What was the most frequent number of missed days?

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An informatician conducts data assessments of public health information. They are responsible for organizing, synthesizing, and interpreting data and transforming it into pertinent information that may be used to identify implications for public health program planning and development.

In this assignment, you will continue to use your pre-intervention asthma surveillance data set from the CDC in the Excel spreadsheet to analyze your database from a summary perspective. You will calculate various statistical means of the asthma data in your Excel spreadsheet using Pivot Table reports. You will then answer the following questions in a 3–4-page paper, and embed your pivot tables in your report to explain the summary results.

What statistical mean results do your Pivot Tables demonstrate about this grade school population of students?

Data Means Statistical Questions

  • What was the most frequent number of missed days?
  • What is the mean (average) number of missed days because of asthmatic conditions?
  • Which school had the highest average of missed days? 
  • Was the school with the highest average of missed days for males the same as the school with the highest average of missed days for females?
  • Is the average number of missed days higher among those who answered yes to asthma than the overall average?
  • What is the average age of the student population?

In a summary, explain how an informatician can use an outcome measurement of missed school days to monitor and evaluate population health; in this situation, asthma cases in elementary school children. Refer to the following article by Moonie, Sterling, Figgs, and Castro (2006):

Moonie, S. A., Sterling, D. A., Figgs, L., & Castro, M. (2006). Asthma status and severity affects missed school days. The Journal of School Health, 76(1), 18–24. Retrieved from

http://search.proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/215674744?accountid=87314

Submission Details:

  • Give reasons and examples in support of your responses. Cite all sources using APA format.
  • Submit a 3–4-page report in a Microsoft Word document to the Submissions Area  by the due date assigned.

What does it mean to be a leader?

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This Week’s Discussion – What does it mean to be a leader?

We often think of leaders as holding positions of authority, such presidents and CEOs of big name corporations or prominent leaders of non-profit organizations. However, in John Maxwell’s article Lead From Where You Are he states that the number 1 misconception people have about leadership is the belief that leadership comes from having a position or title. Before reading this article, what would you consider to be defining traits and behaviors of a successful leader? Has your perspective changed after reading the article? If so, how?

Read pp 99-115 of Pezzullo Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere

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Read pp 99-115 of Pezzullo Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (see sidebar) for download. In a short 2-3 paragraph response, answer the following:

How do you feel about the journalistic norms of objectivity and balance in reporting environmental stories? What does it mean to be “objective” in reporting on climate scientists’ forecasts? Should such reports be “balanced” with dissenting views? Or is the public sphere better off having transparency, that is, knowing the bias of a particular news source and reading it as expertise from a particular perspective? How often (if at all) have you checked out “opposing” news sources?

A summary of the major historical events related to Buddhism and the life of the Buddha

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There are various schools within Buddhism, which you have learned about this week. In this assignment, share what you have learned about Buddhism overall, and compare and contrast the schools of Buddhism.

Write a 350- to 700-word paper that includes the following:

  • A summary of the major historical events related to Buddhism and the life of the Buddha
  • An explanation of the basic teachings and moral aspects of Buddhism, including the three marks of reality, the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path
  • A comparison of the three major Buddhist traditions—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—and how each tradition developed from the early teachings