The US Census Bureau reports that there are nearly seven billion people in the world (US Census Bureau, 2011). The increase in population size over recent decades has created, and will continue to create, environmental and public health concerns. A larger population consumes already limited resources and energy and creates more waste and pollution. A larger population also exacerbates public health issues. For example, a boost in population size can lead to an increase in rates of infectious disease, homelessness, and poverty.

Currently, different parts of the world have varying population growth rates. Population growth in more developed countries is slowing down. For example, between 2005 and 2010, women from North America had an average of only two children in their lifetime. However, population growth rates in developing countries are still quite high. Specifically, between 2005 and 2010, women from Africa had an average of 4.6 children in their lifetime (United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2007).

In this assignment, you will estimate future population sizes and their potential link to environmental health.

Using the readings for this module, Argosy University online library resources, as well as resources from reliable academic or governmental organizations, write a paper that addresses the following:

  • Estimate the predicted population size for the world in the year 2060. Be sure to justify your estimate as well as cite and explain the resources you used.
  • Identify a single disease that significantly increases in prevalence when the human population increases in size. Address the following based on this information:
    • Why is this issue likely to increase with an increasing population size?
    • Are there any countries in particular that will be affected by this issue more than others? What will cause this discrepancy?
    • How are food supply and nutrition impacted by the increasing population size? When considering nutrition, do you think some countries will be more susceptible than others? Explain and support your answer.
    • What are governmental agencies currently doing to prevent or mitigate concerns of inadequate food supply and nutrition because of population growth?
    • Based on your research, do you believe that these policies would change if the population growth increases dramatically by 2060?

Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

On average, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 23 percent of the global disease burden can be attributed to the environment (World Resources Institute, n.d.).

In this assignment, you will use an interactive map to identify world patterns of environmental hazards through mortality rates. WHO has published a map providing the percentage of deaths around the world that are attributed to environmental issues from 2004. Access this map using the link given below and review the values listed for different countries:

  • World Health Organization (WHO). (2004). Public health and environment (PHE): Percentage of deaths and DALYs attributable to the environment, 2004 deaths. Retrieved fromhttp://web.archive.org/web/20130721135735/http:/gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/phe/total_percentage/atlas.html

Based on your research, complete the following:

  • Identify the top five countries that have the highest percentage of deaths attributable to environmental problems. Are the countries that you identified considered developed or developing nations?
  • Identify the five countries that have the lowest percentage of deaths attributed to environmental problems. Are the countries you chose considered developed or developing nations?
  • Examine whether developed nations have higher or lower mortality rates caused by environmental issues (as defined by WHO) than developing nations.
  • Examine the countries with higher mortality rates from environmental issues on the WHO map. Do they have high or low population sizes when compared to those countries with lower mortality rates?
  • Explain your position on whether the population size is directly correlated with the environmental issues. Are there other factors or health determinants, such as social or economic factors, impacting this issue?
  • Examine whether the environmental issues would subside if population sizes decreased and were maintained.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

  • Choosing one nation from the higher percentage and one from the lower percentage, identify a minimum of two of their environmental problems that can be linked to their mortality rates.
  • Examine any similarities between their environmental problems and those in your neighborhood.

Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 350 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Recent environmental disasters have significantly impacted the human population in multiple ways. In this assignment, you will identify a recent environmental disaster and discuss potential correlated health impacts.

Begin this assignment by identifying one recent example of an environmental disaster. For example, the BP oil spill or the earthquakes in Haiti or Japan.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online resources, and the Internet, write a research paper including the following:

  • Provide a description of the environmental event/disaster you have identified. Include the following points:
    • Consider if the event was caused by humans or natural.
    • Examine the direct and indirect impact on immediate- and long-term public health.
    • Identify data regarding mortality and/or morbidity outcomes, if available.
    • Explain the geographical impact with respect to health. Also consider the number of lives lost, environmental damage, economic fallout, and long-term repercussions or impact.
    • Examine the research on the likelihood of this event recurring.
  • Identify and describe the immediate- and long-term emergency response plans and efforts to the disaster you have selected. Be sure to identify which groups, organizations, and/or governments led or are leading the response efforts and the various players who participated or are participating in this response.
  • Examine the lessons learned from previous responses to similar disasters. List at least three recommendations for protecting public health from a recurrence and/or the aftermath of similar disasters in the future.

Purchasing & Vendor Management
 
Unit 4: Discussion – Chapter Questions
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Directions
Review all questions and select three questions to address in 100 or more words.  Support your thoughts with proven facts using the APA format.
Make your initial post by 11:59 PM Thursday and reply to at least two classmates by 11:59 PM Sunday. Please keep your posts civil and show respect to your classmates.
Questions
1. Where do you believe buyers spend most of their time in negotiations?
2. What are risks to buyers associated with each of the different types of contracts (fixed price, incentive and cost-based contracts)?
3. What are risks to suppliers associated with each of the different types of contracts (fixed price, incentive and cost-based contracts)?
4. Why do many firms attempt to avoid litigation in settling contract disputes?
5. What are the implications of e-commerce on enforcing contracts? Where do you think the venue for resolution should be if a conflict arises?
6. What does the term “agent” mean? Under what conditions can purchasing agents be held personally responsible for abusing their position?
7. Suppose you arrive at a verbal agreement with someone on the price of purchasing his or her vehicle. Under what conditions have you reached an enforceable contract?  Share an example of a verbal agreement you experienced.
8. A seller verbally tells you that his cleaning product can remove any stain from the surface of your company vehicles. Your maintenance crew later finds out that this is not the case.  In fact, you find that the cleaning product does not work very well at all in removing stains.  Do you have a legal claim against this seller?  What types of damages are you entitled to?
9. Discuss the concept of ethics. Why is the purchasing profession particularly sensitive to this topic?
10. Suppose a supplier gives you a price on a contract and then later comes back and claims that he mistakenly wrote down the wrong price. Do you have right to sue the supplier over breach of contract? What conditions are important here?

Read Chapter 27 pgs 218-223 and right a 5 sentence thesis statement about the article whether affirmative or negative.
Prompt: Develop one thesis in response to the week’s readings. This thesis and its explanation should be one paragraph long, with no more than five sentences. Example: “Elgendy claims that Batman is a more praiseworthy superhero than Superman, since one should be praised for one’s virtues – such as ingenuity, resourcefulness, and discipline – rather than one’s innate capacities. However, I argue that these “virtues” are not accurately situated if they are separated from the virtue of discernment or prudence, which Batman fails to show. Specifically, Batman neglects to understand his practices in light of Gotham’s social and economic conditions. If he did, he would realize that his nemeses are an after-effect of widespread deprivation and desperation, and that his resourcefulness and discipline would be put to more just use in redistributing his fabulous wealth rather than using it to creatively beat up bad guys.” Notes:

  1. 1.)  Your thesis may be interpretive – concerning how to understand what we’ve read – or evaluative – making your own argument in response – or some combination of both, keeping in mind that a good thesis is clear, concise, and makes a defined claim.
  2. 2.)  You may write about just one of the week’s assigned texts, or more than one, keeping in mind that a good thesis is clear, concise, and makes a defined claim.
  3. 3.)  Your thesis should be neither obvious nor beyond the pale. If any reasonable person of good will already believes your thesis, then it’s obvious. If any reasonable person of good will couldn’t actually affirm your thesis, then it’s beyond the pale. These categories are subject to contestation, but the point of invoking them is to say that we should both express care for each other, even in our thought experiments, and muster enough courage to venture significant claims.
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Thematic Backpack Plan

As educators, we want to encourage active participation among the diverse and busy families we work with in ways that consider their various structures, needs, lifestyles, and schedules. We teach children about health, wellness, nutrition, and safety in school; however, we want to offer families support for continuing this education in the home. Thematic backpacks, which are sent home with children for a week throughout the year, either on a rotating schedule or a sign-out system, is one idea for how to engage families at home. Thematic backpacks include materials, parent information, games, manipulatives, and other resources all centered on a teacher-created thematic plan to explore the contents in a fun and engaging way at home with the family. Children love these, and family members can be involved in learning at home when it is convenient for them.
Create a plan for the development of a health, wellness, nutrition, and safety unit backpack that you can send home with your families. For this assignment, only the written plan is required; however, you are encouraged to create this resource as you develop the plan. The purpose of the backpack is to encourage families to explore the areas of health, wellness, nutrition, and safety at home.
The requirements for your written plan are as follows:

Introduction letter (no longer than one page): 

Explain the purpose of the backpack. This should be written in a family-friendly form and be visually appealing. You may wish to use colored font, graphics, or pictures to set the tone for a fun and engaging experience.

Health:  

Describe one idea, activity, or game centered on an important health concept for families to explore. For example, you may include a sorting game that has pictures or text of sick/hurt children. Families can sort into two piles: “Okay to go to school” or “Stay home.” Example pictures/text could include runny nose, fever, scraped knee, sneezing, band-aid, etc. Try to think about creative fun ideas that allow families to explore the topic and materials.

Wellness:  

Describe one idea, activity, or game centered on an important wellness concept for families to explore. For example, you may include ideas for a family exercise night or an outdoor scavenger hunt.

Nutrition:  

Describe one idea, activity, or game centered on an important nutrition concept for families to explore. For example, you may include a healthy recipe book, a recipe to make a healthy snack together, or a grocery store game.

Safety:  

Describe one idea, activity, or game centered on an important safety concept for families to explore. For example, you might include a composition notebook in the backpack and encourage children and families to draw a picture of something that they do safely or draw a picture of a safety practice they follow at home.

Reference page: 

One APA citation for a children’s book that you can include in the backpack for families to read together. In addition to the citation, please include a summary of the story.
One APA citation for a resource that will support families to learn more about one of the areas. In addition to the citation, please include a summary of the resource.

Your written assignment should include a page for each of the following: introduction including your name, health activity, wellness activity, nutrition activity, safety activity, and resources (for a total of six pages). You may wish to include a picture of your backpack if you choose to create one. Because this assignment is meant to be useful for your future role, you do not need to submit a title page or a resources page; however, you will need to include references to any materials that you use.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. 

This week’s first discussion forum will focus on the population of abused individuals. Abuse is a pervasive problem in our society. Although the forms of abuse, as well as the intensity and duration can vary from case to case, each abused person is tasked with dealing with the scars left from the abuse.  As you can imagine, this task can be very challenging to say the least. Using research to help you form an opinion, which form of capital (social or human capital) do you feel will have a greater influence over resources accessible to the abused?  Discuss which form of capital you would rely on for emotional support and help through difficult times if abused.  Explain your rationale. Chapter 3 of the course text defines these terms in more detail.
Your initial contribution should be 250 to 300 words in length. Your research and claims must be supported by your course text and at least one other scholarly source.  Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Dismissal Meeting

Instructions

Imagine that you are an office manager and you have been tasked with the job of coordinating and leading the dismissal meeting for an employee layoff.

Requirements

Write a 6 to 8 page paper in which you:

  • Propose three ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an employee layoff.
  • Describe a step-by-step process for conducting the dismissal meeting.
  • Determine the compensation that the fictitious company may provide to the separated employee.
  • Create a chart that depicts the timeline for the disbursement of the compensation.
    • Use Microsoft Word or an equivalent application, such as OpenOffice.
  • Predict three ways that this layoff may affect the company.

Use at least three high-quality academic resources in this assignment. Consider beginning with your course textbook and quality sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.
Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Overview

Business managers use written communication every day. Opportunities for written communication in the business world include everything from reports, memos, and documentation to emails, instant messaging, and social media. Effective written communication can help build and grow business relationships, accelerate results, solicit input and feedback, and rally personnel toward shared goals. Your ability to write messages that are clear and concise, while positioned strategically and presented professionally, will distinguish you in your field.
In this assignment, you will develop a written communication for the challenge or opportunity scenario you have identified. The written message needed to fulfill this assignment will depend on your scenario.

Instructions

Compose a written communication based on your Strategic Communications Plan.

Part 1
  1. Develop your written communication.
    1. State your key message clearly.
      1. Do not “bury the headline”—the main point should be presented directly.
      2. Your key message must be clear and concise.
    2. Provide the necessary information and build credibility.
      1. Provide an appropriate amount of background information for the audience, given the type of communication.
      2. Get to the point without unnecessary verbiage.
      3. Build your position as an expert or trusted colleague.
    3. Support your key message with three or four supporting points or reasons.
      1. Supporting points should be appropriate for the context and needs of the audience.
      2. Reasons should be compelling and relevant.
    4. Employ either the tell/sell or consult/join techniques.
    5. Clearly relay to the audience an actionable request.
  2. Write professionally.
    1. Communication should be clear and concise.
    2. Communication should build logically.
    3. Sentences should flow smoothly, using appropriate transitions and varying sentence structure.
    4. Employ appropriate formatting for ease of reading and clarity of message (headers, bullet points, etc.).
  3. Demonstrate professional presence.
    1. Be authentic and genuine in your communication.
    2. Use the appropriate tone and vocabulary for your audience.
    3. Establish rapport to connect with your audience and grow the relationship.
Part 2
  1. Channel and style.
    1. Explain why you chose the specific channel you used for the written communication.
    2. Explain what style you employed in your written communication (tell/sell, consult/join) and why.
  2. Use feedback to refine your communication.
    1. Describe or list the feedback you received on your written communication from the Week 7 discussion.
    2. Explain how you used the feedback to revise and improve your message.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Compose a written communication based on a strategic communications plan.

Now

1. Explain the need for and the process for flexible budgeting in healthcare organizations today.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length 

2. Describe the benefits of an alert-based decision support management system for healthcare organizations today.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. 

3. Healthcare administrators need a solid understanding of physicians and their medical staff activities. Explain the typical categories of medical staff in a community hospital setting.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length 

4. Discuss the ways in which a physician office practice can optimize its financial condition and benefit its hospital partner.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. 

 Berger, S. (2014). Fundamentals of health care financial management: A practical guide to fiscal issues and activities (4th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

Instructions from our professor:
Topic: Health Policy Analysis Paper
1.  Select a Health Policy on a Local, State, or Federal policy that you have explored along with recommendations based upon the analysis.
2.  Analyze the Health Policy selected.
3.  Evaluate the Health Policy selected.
4.  Identify application of health policy into clinical practice.
Ø Your paper must have an Introduction and a Conclusion
Ø Maximum of 6 pages (not including Title and Reference page).
Ø APA format
Ø At least 5 references within 5 years.
Note:
I need the paper to follow all of the professor’s instructions, my professor is very strict with this.
Plagiarism is not tolerated, and they use turn it in.
The paper has to cover all of first four points:
1. Select a Health Policy on a Local, State, or Federal policy that you have explored along with recommendations based upon the analysis.
2.Analyze the Health Policy selected.
3. Evaluate the Health Policy selected.
4. Identify application of health policy into clinical practice.
And also, these:
Ø Your paper must have an Introduction and a Conclusion
Ø Maximum of 6 pages (not including Title and Reference page).
Ø APA format (APA 7 is the one the school is using)
Ø At least 5 references within 5 years.
I attached the grading rubric for this homework (for your guide)
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