Discuss the relationship between chronic stress, inequality, and health in rich countries

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Read The Spirit Level, and complete the assignment.

Guidelines:

  • 250 word minimum (total word count, not including reference page)
  • Double spaced
  • Include in-text citations
    • (i.e Wilkinson & Pickett, 2010)
  • Include reference page
    • (i.e Wilkinson, R. G., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. New York: Bloomsbury Press.

Writing Prompts:

  1. What did the Whitehall studies reveal about population health and disease in Britain? Why were these studies an important paradigm shift in the study of health and illness?
  2. Why are average income and healthcare spending levels not accurate predictors of population health in developed nations? What are some of the most accurate predictors of health in these countries? Explain.
  3. Discuss the relationship between chronic stress, inequality, and health in rich countries

Examine the main reasons why service companies are more sensitive to labor and price variances, as compared to material price variances, and determine the importance of companies managing these variances in relation to sustaining profitability.

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  • Use the Internet and/or Strayer Library to research a company that has implemented a balanced scorecard system for evaluating performance. Suggest at least two (2) variance measures the identified company can employ in a balanced scorecard performance evaluation system, and examine how the company can use these variances to improve performance.
  • Examine the main reasons why service companies are more sensitive to labor and price variances, as compared to material price variances, and determine the importance of companies managing these variances in relation to sustaining profitability.

Finalize Assembly of the Human Resources Report to the Board of Directors

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Step 1: Begin Assembly of Human Resources Report to the Board of Directors

Assemble the reports generated in Units 1–4 into a new, comprehensive report that will be completed in this assignment. This step should include aggregation of the following sections:

  • Title Page
  • Executive Summary [Placeholder: this is completed in Step 3]
  • Table of Contents [Placeholder: this is completed in Step 4]
  • Section 1: Current Human Resources Environment
  • Section 2: Company’s Human Resources Posture
  • Section 3: Comparator Group Human Resources Posture
  • Section 4: Company’s Human Resources Competitive Position
  • Section 5: Recommendations and Expected Impact [Placeholder: this is completed in Step 2]
  • References [Placeholder: this is completed in Step 4]
  • Appendices [Placeholder: this is completed in Step 4]

Step 2: Recommendations and Expected Impact

Based on the work completed in Units 1–4, develop at least 1 recommendation in each of the areas listed below that are designed to improve the company’s competitive human resources position. Be sure to include a detailed description of the recommendation, an overview of how the recommendation would be implemented, and a discussion of the expected impact of each recommendation.

  1. Benefits and Compensation
  2. Diversity
  3. Employee Relations
  4. Talent Management
  5. Technology

Step 3: Executive Summary

Develop an overview (2–3 pages) presenting key points from all five sections of the report. Executive summaries are always included in reports to the board of directors as a courtesy, to allow them to quickly assess the overall report and facilitate discussion. The executive summary should be concise, factual, and professional in tone.

Step 4: Finalize Assembly of the Human Resources Report to the Board of Directors

Finalize assembly of the report, inserting the Executive Summary, Table of Contents, and the Section 5 Recommendations. Make sure the References listing is aggregated from all prior work. The final References listing should be alpha order, with citations in APA format. The Appendices should be ordered to correspond with the final report.

Please submit your assignment.

As a parent, you might promote children’s health by advocating for healthy school lunch, mandatory recess activity, or physical education classes.

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By the due date assigned, post a two-paragraph response in the Discussion Area below identifying two topics that interest you for the argumentative essay. Explain why each would be a good choice for research and argumentation.

By the end of the week, comment on at least two of your classmates’ submissions. Your replies to classmates should be made with an eye to clarify how one or both of the topics fulfill the following criteria:

  • Is it interesting?
  • Is it of current importance?
  • Is a resolution important?
  • What aspects of it are important to address?

Prompt:

For the final writing assignment in this course, you will write a researched argumentative essay. As a first step, you will identify some possible topics of interest for research.

Begin by reflecting on issues that are important to you and on which reasonable people might disagree. Also, consider areas in which a change could make improvements in a currently difficult situation. Once you have found two possible topics, draft two paragraphs in which you explain your interest in the topics and any challenges you expect to encounter.

To help you to generate ideas, you can use the South University Online Library to locate articles that present arguments about controversial issues that interest you. You may reach out to the Reference Librarian by phone, email, or the library chat feature for help in locating articles.

This YouTube Video will help you to find information on debatable topics, as mentioned in the lectures this week:

Ideas:

The following are some ideas to get you started thinking about possibilities:

  • As a parent, you might promote children’s health by advocating for healthy school lunch, mandatory recess activity, or physical education classes.
  • As a military person or veteran, you might argue for services to eradicate veteran homelessness, drug abuse or suicide, or you could advocate for the draft to ensure that military service is expected of all sectors of society.
  • As a student, you might choose to talk about how to revise Federal Student Aid programs to best support students. You could advocate for interest-free student loans and flexible repayment plans.
  • You could make a case for strengthening of environmental protection, for unions in the workplace, for mandatory transition to renewable energy, for developing a mass transit to reduce the numbers of semis on our highways.
  • You could argue to increase taxes to address the poor quality of roads, or to support teen centers, parks, or libraries.