What Screening Tests were suggested for each disease, if any, and have you gone for these screenings yet?

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This tool can help estimate a person’s risk for developing Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Stroke, Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema, and twelve types of Cancer. In addition, this tool lists what we are doing well while also providing personalized tips for reducing our chances of developing diseases. Please note that anyone can use this tool, but it is not as accurate for people under age 40 and those who already have certain diseases.
Explore this website thoroughly. On the left, read through “What is … Prevention, Risk, a Screening Test?” Just below that, view “How to … Estimate Risk.” Notice on the very bottom left, there is a “Glossary.” If a word is not familiar to you on this site, you can click on this Glossary for a definition. On the top left, you’ll see Cancer, Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, and Stroke listed. Explore the information on these diseases. For each disease, a “Fact Sheet” and “Risk Factors” will be listed. For Cancer, you’ll notice that you can pick from 12 different types. Choose two different types of Cancer to read more about.
After you have read over the Fact Sheets and Risk Factors for these diseases, you should answer the “Questionnaires” for these diseases. Answer the Questionnaires as completely as possible. The more personal details you can provide, such as height, weight, waist size, family history, and vitamin intake, the more accurate your results will be. If you have had your cholesterol taken, you should have access to your numbers so you can enter them. If you don’t know the answer to something, you can select “don’t know” or make your best guess. Complete the Questionnaires for Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Stroke, and two different types of Cancer. To help write your paper, you may want to print the results that you receive from taking each questionnaire, but you are NOT required to submit your printed questionnaire results. Then, write a paragraph on each of the different diseases (Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Stroke, and two different types of Cancer – you will have 7 different paragraphs) based upon the results of your personal Questionnaires for each disease. Do not describe what the disease is, just include the following in each specific disease paragraph: 1. What was your disease risk and what’s your reaction to your risk?
2. What things are you already doing well, if anything?
3. What tips were suggested for you to lower your risk, if anything?
4. What Screening Tests were suggested for each disease, if any, and have you gone for these screenings yet? (Be sure to click on the underlined “tips” and “more information” links.)
Lastly, write one more paragraph describing your overall reaction to using the Disease Risk including: 1. Thoroughly describe at least three items that stood out for you and explain why.
2. What suggested health improvements are you considering making, if any, including why or why not? (for example, exercise more or quit smoking, etc.)
3. Would you recommend this site to others, why or why not?

Review of Addictions and Veterans

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Literature Review of Addictions and Veterans

When working with clients who are suffering from an addiction, oftentimes there are other psychosocial problems that are occurring as well. For example, someone who is battling an addiction to drugs may also be dealing with abuse, domestic violence, or a mental health diagnosis. Making sure that you investigate all possible issues is important in helping a client who is living with an addiction.

Watch the video of the Levy Case Study, episodes 1 and 6. To further develop your understanding of Jake Levy’s struggles with alcohol, conduct a literature review on returning veterans and addictions and substance abuse. Identify at least two areas or themes that appear in the research. The purpose of this literature review is to further your knowledge on the relationship of addictions and other psychosocial problems related to returning veterans. Use the following outline for your paper:
1. Introduction

Summary of Jake Levy’s presenting problems with special attention to the alcohol abuse. Explain why this is an area of concern that should be studied.
2. Review of the Literature

Summarize the research related to veterans and alcohol abuse and addiction.
Organize your review by identifying at least two psychosocial issues related to alcohol abuse and addiction and veterans returning from war. Try to focus on areas that will educate you more on the case of Jake Levy. Identify new information that is not clear in the case study.
3. Recommendations

Does the public have a right to know the full details of this case?

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Essay Structure
Introduce your topic- what are you going to write about.
Introduce the case and how the essay will be structured.
Main Part – Pick about 4 breaches describe and analyse them.
Also look at the dilemmas faced by both service users and policy makers.
Conclude/summarise your key arguments and do not introduce anything new here.
Note-
Read both judgements BBC and Guardian reporting of the case.
Look up Family Law Week and Access Mind, Mental Health Foundation.
https://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed123247 (Note points 45 and 48 are very interesting, so too is the speed at which events unfolded)
Assignment task-
Based upon the Alessandra Pacchieri case, looking at the actions taken by the Health Trust and the Local Authority:
“Describe and analyse the Human Rights breaches in this case “
(You will need to Identify what legislation and policy exists to protect vulnerable)
Cover the areas below-
Mental Health Act
1983- In particular Section 3- relevance to this case
Discuss – the Spirit of the Mental Health Act, 1983
Identify literature relating to contemporary application of the MHA such as the Rabone case (Implicit coercion, or even explicit).
Human Rights Act
Right to respect to Private and family.
Right to a fair trial
Right to liberty
Potential breaches for the child
Consider the potential breaches for the child not just the mother
You may also wish to look at breaches to the child’s human rights – Were there any breaches? and What was child P deprived of?

Also look at other Aspects such as-
Care Act, 2014 which replaced No Secrets guidance.
Prior to the Care Act, 2014 the No Secrets set out guidance on the protection of Vulnerable Adults.
Mental Capacity Act, 2005.
Also consider-
The Role of John Hemming MP
Sir James Munby’s comments about the reporting of the case within the media.
Does the public have a right to know the full details of this case?
Sir James Munby’s comments about the transparency of the C.O.P.

Describe whether the program is effective and offer evidence to support your rationale.

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Part I: Medicaid is not just for low-income people. The American middle class benefits significantly from the Medicaid program. In a 4-5-page synopsis, analyze a specific Medicaid program that seeks to benefit the middle class in the state in which you reside. Please keep in mind the position and facility you selected. Make sure to include the following:
1. Discuss the purpose of the program.
2. Describe whether the program is effective and offer evidence to support your rationale.
3. Discuss other viewpoints or opposing viewpoints to the program.
4. This portion of your assignment will require you to research and examine information from various sources. Use a minimum of five credible sources for your paper, with three being an academic source from the Rasmussen College Online Library (don’t forget to include in-text citations throughout your paper with paraphrasing or quoting)
5. Make sure to include your APA formatted reference page.
Part II: It’s tough for healthcare professionals to keep up with all the programs offered through the government. Based on the position and facility you selected, create a one-page information sheet for our staff that they can use to answer questions. SkillSurfer in the online tutoring platform offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials on Microsoft Office products.
1. The information sheet should give your staff enough information to have an educated conversation with a patient about their healthcare coverage options through Medicaid.
2. Make sure to use audience specific language and tone in your information sheet. Remember, you are writing this information sheet for your staff.
3. Be creative and make your information sheet fun and organized.