Assignment Description:

Global Health, Policy, and the Future

This assignment will be a 5 to 7-minute video or audio embedded in a PowerPoint presentation.

In the Learning Materials under Additional Resources Review:

1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017). Global health and the future role of the United States. -> Review TABLE S-1 Committee Recommendations and Corresponding Actions on page 3 (these come from the global health report and are global recommendations) and the four Priority Areas for Action starting on page 4 that further explain the 14 Recommendations in TABLE S-1.
2. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

*Select and review ONE of the 14 Recommendations OR an SDG that align with your interests or one you feel passionate about that could significantly improve global health.

Consider what steps healthcare professionals can take to advocate for vulnerable people at a global level.  

This assignment will require you to create a 5 to 7-minute video or audio recording in a PowerPoint presentation.

Reflect on global issues in healthcare and address the following in your presentation:

• Briefly describe the selected global recommendation or SDG and the identified vulnerable population
• Analyze current healthcare policies that impact your selected global recommendation or SDG
• Explain the reason you selected the global recommendation or SDG and why it is relevant to the vulnerable population.
• Discuss why the global recommendation you selected should be implemented or the SDG you selected should be achieved, including why there should be funding to implement the global recommendation or SDG.

Assignment Description:

Reflect upon the patient experience, patient safety, and healthcare cost as well as Joint Commission’s role in quality healthcare. Write a paper that addresses the following questions:

• How would you apply the principles of the Triple Aim initiative to improve quality, safety and satisfaction in the acute care or long-term care setting?
• Reflect on your current or future role in healthcare. How you would you, in the role of director of nursing or healthcare administrator contribute to improving cost effective quality care, patient satisfaction, and patient safety?
• What practices would you apply to minimize medical errors among front-line nursing staff?