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• HCA 415 Entire Course (Ash Course)

• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions

• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Historical Contributions of
  Public Health
• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health
• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System
  Critical Issues
• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention in Health
  Status

• Historical Contribution of Public Health. Look
  over the definitions of public health in this
  weeks reading and describe its main features. In
  your opinion, what two features have had the
  greatest impact on improving health status and
  quality of life throughout history?

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• HCA 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Poverty and Health

• HCA 415 Week 2 Assignment Public Health and the
  Law

• Poverty and Health. The health status of
  populations is influenced by many factors. When
  considering poverty, answer the following
  questions

• Public Health and the Law. In the United States,
  prior to the 1930s, public health efforts were
  primarily undertaken at local and state levels.
  After the Great Depression, the federal
  government was called upon to intervene on behalf
  of its vulnerable populations.

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• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 1 U.S. Health Care System

• HCA 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Role of Prevention

• U.S. Health Care System Critical Issues. The
  size, scope, and complexity of the U.S. health
  system makes it difficult to deliver quality care
  to all of its citizens. What do you believe are
  the three most critical issues facing the health
  care system in the United States today?

• Role of Prevention in Health Status. This week we
  read about the role that prevention plays in the
  health of a population. Reflecting on the
  reading, discuss the following questions about
  preventative services
• a. Is an ounce of prevention still worth a pound

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• HCA 415 Week 3 Assignment Emergency

• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Tools for Assessing

• Emergency Preparedness and Response. Your course
  text defines bioterrorism as the threatened or
  intentional release of biologic agents for the
  purpose of influencing the conduct of government
  or intimidating or coercing a civilian

• Tools for Assessing Community Health. The
  Institute of Medicine report released in 1998
  described three public health core functions
  assessment, policy development, and assurance.
  (Turnock, 2012, p. 107)

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• HCA 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Essential Services

• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Individual Rights

• Essential Services. Maternal and Child Health
  (M.C.H.) services are one of the basic services
  of local public health efforts. M.C.H. core
  services include pre-natal care, post-natal
  care, neonatal care, and supervision of the
  health of school children.

• Individual Rights versus Societal Rights.
  Prevention is a hallmark of public health.
  Primary prevention uses interventions such as
  vaccinations, anti-smoking campaigns, and motor
  vehicle safety laws (e.g., wearing seatbelts,
  wearing helmets)

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• HCA 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Affordable Care Act

• HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Science versus Social

• Affordable Care Act. On March 23, 2010, President
  Obama signed comprehensive health reform, known
  as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
  Act, into law. The primary purpose of the health
  reform is to improve the nations health.

• Science versus Social Policy. According to
  Turnock (2012), further gains in health status
  may be less related to science than to social
  policies (p. 266). Do you agree or disagree with
  this statement? Why or why not? Provide at least
  three specific reasons to support your position

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• HCA 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Public Health Achieve

• HCA 415 Week 5 Final Project (AIDS)

• Public Health Achievements. After competing this
  weeks reading, answer the following questions
• a. What was the most important achievement of
  public health in the twentieth century? Why?
• b. What will be the most important achievement of
  public health

• Focus of the Final Project
• For your Final Project, you will complete an
  analysis of a public or community health problem
  that is formatted in either an eight to ten page
  paper or a ten to twelve slide PowerPoint
  presentation (not including title and references
  pages/slides).

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