govern the disposal of bloodborne pathogens in KSA –The main occupational hazards related to the disposal of bloodborne pathogens and how they impact healthcare professionals –How regulation impacts industry practices –Your recommendations for improvement in either the existing regulations and or enforcement. ***Your presentation should meet the following structural requirements: ***Organized, using professional themes and transitions.*** ***It should consist of 9 slides, not including the title and reference slides. ***Each slide must provide detailed speaker’s notes, with a minimum of 110 words per slide. Notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials. ***Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of 6 scholarly articles. ***Follow APA 7th edition and writing standards