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Post one:

The New York City terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001 (9/11), killed nearly 2800 people and thousands more had subsequent health problems. Rescue and recovery workers, especially those who arrived early at the World Trade Center site or worked for longer periods, were more likely to develop respiratory illness than were other exposed groups. Risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder included proximity to the site on 9/11, living or working in lower Manhattan, rescue or recovery work at the World Trade Center site, event-related loss of spouse, and low social support. Investigators note associations between 9/11 exposures and additional disorders, such as depression and substance use; however, for some health problems association with exposures related to 9/11 is unclear. Like all other countries and health departments all over the world, before 9/11 in the USA the focus on emergencies and the required resources was narrow. Although the high level of preparedness when there were public health aspects to emergencies, no formal organizational structure for emergency planning and response existed before 9/11. After the attacks, the country health invested substantially in infrastructure and operations to respond to emergencies. New Federal funding and support for public health and health-care preparedness allowed to hire dedicated staff to plan for emergencies. At the same time, because emergency response often requires the effort of the entire health department, the department promoted this dual use of these funds to strengthen the core public health infrastructure.

References :

Farley, T. A., MD, & Weisfuse, I., MD. (2011). Redefining of public health preparedness after 9/11. Lancet, the, 378(9794), 957-959. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60969-0

Perlman, S. E., Ms, Friedman, S., MD, Galea, S., Prof, Nair, H. P., PhD, Erős-Sarnyai, M., MD, Stellman, S. D., Prof, . . . Greene, C. M., MD. (2011). Short-term and medium-term health effects of 9/11. Lancet, the, 378(9794), 925-934. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60967-7

Post Two:

Based on my readings and experience, health care emergency management has created many jobs unlike before its evolution. Emergency management enables the protection of civilians through quick response to community needs during disasters. Its introduction has reduced the casualties that succumb to accidents. Initially, health care emergency management was a male-dominated field. Some of the participants had no professional qualifications to handle severe bodily injuries. However, the circumstances have changed. Education programs have been developed to equip potential candidates with relevant knowledge to successfully work as health care emergency managers, improving emergency interventions to save lives.

The advancement of emergency management has fostered workplace diversity. Unlike earlier where only men worked in the field, women have been incorporated in emergency management. The growth rate has increased as women can acquire relevant knowledge needed to handle emergencies. For instance, in 2010, 37.5% of employees working as emergency managers were female (Pittman, 2011). Diversity has enabled positive changes and better management of emergency cases. The traditional approaches of recruiting personnel have been replaced by academic qualifications to fill health care emergency management roles.

Thedrastic growth in emergency management is attributed to increased access to education. Academic institutions equip potential candidates with skills and knowledge to be an emergency manager. These provisions have increased the preparedness for natural disasters in hospitals (Barbera, Yeatts, & Macintyre, 2009). Moreover, technology evolution and globalization have influenced the field’s progress (LeBlanc, Kosmos, & Avchen, 2017). Technology has improved communication, patient monitoring, rescue, and diagnosis. Globalization has enabled the adoption of ideas from nations with better emergency management systems. Emergency management is expected to grow continually because of improved education, technology, and globalization.

References

Barbera, J., Yeatts, D., & Macintyre, A. (2009). Challenge of hospital emergency preparedness: Analysis and recommendations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 3(S1), S74-S82. Retrieved from http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2…

LeBlanc, T., Kosmos, C., & Avchen, R. (2017). Evolution of public health emergency management from preparedness to response and recovery: Introduction and contents of the volume. American Journal of Public Health, 107(S2), S118-S119. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC55944…

Pittman, E. (2011). How emergency management is changing (for the better). Government Technology. Retrieved from www.govtech.com/em/training/How-Emergency-Manageme…

ASSIGNMENT 1

Complete the following from the textbook:

DISCUSSION QUESTION 1

How have you benefitted from the historically low interest rates in the United States in recent years?

ASSIGNMENT 2

Complete the following homework scenario:

• Bob and Lisa are both married, working adults. They both plan for retirement and consider the $2,000 annual contribution a must.

  First, consider Lisa’s savings. She began working at age 20 and began making an annual contribution of $2,000 at the first of the year beginning with her first year. She makes 13 contributions. She worked until she was 32 and then left full time work to have children and be a stay at home mom. She left her IRA invested and plans to begin drawing from her IRA when she is 65.

  Bob started his IRA at age 32. The first 12 years of his working career, he used his discretionary income to buy a home, upgrade the family cars, take vacations, and pursue his golfing hobby. At age 32, he made his first $2,000 contribution to an IRA, and contributed $2,000 every year up until age 65, a total of 33 years / contributions. He plans to retire at age 65 and make withdrawals from his IRA.

  Both IRA accounts grow at a 7% annual rate. Do not consider any tax effect.

• Write a two to three (2-3) paragraph summary in which you:
  • Create a chart summarizing the details of the investment for both Bob and Lisa.
  • Explain the results in terms of time value of money.

Analyze the internal and external environments of the organization along the following terms.

You must use the mandatory outline located in Introduction and Resources > SWOT Analysis to organize your paper. You do need to use all the numbering system, lettering and headers/sub-headers from the outline to organize the entire paper.

Points will be deducted if you do not use these section headers to organize the different research content required in your paper.

Your analysis should a minimum of 1,000 words. Your analysis should be easy to follow as a result of using these organization tools from the outline.

Follow all instructions.

A few other notes:

• To help you better understand how to complete a SWOT Analysis, please review the section titled, “The Strategic Management Process” in Chapter 9, reread the Weeks 1 and 2 Lessons.
• Please refer to the Library link and the Video Site Map within The HUB for APA resources to show you how to properly cite your paper using APA.
• The entire SWOT case paper is worth 180 pts.
• Please name your paper “LastName FirstName_303SWOT.”

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Chapter 1 of your Dissertation Proposal introduces your research topic. You will spend a considerable amount of time developing and refining your statement of the problem in this course because this is the heart of your study. You will need to identify tangible evidence that illustrates that the problem exists and then identify why this problem must be studied. For an applied degree, the problem should be based in practice, and for a PhD the investigation of the problem needs to add to the body of knowledge.

You might wonder why what seems to be the straightforward concept of a problem statement requires so much refinement. You need to ensure that what you have identified as a problem with justifiable evidence is research worthy. It must be one that is important to you, your intended audience, and the academy of scholars in your discipline, not to mention others who might be influenced by the results of your study. Often students come in with a very broad topic idea that must be whittled down into a manageable and narrower topic. Eventually, the problem statement builds into the purpose and provides context for the need of the study. The research questions will be written to address the problem and purpose within the context of the study.

In this Assignment you will identify major elements of high-reliability organizations providing long-term care. According to the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (MBNQA), the criteria are as follows:

• Leadership
• Strategic planning
• Customer and market focus
• Measurement, analysis, and knowledge management
• Human resource focus
• Process management
• Business/organizational performance results

Using the Highly Reliable Organization Matrix located in this week’s Learning Resources, complete the matrix by typing in the elements which meet the criteria in rows and columns. Describe each element briefly, give an example as to how this can be met in a long-term care facility, and explain the expected impact on patient care.

Based on the results of the Highly Reliable Organization Matrix, write a 1- to 2-page executive summary to the board of directors of the long-term care organization, describing elements which meet the criteria from the matrix and how any missing elements of the criteria for excellence can be met