What are the positive aspects of the U.S. health care system?

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Assignments week 2
Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Report Website. Click on the Weekly Report and choose a report of interest to you. Briefly summarize your findings.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Name five epidemiological determinants (other than bacteria, stress, or diet).
Research the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Briefly describe what it is, what diseases it includes, and who it benefits.
What are the positive aspects of the U.S. health care system? Negative aspects?
Home health care is one of the newest types of health care settings. Research a home health care program in your community. Briefly describe their organization (mission, clientele/patients, etc).
Define and describe in detail on type of restorative medical care service.
What is sub-acute care? Briefly describe an example of a sub-acute health care service.
What are the major differences between primary care and specialty care?
Choose an allied health profession that you are unfamiliar with. Briefly describe the occupation and the settings in which they work.
Define non-physician primary care provider as well as describe their role in health care/service.

Biological Bases of Human Behavior Final Paper.

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Biological Bases of Human Behavior Final Paper.
The paper should be 10 – 15 pages in length, which includes the title, abstract and reference pages. The goal of the paper should be to look at a method or method(s) used in biopsychology to investigate the cause of a psychological disorder. The disorder that you choose is up to you but it should be something studied in the field of biopsychology. You will then choose studies that look at different methodological approaches of biopsychology to study these disorders. It is important that you choose methodological approaches that you understand and are comfortable discussing in detail. For example, you should not choose gene knockout technology in the study of alcohol abuse if you are weak in the area of genetics and molecular genetics. You will be expected to not only summarize the methodology you choose to focus on but also the strengths and weaknesses associated with it

In the United States healthcare system, disparities such as socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic can be found. What do you feel are the most important disparities that need to be addressed in the healthcare industry?

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Cultural Diversity and Teamwork in Healthcare Ethics
Consider the scenarios given below and answer the questions listed after each scenario. Justify your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Scenario 1
In the past, paternalism among healthcare providers was an accepted way of practicing medicine. Patients sought care from physicians and accepted their opinions and treatment choices without question. However, in today’s healthcare industry, there has been a shift away from paternalism as patients become active in their treatment choices and work as a team with their healthcare professionals. In the light of these facts, answer the following questions:
• What do you feel has caused this shift and why?
• Do you think this shift is for the better? How do you think this team approach to care can affect a patient’s care choices?
Scenario 2
With increasing diversity in the United States, a question has arisen regarding what accommodations should be made to assist the diverse population. Some groups or individuals feel in order to address the increasingly diverse population; we must employ a medical staff that is reflective of a community’s population. For example, if half of the population in a community is Hispanic, the medical office staff should be comprised of Hispanic workers.
• Do you agree or disagree with this solution for addressing diversity in healthcare and why or why not? How would you address these diversity issues of the Unites States?
• In the United States healthcare system, disparities such as socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic can be found. What do you feel are the most important disparities that need to be addressed in the healthcare industry? How do the disparities affect individuals in terms of healthcare and what do you feel is the best course of action to remedy each disparity and why?

psychology; Bivens

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In this module, you are required to read the article on Bivens from Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. The purpose of this article is to understand that a law enforcement officer is not immune from civil lawsuits.
Where once police and law enforcement agencies thought themselves immune, civil lawsuits against law enforcement officers are quite common nowadays. These lawsuits are based on whether the law enforcement officers correctly followed the guidelines meant to protect the citizens, guaranteed by the Constitution.
The purpose behind Bivens is to some extent protect private citizens from police misconduct. The other side of the coin is that if we so circumscribe the actions of officers, citizens may not be protected from the criminal acts of others. The point of the assignment is for you to begin to recognize this balancing act.
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What You Are Required to Do . . .

Research on the Internet or the Argosy University Online Library and find some cases where officers have been sued in civil court for failing to follow the guidelines meant to protect the citizens from police misconduct.

Submission Details:

By the due date assigned, in a minimum of 250 words, post your responses to the following topics in the Discussion Area.

  • Describe a lawsuit, the issues involved in the trial, and the verdict. Do you think public safety in terms of the safety of the public was improved? Why or why not?
  • As a law enforcement officer, what would your reaction be to being sued by a suspect in a case? How do you think that lawsuit would impact your personal life? How would you handle the pressure of being accused of violating the Constitution?
  • Do you think you might change the way you would act as a law enforcement official if you were aware that you could be sued by a suspect you apprehended? In what way would it impact your duties as a law enforcement official?