Describe the value of a performance-based management culture for the sustainability of health and safety responsibilities in this company

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

This case assignment consist of two parts, so please ensure that you set aside ample time to complete each.

CASE ASSIGNMENT

Part I: You have recently been hired as manager of health and safety in a petroleum refinery industry. The environmental performance of this company has been unclear to the community and the media has recently portrayed this refinery quite negatively.

Your Task for Part I: 1) Describe the value of a performance-based management culture for the sustainability of health and safety responsibilities in this company. 2) Apply criteria described in your reading to design an environmental impact assessment that addresses the environmental impacts of this refinery on air quality. In your protocol, be sure to show how you would address the 3 categories of Environmental Performance Indicators (management performance, environmental performance and environmental condition indicators). For each part of the protocol, illustrate with examples.

Part II: You are a manager of environmental health and safety at a local health department. You have learned that drinking water supplies have been contaminated with a virus (Cryptosporidium) that cannot be destroyed by chlorination and that can cause severe illness. This is believed to be an act of bioterrorism. The module readings covered the ecological model and how it may be used to identify partners for improving environmental health and its public health impacts.

Your Task for Part II: Apply your knowledge of the Ecological Model of Health to: 1) Identify 2 partners that may be engaged for each domain of the ecological model. 2) Describe the responsibility and role of these partners in providing or disseminating information to communicate risk to the public. 3) Show how the partners will address a culturally adverse audience in communicating risk to the public.

ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your selection.

Length: The CA assignment should be 8-10 pages long (double-spaced) for both parts combined.

References: At least six additional references (beyond required readings) must be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles. Quoted materials should not exceed 10{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. Materials copied verbatim from external sources must be enclosed in quotation marks. In-text citations are required as well as a list of references at the end of the assignment. (APA format is recommended.)

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.

Format: APA format is recommended for this assignment.

Explain how public health leadership is different from public health management

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  1. Consider how you define public health leadership and how your definition applies a systems thinking approach. Also, think about the differences between public health leadership and public health management. Think of an example to illustrate this difference.
    1. Give your personal definition of public health leadership and a definition of systems thinking.
    1. Explain how public health leadership is different from public health management.
    2. Use a specific public health example to illustrate this difference.
    3. Explain how systems thinking applies to your definition of leadership.

2. There is a self-assessment, called entitled, “Value Systems.” The assessment is designed to initiate your thinking on values in leadership and how your values might impact your leadership style.

For this Professional Leadership Journal:

    1. Complete the “Value Systems” assessment.
      • What does the value assessment say about your leadership style?
      • What values may be important to you as a leader in the field of public health?
    2. Explain new insights gained based on your results of the “Value Systems” assessment
    3. Explain how these new insights might impact your role, or future role as a public health leaderThese are all elements of a scholarly paper and are expected at the graduate level.

References

  • Nahavandi, A. (2014). The art and science of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
    • Chapter 1, “Definition and Significance of Leadership”
    • Self-Assessment 4-1: Value Systems (p. 132)
  • Koh, H. K. (2009). Leadership in public health. Journal of Cancer Education, 24(Supp. 2), S11–S18.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Leischow, S. J., & Milstein, B. (2006). Systems thinking and modeling for public health practice. American Journal of Public Health, 96(3), 403–405.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Trochim, W. M., Cabrera, D.A., Milstein, B., Gallagher, R.S., & Leischow, S.J. (2006). Practical challenges of systems thinking and modeling in Public Health. American Journal of Public Health, 96(3), 538–546.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Vroom, V. H., & Jago, A.G. (2007). The role of the situation in leadership. American Psychologist, 62(1), 17–24.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Zaleznick, A. (2004). Managers and leaders: Are they different? Harvard Business Review, 82(1), 74–81.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases

The Global Dimensions of Public Health Preparedness and Implications for US Action

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Task

Read the module homepage and required readings. Read through this assignment, instructions, and the Assignment Expectations.

In her commentary, “The Global Dimensions of Public Health Preparedness and Implications for US Action”, Moore (2012) points out that Public Health is truly a global issue; and she discusses what that means for us here in the US in terms of our need for preparedness. She suggests four areas for action: 1) sensitize practitioners to the global nature of diseases, 2) learn from the success of other countries, 3) US Investment in Global Health, and 4) acting locally on global issues.

Instructions

Your assignment is to write a 2- to 3-page essay in which you select the single area that you feel to be the most important for public health preparedness. Justify your position.

You can submit your paper in a Question and Answer format. In other words, list the questions and provide a short answer to each.

  1. What is the Area for Action that you feel is most important for public health preparedness? (Please write 1 paragraph maximum here)

Hint: you will need to conduct your own scholarly research for information on the topic. For example, enter The Online Library and enter search terms, such as “Public Health Preparedness.” Be sure to check the box to limit your search to full-text access.

  1. Why might each of the other dimensions be slightly less important? Be sure to cite sources rather than simply stating your opinion.

APA style with coverpage

Describe which currently has the largest impact on the nation’s health: infectious diseases or chronic diseases?

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Part I:

  • Describe which currently has the largest impact on the nation’s health: infectious diseases or chronic diseases?
  • Explain your response using epidemiological measures and supportive evidence from academic research.

Part II:

  • Analyze how public health upholds individual rights while protecting societal rights through prevention strategies of both types of diseases (e.g., adding fluoride to the water to reduce dental carries).
  • Discuss the ethical issues associated with the role of public health in protecting societal rights as well as individual rights.

Utilize at least two scholarly sources (one could be the textbook) to support your points.

Guided Response: Imagine that you are an individual who feels your rights are being violated because of a public health initiative (e.g., helmet use, water fluoridation, seatbelt laws, etc.). Respond to at least two of your classmates by posting an argument in response to their analysis of how public health initiatives uphold individual rights while protecting societal rights.  In that response, explain how public health might be viewed as infringing on your personal rights.  Support your argument with at least two scholarly sources (one may be the textbook).

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your discussion.