Tag: public health

What are some areas of networking and security that are causing issues or potential problems? Are there instances where BYOD has jeopardized the regulatory compliance of organizations? Provide examples and what problems should have been addressed?

1. FACTS: Present the FACTS about BYOD in business today. How many companies have adopted these ideas in part or in full? What are the predicted trends for the future of BYOD?

In expressing your answer, evaluate based on the following:

How does BYOD fit into client’s needs in light of regulations and security baselines?

What policies need to be established and enforced to ensure confidentiality, Integrity, and availability?
How would an organization monitor and test compliance with regulatory guidelines?

2. POSITIVES: What have been some positive experiences with BYOD? What have companies found that has made this a good idea? What are some of the budget savings that companies have experienced? Are there any “pleasant surprises” or side-affects that have been obtained? What good “tips/best practices” have successful companies used to make this a good undertaking?

3. NEGATIVES: What problems have companies had with BYOD? What are some of the negative aspects of BYOD? Have there been problems that were not anticipated? Has there been any negative influence on the IT budget process?

What are some areas of networking and security that are causing issues or potential problems? Are there instances where BYOD has jeopardized the regulatory compliance of organizations? Provide examples and what problems should have been addressed?

4. AFFECT ON IT (and other) AUDITS: Have there been any negative consequences on the auditing of data and information?

What are some problems for companies that might be anticipated with the storage and retrieval of business records from devices they do not own? What are some of the unique challenges that auditors might face in the future as the trend of BYOD continues to grow?

What parts of the first draft do you like?Do you find any parts of the first draft confusing? If so, which parts?

You are asked to peer review two students’ PowerPoint first draft about their topics. comment on at least 3 of the following questions:

What parts of the first draft do you like?Do you find any parts of the first draft confusing? If so, which parts?

Does the presentation have a good flow, with an introduction, body, and conclusion? provide support for your answer.

Does the presentation present on an underreported/underappreciated topic in public health or on new, innovative life-extending treatments/interventions? provide support for your answer.

Is the presentation geared for the appropriate audience (in this case, their fellow classmates)?  provide support for your answer.

Do you have any helpful, constructive suggestions about how to make the first draft even more engaging/interesting to the class? If you choose to answer this question, please provide at least 1 helpful suggestion.

What resources do all countries need to be prepared for pandemics such as COVID-19?

Emergency Response Plans

Emergency health disasters can occur when least expected. As evidenced by the readings, it is important to anticipate and prepare for such events.

As evidenced by the current COVID-19 pandemic disaster preparedness is critical to public health.

For this assignment compare and contrast Saudi Arabia’s emergency response activities related to the pandemic to any country of your choosing.

Include in your essay:
• Best practices for emergency response plans to manage pandemics
• The key activities of each country’s emergency response
• The key agencies involved and how they worked together
• The effectiveness of the response including areas of strength and areas that may need improvement for each country
• What resources do all countries need to be prepared for pandemics such as COVID-19?

Your paper should meet the following structural requirements:
• Four-to-five pages in length, not including the cover sheet and reference page.
• Formatted according to APA.
• Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles.

Identify and discuss the Core Functions of Public Health. Your task for this first segment is to address the following questions in a 2- to 3-page paper:

HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS AND CORE FUNCTIONS

View the E-learning course – Introduction to public health (slides 1 -33) at https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/e-learning/public-health/

You will identify and discuss the Core Functions of Public Health. Your task for this first segment is to address the following questions in a 2- to 3-page paper:

What are the three core functions of public health?
What are the essential services associated with each of these?
Give two examples each of federal, state, and local agencies or departments that carry out these core functions and essential services.

Length: 2–3 pages, excluding the cover page and a reference list.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Core functions of public health and how they relate to the 10 essential services. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EPHLI/core_ess.htm

Goldsteen, R., Dwelle, T., & Goldsteen, K. (2014). Introduction to public health (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Company. Read: Chapter 1: Introduction and overview; and Chapter 2: Origins of public health.

Describe at least two challenges of quantifying the rate of return for this public health initiative.Explain whether the financing this initiative is justified.

Rate of Return

Post a brief description of a public health initiative (you may choose smoking cessation).

Describe at least two challenges of quantifying the rate of return for this public health initiative.

Using the principles of rate of return, explain whether the financing this initiative is justified.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

 Use the 5 Resources below

Getzen, T. E. (2013). Health economics and financing (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.

Chapter 12, “Financing and Ownership of Health Care Providers”

Ginsburg, P. B. (2008). High and rising health care costs: Demystifying US health care spending (The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Report No. 16).

Patrick Richard, Kristina West, & Leighton Ku. (2012). The return on investment of a Medicaid tobacco cessation program in Massachusetts. PLoS ONE, 7(1), e29665.

Richard, P. West, K., & Ku, L. (2012). The return on investment of a Medicaid tobacco cessation program in Massachusetts. Plos one, 7(1). Retrieved from

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Multi-media PowerPoint: Capital financing. Baltimore, MD: Author. (pdf)

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Discuss the value and importance of three (3) of the services.Research online an example of each of the three services you selected (include the URL/website link of the examples) to demonstrate what the service looks like in practical public health.

Read the updated 2020 10 Essential Public Health Services: https://phnci.org/uploads/resource-files/EPHS-English.pdf

Review the 10 EPHS in the framework and write an essay with the following information:

1. Discuss the value and importance of three (3) of the services.

2. Research online an example of each of the three services you selected (include the URL/website link of the examples) to demonstrate what the service looks like in practical public health.

Minimum of three paragraphs and 300 words

What projects are they currently working on that are related to public health, epidemiology, disease outbreaks, or healthcare-acquired infections?

In your Signature Assignment for this class, you will apply your learning by building a relationship with a healthcare organization of your choice.

You will choose an organization, meet someone who works there, and assist her or him with a public health-related project that is relevant to your learning in PH 560.

Review the full description of the Signature Assignment download for this course.

For this week's discussion, list three

(3) different organizations you would like to do your project on. Why did you choose them?
Review the organizations’ websites and try to make contact with someone at the organization.

What projects are they currently working on that are related to public health, epidemiology, disease outbreaks, or healthcare-acquired infections?

Respond to at least two

(2) of your classmates’ or your instructor’s posts. Comment on the organizations they chose.

Which organizations do you think are the best options and why?