Women and Healthcare
Women have healthcare requirements in addition to those of men  because of their biology and gender roles. Due to their gender roles,  they are frequently responsible for the health and healthcare of others.  The resources they need to care for others may create constraints on  their ability to care for themselves.
Also, it is important to consider the workplace when considering  women’s health issues because the position of women in the workforce has  great impact on the healthcare they receive. Many businesses have  recognized the need to create a more diverse workforce by selective  hiring based on the need to increase selected groups in their workforce.  Some businesses have been more proactive than others. For example,  let’s consider that a business workforce’s diversity plan includes the  following benchmarks:

Maintain women’s representation at a minimum of 60 percent.
Increase women’s representation in nontraditional occupations from 16 percent to 20 percent.
Increase women’s representation in senior positions (grade twelve and above or equivalent) from 28 percent to 35 percent.

On the basis of what you have learned so far, answer the following questions:

How can the dimensions of diversity, such as age, race, ethnicity,  gender, sexual orientation, and religion affect individual or collective  healthcare needs and capabilities?
Could the above statements constitute discriminatory hiring practices? Why or why not?
What would the implications of diversity-based policy development be in relation to healthcare needs?
Describe a workforce diversity plan using at least three dimensions  of diversity. Additionally, explain how it relates to improved  health-service delivery.

Discussion 2: Crafting a Mission and Vision for an Organization
In Discussion 1 of this week, you examined the mission and vision statements of various organizations and considered the implications of these statements for strategic planning. In this Discussion, you apply the insights you gained to the creation of an organization’s mission and vision statements.
Your Instructor has assigned you to a small group for this Discussion.
Note: You will develop individual mission and vision statements for your initial post. Through the collegial exchange that follows, you will offer each other suggestions for refinement. You will also work in this same small discussion group in Weeks 3 and 4.
To prepare:

Evaluate what you have learned thus far about the process of developing mission and vision statements.
Reflect on the case study presented in this week’s media.
Consider what information would help you to create rich and appropriate mission and vision statements for Mountain View Health Center, the organization featured in the case study. Conduct additional research as necessary to strengthen your understanding of the process of crafting mission and vision statements and to deepen your thinking about the organization. For instance, you may research organizations with similarities to Mountain View and examine their mission and vision statements.
Draft a mission statement and a vision statement for Mountain View Health Center. Make the statements as clear and concise as possible. For example, you may want to write one to three sentences for the mission statement and one sentence for the vision statement.
Consider what you have learned about the process of developing mission and vision statements.ussion 2: Crafting a Mission and Vision for an Organization

In Discussion 1 of this week, you examined the mission and vision statements of various organizations and considered the implications of these statements for strategic planning. In this Discussion, you apply the insights you gained to the creation of an organization’s mission and vision statements.
Your Instructor has assigned you to a small group for this Discussion.
Note: You will develop individual mission and vision statements for your initial post. Through the collegial exchange that follows, you will offer each other suggestions for refinement. You will also work in this same small discussion group in Weeks 3 and 4.
To prepare:

Evaluate what you have learned thus far about the process of developing mission and vision statements.
Reflect on the case study presented in this week’s media.
Consider what information would help you to create rich and appropriate mission and vision statements for Mountain View Health Center, the organization featured in the case study. Conduct additional research as necessary to strengthen your understanding of the process of crafting mission and vision statements and to deepen your thinking about the organization. For instance, you may research organizations with similarities to Mountain View and examine their mission and vision statements.
Draft a mission statement and a vision statement for Mountain View Health Center. Make the statements as clear and concise as possible. For example, you may want to write one to three sentences for the mission statement and one sentence for the vision statement.
Consider what you have learned about the process of developing mission and vision statements.