Population health is both a social and political concept that has the overall goal of prolonging life, improving health, and enhancing quality of life within populations. These goals are achieved through health promotion, disease prevention, and other forms of health policy interventions.   Instructions   For your main post, choose one of the following “break […]

Spending and the Production of Health It is no secret that the United States spends more money on health care than any other nation in the world. You may expect that we would be the healthiest because of this spending; however, we are not. In fact, we are far from it!   Instructions   For […]

Economics involves the study of scarcity, and of how people use resources, respond to incentives, and make decisions. Economics can also be used to help understand historical trends, interpret today’s headlines, and make predictions about the coming years.   Instructions   For your main post:   Discuss how an understanding of economics is beneficial to […]

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Concepts of Dialogue Why is dialogue, as described by Freire, a critical component of CBPR? How might Freire’s concept of dialogue relate to your understanding of self-reflection?       MPH509 Community-Based Participatory Research   Module 2 Discussion   Case Study Reflection   Review the article on Henry Clark from Module 2 Readings and look […]

Self-reflection Exercises: Self-reflexivity is critical to CBPR work. If you can’t be self-reflexive then you cannot do CBPR. It is an essential skill and practice of CBPR. These exercises will give experience in what self-reflection or self-reflexivity is and how to develop your own practice. In a nutshell, self-reflexivity is thinking about what you think […]

Informational Interview Report: Health Care Market Analysis This assignment requires you to interview a health care manager to obtain and report information and insights about the market in which the manager practices. To prepare for this assessment:   Review the assignment requirements, below, and the scoring guide to understand what is required for this assessment. […]

Managed Care and the Health Insurance Market   Preparation   This assignment requires you to prepare and narrate (with audio) a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of health insurance and managed care. This is not a public speaking exercise, but rather an opportunity to learn and practice using a business management communication tool and technique. […]

Discuss factors that influence the demand for health care and the relationship between the demand for health care and individuals’ demand for good health.   Considering the most efficient ways to “produce health” and the incremental contribution of medical care to the production of health, discuss the health-production function, the various measurements (mortality, morbidity, quality […]

In this scenario, assume you are in the role of a mid-level manager within a large health care organization. In order to support continuous improvement and career development, your organization requires you to annually choose a professional development focus, justify the relevance of this focus, and then set related goals for the knowledge you want […]