EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS IN SUMMARIZING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE POPULATION AND THE HEALTH DISPARITY

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EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS IN SUMMARIZING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE POPULATION AND THE HEALTH DISPARITY

You have been recently hired as an Epidemiological Research Assistant at your county’s Health Department. It is only day 1 on the job and you have been asked to develop a presentation for the County Commissioners describing a health disparity within your community.

In your report, you are asked to summarize the demographical information about the population, as well as summarize the health disparity. The County Commissioners ask that you present your findings in a PowerPoint® presentation.

In statistics or epidemiology, when you are asked to summarize an issue, this means that you must do so by using quantitative information. For this Assignment, please summarize by using only descriptive statistics. In order to procure this information, you will need to access databases supported by your State Public Health Department, CDC, CMS, etc.

You should pick a health disparity applicable to your future career.

Throughout your presentation, you must appropriately evaluate the effectiveness of descriptive statistics in summarizing the demographics of the population and the health disparity. Provide contextual information where appropriate.

Download the template from Doc Sharing to use for this Assignment.

Requirements

• Presentation is 10–12 slides in length. • Use of the speaker’s notes area contains detailed information, while the slides appear uncluttered. • Visual representations of data are used to summarize descriptive statistics of demographical information. • Visual representations of data are used to summarize descriptive statistics of the health disparity. • Descriptive statistics are evaluated for effectiveness. Contextual information is provided.

What are the key points that should be covered during an opening conference, both from the OSHA Inspector and from you, the safety/health/environmental manager?

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Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Unit V Assessment

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Question 1

When OSHA requests a court to issue a warrant, it must establish what to justify the search?

a relaxed possible cause standard
historical record of violations
a relaxed probable cause standard
none of the above, because it has the right to do so without justification based on Section 8(e)

4 points

Question 2

All of the following factors are used to determine if the common law audit attorney/client privilege exists except which one?

Whether there is a low public interest in encouraging audits of this type to be considered.
Whether there is a strong likelihood that not applying the privilege in this context will discourage companies from conducting these types of audits.
Whether the information at issue was generated in the course of a self-audit conducted by the company.
Whether the company intentionally preserved the confidentiality of the information.

4 points

Question 3

All of the following are ways for the employer to attempt to challenge a warrant in federal court (after a compliance officer arrives at the workplace already armed with the warrant) except which one?

Refuse entry to the compliance officer and wait to defend the Secretary of Labor’s motion for contempt.
Permit the inspection to proceed under protest and later move to suppress the evidence gathered during the inspection.
Refuse entry to the compliance officer and go to the federal court to preemptively challenge OSHA’s right to a warrant.
Refuse entry to the compliance officer and move to quash the warrant.

4 points

 

 

Question 4

What gives a company the ability to literally inspect itself and thereby find and resolve problems before they become legal liabilities?

Cost benefit analysis
Consultants
Auditing
Because it was the right thing to do

4 points

Question 5

What term is applied to a privilege created by the courts, as opposed to that created by a legislature?

Congressional
Presidential
Judicial
Common Law

4 points

Question 6

What section of the Act and what records will a compliance officer cite and ask for in an opening conference?

Section 8 (d), and OSHA Form 203-207
Section 8 (e), and Hazardous Materials Inventory
Section 8 (c), and OSHA Form 300 (OSHA 300 Log)
Section 8 (c), and OSHA Form 200

4 points

Question 7

Which of the following statements is false?

The evidence collected by compliance officers during walk arounds will be used by OSHA to prove alleged citations.
A pre-citation settlement can be a favorable way to resolve an enforcement action.
It is a good idea to keep a duplicate copy of all documents produced to OSHA to help for negotiations or hearings.
A good resource to help understand OSHA inspections is OSHA’s Compliance Understanding Catalogue.

4 points

Question 8

Confidentiality is a critical factor for securing the common law audit privilege. What case showed that, like other evidentiary privileges, this privilege is considered waived if the information at issue has been disclosed to third parties?

Upjohn v. United States
Price v. County of San Diego
Reich v. Hercules
Peterson v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.

4 points

Question 9

What does OSHA need before it enters any private premises for inspection purposes?

evidence of a violation
eye witness account of a violation
written account of a violation
a legal warrant or consent from the employer

4 points

Question 10

All of the following happen at an “opening conference” except which one?

The compliance officer will inquire whether a union represents the employees.
The compliance officer will offer to fax or send certification credentials to the employer
The employer is told of the planned scope of the inspection
The compliance officer will identify the records he would like to review during his inspection

4 points

 

 

 

 

 

Question 11

Briefly outline the purpose, scope, provisions and limitations of OSHA�s Voluntary Self-Audit Policy. What are the risks to your company of this approach to achieving a safe work environment?

 

Please provide approximately 200-300 words and a reference citation for your source material in your response.

30 points

Question 12

What are the key points that should be covered during an opening conference, both from the OSHA Inspector and from you, the safety/health/environmental manager?

 

Please provide approximately 200-300 words and a reference citation for your source material in your response.

30 points

How will you actively and vigilantly plan to address the health concerns in the United States and abroad?

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Epidemiology and Disease Control

Epidemiological Principles

This is your first day at the CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer. Your senior EIS officer has asked you to select an epidemiological focus area you would like to develop as your expertise.

Note: Click here to visit the website of EIS to learn more about EIS’s work. In addition, view EIS’s fact sheets and profiles.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about the various epidemiological focus area and identify the one that you would like to develop as your expertise.

Based on your research and understanding, create a 2- to 3-page memo in a Microsoft Word document, which includes the answers to the following questions:

  • Explain the area of expertise that you would like to develop? Why?
  • What are your views on the role of epidemiology?
  • How would you plan to advance your knowledge of epidemiologic principles in your area of focus?
  • How you will integrate principles of epidemiology in your work? Reflect upon your experiences in healthcare?
  • What informative content will you share with your senior EIS officer about healthcare in general and public health in particular?
  • How will you actively and vigilantly plan to address the health concerns in the United States and abroad?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Identify a state that has not elected to participate in the Medicaid expansion initiative under the Affordable Care Act

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Need a 4 page paper and a reference page. .

Imagine that you are a health policy analyst for a state that has not elected to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). You have just been notified that the state leaders have agreed to reconsider their decision during an upcoming session. Go to the Kaiser Family Foundation Website, atwww.kff.org, and The Commonwealth Fund website, athttp://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/‌blog/2014/mar/medicaid-expansion-alternative-state-approaches, for additional information on

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify a state that has not elected to participate in the Medicaid expansion initiative under the Affordable Care Act. Critically analyze the implications of the state’s decision to opt out of Medicaid expansion on the citizens of the state.
  2. Compare the potential opportunities and challenges of a state’s decision to opt into the Medicaid expansion.
  3. Explore two (2) alternate approaches to expanding access to care that have been implemented or considered by states opting out of Medicaid expansion. Compare and contrast the two (2) alternate approaches to the Medicaid expansion initiative.
  1. Provide a recommendation to the state legislature on whether or not the state should opt in to the Medicaid expansion. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
  2. Use at least three (3) recent (within the last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Develop policies that ensure compliance of healthcare delivery systems with current legislation.
  • Apply decision-making models to address difficult management situations.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in Health Care Operations Management.

  • Write clearly and concisely about Health Care Operations Management using proper writing mechanics.