Fire arson

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Your community has experienced a jump in the number of arsons in the last 2 years, and your fire chief has assigned you to the task of developing a podcast presentation that will be available to your community on the topic of arson intervention and mitigation strategies. This podcast should be tailored to the actual arson targets that are in your community. Items that need to be covered in the podcast are listed below.
What data makes you believe that your topic is addressing a need?
How will you communicate this problem to the community?
Will other agencies be involved in the mitigation or reduction program?
What measures will be used to determine the success or failure of the program?

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Reducing risks among the youth

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In 2015, the CDC released the results of its national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. It found that 33% of high school students reported having consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. Likewise, 8% reported driving after drinking and 20% reported riding with someone who had drank alcohol. What are some of the possible ramifications of this high-risk behavior? What are some reasonable responses that parents, teachers, lawmakers, or other members of society can formulate in order to help reduce these risks?

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The formal operational stage

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By early adolescence, Piaget believed that most children reach the formal operational stage of cognitive development. What are the key factors associated with the formal operational stage? How does this cognitive maturation impact a child’s ability to become increasingly independent as he/she reaches late adolescence?

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Process Capabilities: care coordination, core processes

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  1. Read/watch the Unit Introduction.
  2. Complete the assigned readings and watch any assigned videos. Be sure to carefully read ” Rising to the Challenge: The Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on Local Health System Performance”.
  3. Select the case study that you will analyze. Complete your case study analysis and write-up. Note: The case study deliverables are different from what we did in unit 4, which introduces you to another way to analyze a case. Follow the instructions and outline for writing up a case study. 600 WORD COUNT

Case Study articles: choose one

  1. M. Hostetter, S. Klein, and D. McCarthy. (2017). Health Care Improvement in Pueblo, Colorado: Building on Common Ground, The Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-studies/2017/sep/pueblo-colorado-health-care
  2. M. Hostetter, S. Klein, and D. McCarthy. (2017) Health Care Improvement in Akron, Ohio: Moving from Collaboration to Coordination, The Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-studies/2017/aug/akron-ohio-health-care
  3. M. Hostetter, S. Klein, and D. McCarthy. (2017). Health Care Improvement in Stockton, California: Collaboration, Capacity-Building, and Medicaid Expansion, The Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-studies/2017/jul/stockton-california-health-care
  4. S. Klein, M. Hostetter, and D. McCarthy. (2017). How Western Kentucky Leveraged Medicaid Expansion to Increase Access to Health Care, The Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-studies/2017/jul/kentucky-health-care

Readings / Audio Visual Recordings

  1. Davis, K. et al. A 2020 Vision of Patient-Centered Primary Care, The Commonwealth Fund. J GEN INTERN MED 2005; 20:953–957. Click here.
  2. Bokhour, B. G., Fix, G. M., Mueller, N. M., Barker, A. M., Lavela, S. L., Hill, J. N., … Lukas, C. V. (2018). How can healthcare organizations implement patient-centered care? Examining a large-scale cultural transformation. BMC Health Services Research, 18, 168. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2949-5
  3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Care Coordination. Retrieved from: https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/index.html (there are many good resources at this website)
    4.. National Quality Forum Care Coordination Measures
  4. NCQA Measurement Approach, Analytics Care Coordination Roadmap Roadmap and NCQA measurement approach.pptx
  5. D. C. Radley, D. McCarthy, and S. L Hayes. (2016). Rising to the Challenge: The Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, 2016 Edition, The Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2016/jul/rising-to-the-challenge
  6. Miliard (2018). How NYU Langone tweaked its Epic EHR for Value-based care, saving millions. HealthcareIT News. Retrieved from: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-nyu-langone-tweaked-its-epic-ehr-value-based-care-saving-millions?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURoaU9HTmlOelExWkRReCIsInQiOiJXWmlQSitGanFaS2UyZEdnbGtMVFFQMWNLYlJNbWpEd3JHa0VkT3RYSzg4ZkR5RHM5VTRiNVFVSVJOb2hwQTE0R2xubmRXeHNiUGhONVVvRTZmcVJ2N0Z4b3FQVjVlQU9TSFwvTFhpclZLMlY5UXQ2dzBLaXRFQXczSUUwMFJWaFwvIn0%3D
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