Assignment:
1. As you are learning in this unit, community health is about much more than a hospital or a clinic facility. It involves a diverse group of organizations and individuals, extending far beyond the traditional definition of "medical care." Consider your own real world community - the city, town, or county where you live. For the purpose of this discussion, you have just been appointed to serve on the Community Health Partners Organization, which is a coalition that is working to improve the health of your community. What will be your top priorities for improving health in your real world community? State your own top-five, three-year goals for Community Health Partners, including a brief description for each goal and a target.
Feel free to refer to the Community Health Partners example in your textbook for some ideas if you like.
No word limit on above this is a discussion question on above
2. As it relates to portable benefits as discussed in Chapter 9, do you believe that such restrictions of benefits should exist when it comes to an individual's continuance of health care coverage for government programs such as Medicaid? Provide and explanation for your answer with supporting facts and at least one reference.
No word limit just discussion question
3. Review the website of the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Case Example provided from the Billings Gazette.
https://www.nachc.com/
https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_3d688a54-dfec-11df-b04a-001cc4c002e0.html
4. You are the vice president of patient care services for a 250-bed community hospital. Your CEO and board president approach you with a big assignment. They ask you to take the leadership role in forming a new Community Health Partners type organization for your community. Think about your own community where you live right now. What organizations and what types of people will you invite to participate in the Community Health Partners group? And why have you selected this group?
5. Community health scorecards are a great way of tracking progress in improving the health of a community. What dimensions would you be sure to include in your own community health scorecard? And what are some community health examples of specific measures to include?
6. On page 212 of the textbook, we are given a visual description of the differences that exist across health care systems in different countries, including the U.S. Select one of the foreign countries listed in Table 9.1, and compare it with the U.S. system. Review each characteristic for the U.S. and the country that you select, and discuss whether you think the U.S would benefit from adopting their system or if they would benefit from adopting the U.S.'s system or if there are certain aspects of a system that would be of benefit. Provide supporting facts and references for your position.
Your response should be at least 500 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Any references or citations used should be in APA style.
7. The textbook makes a comparison of various healthcare settings such as the hospital, nursing homes, and hospice, but there are many other settings that exist. Research and select another type of healthcare setting, and discuss service delivery models in the past compared with the methods of delivery that are used in this setting currently. Include any technological advancement that has emerged in the setting that you choose.
Your response should be at least 500 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Any references or citations used should be in APA style
8. Unit VI provided an introduction into the roles of those who practice medicine. This assignment will begin part one of three component projects that will be due during the last week of the course (Unit VIII). Prepare a two to three page paper discussing your views on whether today's doctors exhibit characteristics of proper or improper medical training. In your response, address the following issues:
• Values toward their profession
• Ethical conduct
• Relationship with patients (bedside manner)
• Cultural competence
• Fair treatment
In your conclusion, discuss possible considerations to include in medical training reform efforts. Please be sure to cite all references using APA format.