Analyze the different types of cancer, and suggest at least three (3) cost-saving strategies to deal with long-term cancer care

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Cancer as a Growing Health Threat.

  • After reviewing this week’s material on cancer, suggest at least two (2) ways to address and communicate this threat to the public. Recommend five (5) steps to cancer prevention. Provide rationale for your response.
  • Analyze the different types of cancer, and suggest at least three (3) cost-saving strategies to deal with long-term cancer care. Evaluate the pragmatic value of early cancer detection.

 

“Disease Screening Methodology.

  • From the case study and e-Activity, analyze and evaluate the various measures of screening tests validation, and comment on the efficacy of screening programs in your community.
  • From the case study and applying the concepts of sensitivity and specificity to prostate cancer screening, evaluate the cost effectiveness of having screenings for men over 50 years of ageCancer as a Growing Health Threat.
    • After reviewing this week’s material on cancer, suggest at least two (2) ways to address and communicate this threat to the public. Recommend five (5) steps to cancer prevention. Provide rationale for your response.
    • Analyze the different types of cancer, and suggest at least three (3) cost-saving strategies to deal with long-term cancer care. Evaluate the pragmatic value of early cancer detection.

     

    “Disease Screening Methodology.

    • From the case study and e-Activity, analyze and evaluate the various measures of screening tests validation, and comment on the efficacy of screening programs in your community.
    • From the case study and applying the concepts of sensitivity and specificity to prostate cancer screening, evaluate the cost effectiveness of having screenings for men over 50 years of age

Identify the nutritional needs for a developing embryo and fetus and how to obtain them

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Consider the following scenario: The General Secretary of the FDA has tasked you with developing an educational flier on the nutritional needs for a specific stage of life.

Research your topicusingonline sources, such as the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and local sources, such as farmers’ markets, for content and nutrition suggestion for the ad.

Create a public service ad, with appropriate images, to be printed in the Sunday edition of your newspaper. Include the following points:

  • Identify the nutritional needs for a developing embryo and fetus and how to obtain them.
  • Identify health concerns or disease associated with poor nutrition during the gestation period.
  • Provide examples of good and bad nutritional choices for baby and mom.
  • Once the baby is born, address the pros and cons of breastfeeding versus formula-feeding.
  • Make recommendations for where readers might search for more information regarding nutrition.  Remember to determine and choose credible sources of nutritional information.

Use a standard word document to complete this assignment.   Both text and images are important to this assignment.

Format the ad, including the images, consistent with APA guidelines.

Include at least two references.

Discuss the selected accreditation agency related to the QIF and why the organization is seeking this particular agency for credentialing.

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In Week 4, you identified some immediate areas of concern that you were able to effectively address. You must present the final phase of your improvement plan to your staff and upper-level management. You will create a presentation of 15-20 slides addressing the following areas:

In preparation for the accreditation visit for AKT, choose 1 health care accrediting and credentialing organization.

  • Select a quality improvement focus (QIF) area to improve patient outcomes in beyond the 3 issues that you identified and addressed in Week 4.
  • Discuss the selected accreditation agency related to the QIF and why the organization is seeking this particular agency for credentialing.
  • As part of the quality improvement initiative, select 3-4 related accrediting standards that the organization will use as the basis for the quality improvement plan.
  • Provide a clear mission statement and set of 3-4 specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely (SMART) goals for the QIF initiative.
  • Using the online database provided the by the organization you selected conduct an analysis.
  • Provide general statistical data related to the QIF.
  • Discuss specific health care examples of local, state, and national policies that have been developed to improve this QIF based on evidence-based practice research.
  • What internal policies do you plan to implement based on evidence-based practice approaches to ensure your organization meets these standards?
  • Develop a plan that includes strategies for your facility to improve patient outcomes regarding the QIF.
  • Describe how the QIF initiative can be incorporated to the organization’s overall strategic plan.
  • Describe how you plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative.
  • Each slide will have 4-6 bullets and 100-150 words of speaker’s notes and pictures.

Distinguish between juvenile probation and aftercare.

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Questions for Review

1. What are the principal components of the juvenile justice system? Why do some view juvenile justice as a process rather than a system?

 

2. Why is there a general lack of uniformity among juvenile courts in the United States?

 

3. What is the age range for juvenile courts in the United States? Which factors make it difficult to provide a consistent definition of this age range among states? Explain.

 

4. What is the doctrine of parens patriae? What are its origins? Does parens patriaecontinue to influence juvenile courts today? Why, or why not?

 

5. What is the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974? What are its implications for juveniles?

 

6. What is meant by DSO? What are some of its outcomes for juvenile offenders?

 

7. What is the current situation with youth in residential placement?

 

8. What are some major differences between juvenile and criminal courts?

 

9. What are dispositions? How do they resemble sentences for adult criminals? What are three types of dispositions? Define and give an example of each.

 

10. Distinguish between juvenile probation and aftercare. What is the difference between secure confinement and nonsecure confinement?

 

11. Are juvenile courts primarily treatment-centered or punishment-centered? What is the get-tough movement, and what are some reasons for its existence?